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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Baltimore/Washington

April 30, 2014Culpeper County, Orange County, Spotsylvania County, Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this river flood warning at Apr 30, 2014, 8:52 AM EDT for Culpeper County, Orange County, Spotsylvania County, Virginia. It took effect at Apr 30, 2014, 6:21 PM EDT. It was in force for 26 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 30, 2014, 8:52 AM EDT (12:52 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 30, 2014, 6:21 PM EDT
Expired: May 1, 2014, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 26 hr
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Culpeper County, VA, Orange County, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Rapidan River near Culpeper (CLPV2). The gauge peaked at 14.75 ft at Apr 30, 2014, 8:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 11 ft
Minor stage: 13 ft
Moderate stage: 17 ft
Major stage: 21 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01667500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Apr 30, 5:08 AM EDT, 3 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 5:08 AM EDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 5:02 AM EDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 30, 8:47 AM EDT, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
847 AM EDT WED APR 30 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0837 AM     COASTAL FLOOD    MIDDLE RIVER            39.30N  76.37W
04/30/2014                   BALTIMORE          MD   PUBLIC

            FLOODING ON BAY STREET AT BOWLEY BAR. WATER IS REPORTED
            AS 3 FEET OVER FLOOD STAGE... COVERING PIERS AND
            REACHING PROPERTIES.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LWX1400089

KCS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 29, 8:57 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more	64 hr
Apr 29, 10:01 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	LWX	Fairfax, Loudoun	18 hr
Apr 30, 2:04 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Warning	LWX	Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	34 hr
Apr 30, 7:43 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier	50 hr
Apr 30, 8:31 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford and 3 more	30 hr
Apr 30, 8:52 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg	42 hr
Apr 30, 8:52 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Stafford, City of Fredericksburg	43 hr
Apr 30, 9:04 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church	27 hr
Apr 30, 9:44 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Loudoun	36 hr
Apr 30, 11:02 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Madison, Nelson and 3 more	21 hr
Apr 30, 12:40 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Loudoun	51 hr
Apr 30, 1:20 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church, City of Manassas and 1 more	3 hr
Apr 30, 4:04 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		56 min
Apr 30, 4:38 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		67 min
Apr 30, 5:19 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Orange, Prince William and 4 more	3 hr
Apr 30, 7:17 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Montgomery	32 hr
Apr 30, 7:29 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, Prince George's	12 hr
Apr 30, 8:55 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Frederick	42 hr
Apr 30, 9:31 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Harford, Howard, City of Baltimore	32 hr
Apr 30, 12:57 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Howard, Montgomery	9 hr
Apr 30, 1:39 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, City of Baltimore	6 hr
Apr 30, 3:07 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's	3 hr
Apr 30, 3:50 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, Saint Mary's	3 hr
Apr 30, 4:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Calvert, Charles, Saint Mary's	41 min
Apr 30, 4:25 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Charles, Saint Mary's	35 min
Apr 30, 6:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, Saint Mary's	14 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2014 Every river flood warning in 2014

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.