Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 6, 2016, 1:51 AM EDT for Charlotte County, Halifax County, Virginia. It was in force for 5 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2016, 1:51 AM EDT (05:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2016, 6:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Charlotte County, VA, Halifax County, VA
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:50 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2:15 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Wsw South Boston, VA | 911 CALL CENTER REPORTS FLASH FLOODING AT A FEW SPOTS ALONG ROUTE 58 IN THE SOUTH BOSTON AREA, INCLUDING UP TO 2 FEET OF WATER COVERING THE INTERSECTION OF SANDY BEACH AND PHILPOTT ROAD CLOSING IT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 90 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 832 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted.
484
WGUS51 KRNK 060551
FFWRNK
VAC037-083-061045-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FF.W.0010.160606T0551Z-160606T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
151 AM EDT MON JUN 6 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL CHARLOTTE COUNTY IN VIRGINIA...
SOUTHERN HALIFAX COUNTY IN VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 645 AM EDT
* AT 150 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SOUTH BOSTON...
REDOAK...
TURBEVILLE...
SCOTTSBURG...
AND DRYBURG.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING...
INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS
AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.
&&
LAT...LON 3673 7862 3670 7865 3669 7863 3668 7863
3669 7865 3669 7868 3668 7870 3667 7870
3665 7871 3661 7871 3658 7911 3665 7916
3681 7860
$$
JH2 follow-up statements
207
WGUS71 KRNK 060728
FFSRNK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
328 AM EDT MON JUN 6 2016
VAC037-083-061045-
/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160606T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLOTTE VA-HALIFAX VA-
328 AM EDT MON JUN 6 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM EDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL CHARLOTTE AND SOUTHERN HALIFAX COUNTIES...
AT 324 AM EDT...HEAVY RAIN HAD ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLOODING ALONG ROUTE 58 MAINLY WEST OF SOUTH
BOSTON DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. WATER LEVELS SHOULD START TO RECEDE IN THE NEXT
HOUR.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING
INCLUDE... SOUTH BOSTON... REDOAK... TURBEVILLE... SCOTTSBURG... AND
DRYBURG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING...
INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS
AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.
&&
LAT...LON 3673 7862 3670 7865 3669 7863 3668 7863
3669 7865 3669 7868 3668 7870 3667 7870
3665 7871 3661 7871 3658 7911 3665 7916
3681 7860
$$
JH774
WGUS71 KRNK 060846
FFSRNK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
446 AM EDT MON JUN 6 2016
VAC037-083-060855-
/O.CAN.KRNK.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160606T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHARLOTTE VA-HALIFAX VA-
446 AM EDT MON JUN 6 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL CHARLOTTE AND SOUTHERN HALIFAX COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE
A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ALL ROAD CLOSURES.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING...
INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS
AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.
LAT...LON 3673 7862 3670 7865 3669 7863 3668 7863
3669 7865 3669 7868 3668 7870 3667 7870
3665 7871 3661 7871 3658 7911 3665 7916
3681 7860
$$
JHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 12:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 62 min |
| Jun 6, 1:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 4 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2016Every flash 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.