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River Flood Warning 6, NWS Wakefield, VA

April 16, 2018Buckingham County, Fluvanna County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this river flood warning at Apr 16, 2018, 10:18 AM EDT for Buckingham County, Fluvanna County, Virginia. It took effect at Apr 17, 2018, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 25 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 16, 2018, 10:18 AM EDT (14:18 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 17, 2018, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 18, 2018, 1:10 PM EDT
In force: 25 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Buckingham County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point James River (VA) at Bremo Bluff (BREV2).

Action stage: 16 ft
Minor stage: 21 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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 Apr 16, 7:09 AM EDT, 3 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 7:09 AM EDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 16, 5:50 AM EDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 16, 7:58 AM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 16, 8:19 AM EDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 16, 9:34 AM EDT, 44 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
Apr 15, 8:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Louisa	48 min
Apr 15, 8:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward	36 min
Apr 15, 8:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland	30 min
Apr 15, 8:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	41 min
Apr 15, 8:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	37 min
Apr 15, 8:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Cumberland, Goochland, Louisa, Powhatan	61 min
Apr 15, 9:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lunenburg	49 min
Apr 15, 9:46 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Lunenburg, Nottoway	29 min
Apr 15, 10:14 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Nottoway	31 min
Apr 15, 10:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	39 min
Apr 15, 10:39 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Goochland, Powhatan	21 min
Apr 15, 10:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Cumberland, Goochland, Nottoway	39 min
Apr 15, 11:04 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Lunenburg, Nottoway	17 min
Apr 15, 11:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Goochland, Hanover, Louisa, Powhatan	23 min
Apr 15, 11:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway	47 min
Apr 15, 11:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, City of Emporia	38 min
Apr 16, 12:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Greensville, Henrico, Prince George, Sussex, City of Colonial Heights and 3 more	46 min
Apr 16, 1:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, New Kent, Prince George and 7 more	46 min
Apr 16, 2:01 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, James City, New Kent, Prince George, Surry	44 min
Apr 16, 2:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Westmoreland	11 min
Apr 16, 2:22 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Essex, James City, King and Queen, King William, Middlesex and 1 more	38 min
Apr 16, 2:29 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		2 hr
Apr 16, 2:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Surry, City of Franklin	46 min
Apr 16, 2:37 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, Southampton, Surry and 5 more	38 min
Apr 16, 2:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King and Queen, Richmond	48 min
Apr 16, 3:15 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, Isle of Wight, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland and 8 more	45 min
Apr 16, 3:20 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, Isle of Wight, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, York and 7 more	40 min
Apr 16, 3:52 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		113 min
Apr 16, 4:01 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach	44 min
Apr 16, 4:27 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		63 min
Apr 16, 4:45 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland, Westmoreland	25 hr
Apr 16, 4:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack	38 min
Apr 16, 5:02 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		88 min
Apr 16, 10:18 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Brunswick	37 hr
Apr 16, 5:57 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		25 hr
Apr 16, 3:54 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester, Wicomico	51 min
Apr 16, 4:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester, Wicomico, Worcester	46 min
Apr 16, 5:39 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Wicomico, Worcester	51 min
Apr 16, 6:35 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Worcester	40 min
Apr 16, 2:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chowan, Gates	31 min
Apr 16, 3:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans	32 min
Apr 16, 4:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Currituck	31 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.