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River Flood Warning 3, NWS Baltimore/Washington

May 5, 2017Berkeley County, Jefferson County, West Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this river flood warning at May 5, 2017, 4:43 PM EDT for Berkeley County, Jefferson County, West Virginia. It took effect at May 5, 2017, 7:25 PM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 5, 2017, 4:43 PM EDT (20:43 UTC)
In effect from: May 5, 2017, 7:25 PM EDT
Expired: May 6, 2017, 8:20 AM EDT
In force: 13 hr
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Berkeley County, WV, Jefferson County, WV

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Opequon Creek near Martinsburg (MBGW2). The gauge peaked at 11.17 ft at May 6, 2017, 2:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 10 ft
Moderate stage: 12.5 ft
Major stage: 15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01616500, 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 Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at May 5, 2:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 5, 2:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 5, 1:37 PM EDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 5, 12:53 PM EDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 5, 1:15 PM EDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 5, 1:22 PM EDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 5, 1:39 PM EDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 5, 3:31 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Greene, Madison, Nelson, City of Charlottesville	22 hr
May 5, 3:36 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Rappahannock	11 hr
May 5, 4:29 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		43 hr
May 5, 5:29 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Nelson, City of Charlottesville	46 min
May 5, 6:14 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Madison, Orange, Spotsylvania, City of Charlottesville	31 min
May 5, 7:45 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		2 hr
May 5, 7:49 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, King George, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford	56 min
May 5, 8:27 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		93 min
May 5, 8:35 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria	21 min
May 5, 8:38 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper	16 hr
May 5, 8:41 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		94 min
May 5, 8:45 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford, City of Fairfax	4 hr
May 5, 8:53 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	3 hr
May 5, 8:57 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Augusta, City of Waynesboro	7 hr
May 5, 9:12 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		93 min
May 5, 10:57 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper	14 hr
May 5, 12:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Frederick	11 hr
May 5, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		2 hr
May 5, 7:54 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Allegany	5 hr
May 5, 8:29 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, Saint Mary's	61 min
May 5, 9:20 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford, City of Baltimore	37 min
May 5, 9:47 AM EDT	River Flood Watch	LWX	Allegany	8 hr
May 5, 10:07 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, Howard, City of Baltimore	6 hr
May 5, 9:47 AM EDT	River Flood Watch	LWX	Berkeley, Jefferson	22 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in West Virginia, 2017 Every river flood warning in 2017

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.