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Flood Watch 4, NWS Blacksburg, VA

April 13, 201514 counties in Virginia; 6 counties in North Carolina; 4 counties in West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flood watch at Apr 13, 2015, 3:52 PM EDT for 14 counties in Virginia; 6 counties in North Carolina; 4 counties in West Virginia. It took effect at Apr 14, 2015, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 13, 2015, 3:52 PM EDT (19:52 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 14, 2015, 12:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 14, 2015, 8:20 PM EDT
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA
Flood severity
None
All 24 counties

Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bland County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Radford, VA, Craig County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Greenbrier County, WV, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Nearby

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