Alert archive / Virginia / River Flood Warnings in 2016
River Flood Warning 11, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this river flood warning at Feb 18, 2016, 12:45 AM EST for Clarke County, Warren County, Virginia; Jefferson County, West Virginia. It took effect at Feb 18, 2016, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2016, 12:45 AM EST (05:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2016, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2016, 1:00 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Clarke County, VA, Warren County, VA, Jefferson County, WV
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 Shenandoah River at Millville (MILW2). The gauge peaked at 9.92 ft at Feb 18, 2016, 3:00 AM EST.
- Action stage
- 8 ft
- Minor stage
- 10 ft
- Moderate stage
- 14 ft
- Major stage
- 17 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01636500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 3:31 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 50 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2016River Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 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.