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River Flood Warning 7, NWS Wakefield, VA

February 23, 2019Cumberland County, Goochland County, Powhatan County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this river flood warning at Feb 23, 2019, 9:14 PM EST for Cumberland County, Goochland County, Powhatan County, Virginia. It took effect at Feb 24, 2019, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 23, 2019, 9:14 PM EST (02:14 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 24, 2019, 4:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 26, 2019, 3:59 AM EST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Cumberland County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Powhatan County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:16 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 Cartersville (CARV2). The gauge peaked at 21.26 ft at Feb 25, 2019, 5:00 AM EST.

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Action stage
15 ft
Minor stage
20 ft
Moderate stage
23 ft
Major stage
26.4 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02035000, 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 Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Feb 23, 9:00 PM EST, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 9:00 PM EST, 14 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 9:04 PM EST, 10 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
904 PM EST Sat Feb 23 2019

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Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck-
Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans-Eastern Currituck-Fluvanna-Prince Edward-
Cumberland-Goochland-Caroline-Mecklenburg-Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-
Powhatan-Westmoreland-Richmond-Northumberland-Lancaster-Brunswick-
Dinwiddie-Prince George-Charles City-New Kent-Gloucester-Middlesex-
Mathews-Greensville-Sussex-Surry-James City-Southampton-
Isle of Wight-Norfolk/Portsmouth-Suffolk-Chesapeake-Virginia Beach-
Western Louisa-Eastern Louisa-Western Hanover-Eastern Hanover-
Western Chesterfield-Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights)-
Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond)-Eastern Henrico-
Western King William-Eastern King William-Western King and Queen-
Eastern King and Queen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-York-Newport News-
Hampton/Poquoson-
904 PM EST Sat Feb 23 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast North Carolina,
central Virginia, east central Virginia, eastern Virginia, north
central Virginia, south central Virginia and southeast Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

A second round of rain will develop later tonight. The runoff from
this rain may produce ponding of water on roadways as well as minor
flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Periods of rain continue Sunday morning. Due to the already saturated
grounds, the additional rainfall will result in additional rises in
mainstem river levels. Flood warnings continue along the James, Meherrin
and Nottoway rivers this weekend.

Southwest to west winds will gust between 30 to 40 mph Sunday afternoon.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches-
Accomack-Northampton-
904 PM EST Sat Feb 23 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, eastern
Virginia and southeast Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Steady rainfall tonight may result in ponding of water on roadways
as well as minor flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Southwest to west winds will gust between 30 to 40 mph Sunday
afternoon and west to northwest winds will gust to 35 to 40 mph
Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 3:54 AM ESTWind AdvisoryAKQAccomack, Lancaster, Northampton, Northumberland, Westmoreland36 hr
Feb 24, 3:12 PM ESTLow Water AdvisoryAKQ19 hr
Feb 24, 4:46 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningAKQKing and Queen, King William3 days
Feb 24, 2:50 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQBertie71 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2019Every river flood warning in 2019

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.