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River Flood Warning 86, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this river flood warning at Sep 13, 2018, 5:02 PM EDT for Washington County, Maryland. It took effect at Sep 13, 2018, 5:35 PM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2018, 5:02 PM EDT (21:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 13, 2018, 5:35 PM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 14, 2018, 12:01 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Washington County, MD
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:05 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 Conococheague Creek at Fairview (FAVM2). The gauge peaked at 10.57 ft at Sep 13, 2018, 8:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 8 ft
- Minor stage
- 10 ft
- Moderate stage
- 12 ft
- Major stage
- 15 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01614500, 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 Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2:48 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, King George, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 59 hr |
| Sep 13, 4:32 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 41 hr | |
| Sep 13, 2:37 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 61 hr |
| Sep 13, 8:36 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Harford | 16 hr |
| Sep 13, 2:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Washington | 6 hr |
| Sep 13, 2:37 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Saint Mary's | 53 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.