Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this flash flood warning at Jun 27, 2015, 4:06 PM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 27, 2015, 4:06 PM EDT (20:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2015, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties City of Fredericksburg, VA, King George County, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA, Stafford County, VA
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 4:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 S Leeland, VA | AMHERST AVENUE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER |
| Jun 27, 4:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sw Brookfield, VA | INTERSECTION OF NAOMI ROAD AND JETT DRIVE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 71 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 603 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
257
WGUS51 KLWX 272006
FFWLWX
VAC099-177-179-630-272300-
/O.NEW.KLWX.FF.W.0021.150627T2006Z-150627T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
406 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
NORTHWESTERN KING GEORGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN STAFFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
THE SOUTHEASTERN CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 700 PM EDT
* AT 406 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY
FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
STAFFORD...AQUIA CREEK...BROOKE...STONES CORNER...WHITE OAK...
LEELAND...PASSAPATANZY...BROOKFIELD AND SEALSTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 3827 7746 3844 7743 3841 7732 3834 7729
3833 7727 3833 7723 3834 7721 3835 7717
3836 7715 3835 7716 3824 7731 3825 7734
3824 7736 3816 7746
$$
LEE2 follow-up statements
103
WGUS71 KLWX 272156
FFSLWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
556 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015
VAC099-177-179-630-272300-
/O.CON.KLWX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150627T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SPOTSYLVANIA VA-KING GEORGE VA-STAFFORD VA-CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG VA-
556 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL SPOTSYLVANIA...NORTHWESTERN KING GEORGE...SOUTHEASTERN
STAFFORD COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG...
AT 553 PM EDT...HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ONE TO
THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN AND FLASH FLOODING IS
OCCURRING.
ONE FLOOD PRONE AREA IN THIS THREAT ZONE IS BENCHMARK ROAD AT
TIDEWATER TRAIL. SEVERAL ROADS ARE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS...CULVERTS...CREEKS AND STREAMS.
WATER LEVELS CAN RISE RAPIDLY AND SWEEP CHILDREN AWAY.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. NEVER GO AROUND A BARRICADE FOR A CLOSED
ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3827 7746 3844 7743 3841 7732 3834 7729
3833 7727 3833 7723 3834 7721 3835 7717
3836 7715 3835 7716 3824 7731 3825 7734
3824 7736 3816 7746
$$
CAS780
WGUS71 KLWX 272257
FFSLWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
657 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015
VAC099-177-179-630-272307-
/O.EXP.KLWX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150627T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SPOTSYLVANIA VA-KING GEORGE VA-STAFFORD VA-CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG VA-
657 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SPOTSYLVANIA...
NORTHWESTERN KING GEORGE...SOUTHEASTERN STAFFORD COUNTIES AND THE
CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM EDT...
FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED...AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A
THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD
CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3827 7746 3844 7743 3841 7732 3834 7729
3833 7727 3833 7723 3834 7721 3835 7717
3836 7715 3835 7716 3824 7731 3825 7734
3824 7736 3816 7746
$$
CASThe office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 10:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Highland | 48 min |
| Jun 27, 12:01 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 20 hr |
| Jun 27, 2:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford, City of Alexandria and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 116 min | |
| Jun 27, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 50 min |
| Jun 27, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 51 min | |
| Jun 27, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William | 31 min |
| Jun 27, 3:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Stafford | 13 min |
| Jun 27, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 119 min | |
| Jun 27, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 64 min | |
| Jun 27, 3:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | King George | 31 min |
| Jun 27, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 84 min | |
| Jun 27, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 89 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.