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Flood Watch 7, NWS Blacksburg, VA

November 10, 202014 counties in Virginia; 9 counties in North Carolina

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flood watch at Nov 10, 2020, 1:51 PM EST for 14 counties in Virginia; 9 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Nov 11, 2020, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 34 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 10, 2020, 1:51 PM EST (18:51 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 11, 2020, 4:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 12, 2020, 1:41 PM EST
In force
34 hr
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA
Flood severity
None
All 23 counties

Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Caswell 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 Danville, 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, Halifax County, VA, Henry County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Roanoke County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Nov 10, 9:59 AM EST, 3 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 10, 9:59 AM EST, 3 hours 52 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 10, 2:44 AM EST, 11 hours 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
244 AM EST Tue Nov 10 2020

NCZ004>006-020-VAZ007-009>014-018>020-022>024-033>035-043>047-058-
059-WVZ042>044-507-508-111000-
Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-
Pulaski-Montgomery-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-
Rockbridge-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-
Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-
Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
244 AM EST Tue Nov 10 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,
northwest North Carolina, central Virginia, south central Virginia,
southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West
Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Multiple rounds of moderate to locally heavy rainfall are expected
Wednesday and Thursday, which may result in flooding of small
streams and rivers, as well as poor drainage areas.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ015>017-032-111000-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Patrick-
244 AM EST Tue Nov 10 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,
northwest North Carolina and southwest Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Locally heavy rainfall will develop tonight which may produce
flooding, especially along the southern Blue Ridge into the
mountains of North Carolina.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Multiple rounds of moderate to locally heavy rainfall are expected
Wednesday and Thursday, which may result in flooding of small
streams and rivers, as well as poor drainage areas.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 10, 8:53 AM EST, 4 hours 58 minutes before
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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.