Alert archive / Virginia / Flood Watches in 2020
Flood Watch 5, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flood watch at Oct 10, 2020, 4:13 AM EDT for 11 counties in Virginia; 8 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Oct 11, 2020, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2020, 4:13 AM EDT (08:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 11, 2020, 4:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 12, 2020, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Carroll County, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Henry County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Roanoke County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 13 min |
| Oct 10, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 15 min |
| Oct 10, 6:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Stokes | 18 min |
Nearby
Flood Watches in Virginia, 2020Flood Watches in North Carolina, 2020Every flood watch 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.