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River Flood Warning 87, NWS Baltimore/Washington

September 17, 2018Augusta County, City of Waynesboro, Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this river flood warning at Sep 17, 2018, 6:33 AM EDT for Augusta County, City of Waynesboro, Virginia. It took effect at Sep 17, 2018, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 17, 2018, 6:33 AM EDT (10:33 UTC)
In effect from: Sep 17, 2018, 10:00 AM EDT
Expired: Sep 17, 2018, 9:53 PM EDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Augusta County, VA, City of Waynesboro, VA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 163 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point South River at Waynesboro near Lyndhurst Road (WAYV2). The gauge peaked at 11.92 ft at Sep 17, 2018, 1:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 7.5 ft
Minor stage: 9.5 ft
Moderate stage: 11 ft
Major stage: 13 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01626000, 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 Sep 17, 3:57 AM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 17, 3:57 AM EDT, 2 hours 36 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
Sep 16, 9:24 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	LWX	Loudoun	24 hr
Sep 16, 9:28 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	LWX	Loudoun	42 hr
Sep 16, 9:31 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	LWX	Fairfax, Loudoun	24 hr
Sep 16, 9:35 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	LWX	Augusta, City of Waynesboro	9 hr
Sep 16, 9:37 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	LWX	Clarke, Warren	18 hr
Sep 17, 8:07 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Augusta, Nelson, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro	33 hr
Sep 17, 9:11 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Greene, Madison, City of Charlottesville	19 hr
Sep 17, 11:12 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Augusta, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg	30 hr
Sep 17, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		2 hr
Sep 17, 2:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Shenandoah	12 hr
Sep 17, 3:11 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg	34 min
Sep 17, 3:34 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Clarke, Warren	60 hr
Sep 17, 3:38 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Stafford	22 min
Sep 17, 4:15 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		90 min
Sep 17, 5:54 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester	6 hr
Sep 17, 6:14 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Rockingham	22 hr
Sep 17, 6:15 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Page	33 hr
Sep 17, 6:16 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Warren	39 hr
Sep 17, 6:43 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Rappahannock	8 hr
Sep 16, 9:22 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	LWX	Washington	25 hr
Sep 16, 9:26 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	LWX	Washington	12 hr
Sep 16, 9:38 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	LWX	Washington	57 hr
Sep 17, 2:13 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel	16 hr
Sep 16, 9:20 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	LWX	Hampshire, Hardy	55 hr
Sep 16, 9:39 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	LWX	Berkeley, Jefferson	59 hr
Sep 16, 9:41 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	LWX	Morgan	63 hr

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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.