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River Flood Warning 36, NWS Wakefield, VA

September 18, 2018Chesterfield County, Henrico County, City of Richmond, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this river flood warning at Sep 18, 2018, 5:35 AM EDT for Chesterfield County, Henrico County, City of Richmond, Virginia. It took effect at Sep 18, 2018, 9:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 42 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 18, 2018, 5:35 AM EDT (09:35 UTC)
In effect from: Sep 18, 2018, 9:00 AM EDT
Expired: Sep 20, 2018, 2:37 AM EDT
In force: 42 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Moderate

Counties Chesterfield County, VA, City of Richmond, VA, Henrico County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point James River (VA) at Richmond-Westham (RMDV2). The gauge peaked at 15.11 ft at Sep 19, 2018, 6:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 12 ft
Moderate stage: 15 ft
Major stage: 22 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02037500, 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, 4:33 AM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 18, 4:33 AM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 18, 5:18 AM EDT, 17 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 18, 12:18 AM EDT, 5 hours 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 18, 1:00 AM EDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 17, 9:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Louisa	43 min
Sep 17, 9:19 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Powhatan	4 days
Sep 17, 9:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Fluvanna, Louisa	3 hr
Sep 17, 10:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna	44 min
Sep 17, 10:51 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Fluvanna	3 hr
Sep 17, 10:57 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Fluvanna	16 hr
Sep 17, 11:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna	44 min
Sep 17, 11:57 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa	2 hr
Sep 17, 11:58 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Buckingham, Fluvanna	29 hr
Sep 18, 12:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Cumberland	42 min
Sep 18, 1:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline, Goochland, Hanover	45 min
Sep 18, 3:20 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Cumberland, Goochland, Powhatan	26 hr
Sep 18, 5:35 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Henrico, City of Richmond	59 hr
Sep 18, 2:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex, Goochland, Hanover, King and Queen, King William, City of Richmond	50 min
Sep 18, 3:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King and Queen, King William	44 min
Sep 18, 4:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Henrico, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, New Kent and 2 more	43 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2018 Every 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.