Alert archive / Virginia / River Flood Warnings in 2020
River Flood Warning 53, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this river flood warning at Jun 17, 2020, 3:28 PM EDT for Campbell County, Charlotte County, Halifax County, Virginia. It took effect at Jun 17, 2020, 5:06 PM EDT. It was in force for 56 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 2020, 3:28 PM EDT (19:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 17, 2020, 5:06 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2020, 1:33 AM EDT
- In force
- 56 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Campbell County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, Halifax County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Roanoke River at Brookneal (BROV2).
- Action stage
- 20 ft
- Minor stage
- 23 ft
- Moderate stage
- 27 ft
- Major stage
- 30 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02062500, 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 Jun 17, 2:53 PM EDT, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 2:53 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 2:53 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 253 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2020 VAZ010>020-023-024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ044-507-181900- Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig- Alleghany VA-Bath-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford- Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax- Charlotte-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier- 253 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Locally heavy rainfall today may lead to flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. VAZ022-181900- Roanoke- 253 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2020 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for west central Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. Locally heavy rainfall today may lead to flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009-WVZ042-043-508-181900- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes- Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Mercer-Summers-Western Greenbrier- 253 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, northwest North Carolina, southwest Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 17, 11:35 AM EDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1135 AM EDT WED JUN 17 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1134 AM FLOOD 3 S LAYMANTOWN 37.33N 79.86W
06/17/2020 ROANOKE VA 911 CALL CENTER
GLADE CREEK ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
&&Local storm report, Jun 17, 12:26 PM EDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1226 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1225 PM FLOOD 2 SE FINCASTLE 37.47N 79.85W
06/17/2020 BOTETOURT VA TRAINED SPOTTER
2 TO 3 INCHES OF WATER ON BRUGHS MILL ROAD
AND FARMERS ROAD.
&&Local storm report, Jun 17, 1:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
147 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0115 PM DEBRIS FLOW 1 SW CAVE SPRING 37.21N 80.02W
06/17/2020 ROANOKE VA TRAINED SPOTTER
SMALL MUDSLIDE ABOUT ONE QUARTER MILE SOUTH
OF CRYSTAL CREEK DRIVE AND BRAMBLETON
AVENUE.
&&Local storm report, Jun 17, 2:37 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
237 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1222 PM DEBRIS FLOW 1 SSE DALEVILLE 37.41N 79.91W
06/17/2020 BOTETOURT VA LAW ENFORCEMENT
VALLEY ROAD IS IMPASSABLE AT THIS TIME DUE
TO DEBRIS FLOW ACROSS THE ROAD.
&&Local storm report, Jun 17, 2:54 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
254 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0140 PM FLOOD 1 SSW ROANOKE 37.27N 79.96W
06/17/2020 CITY OF ROANOKE VA PUBLIC
13TH STREET IN ROANOKE CLOSED DUE TO FLOWING
WATER ACROSS THE ROADWAY.
&&
VFJLocal storm report, Jun 17, 3:18 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
318 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0236 PM FLOOD 4 S MONTVALE 37.33N 79.74W
06/17/2020 BEDFORD VA PUBLIC
ROAD AND CULVERT WASHED OUT AT THE CORNER OF
SUMMIT RIDGE DRIVE AND BRENTWOOD DRIVE.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 59 min |
| Jun 17, 3:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 33 min |
| Jun 17, 6:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 43 min |
| Jun 17, 7:11 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 75 min |
| Jun 17, 7:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke and 2 more | 83 min |
| Jun 17, 8:12 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 8:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 8:39 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 9:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 17, 9:49 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 27 hr |
| Jun 17, 10:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Halifax | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 10:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Craig | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 12:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 21 hr |
| Jun 17, 1:42 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RNK | Campbell, Pittsylvania | 22 hr |
| Jun 17, 2:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 2:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 3:28 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 4 days |
| Jun 17, 3:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 4:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bedford, Campbell | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 4:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Craig | 4 hr |
| Jun 17, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 43 min |
| Jun 17, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 5:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 8 hr |
| Jun 17, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 36 min |
| Jun 17, 6:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bland, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 8 hr |
| Jun 17, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 7:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Henry, Patrick | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 60 min |
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.