Alert archive / Virginia / Areal Flood Warnings in 2021
Areal Flood Warning 21, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this areal flood warning at Mar 28, 2021, 1:15 PM EDT for 5 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2021, 1:15 PM EDT (17:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties City of Norton, VA, Lee County, VA, Russell County, VA, Scott County, VA, Wise County, VA
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:17 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 nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 247 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 139 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 564 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 357 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 324 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted.
518
WGUS44 KMRX 281715
FLWMRX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
115 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
VAC105-167-169-195-720-282000-
/O.NEW.KMRX.FA.W.0021.210328T1715Z-210328T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lee VA-Russell VA-Scott VA-Wise VA-City of Norton VA-
115 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Lee County in southwestern Virginia...
Russell County in southwestern Virginia...
Northeastern Scott County in southwestern Virginia...
Wise County in southwestern Virginia...
The City of Norton in southwestern Virginia...
* Until 400 PM EDT.
* At 115 PM EDT, Flood waters will continue to impact low lying
areas and several roadways this afternoon.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Norton, Lebanon, Wise, Big Stone Gap, Cleveland Va, Coeburn,
Appalachia, Honaker, Pound, St. Paul, Dungannon, St. Charles,
Castlewood, Pardee, Rosedale, Dye and Dryden.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
&&
LAT...LON 3698 8287 3704 8272 3712 8272 3720 8255
3713 8255 3702 8248 3696 8236 3704 8217
3705 8204 3712 8201 3714 8190 3696 8178
3686 8195 3688 8198 3683 8211 3678 8253
3679 8312 3685 8307 3689 8288
$$
GC2 follow-up statements
100
WGUS44 KMRX 281931
FLWMRX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
331 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
VAC105-167-169-195-720-282200-
/O.EXT.KMRX.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210328T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lee VA-Russell VA-Scott VA-Wise VA-City of Norton VA-
331 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
The National Weather Service in Morristown has extended the
* Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Lee County in southwestern Virginia...
Russell County in southwestern Virginia...
Northeastern Scott County in southwestern Virginia...
Wise County in southwestern Virginia...
The City of Norton in southwestern Virginia...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 331 PM EDT, Flood waters will continue to impact low lying
areas and several roadways this afternoon. Some streams continue
to flow up to or above their banks.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Norton, Lebanon, Wise, Big Stone Gap, Cleveland Va, Coeburn,
Appalachia, Honaker, Pound, St. Paul, Dungannon, St. Charles,
Castlewood, Pardee, Rosedale, Dye and Dryden.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
&&
LAT...LON 3698 8287 3704 8272 3712 8272 3720 8255
3713 8255 3702 8248 3696 8236 3704 8217
3705 8204 3712 8201 3714 8190 3696 8178
3686 8195 3688 8198 3683 8211 3678 8253
3679 8312 3685 8307 3689 8288
$$
GC437
WGUS84 KMRX 282155
FLSMRX
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
555 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
VAC105-167-169-195-720-282205-
/O.EXP.KMRX.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210328T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lee VA-Russell VA-Scott VA-Wise VA-City of Norton VA-
555 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
...FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHEASTERN LEE, RUSSELL, NORTHEASTERN SCOTT AND WISE COUNTIES AND
THE CITY OF NORTON...
Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining
road closures.
LAT...LON 3698 8287 3704 8272 3712 8272 3720 8255
3713 8255 3702 8248 3696 8236 3704 8217
3705 8204 3712 8201 3714 8190 3696 8178
3686 8195 3688 8198 3683 8211 3678 8253
3679 8312 3685 8307 3689 8288
$$
GaruckasThe office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 8:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Scott | 39 min |
| Mar 27, 8:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 44 min |
| Mar 27, 8:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Lee | 50 min |
| Mar 28, 1:14 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Scott, City of Bristol | 51 min |
| Mar 28, 1:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 2:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 2:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 18 min |
| Mar 28, 2:58 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:04 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott | 7 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:16 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 115 min |
| Mar 28, 6:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Scott, City of Norton | 52 min |
| Mar 28, 6:52 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 7:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 7:46 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | MRX | Scott | 35 hr |
| Mar 28, 9:05 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | MRX | Lee | 23 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | MRX | Scott | 33 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott | 21 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:11 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott | 20 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 18 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.