Alert archive / Virginia / Flood Watches in 2019
Flood Watch 2, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flood watch at Feb 21, 2019, 2:44 PM EST for 37 counties in Virginia; 9 counties in North Carolina; 4 counties in West Virginia. It took effect at Feb 22, 2019, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 58 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2019, 2:44 PM EST (19:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 22, 2019, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2019, 10:13 AM EST
- In force
- 58 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Flood severity
- None
All 50 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Caswell County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Carroll County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Henry County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Greenbrier County, WV, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 7:06 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Patrick, Roanoke and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:05 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Smyth | 6 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:36 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Craig, Giles | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:04 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 86 min |
| Feb 21, 1:49 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles | 9 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:39 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Caswell | 111 min |
Nearby
Flood Watches in Virginia, 2019Flood Watches in North Carolina, 2019Flood Watches in West Virginia, 2019Every 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.