Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Watches in 2019
Flash Flood Watch 1, NWS Blacksburg, VA
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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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
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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</html>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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 8:25 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 71 hr |
| Feb 22, 8:25 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax | 4 days |
| Feb 23, 1:56 AM EST | High Wind Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 23, 5:02 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 11 hr |
| Feb 23, 6:54 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Giles | 7 hr |
| Feb 23, 8:04 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 24 hr |
| Feb 23, 8:32 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 22 hr |
| Feb 23, 9:12 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 31 hr |
| Feb 23, 9:12 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Giles | 34 hr |
| Feb 23, 9:32 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski and 5 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 23, 9:40 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Botetourt | 38 hr |
| Feb 23, 12:54 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 6 hr |
| Feb 23, 1:31 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Giles | 18 hr |
| Feb 23, 1:42 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Halifax, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 6 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:00 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Floyd and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:45 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax | 28 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:43 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth, Tazewell and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:47 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 15 hr |
| Feb 23, 4:08 PM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 23 more | 44 hr |
| Feb 23, 4:08 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania and 2 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 23, 6:42 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 6 hr |
| Feb 23, 5:37 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Rockingham | 31 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.