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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Wakefield, VA

February 6, 2020Amelia County, Cumberland County, Prince Edward County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this river flood warning at Feb 6, 2020, 9:52 PM EST for Amelia County, Cumberland County, Prince Edward County, Virginia. It took effect at Feb 7, 2020, 5:00 AM EST. It was in force for 40 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 6, 2020, 9:52 PM EST (02:52 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 7, 2020, 5:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 8, 2020, 8:52 PM EST
In force
40 hr
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Amelia County, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Prince Edward County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Appomattox River at Farmville (FRMV2).

Action stage
12 ft
Minor stage
16 ft
Moderate stage
20 ft
Major stage
25 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02039500, 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 Feb 6, 6:27 PM EST, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 6:27 PM EST, 3 hours 25 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 6, 7:13 PM EST, 2 hours 39 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 6, 5:57 PM EST, 3 hours 55 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 6, 6:08 PM EST, 3 hours 44 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 6, 6:15 PM EST, 3 hours 37 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 6, 6:26 PM EST, 3 hours 26 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Feb 6, 8:12 PM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Feb 6, 8:52 PM EST, 1 hour before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 6, 8:29 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ91 min
Feb 6, 9:05 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQBrunswick66 hr
Feb 7, 1:40 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryAKQAccomack, Northampton14 hr
Feb 7, 6:53 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningAKQMecklenburg12 hr
Feb 7, 7:30 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCaroline, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa and 1 more45 min
Feb 7, 7:46 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQBrunswick, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Sussex, City of Petersburg44 min
Feb 7, 8:08 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQChesterfield, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, New Kent, City of Colonial Heights and 1 more52 min
Feb 7, 8:09 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCaroline, Essex21 min
Feb 7, 8:16 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQEssex, Westmoreland44 min
Feb 7, 8:36 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCharles City, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Lancaster, Mathews and 9 more39 min
Feb 7, 8:39 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQIsle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk and 4 more51 min
Feb 7, 8:47 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ58 min
Feb 7, 8:51 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ54 min
Feb 7, 9:01 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQSussex70 hr
Feb 7, 9:07 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQGloucester, Isle of Wight, Mathews, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton and 6 more38 min
Feb 7, 9:27 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQAccomack, Northampton48 min
Feb 7, 9:35 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ55 min
Feb 7, 9:45 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCity of Virginia Beach45 min
Feb 7, 9:47 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ58 min
Feb 7, 9:53 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ52 min
Feb 7, 9:55 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQChesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond63 hr
Feb 7, 5:54 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ13 hr
Feb 6, 8:12 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCamden48 min
Feb 6, 8:52 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCurrituck38 min
Feb 6, 10:13 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQBertie4 days
Feb 7, 8:57 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQDorchester, Wicomico48 min
Feb 7, 9:38 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQDorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester67 min
Feb 7, 10:58 AM ESTCoastal Flood WarningAKQDorchester, Somerset, Wicomico7 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2020Every river flood warning in 2020

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.