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River Flood Warning 62, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this river flood warning at Nov 16, 2018, 9:16 AM EST for Amelia County, Cumberland County, Prince Edward County, Virginia. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2018, 9:16 AM EST (14:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2018, 11:33 PM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Amelia County, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Prince Edward County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:18 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 Appomattox River at Farmville (FRMV2). The gauge peaked at 16.52 ft at Nov 16, 2018, 2:00 PM EST.
- Action stage
- 12 ft
- Minor stage
- 16 ft
- Moderate stage
- 20 ft
- Major stage
- 25 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02039500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 7:38 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 38 hr | |
| Nov 16, 3:12 AM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna | 13 hr |
| Nov 16, 4:15 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Henrico | 6 hr |
| Nov 16, 9:16 AM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Henrico, City of Richmond | 37 hr |
| Nov 16, 9:16 AM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 39 hr |
Nearby
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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.