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River Flood Warning 13, NWS Wakefield, VA

January 10, 2024Brunswick County, Dinwiddie County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this river flood warning at Jan 10, 2024, 1:12 PM EST for Brunswick County, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. It took effect at Jan 10, 2024, 4:03 PM EST. It was in force for 38 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 10, 2024, 1:12 PM EST (18:12 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 10, 2024, 4:03 PM EST
Expired
Jan 12, 2024, 5:41 AM EST
In force
38 hr
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Brunswick County, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Nottoway River near Rawlings (RAWV2). The gauge peaked at 13.11 ft at Jan 11, 2024, 9:00 AM EST.

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Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
10 ft
Moderate stage
13 ft
Major stage
16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02044500, 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 Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jan 10, 1:00 PM EST, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 1:00 PM EST, 12 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 9, 7:05 PM ESTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatAKQAmelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, City of Colonial Heights and 1 more3 hr
Jan 9, 7:28 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCharles City, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William and 6 more47 min
Jan 9, 7:36 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQGreensville, Southampton39 min
Jan 9, 7:38 PM ESTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatAKQCharles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, New Kent, Prince George, City of Hopewell and 1 more6 hr
Jan 9, 7:43 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCharles City, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Southampton, Surry and 3 more47 min
Jan 9, 8:15 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQIsle of Wight, Southampton, York, City of Franklin, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 2 more45 min
Jan 9, 8:20 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningAKQCharles City, New Kent, Prince George, Surry, Sussex5 hr
Jan 9, 8:20 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCharles City, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Mathews, New Kent and 5 more40 min
Jan 9, 8:31 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson, City of Portsmouth and 2 more59 min
Jan 9, 8:32 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ58 min
Jan 9, 8:56 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQEssex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Mathews and 5 more6 hr
Jan 9, 8:59 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach61 min
Jan 9, 9:04 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningAKQCharles City, James City, New Kent, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 2 more5 hr
Jan 9, 9:08 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQGreensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Franklin and 1 more6 hr
Jan 9, 9:12 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQMecklenburg18 hr
Jan 9, 9:17 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach43 min
Jan 9, 9:23 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach5 hr
Jan 9, 10:00 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQHanover37 hr
Jan 9, 10:03 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQBrunswick3 days
Jan 9, 10:17 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningAKQAmelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward9 hr
Jan 9, 10:20 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningAKQAmelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico and 2 more9 hr
Jan 9, 10:22 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningAKQFluvanna, Goochland, Louisa9 hr
Jan 9, 10:24 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningAKQAmelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg and 8 more9 hr
Jan 9, 10:29 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningAKQChesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond9 hr
Jan 9, 11:04 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQFluvanna25 hr
Jan 10, 12:32 AM ESTGale WarningAKQ15 hr
Jan 10, 12:32 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ36 hr
Jan 10, 1:09 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningAKQCharles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, New Kent, Prince George, City of Hopewell and 1 more6 hr
Jan 10, 1:15 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningAKQCharles City, New Kent, Prince George, Surry, Sussex6 hr
Jan 10, 2:30 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningAKQCharles City, James City, New Kent, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 2 more5 hr
Jan 10, 4:46 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQChesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond60 hr
Jan 10, 4:48 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQBrunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville, James City and 9 more57 min
Jan 10, 4:49 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQSussex4 days
Jan 10, 5:23 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQAmelia, Chesterfield, Powhatan6 days
Jan 10, 5:54 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAccomack, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex and 12 more51 min
Jan 10, 5:55 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ50 min
Jan 10, 6:57 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQCumberland, Goochland, Powhatan32 hr
Jan 10, 7:35 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQHenrico, City of Richmond54 hr
Jan 10, 8:34 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQCharles City, New Kent4 days
Jan 10, 8:38 AM ESTCoastal Flood WarningAKQNorthumberland, Westmoreland5 hr
Jan 10, 1:29 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryAKQNorthumberland, Westmoreland3 hr
Jan 10, 4:07 PM ESTGale WatchAKQ32 hr
Jan 10, 6:44 PM ESTCoastal Flood StatementAKQCity of Virginia Beach9 hr
Jan 9, 7:59 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQBertie, Gates, Hertford, Northampton46 min
Jan 9, 9:31 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQDorchester, Wicomico6 hr
Jan 9, 9:41 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningAKQDorchester, Wicomico6 hr
Jan 9, 10:27 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQSomerset, Wicomico, Worcester6 hr
Jan 10, 4:03 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryAKQDorchester3 hr

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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.