Alert archive / Virginia / River Flood Warnings in 2017
River Flood Warning 8, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this river flood warning at May 25, 2017, 10:20 AM EDT for Brunswick County, Virginia. It took effect at May 26, 2017, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 31 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 2017, 10:20 AM EDT (14:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 26, 2017, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 27, 2017, 7:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Brunswick County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:23 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 Meherrin River near Lawrenceville (LAWV2).
- Action stage
- 12 ft
- Minor stage
- 15 ft
- Moderate stage
- 25 ft
- Major stage
- 29 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02051500, 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 May 25, 7:48 AM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 25, 7:48 AM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 3:41 AM EDT, 6 hours 39 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wakefield VA 341 AM EDT Thu May 25 2017 MDZ024-025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092- 093-095>100-509>525-260745- Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches-Northampton-Hertford-Gates- Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck-Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans- Eastern Currituck-Fluvanna-Prince Edward-Cumberland-Goochland- Caroline-Mecklenburg-Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-Powhatan-Westmoreland- Richmond-Northumberland-Lancaster-Brunswick-Dinwiddie-Prince George- Charles City-New Kent-Gloucester-Middlesex-Mathews-Greensville- Sussex-Surry-James City-Southampton-Isle of Wight-Norfolk/Portsmouth- Suffolk-Chesapeake-Virginia Beach-Accomack-Western Louisa- Eastern Louisa-Western Hanover-Eastern Hanover-Western Chesterfield- Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights)- Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond)-Eastern Henrico- Western King William-Eastern King William-Western King and Queen- Eastern King and Queen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-York-Newport News- Hampton/Poquoson- 341 AM EDT Thu May 25 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, northeast North Carolina, central Virginia, east central Virginia, eastern Virginia, north central Virginia, south central Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Additional showers and thunderstorms will develop across the area this afternoon and continue into early evening. The strongest storms will be capable of large hail and localized damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MDZ021>023-260745- Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset- 341 AM EDT Thu May 25 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Coastal Flood Advisory. Additional showers and thunderstorms will develop across the area this afternoon and continue into early evening. The strongest storms will be capable of large hail and localized damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 8:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, City of Emporia | 46 min |
| May 25, 5:03 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Lancaster, Northampton, Northumberland, Westmoreland | 10 hr |
| May 25, 9:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 9 hr |
| May 25, 11:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 49 min |
| May 25, 12:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland, Prince Edward | 63 min |
| May 25, 12:51 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Henrico, City of Richmond | 64 hr |
| May 25, 12:51 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 64 hr |
| May 25, 12:51 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Buckingham, Fluvanna | 43 hr |
| May 25, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna, Goochland | 42 min |
| May 25, 2:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Chesterfield, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, City of Richmond | 53 min |
| May 25, 2:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Lunenburg, Nottoway | 56 min |
| May 25, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Goochland, Hanover | 36 min |
| May 25, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Powhatan | 44 min |
| May 25, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover | 49 min |
| May 25, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 41 min |
| May 25, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Hanover, City of Richmond | 38 min |
| May 25, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline | 40 min |
| May 25, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | James City, Surry, City of Williamsburg | 49 min |
| May 25, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex | 47 min |
| May 25, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, City of Emporia | 45 min |
| May 25, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 47 min |
| May 25, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Louisa | 49 min |
| May 25, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester | 48 min |
| May 25, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight | 43 min |
| May 25, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland | 45 min |
| May 25, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | James City, City of Williamsburg | 44 min |
| May 25, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg | 52 min |
| May 25, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 46 min |
| May 25, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 38 min | |
| May 25, 4:58 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland and 9 more | 10 hr |
| May 25, 4:58 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Lancaster, Northampton, Northumberland, Westmoreland | 11 hr |
| May 25, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk and 3 more | 43 min |
| May 25, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 66 min | |
| May 25, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 46 min |
| May 25, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 60 min | |
| May 25, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Nottoway | 58 min |
| May 25, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 82 min | |
| May 25, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 37 min | |
| May 25, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 66 min | |
| May 25, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 44 min |
| May 25, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 43 min |
| May 25, 6:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 95 min | |
| May 24, 8:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Bertie, Gates, Hertford | 66 min |
| May 25, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northampton | 51 min |
| May 25, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Pasquotank | 65 min |
| May 25, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hertford | 49 min |
| May 25, 4:58 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | AKQ | Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico | 13 hr |
| May 25, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico | 37 min |
| May 25, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester | 49 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.