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River Flood Warning 4, NWS Blacksburg, VA

April 28, 2023Charlotte County, Halifax County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this river flood warning at Apr 28, 2023, 11:15 AM EDT for Charlotte County, Halifax County, Virginia. It took effect at Apr 29, 2023, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 39 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 28, 2023, 11:15 AM EDT (15:15 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 29, 2023, 8:00 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 29, 2023, 8:39 PM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Charlotte County, VA, Halifax County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Roanoke River at Randolph (RNDV2). The gauge peaked at 22.19 ft at Apr 29, 2023, 4:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 21 ft
Minor stage: 24 ft
Moderate stage: 30 ft
Major stage: 34 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02066000, 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 Apr 28, 10:19 AM EDT, 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 10:19 AM EDT, 56 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
Apr 28, 6:40 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Patrick	5 hr
Apr 28, 2:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe	26 min
Apr 28, 4:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	26 min
Apr 28, 4:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	60 min
Apr 28, 5:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Stokes, Surry, Yadkin	46 min
Apr 28, 7:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Mercer	34 min

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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.