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River Flood Warning 16, NWS Wakefield, VA

May 1, 2020Henrico County, City of Richmond, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this river flood warning at May 1, 2020, 1:58 PM EDT for Henrico County, City of Richmond, Virginia. It took effect at May 2, 2020, 3:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 23 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 1, 2020, 1:58 PM EDT (17:58 UTC)
In effect from: May 2, 2020, 3:00 AM EDT
Expired: May 3, 2020, 2:00 AM EDT
In force: 23 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties City of Richmond, VA, Henrico County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point James River (VA) at Richmond Locks (RICV2).

Action stage: 6 ft
Minor stage: 8 ft
Moderate stage: 19 ft
Major stage: 28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02037705, 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 Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Apr 30, 7:55 PM EDT, 18 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 7:55 PM EDT, 18 hours 3 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 1, 3:51 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		30 hr
May 1, 4:36 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Westmoreland	7 hr
May 1, 11:21 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		88 min
May 1, 1:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton, City of Franklin	43 min
May 1, 1:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans	66 min
May 1, 2:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank, Perquimans	59 min
May 1, 7:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	47 min
May 1, 11:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Worcester	45 min

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.