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Flash Flood Watch 11, NWS Blacksburg, VA

December 24, 201511 counties in Virginia; 9 counties in North Carolina

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flash flood watch at Dec 24, 2015, 4:06 AM EST for 11 counties in Virginia; 9 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 42 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 24, 2015, 4:06 AM EST (09:06 UTC)
Expired: Dec 25, 2015, 9:59 PM EST
In force: 42 hr
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Flood severity: None

Counties Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Caswell County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Carroll County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, Grayson County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Henry County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Smyth County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Dec 24, 12:27 AM EST, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 12:27 AM EST, 3 hours 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 23, 7:01 PM EST, 9 hours 5 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 23, 8:22 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RNK	Halifax	4 days
Dec 24, 3:23 AM EST	River Flood Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	55 hr
Dec 24, 5:45 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, Wythe	45 min
Dec 24, 7:33 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	57 min
Dec 24, 7:47 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Grayson	6 hr
Dec 24, 8:51 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	6 hr
Dec 24, 9:01 AM EST	River Flood Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Danville	49 hr
Dec 24, 9:01 AM EST	River Flood Warning	RNK	Halifax	72 hr
Dec 24, 10:21 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	City of Danville	3 hr
Dec 24, 10:29 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax, City of Danville	61 min
Dec 24, 11:47 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Danville	9 hr
Dec 24, 2:30 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Danville	30 min
Dec 24, 2:33 PM EST	Flash Flood Watch	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 20 more	31 hr
Dec 24, 2:45 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	9 hr
Dec 24, 7:57 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	63 min
Dec 24, 9:49 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Ashe, Watauga	6 hr
Dec 24, 2:02 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockingham	28 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Watches in Virginia, 2015 Flash Flood Watches in North Carolina, 2015 Every flash flood watch in 2015

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.