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River Flood Warning 1, NWS Wakefield, VA

January 1, 2016Chesterfield County, Henrico County, City of Richmond, Virginia; Bertie County, North Carolina

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this river flood warning at Jan 1, 2016, 7:31 AM EST for Chesterfield County, Henrico County, City of Richmond, Virginia; Bertie County, North Carolina. It took effect at Jan 1, 2016, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 177 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 1, 2016, 7:31 AM EST (12:31 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 1, 2016, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Jun 26, 2016, 8:32 AM EDT
In force
177 days
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Bertie County, NC, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Richmond, VA, Henrico County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point James River (VA) at Richmond-Westham (RMDV2).

Action stage
9 ft
Minor stage
12 ft
Moderate stage
15 ft
Major stage
22 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02037500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2016River Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2016Every river flood warning in 2016

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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.