Alert archive / Virginia / Flood Watches in 2015
Flood Watch 8, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flood watch at Dec 30, 2015, 3:45 AM EST for 5 counties in Virginia; 4 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Dec 30, 2015, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2015, 3:45 AM EST (08:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 30, 2015, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2015, 5:36 PM EST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Caswell County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, City of Danville, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, Halifax County, VA, Henry County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 29, 10:12 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 8 hr |
| Dec 30, 9:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 71 min |
| Dec 30, 10:21 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 6 hr |
| Dec 30, 1:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 58 min |
| Dec 30, 3:29 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax | 47 hr |
| Dec 30, 11:47 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Rockingham, Stokes, Yadkin | 4 hr |
Nearby
Flood Watches in Virginia, 2015Flood Watches in North Carolina, 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.