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River Flood Warning 52, NWS Wakefield, VA

December 5, 2020Chesterfield County, Henrico County, City of Richmond, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this river flood warning at Dec 5, 2020, 2:37 PM EST for Chesterfield County, Henrico County, City of Richmond, Virginia. It took effect at Dec 6, 2020, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 5, 2020, 2:37 PM EST (19:37 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 6, 2020, 12:00 AM EST
Expired: Dec 6, 2020, 2:22 PM EST
In force: 14 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Chesterfield County, VA, City of Richmond, VA, Henrico County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:41 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-Westham (RMDV2). The gauge peaked at 12.74 ft at Dec 6, 2020, 5:00 AM EST.

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 12 ft
Moderate stage: 15 ft
Major stage: 22 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02037500, 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 Dec 5, 1:46 PM EST, 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 5, 1:46 PM EST, 51 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
Dec 5, 12:31 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond	6 hr
Dec 5, 1:34 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Franklin	41 min
Dec 5, 1:39 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Prince George, City of Hopewell	51 min
Dec 5, 2:15 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth and 1 more	45 min
Dec 5, 2:25 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lancaster, Middlesex	35 min
Dec 5, 2:31 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Gloucester, James City, Prince George, Surry, City of Williamsburg	44 min
Dec 5, 3:03 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach	27 min
Dec 5, 3:13 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Lunenburg	7 hr
Dec 5, 3:17 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk	43 min
Dec 5, 3:21 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Surry and 1 more	39 min
Dec 5, 4:06 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth	39 min
Dec 5, 5:03 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		87 min
Dec 5, 6:49 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Mecklenburg	6 hr
Dec 5, 9:14 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		24 hr
Dec 5, 11:36 AM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Brunswick	42 hr
Dec 5, 11:40 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Caroline, King and Queen, King William	34 hr
Dec 5, 1:50 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Charles City, New Kent	5 days
Dec 5, 1:55 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico	6 hr
Dec 5, 3:35 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Wicomico, Worcester	5 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.