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River Flood Warning 48, NWS Blacksburg, VA

May 28, 2020Montgomery County, Pulaski County, City of Radford, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this river flood warning at May 28, 2020, 9:07 AM EDT for Montgomery County, Pulaski County, City of Radford, Virginia. It took effect at May 28, 2020, 11:58 AM EDT. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 28, 2020, 9:07 AM EDT (13:07 UTC)
In effect from: May 28, 2020, 11:58 AM EDT
Expired: May 29, 2020, 8:40 AM EDT
In force: 21 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 13:07 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). The gauge peaked at 16.41 ft at May 28, 2020, 4:00 PM EDT.

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 May 28, 6:41 AM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 28, 6:41 AM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 28, 8:17 AM EDT, 50 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
May 27, 11:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, Patrick	6 hr
May 28, 3:35 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Tazewell	9 hr
May 28, 5:19 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RNK	Pulaski, Wythe	35 hr
May 28, 7:42 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Bland, Giles	8 hr
May 28, 2:20 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Wythe	8 hr
May 28, 2:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland	36 min
May 28, 2:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wythe	41 min
May 28, 3:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Pulaski, Wythe	38 min
May 28, 3:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bland, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, Wythe	38 min
May 28, 3:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Bland, Giles, Pulaski	6 hr
May 28, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	31 min
May 28, 5:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wythe	35 min
May 28, 5:46 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	RNK	Giles	22 hr
May 28, 5:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski	27 min
May 28, 7:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	43 min
May 28, 7:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville	49 min
May 27, 9:22 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes	3 hr
May 28, 12:15 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Wilkes	5 hr
May 28, 2:34 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RNK	Surry, Yadkin	9 hr
May 28, 6:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Caswell	40 min
May 28, 7:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Caswell	43 min
May 28, 7:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockingham	41 min
May 28, 11:06 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Mercer	8 hr
May 28, 6:57 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Mercer	4 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.