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River Flood Warning 45, NWS Baltimore/Washington

June 3, 2018Fairfax County, Loudoun County, Virginia; Montgomery County, Maryland

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this river flood warning at Jun 3, 2018, 3:48 PM EDT for Fairfax County, Loudoun County, Virginia; Montgomery County, Maryland. It took effect at Jun 4, 2018, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 35 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 3, 2018, 3:48 PM EDT (19:48 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 4, 2018, 10:00 AM EDT
Expired: Jun 5, 2018, 8:58 PM EDT
In force: 35 hr
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Moderate

Counties Montgomery County, MD, Fairfax County, VA, Loudoun County, VA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Potomac River near Washington DC (Little Falls) (BRKM2). The gauge peaked at 12.45 ft at Jun 5, 2018, 5:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 5 ft
Minor stage: 10 ft
Moderate stage: 12 ft
Major stage: 14 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01646500, 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 Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jun 3, 3:13 PM EDT, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 3:13 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 2:50 PM EDT, 58 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 3, 10:22 AM EDT, 5 hours 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1022 AM EDT SUN JUN 03 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0920 AM     FLOOD            MOUNT JACKSON           38.75N  78.64W
06/03/2018                   SHENANDOAH         VA   OTHER FEDERAL

            THE NORTH FORK SHENANDOAH RIVER NEAR MOUNT JACKSON ROSE
            ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. AGRICULTURAL FLOODING BEGINS AND
            WATER APPROACHES A ROAD IN MOUNT JACKSON.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LWX1800592

ADS

Local storm report, Jun 3, 10:54 AM EDT, 4 hours 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1054 AM EDT SUN JUN 03 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1040 AM     FLOOD            2 ENE WILDE ACRES       39.15N  78.37W
06/03/2018                   FREDERICK          VA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            BACK MOUNTAIN ROAD IMPASSABLE IN SPOTS

&&

EVENT NUMBER LWX1800593

ADS

Local storm report, Jun 3, 11:09 AM EDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1109 AM EDT SUN JUN 03 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1035 AM     FLOOD            4 WNW OMPS              39.53N  78.35W
06/03/2018                   MORGAN             WV   911 CALL CENTER

            UP TO 30 ROADS FLOODED AND CLOSED ACROSS THE COUNTY.
            ONE OF THOSE ROADS CLOSED IS RT 9 BETWEEN PAW PAW AND
            GREAT CACAPON. THIS IS NEARLY A 20 MILE STRETCH.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LWX1800594

ADS

Local storm report, Jun 3, 11:23 AM EDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1123 AM EDT SUN JUN 03 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1100 AM     FLOOD            FRONT ROYAL             38.92N  78.18W
06/03/2018                   WARREN             VA   911 CALL CENTER

            MULTIPLE ROAD CLOSURES REPORTED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
            AND IN AND AROUND FRONT ROYAL.

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EVENT NUMBER LWX1800595

SMZ

Local storm report, Jun 3, 2:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 3, 2:53 PM EDT, 55 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 3, 4:00 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Page	23 hr
Jun 3, 4:01 AM EDT	River Flood Watch	LWX	Warren	8 hr
Jun 3, 4:11 AM EDT	Flood Watch	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 26 more	14 hr
Jun 3, 4:17 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Madison	15 hr
Jun 3, 4:54 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		37 hr
Jun 3, 5:07 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Fauquier, Greene, Madison, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham and 2 more	24 hr
Jun 3, 5:43 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester	22 hr
Jun 3, 6:52 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock	26 hr
Jun 3, 6:55 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Clarke, Frederick, Warren	21 hr
Jun 3, 7:18 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		87 min
Jun 3, 7:25 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Clarke, Frederick, Rockingham, Shenandoah	20 hr
Jun 3, 11:41 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Warren	29 hr
Jun 3, 11:53 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Rockingham	24 hr
Jun 3, 11:54 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Orange, Spotsylvania	23 hr
Jun 3, 12:00 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg	15 hr
Jun 3, 12:20 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Loudoun	54 hr
Jun 3, 12:27 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Loudoun	66 hr
Jun 3, 12:34 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier	39 hr
Jun 3, 1:06 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Stafford, City of Fredericksburg	39 hr
Jun 3, 1:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Fauquier, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park	14 hr
Jun 3, 2:00 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg	5 hr
Jun 3, 2:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church	7 hr
Jun 3, 2:46 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Watch	LWX	Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	44 min
Jun 3, 3:30 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	50 hr
Jun 3, 3:59 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg	11 hr
Jun 3, 4:22 PM EDT	Gale Warning	LWX		3 hr
Jun 3, 4:30 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		25 hr
Jun 3, 6:03 PM EDT	Flood Watch	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church	3 hr
Jun 2, 9:45 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Allegany	31 hr
Jun 3, 12:02 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	LWX	Washington	2 hr
Jun 3, 12:15 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Washington	42 hr
Jun 3, 12:48 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's	20 hr
Jun 3, 1:59 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Washington	31 hr
Jun 3, 3:35 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Baltimore, Carroll, Howard	9 hr
Jun 3, 3:35 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Washington	30 hr
Jun 3, 5:57 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, City of Baltimore	9 hr
Jun 3, 2:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Grant	4 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2018 River Flood Warnings in Maryland, 2018 Every 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.