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Flash Flood Watch 1, NWS Blacksburg, VA

February 23, 2019Pulaski County, City of Radford, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flash flood watch at Feb 23, 2019, 12:37 PM EST for Pulaski County, City of Radford, Virginia. It was in force for 22 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 23, 2019, 12:37 PM EST (17:37 UTC)
Expired
Feb 24, 2019, 10:13 AM EST
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA
Flood severity
None

Counties City of Radford, VA, Pulaski County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:38 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 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 Feb 23, 10:12 AM EST, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 10:12 AM EST, 2 hours 25 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 4:51 AM EST, 7 hours 46 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
451 AM EST Sat Feb 23 2019

NCZ003-019-VAZ032>035-241000-
Surry-Wilkes-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-
451 AM EST Sat Feb 23 2019

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

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...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

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

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.
   High Wind Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter reports of flooding and/or wind damage over the next few days
will be appreciated. They can be sent via our web page, called into
our office, or sent through our social media accounts.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-241000-
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-
451 AM EST Sat Feb 23 2019

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest North Carolina,
southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West
Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

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

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.
   High Wind Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter reports of flooding and/or wind damage over the next few days
will be appreciated. They can be sent via our web page, called into
our office, or sent through our social media accounts.

NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-241000-
Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Yadkin-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-
Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-
451 AM EST Sat Feb 23 2019

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,
northwest North Carolina, central Virginia and south central
Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

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

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

Strong gusty winds will develop Sunday. The winds could be strong
enough to cause downed trees and power lines resulting in scattered
power outages. A Wind Advisory will likely be needed.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter reports of flooding and/or wind damage over the next few days
will be appreciated. They can be sent via our web page, called into
our office, or sent through our social media accounts.

VAZ022>024-241000-
Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-
451 AM EST Sat Feb 23 2019

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for west central Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

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

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.
   High Wind Watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter reports of flooding and/or wind damage over the next few days
will be appreciated. They can be sent via our web page, called into
our office, or sent through our social media accounts.

RAB

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 23, 10:59 AM EST, 1 hour 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1059 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0930 AM     DEBRIS FLOW      CERES                   37.30N 81.15W
02/23/2019                   MERCER             WV   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            LANDSLIDE BLOCKING RT 112 NEAR COUNTRY GIRL
            RD. AS OF THE TIME OF THE REPORT, LANDSLIDE
            STILL MOVING AND IS NOW COVERING ADJACENT
            RAILROAD TRACKS.

&&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 22, 8:25 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningRNKPittsylvania, City of Danville71 hr
Feb 22, 8:25 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningRNKHalifax4 days
Feb 23, 1:56 AM ESTHigh Wind WatchRNKAlleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more14 hr
Feb 23, 5:02 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKBland, Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe11 hr
Feb 23, 6:54 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKGiles7 hr
Feb 23, 8:04 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningRNKTazewell24 hr
Feb 23, 8:32 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningRNKRoanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem22 hr
Feb 23, 9:12 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningRNKMontgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford31 hr
Feb 23, 9:12 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningRNKGiles34 hr
Feb 23, 9:32 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKAlleghany, Botetourt, Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski and 5 more9 hr
Feb 23, 9:40 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningRNKBotetourt38 hr
Feb 23, 12:54 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningRNKCarroll, Grayson, City of Galax6 hr
Feb 23, 1:31 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningRNKGiles18 hr
Feb 23, 1:42 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKHalifax, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville6 hr
Feb 23, 2:00 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKAmherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Floyd and 6 more6 hr
Feb 23, 2:45 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningRNKCampbell, Charlotte, Halifax28 hr
Feb 23, 3:43 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningRNKBland, Carroll, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth, Tazewell and 1 more21 hr
Feb 23, 3:47 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningRNKCarroll, Grayson, City of Galax15 hr
Feb 23, 4:08 PM ESTHigh Wind WarningRNKAlleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 23 more44 hr
Feb 23, 4:08 PM ESTWind AdvisoryRNKAppomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania and 2 more32 hr
Feb 23, 6:42 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKCarroll, Grayson, City of Galax6 hr
Feb 23, 5:37 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningRNKRockingham31 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.