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River Flood Warning 41, NWS Wakefield, VA

October 11, 2018Brunswick County, Virginia

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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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 11, 5:26 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementAKQAccomack, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton11 hr
Oct 11, 10:12 AM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryAKQAccomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach21 hr
Oct 11, 11:31 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQBrunswick, Dinwiddie68 hr
Oct 11, 11:31 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQSussex5 days
Oct 11, 11:31 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQAmelia, Cumberland, Prince Edward51 hr
Oct 11, 11:31 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQAmelia, Chesterfield, Powhatan7 days
Oct 11, 11:31 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQChesterfield, Dinwiddie, City of Petersburg7 days
Oct 11, 3:26 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQIsle of Wight, City of Suffolk34 min
Oct 11, 4:13 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQFluvanna, Louisa6 hr
Oct 11, 4:21 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQLunenburg, Prince Edward24 min
Oct 11, 4:41 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQAmelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Powhatan and 1 more6 hr
Oct 11, 5:09 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQAmelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Nottoway36 min
Oct 11, 5:32 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQAmelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie28 min
Oct 11, 5:36 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedAKQAmelia, Cumberland, Powhatan13 min
Oct 11, 5:38 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQGoochland, Hanover, Louisa6 hr
Oct 11, 5:45 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQIsle of Wight, City of Suffolk15 min
Oct 11, 6:01 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyAKQAmelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward6 hr
Oct 11, 6:32 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQCaroline, Hanover6 hr
Oct 11, 6:47 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyAKQAmelia, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Powhatan5 hr
Oct 11, 7:04 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQChesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico5 hr
Oct 11, 7:17 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQHanover, King William, New Kent28 min
Oct 11, 7:20 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQGloucester, Mathews, York25 min
Oct 11, 7:21 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ24 min
Oct 11, 7:22 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQGloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William, New Kent, York23 min
Oct 11, 7:33 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQCharles City, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, New Kent and 1 more6 hr
Oct 11, 7:43 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQGloucester, King and Queen, Middlesex32 min
Oct 11, 7:47 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQCaroline, Hanover, King William, New Kent17 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.