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Flash Flood Watch 6, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 7, 201913 counties in Virginia; Greenbrier County, West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flash flood watch at Jul 7, 2019, 4:26 AM EDT for 13 counties in Virginia; Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It took effect at Jul 7, 2019, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 7, 2019, 4:26 AM EDT (08:26 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 7, 2019, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jul 7, 2019, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA
Flood severity
None

Counties Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Greenbrier County, WV

The radar

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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 Jul 7, 2:08 AM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 2:08 AM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 3:40 PM EDT, 12 hours 46 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
340 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2019

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
WVZ042>044-507-508-071945-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-
Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-
Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-
Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-
Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-
Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
340 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will be slow moving through this
evening. This may cause localized flash flooding. In addition, a few
storms could be strong to severe with isolated wind damage the main
threat.

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

Showers and thunderstorms Sunday may produce locally heavy rain that
results in flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 6, 11:27 PM EDT, 4 hours 59 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 11:30 PM EDT, 4 hours 56 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 11:45 PM EDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 12:04 AM EDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 12:39 AM EDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 6, 9:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCity of Buena Vista22 min
Jul 6, 9:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAmherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington58 min
Jul 6, 10:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAmherst, City of Lynchburg64 min
Jul 6, 10:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCity of Radford31 min
Jul 6, 10:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBuckingham49 min
Jul 6, 11:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKMontgomery30 min
Jul 6, 11:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKRockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington30 min
Jul 6, 11:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKMontgomery15 min
Jul 6, 11:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBuckingham30 min
Jul 6, 11:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKAmherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington73 min
Jul 7, 12:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCity of Buena Vista, City of Lexington26 min
Jul 7, 12:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAppomattox, City of Lynchburg36 min
Jul 7, 2:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKTazewell61 min
Jul 7, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCraig31 min
Jul 7, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGiles36 min
Jul 7, 4:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGiles29 min
Jul 7, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAppomattox31 min
Jul 7, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBedford28 min
Jul 7, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCity of Galax44 min
Jul 7, 4:47 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKFloyd100 min
Jul 7, 4:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKAmherst, Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, City of Lynchburg2 hr
Jul 7, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKHalifax42 min
Jul 7, 5:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKCampbell, Charlotte, Halifax3 hr
Jul 7, 5:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCharlotte, Halifax58 min
Jul 7, 6:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKHalifax62 min
Jul 6, 11:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKWilkes33 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Watches in Virginia, 2019Flash Flood Watches in West Virginia, 2019Every flash flood watch 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.