Alert archive / Virginia / River Flood Warnings in 2019
River Flood Warning 7, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this river flood warning at Feb 22, 2019, 8:25 PM EST for Halifax County, Virginia. It took effect at Feb 23, 2019, 8:07 PM EST. It was in force for 68 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2019, 8:25 PM EST (01:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2019, 8:07 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2019, 4:32 PM EST
- In force
- 68 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Halifax County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:26 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.
The river
Written for the forecast point Dan River at Paces (PCEV2).
- Action stage
- 20 ft
- Minor stage
- 22 ft
- Moderate stage
- 29 ft
- Major stage
- 35 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02075500, 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 Feb 22, 6:46 PM EST, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 6:46 PM EST, 1 hour 39 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 426 AM EST Fri Feb 22 2019 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>017-WVZ042-043-508-231000- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski- Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Mercer-Summers-Western Greenbrier- 426 AM EST Fri Feb 22 2019 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest North Carolina, southwest 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...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Also, strong gusty winds will develop Saturday night and continue through Sunday night. The winds may topple trees and cause power outages. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ022-032-033-043>047-058-059-231000- Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Wilkes-Yadkin-Roanoke-Patrick- Franklin-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax- Charlotte- 426 AM EST Fri Feb 22 2019 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... 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...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Also, strong gusty winds will develop Sunday. The winds may topple trees and cause power outages. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. VAZ018>020-WVZ044-507-231000- Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier- 426 AM EST Fri Feb 22 2019 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for 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. Also, a period of freezing rain is possible late tonight into early Saturday morning but no significant icing is expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Also, strong gusty winds will develop Saturday night and continue through Sunday night. The winds may topple trees and cause power outages. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. VAZ023-024-034-035-231000- Botetourt-Rockbridge-Bedford-Amherst- 426 AM EST Fri Feb 22 2019 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia, south central 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. Also, a period of freezing rain is possible late tonight into early Saturday morning but no significant icing is expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Also, strong gusty winds will develop Saturday night and continue through Sunday night. The winds may topple trees and cause power outages. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 22, 4:26 PM EST, 3 hours 59 minutes before
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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 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, 12:37 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Pulaski, City of Radford | 22 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.