Alert archive / Virginia / River Flood Warnings in 2019
River Flood Warning 2, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this river flood warning at Feb 22, 2019, 7:33 AM EST for Chesterfield County, Henrico County, City of Richmond, Virginia. It took effect at Feb 22, 2019, 3:50 PM EST. It was in force for 21 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2019, 7:33 AM EST (12:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 22, 2019, 3:50 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2019, 8:33 AM EDT
- In force
- 21 days
- 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 12:32 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 James River (VA) at Richmond-Westham (RMDV2).
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 11:04 AM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Henrico, City of Richmond | 5 days |
| Feb 22, 11:04 AM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 4 days |
| Feb 22, 11:04 AM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Southampton | 14 days |
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.