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River Flood Warning 4, NWS Wakefield, VA

February 11, 2018Henrico County, City of Richmond, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this river flood warning at Feb 11, 2018, 2:57 PM EST for Henrico County, City of Richmond, Virginia. It took effect at Feb 12, 2018, 4:15 AM EST. It was in force for 42 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 11, 2018, 2:57 PM EST (19:57 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 12, 2018, 4:15 AM EST
Expired: Feb 13, 2018, 10:00 PM EST
In force: 42 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties City of Richmond, VA, Henrico County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:56 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 Locks (RICV2).

Action stage: 6 ft
Minor stage: 8 ft
Moderate stage: 19 ft
Major stage: 28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02037705, 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 Feb 11, 2:06 PM EST, 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 2:06 PM EST, 51 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 11, 3:39 AM EST, 11 hours 18 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
339 AM EST Sun Feb 11 2018

MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ065>068-075>090-092-093-095>100-
512>525-120845-
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches-
Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck-
Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans-Eastern Currituck-Mecklenburg-Lunenburg-
Nottoway-Amelia-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-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-
339 AM EST Sun Feb 11 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

VAZ048-060>062-064-069-509>511-120845-
Fluvanna-Prince Edward-Cumberland-Goochland-Caroline-Powhatan-
Western Louisa-Eastern Louisa-Western Hanover-
339 AM EST Sun Feb 11 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia and north
central Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Moderate to locally heavy rainfall this morning may result in
ponding of water on roadways as well as minor flooding of poor
drainage areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 11, 9:37 AM EST, 5 hours 20 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
937 AM EST SUN FEB 11 2018

VAZ064-075-076-511-512-517-519-521-111515-
Eastern Hanover-Western King and Queen-Western Hanover-Western King
William-Westmoreland-Richmond-Western Essex-Caroline-
937 AM EST SUN FEB 11 2018

...SHOWERS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN KING AND
QUEEN...NORTHWESTERN RICHMOND...CAROLINE...WESTMORELAND...CENTRAL
HANOVER...NORTHWESTERN KING WILLIAM AND NORTHWESTERN ESSEX
COUNTIES...

At 937 AM EST, NWS doppler radar indicated a narrow line of showers,
producing heavy rainfall near Newtown, or 10 miles southwest of
Champlain, moving northeast at 50 mph.

Locations impacted include...
Ashland, Colonial Beach, Bowling Green, Montross, Randolph Macon
College, Champlain, Milford, Hanover, Port Royal, Beulahville, Dawn,
Loretto, Leedstown, Mangohick, Fort A.p. Hill, Ladysmith, Newtown,
Newland, Coles Point and Kings Dominion.

LAT...LON 3821 7695 3817 7687 3815 7661 3813 7660
      3767 7744 3770 7749 3770 7753 3786 7774
      3825 7734 3822 7729 3825 7727 3825 7723
      3823 7725 3819 7725 3820 7722 3816 7709
      3814 7708 3818 7705 3826 7705 3828 7698
TIME...MOT...LOC 1435Z 228DEG 60KT 3795 7717

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Special weather statement, Feb 11, 12:12 PM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Feb 11, 12:52 PM EST, 2 hours 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Feb 11, 1:43 PM EST, 1 hour 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Feb 11, 2:18 PM EST, 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Feb 11, 2:29 PM EST, 28 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
Feb 10, 9:05 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa	55 min
Feb 10, 9:58 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa, Powhatan	62 min
Feb 11, 9:37 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline, Hanover, Westmoreland	38 min
Feb 11, 11:21 AM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Buckingham, Fluvanna	55 hr
Feb 11, 11:21 AM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Cumberland, Goochland, Powhatan	35 hr
Feb 11, 11:21 AM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Fluvanna	25 hr
Feb 11, 12:12 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond	48 min
Feb 11, 12:52 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex, King and Queen, King William, Richmond, Westmoreland, City of Richmond	38 min
Feb 11, 2:29 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond	46 min
Feb 11, 2:57 PM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond	67 hr
Feb 11, 3:05 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King and Queen, King William, New Kent	40 min
Feb 11, 3:26 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Middlesex, New Kent and 3 more	49 min
Feb 11, 3:55 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg	50 min
Feb 11, 4:13 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northumberland	47 min
Feb 11, 4:38 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City	37 min
Feb 11, 1:43 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	47 min
Feb 11, 2:18 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	42 min
Feb 11, 4:36 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Somerset, Wicomico	39 min
Feb 11, 5:12 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Worcester	48 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.