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River Flood Warning 34, NWS Wakefield, VA

September 18, 2018Cumberland County, Goochland County, Powhatan County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this river flood warning at Sep 18, 2018, 3:20 AM EDT for Cumberland County, Goochland County, Powhatan County, Virginia. It took effect at Sep 18, 2018, 6:21 AM EDT. It was in force for 23 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 18, 2018, 3:20 AM EDT (07:20 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 18, 2018, 6:21 AM EDT
Expired
Sep 19, 2018, 5:00 AM EDT
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Cumberland County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Powhatan County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The river

Written for the forecast point James River (VA) at Cartersville (CARV2). The gauge peaked at 20.02 ft at Sep 18, 2018, 2:00 PM EDT.

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Action stage
15 ft
Minor stage
20 ft
Moderate stage
23 ft
Major stage
26.4 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02035000, 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 Sep 18, 1:44 AM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 18, 1:44 AM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 17, 8:21 PM EDT, 6 hours 59 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
821 PM EDT Mon Sep 17 2018

MDZ024-NCZ012>017-030>032-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092-093-
095>097-509>525-190030-
Inland Worcester-Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-
Western Currituck-Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans-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-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-
821 PM EDT Mon Sep 17 2018

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...Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

The remnants of tropical cyclone Florence coupled with the passage
of a cold front will result in more showers and thunderstorms, which
could produce some moderate to heavy rainfall and gusty winds on
Tuesday, primarily during the afternoon and early evening hours.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-190030-
Maryland Beaches-Eastern Currituck-Virginia Beach-Accomack-
Northampton-
821 PM EDT Mon Sep 17 2018

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT TUESDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, northeast
North Carolina, eastern Virginia and southeast Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK.

The remnants of tropical cyclone Florence coupled with the passage
of a cold front will result in more showers and thunderstorms, which
could produce some moderate to heavy rainfall and gusty winds on
Tuesday, primarily during the afternoon and early evening hours.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MDZ021>023-190030-
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-
821 PM EDT Mon Sep 17 2018

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT TUESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland.

.DAY ONE...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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

The remnants of tropical cyclone Florence coupled with the passage
of a cold front will result in more showers and thunderstorms, which
could produce some moderate to heavy rainfall and gusty winds on
Tuesday, primarily during the afternoon and early evening hours.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LKB

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 17, 9:47 PM EDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
947 PM EDT MON SEP 17 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0426 PM     TORNADO          4 NW MECHANICSVILLE     37.66N 77.41W
09/17/2018                   HANOVER            VA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            VIDEO OF APPARENT TORNADO TOUCHDOWN NEAR ATLEE HIGH
            SCHOOL. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

AJB
Special weather statement, Sep 17, 10:46 PM EDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1046 PM EDT MON SEP 17 2018

VAZ048-509-180330-
Fluvanna-Western Louisa-
1046 PM EDT MON SEP 17 2018

...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN
LOUISA AND FLUVANNA COUNTIES...

At 1045 PM EDT, thunderstorms with heavy rain were located along a
line extending from 8 miles southeast of Orange to 7 miles northeast
of Centenary. Movement was northeast at 20 mph.

Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches and wind gusts to 30 mph are
possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Louisa, Palmyra, Fork Union, Lake Monticello, Ferncliff, Boswells
Tavern, Troy, Gordonsville, Scottsville, Green Springs, Shores,
Central Plains, Cohasset, Waldrop, Trevilians, Hardware, Wilmington,
Cunningham, Nahor and Zion Crossroads.

Motorists should use extra caution in the vicinity of these storms.
Be prepared for rapid changes in weather and road conditions. Heavy
rain could cause ponding of water on roads, and possible minor
flooding of ditches and poor drainage areas.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike more than 10 miles away from a thunderstorm.
Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 3806 7826 3813 7821 3814 7812 3815 7809
      3813 7805 3814 7801 3812 7798 3812 7791
      3771 7831 3776 7847 3780 7849
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 224DEG 15KT 3815 7803 3778 7844

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Local storm report, Sep 17, 11:25 PM EDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 17, 11:31 PM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 18, 12:18 AM EDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 17, 9:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLouisa43 min
Sep 17, 9:19 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQAmelia, Chesterfield, Powhatan4 days
Sep 17, 9:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQFluvanna, Louisa3 hr
Sep 17, 10:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQFluvanna44 min
Sep 17, 10:51 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQFluvanna3 hr
Sep 17, 10:57 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQFluvanna16 hr
Sep 17, 11:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQFluvanna44 min
Sep 17, 11:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQFluvanna, Goochland, Louisa2 hr
Sep 17, 11:58 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQBuckingham, Fluvanna29 hr
Sep 18, 12:18 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCumberland42 min
Sep 18, 1:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCaroline, Goochland, Hanover45 min
Sep 18, 5:35 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQHenrico, City of Richmond59 hr
Sep 18, 5:35 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQChesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond45 hr
Sep 18, 2:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQEssex, Goochland, Hanover, King and Queen, King William, City of Richmond50 min
Sep 18, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQKing and Queen, King William44 min
Sep 18, 4:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCharles City, Henrico, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, New Kent and 2 more43 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2018Every river flood warning in 2018

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.