Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 27, 2016, 3:17 PM EDT for Floyd County, Franklin County, Patrick County, Virginia. It was in force for 6 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 27, 2016, 3:17 PM EDT (19:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2016, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Patrick County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:21 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 27, 3:55 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ene Floyd, VA | ONE FOOT OF WATER FLOWING OVER ROUTE 681 FROM A TRIBUTARY OF OLDFIELD CREEK NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH ROUTE 221 |
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 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 69 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -170 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 819 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
188
WGUS51 KRNK 271917
FFWRNK
VAC063-067-141-280115-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FF.W.0022.160627T1917Z-160628T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
317 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN PATRICK COUNTY IN VIRGINIA...
SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN VIRGINIA...
CENTRAL FLOYD COUNTY IN VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 915 PM EDT MONDAY
* AT 314 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
FLOYD...
WOOLWINE...
FERRUM...
ROCKY KNOB RECREATION AREA...
AND CHECK.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS 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 3668 8039 3686 8048 3704 8027 3709 8001
3686 7985 3682 7997 3683 8000 3681 8001
3679 8007 3678 8009
$$
WERT3 follow-up statements
965
WGUS71 KRNK 271951
FFSRNK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
351 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016
VAC063-067-141-280115-
/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160628T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PATRICK VA-FRANKLIN VA-FLOYD VA-
351 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PATRICK...SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN AND CENTRAL FLOYD
COUNTIES...
AT 346 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY
RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY
FALLEN BETWEEN CHECK...FLOYD...AND ENDICOTT. CHATEAU MORRISETTE
REPORTED AN AMOUNT OF 1.94 INCHES AROUND 330 PM EDT. FLASH FLOODING
HAS ALREADY BEGUN IN PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA...OR IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN SHORTLY.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
FLOYD...
WOOLWINE...
FERRUM...
ROCKY KNOB RECREATION AREA...
AND CHECK.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING...
INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS
AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.
&&
LAT...LON 3668 8039 3686 8048 3704 8027 3709 8001
3686 7985 3682 7997 3683 8000 3681 8001
3679 8007 3678 8009
$$
WERT380
WGUS71 KRNK 272104
FFSRNK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
504 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016
VAC063-067-141-280115-
/O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160628T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PATRICK VA-FRANKLIN VA-FLOYD VA-
504 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PATRICK...SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN AND CENTRAL FLOYD
COUNTIES...
AT 502 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT RAINFALL HAD DIMINISHED
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...FLASH FLOODING WAS OBSERVED IN
PARTS OF FLOYD COUNTY AROUND 4 PM EDT. ALTHOUGH RAINFALL HAS
DIMINISHED OR ENDED IN MOST OF THE WARNED AREA...UP TO THREE
INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS THE COUNTY BETWEEN 2 AND 4 PM EDT.
CONSIDERABLE RUNOFF MAY CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR SO. FLASH
FLOODING IS STILL POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS AND IN POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
FLOYD...
WOOLWINE...
FERRUM...
ROCKY KNOB RECREATION AREA...
AND CHECK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
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 3668 8039 3686 8048 3704 8027 3709 8001
3686 7985 3682 7997 3683 8000 3681 8001
3679 8007 3678 8009
$$
RAB411
WGUS71 KRNK 272154
FFSRNK
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
554 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016
VAC063-067-141-272204-
/O.CAN.KRNK.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160628T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PATRICK VA-FRANKLIN VA-FLOYD VA-
554 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR
NORTHEASTERN PATRICK...SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN AND CENTRAL FLOYD
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE
A THREAT.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF FLOODING...
INCLUDING MUDSLIDES OR ROAD CLOSURES...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS
AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.
LAT...LON 3668 8039 3686 8048 3704 8027 3709 8001
3686 7985 3682 7997 3683 8000 3681 8001
3679 8007 3678 8009
$$
WPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 12:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 57 min |
| Jun 27, 1:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 67 min |
| Jun 27, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 47 min |
| Jun 27, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 66 min |
| Jun 27, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 39 min |
| Jun 27, 5:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Giles | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bland, Botetourt, Craig, Giles and 12 more | 93 min |
| Jun 27, 6:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 6:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lynchburg | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 62 min |
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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.