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River Flood Warning 13, NWS Baltimore/Washington

March 21, 2019Spotsylvania County, Stafford County, City of Fredericksburg, Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this river flood warning at Mar 21, 2019, 9:59 PM EDT for Spotsylvania County, Stafford County, City of Fredericksburg, Virginia. It took effect at Mar 22, 2019, 7:00 AM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 21, 2019, 9:59 PM EDT (01:59 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 22, 2019, 7:00 AM EDT
Expired: Mar 22, 2019, 4:13 AM EDT
In force
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties City of Fredericksburg, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA, Stafford County, VA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Rappahannock River above Fredericksburg (FDBV2).

Action stage: 10 ft
Minor stage: 13 ft
Moderate stage: 16 ft
Major stage: 23 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01668000, 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 Mar 21, 9:37 PM EDT, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 21, 9:37 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 21, 9:36 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 21, 9:49 PM EDT, 10 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 21, 9:54 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 21, 9:59 PM EDT, 0 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
Mar 21, 10:01 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Stafford, City of Fredericksburg	21 hr
Mar 22, 4:07 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Loudoun	16 hr
Mar 22, 4:08 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick and 15 more	24 hr
Mar 22, 4:54 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	6 hr
Mar 22, 3:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Fairfax	49 min
Mar 22, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		89 min
Mar 22, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		89 min
Mar 22, 3:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	38 min
Mar 22, 3:57 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		93 min
Mar 22, 4:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Prince William	39 min
Mar 22, 4:37 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		83 min
Mar 22, 5:00 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		15 min
Mar 22, 5:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg	41 min
Mar 22, 5:24 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		53 min
Mar 22, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		33 min
Mar 21, 8:06 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Carroll, Frederick, Montgomery	9 hr
Mar 21, 9:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, Howard, City of Baltimore	12 hr
Mar 21, 10:07 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Washington	6 hr
Mar 21, 10:12 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Frederick	25 hr
Mar 22, 12:04 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Prince George's	19 hr
Mar 22, 4:09 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Washington	7 hr
Mar 22, 9:46 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Carroll	5 hr
Mar 22, 12:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Baltimore	6 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.