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Flood Watch 7, NWS Blacksburg, VA
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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</html>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.