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Areal Flood Warning 13, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this areal flood warning at Apr 19, 2019, 11:34 PM EDT for Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2019, 11:34 PM EDT (03:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2019, 5:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal flood warning 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 areal flood warning went out at Apr 19, 7:56 PM EDT, 3 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 7:56 PM EDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 348 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019 NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-202000- Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Wilkes-Yadkin-Roanoke-Botetourt- Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania- Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte- 348 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019 ...TORNADO WATCH 88 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, northwest North Carolina, central Virginia, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia and west central Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. In addition, localized flash flooding will be possible due to heavy rain from showers and thunderstorms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-202000- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski- Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Mercer- Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier- 348 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest North Carolina, southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Showers and thunderstorms may produce damaging winds and localized flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. PW
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 19, 7:16 PM EDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 9:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Pulaski, City of Radford | 6 hr |
| Apr 19, 9:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 6 hr |
| Apr 19, 11:47 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 28 hr |
| Apr 19, 11:47 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 32 hr |
| Apr 19, 8:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 61 min |
| Apr 19, 8:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 55 min |
| Apr 19, 8:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 9:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Monroe, Summers | 6 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.