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River Flood Warning 18, NWS Blacksburg, VA

April 19, 2019Montgomery County, Pulaski County, City of Radford, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this river flood warning at Apr 19, 2019, 11:47 PM EDT for Montgomery County, Pulaski County, City of Radford, Virginia. It took effect at Apr 20, 2019, 11:22 AM EDT. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 19, 2019, 11:47 PM EDT (03:47 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 20, 2019, 11:22 AM EDT
Expired: Apr 21, 2019, 8:16 AM EDT
In force: 21 hr
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties City of Radford, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Pulaski County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point New River at Radford (RDFV2).

Action stage: 12 ft
Minor stage: 14 ft
Moderate stage: 16 ft
Major stage: 20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03171000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at Apr 19, 7:56 PM EDT, 3 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 7:56 PM EDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 3:48 PM EDT, 7 hours 59 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
348 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-202000-
Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Wilkes-Yadkin-Roanoke-Botetourt-
Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-
Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-
348 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019

...TORNADO WATCH 88 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

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...This afternoon and tonight.

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

   Tornado Watch.

In addition, localized flash flooding will be possible due to heavy
rain from showers and thunderstorms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-202000-
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-
348 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms may produce damaging winds and localized
flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

PW

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 19, 7:16 PM EDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 19, 7:20 PM EDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 19, 9:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Pulaski, City of Radford	6 hr
Apr 19, 9:39 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	6 hr
Apr 19, 11:47 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax	28 hr
Apr 19, 8:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Ashe, Watauga	61 min
Apr 19, 8:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Ashe, Watauga	55 min
Apr 19, 8:51 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes	3 hr
Apr 19, 11:34 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Ashe, Watauga	6 hr
Apr 19, 9:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Monroe, Summers	6 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2019 Every river flood warning 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.