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Flash Flood Watch 1, NWS Blacksburg, VA

April 15, 201827 counties in Virginia; 8 counties in North Carolina; 4 counties in West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flash flood watch at Apr 15, 2018, 3:57 AM EDT for 27 counties in Virginia; 8 counties in North Carolina; 4 counties in West Virginia. It took effect at Apr 15, 2018, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 15, 2018, 3:57 AM EDT (07:57 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 15, 2018, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 16, 2018, 12:00 AM EDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Flood severity: None

All 39 counties

Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Henry County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Greenbrier County, WV, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:55 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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Apr 15, 3:57 AM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 3:57 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 15, 1:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson, Smyth	38 min
Apr 15, 1:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Grayson	69 min
Apr 15, 1:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	30 min
Apr 15, 2:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Patrick	63 min
Apr 15, 2:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Wythe	56 min
Apr 15, 2:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Pulaski, Wythe, City of Galax and 1 more	64 min
Apr 15, 2:48 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax	3 hr
Apr 15, 3:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Patrick, Pulaski	57 min
Apr 15, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles, Montgomery, City of Radford	62 min
Apr 15, 3:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Montgomery and 5 more	63 min
Apr 15, 4:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Floyd, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville	67 min
Apr 15, 4:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Carroll	3 hr
Apr 15, 4:37 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford	3 hr
Apr 15, 5:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick and 4 more	63 min
Apr 15, 5:45 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Danville	45 min
Apr 15, 6:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax, City of Danville	56 min
Apr 15, 6:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	78 min
Apr 15, 6:23 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Bedford, Campbell, Pittsylvania	26 min
Apr 15, 6:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 3 more	88 min
Apr 15, 7:07 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	38 min
Apr 15, 7:34 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Buckingham	26 min
Apr 15, 12:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Ashe, Watauga	25 min
Apr 15, 12:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	46 min
Apr 15, 3:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	42 min
Apr 15, 5:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Rockingham, Stokes	34 min
Apr 15, 5:18 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	RNK	Caswell, Rockingham	42 min
Apr 15, 7:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Watauga	6 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Watches in Virginia, 2018 Flash Flood Watches in North Carolina, 2018 Flash Flood Watches in West Virginia, 2018 Every flash flood watch 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.