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Flood Watch 1, NWS Blacksburg, VA

March 9, 20157 counties in Virginia; 4 counties in West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flood watch at Mar 9, 2015, 3:39 PM EDT for 7 counties in Virginia; 4 counties in West Virginia. It took effect at Mar 10, 2015, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 25 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 9, 2015, 3:39 PM EDT (19:39 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 10, 2015, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired: Mar 11, 2015, 3:00 PM EDT
In force: 25 hr
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Flood severity: None

Counties Alleghany County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bland County, VA, City of Covington, VA, Craig County, VA, Giles County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Greenbrier County, WV, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:43 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 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 flood watch went out at Mar 9, 1:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 1:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 9, 4:58 AM EDT, 10 hours 41 minutes before

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Nearby

Flood Watches in Virginia, 2015 Flood Watches in West Virginia, 2015 Every 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.