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River Flood Warning 16, NWS Wakefield, VA

June 7, 20164 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this river flood warning at Jun 7, 2016, 1:32 PM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Jun 7, 2016, 9:03 PM EDT. It was in force for 23 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 7, 2016, 1:32 PM EDT (17:32 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 7, 2016, 9:03 PM EDT
Expired: Jun 8, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 23 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties City of Franklin, VA, City of Suffolk, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, Southampton County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Blackwater River (VA) above Franklin (FKNV2). The gauge peaked at 11.04 ft at Jun 8, 2016, 1:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 6.8 ft
Minor stage: 10.8 ft
Moderate stage: 14.8 ft
Major stage: 18.8 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02049500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jun 6, 7:55 PM EDT, 17 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 7:55 PM EDT, 17 hours 37 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 7, 12:07 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		6 hr
Jun 7, 3:44 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		48 hr
Jun 7, 4:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson	83 min
Jun 7, 3:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland	34 min
Jun 7, 4:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King and Queen, King William, New Kent	38 min
Jun 7, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King George	46 min
Jun 7, 5:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Westmoreland	44 min
Jun 7, 5:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline	44 min
Jun 7, 5:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Hanover, King William, New Kent	42 min
Jun 7, 6:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Gloucester, James City, New Kent, City of Williamsburg	47 min
Jun 6, 8:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans	67 min
Jun 7, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	50 min
Jun 7, 5:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	51 min
Jun 7, 6:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Wicomico	38 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2016 Every 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.