Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Watches in 2019
Flash Flood Watch 6, NWS Blacksburg, VA
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
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 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
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>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
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Special weather statement, Jul 6, 11:30 PM EDT, 4 hours 56 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Special weather statement, Jul 6, 11:45 PM EDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Special weather statement, Jul 7, 12:04 AM EDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Special weather statement, Jul 7, 12:39 AM EDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Local storm report, Jul 7, 1:20 AM EDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 9:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Buena Vista | 22 min |
| Jul 6, 9:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 58 min |
| Jul 6, 10:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, City of Lynchburg | 64 min |
| Jul 6, 10:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Radford | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 10:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 49 min |
| Jul 6, 11:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery | 30 min |
| Jul 6, 11:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 30 min |
| Jul 6, 11:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery | 15 min |
| Jul 6, 11:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 30 min |
| Jul 6, 11:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 73 min |
| Jul 7, 12:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 26 min |
| Jul 7, 12:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, City of Lynchburg | 36 min |
| Jul 7, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 61 min |
| Jul 7, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig | 31 min |
| Jul 7, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 36 min |
| Jul 7, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 29 min |
| Jul 7, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox | 31 min |
| Jul 7, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 28 min |
| Jul 7, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Galax | 44 min |
| Jul 7, 4:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Floyd | 100 min |
| Jul 7, 4:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, City of Lynchburg | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 42 min |
| Jul 7, 5:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 58 min |
| Jul 7, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 62 min |
| Jul 6, 11:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wilkes | 33 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.