Alert archive / Virginia / River Flood Warnings in 2018
River Flood Warning 67, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this river flood warning at Dec 15, 2018, 8:51 PM EST for Chesterfield County, Henrico County, City of Richmond, Virginia. It took effect at Dec 16, 2018, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2018, 8:51 PM EST (01:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 16, 2018, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2018, 4:14 PM EST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Chesterfield County, VA, City of Richmond, VA, Henrico County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 James River (VA) at Richmond-Westham (RMDV2). The gauge peaked at 13.77 ft at Dec 17, 2018, 3:00 AM EST.
- Action stage
- 9 ft
- Minor stage
- 12 ft
- Moderate stage
- 15 ft
- Major stage
- 22 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02037500, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 8:51 PM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Henrico, City of Richmond | 65 hr |
| Dec 16, 2:22 AM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Prince Edward | 23 hr |
| Dec 16, 3:30 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 57 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.