Alert archive / Virginia / Flood Watches in 2021
Flood Watch 2, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flood watch at Mar 1, 2021, 7:20 AM EST for Bland County, Tazewell County, Virginia. It was in force for 2 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2021, 7:20 AM EST (12:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2021, 7:22 AM EST
- In force
- 2 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bland County, VA, Tazewell County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 808 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -301 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -240 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
388 WGUS61 KRNK 011220 FFARNK URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 720 AM EST Mon Mar 1 2021 .The Flood Watch for portions of west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia, including the following areas, in west central Virginia, Alleghany VA and Bath. In southeast West Virginia, Eastern Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers and Western Greenbrier will expire AT 7 AM EST this morning. VAZ007-010-011700- /O.EXP.KRNK.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-210301T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.FA.A.0002.210301T1220Z-210301T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Tazewell-Bland- Including the cities of Bland and Tazewell 720 AM EST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...FLOOD WATCH HAS EXPIRED... The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a * Flood Watch for a portion of southwest Virginia, including the following areas, Bland and Tazewell. * Until Noon EST today * The Flood Watch has been replaced with specific Flood Warnings for western Greenbrier, western Bath, and other surrounding counties as needed this morning. Rainfall will finally begin to decrease through the morning hours, but the threat for areal and river flooding will continue in the areas with specific Flood Warnings for several more hours. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. && The Flood Watch for a portion of southwest Virginia, including the following areas, Bland and Tazewell has expired. $$ VAZ019-020-WVZ042>044-507-508-011330- /O.EXP.KRNK.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-210301T1200Z/ Alleghany VA-Bath-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier- Including the cities of Quinwood, Lewisburg, Duo, Hix, Bluefield, Alderson, Union, Covington, Flat Top, Hot Springs, White Sulphur Springs, Hinton, Clifton Forge, and Rainelle 720 AM EST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...FLOOD WATCH HAS EXPIRED... The Flood Watch for portions of west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia, including the following areas, in west central Virginia, Alleghany VA and Bath. In southeast West Virginia, Eastern Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers and Western Greenbrier has expired. The Flood Watch is replaced with warning. $$ RAB
1 follow-up statement
616 WGUS61 KRNK 011222 FFARNK Flood Watch National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 722 AM EST Mon Mar 1 2021 VAZ007-010-011330- /O.CAN.KRNK.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-210301T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Tazewell-Bland- Including the cities of Bland and Tazewell 722 AM EST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... ...FLOOD WATCH REPLACED WITH SPECIFIC FLOOD WARNINGS... The Flood Watch for a portion of southwest Virginia, including the following areas, Bland and Tazewell has been cancelled. The Flood Watch has been replaced with specific Flood Warnings for impacted counties and areas for areal flooding and river flooding. However, widespread rainfall will begin to decrease through the morning. $$ RAB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 7:07 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bath | 6 hr |
| Feb 28, 8:41 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 14 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 28, 9:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Craig, City of Covington | 27 min |
| Mar 1, 1:14 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath | 12 hr |
| Mar 1, 7:31 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 11 hr |
| Mar 1, 7:43 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 25 hr |
| Mar 1, 12:49 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bath | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:22 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Bath | 12 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:13 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt | 9 hr |
Nearby
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.