Alert archive / Virginia / River Flood Warnings in 2018
River Flood Warning 41, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this river flood warning at Oct 11, 2018, 11:31 AM EDT for Brunswick County, Virginia. It took effect at Oct 12, 2018, 7:16 AM EDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2018, 11:31 AM EDT (15:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 12, 2018, 7:16 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2018, 2:07 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Moderate
County Brunswick County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:31 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 Oct 10, 7:57 PM EDT, 15 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 10, 7:57 PM EDT, 15 hours 34 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 10, 3:22 PM EDT, 20 hours 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wakefield VA 322 PM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018 NCZ012-VAZ060>062-064>069-079>081-087-088-092-510>517-111930- Northampton-Prince Edward-Cumberland-Goochland-Caroline-Mecklenburg- Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-Powhatan-Brunswick-Dinwiddie-Prince George- Greensville-Sussex-Southampton-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- 322 PM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast North Carolina, central Virginia, east central 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...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ015>017-102-VAZ086-095-097>100-525-111930- Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck-Eastern Currituck-Mathews- Norfolk/Portsmouth-Chesapeake-Virginia Beach-Accomack-Northampton- Hampton/Poquoson- 322 PM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EDT FRIDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast North Carolina, eastern Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. High Wind Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MDZ021>025-NCZ014-031-032-VAZ077-078-084-085-093-096-523-524-111930- Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches-Gates- Chowan-Perquimans-Northumberland-Lancaster-Gloucester-Middlesex- Isle of Wight-Suffolk-York-Newport News- 322 PM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EDT FRIDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, northeast North Carolina, eastern Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. Wind Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ013-030-111930- Hertford-Bertie- 322 PM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EDT FRIDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. Wind Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. VAZ075-076-082-083-089-090-518>522-111930- Westmoreland-Richmond-Charles City-New Kent-Surry-James City- Eastern King William-Western King and Queen-Eastern King and Queen- Western Essex-Eastern Essex- 322 PM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. VAZ048-509-111930- Fluvanna-Western Louisa- 322 PM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. The remnants of Hurricane Michael are forecast to track across North Carolina then off the mid-Atlantic coast from late Thursday into Friday morning. Right now, the primary threat is for a period of moderate to locally heavy rain and possible minor flooding late Thursday into Friday morning. In addition, a period of strong winds are expected behind a strong cold frontal passage Thursday night and Friday morning, with gusts of 30 to 40 mph possible. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 5:26 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton | 11 hr |
| Oct 11, 10:12 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 21 hr |
| Oct 11, 11:31 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie | 68 hr |
| Oct 11, 11:31 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Sussex | 5 days |
| Oct 11, 11:31 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Prince Edward | 51 hr |
| Oct 11, 11:31 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Powhatan | 7 days |
| Oct 11, 11:31 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, City of Petersburg | 7 days |
| Oct 11, 3:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk | 34 min |
| Oct 11, 4:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna, Louisa | 6 hr |
| Oct 11, 4:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Prince Edward | 24 min |
| Oct 11, 4:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Powhatan and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 11, 5:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Nottoway | 36 min |
| Oct 11, 5:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie | 28 min |
| Oct 11, 5:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Powhatan | 13 min |
| Oct 11, 5:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Goochland, Hanover, Louisa | 6 hr |
| Oct 11, 5:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk | 15 min |
| Oct 11, 6:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 6 hr |
| Oct 11, 6:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover | 6 hr |
| Oct 11, 6:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Powhatan | 5 hr |
| Oct 11, 7:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico | 5 hr |
| Oct 11, 7:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Hanover, King William, New Kent | 28 min |
| Oct 11, 7:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews, York | 25 min |
| Oct 11, 7:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 24 min | |
| Oct 11, 7:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William, New Kent, York | 23 min |
| Oct 11, 7:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, New Kent and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 11, 7:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, King and Queen, Middlesex | 32 min |
| Oct 11, 7:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover, King William, New Kent | 17 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.