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River Flood Warning 12, NWS Blacksburg, VA

February 7, 2020Montgomery County, Pulaski County, City of Radford, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this river flood warning at Feb 7, 2020, 11:06 AM EST for Montgomery County, Pulaski County, City of Radford, Virginia. It was in force for 22 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 7, 2020, 11:06 AM EST (16:06 UTC)
Expired: Feb 8, 2020, 9:00 AM EST
In force: 22 hr
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties City of Radford, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Pulaski County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point New River at Radford (RDFV2).

Action stage: 12 ft
Minor stage: 14 ft
Moderate stage: 16 ft
Major stage: 20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03171000, 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 Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Feb 7, 9:23 AM EST, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 9:23 AM EST, 1 hour 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 7, 7:08 AM EST, 3 hours 58 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 7, 6:49 AM EST, 4 hours 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 7, 6:57 AM EST, 4 hours 9 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 7, 6:58 AM EST, 4 hours 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 7, 8:59 AM EST, 2 hours 7 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 7, 9:01 AM EST, 2 hours 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
901 AM EST FRI FEB 7 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0845 AM     FLOOD            SOUTH BOSTON            36.70N 78.90W
02/07/2020                   HALIFAX            VA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS THAT 12 ROADS WERE
            FLOODED AND CLOSED AS OF 8 AM EST THIS
            MORNING. IN ADDITION, U.S. 501 WILL BE
            CLOSED TODAY NEAR SOUTH BOSTON AS A RESULT
            OF FLOODING FROM THE DAN RIVER AND AT LEAST
            ONE LANE OF U.S. 58 NEAR SOUTH BOSTON WILL
            ALSO HAVE TO BE CLOSED FOR THE SAME REASON.

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Local storm report, Feb 7, 10:45 AM EST, 21 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 6, 7:28 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Smyth, Tazewell	18 hr
Feb 6, 8:30 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Bland, Wythe	15 hr
Feb 6, 9:28 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Pittsylvania	6 hr
Feb 6, 9:40 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more	20 hr
Feb 6, 9:42 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Giles, Pulaski, City of Radford	6 hr
Feb 6, 9:53 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RNK	Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax	44 hr
Feb 6, 9:53 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	3 days
Feb 6, 10:17 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania	22 hr
Feb 7, 12:51 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville	12 hr
Feb 7, 1:48 AM EST	River Flood Warning	RNK	Pulaski, Wythe	29 hr
Feb 7, 2:41 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax	64 min
Feb 7, 3:26 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Pittsylvania	12 hr
Feb 7, 3:35 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Covington, City of Radford and 1 more	3 hr
Feb 7, 3:52 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Giles, Pulaski, City of Radford	9 hr
Feb 7, 4:09 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax	7 hr
Feb 7, 4:30 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	RNK	Grayson	20 hr
Feb 7, 4:30 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more	20 hr
Feb 7, 5:45 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, City of Buena Vista	45 min
Feb 7, 5:49 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin, Patrick	41 min
Feb 7, 6:11 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	49 min
Feb 7, 6:27 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke	3 hr
Feb 7, 9:37 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Salem	3 hr
Feb 7, 12:13 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RNK	Botetourt	17 hr
Feb 7, 12:25 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Botetourt, Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	6 hr
Feb 7, 1:25 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Tazewell	6 hr
Feb 7, 1:59 PM EST	River Flood Warning	RNK	Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	17 hr
Feb 6, 11:05 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Yadkin	6 hr
Feb 7, 11:42 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Mercer, Summers	15 hr
Feb 7, 1:42 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Greenbrier	12 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.