Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Wakefield, VA

Issued

Sep 15, 1999, 8:54 PM EDT (00:54 UTC)

Expired

Sep 16, 1999, 2:45 AM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Wakefield, VA

Area

Whole counties

Counties Bertie County, NC, Hertford County, NC, Northampton County, NC, Southampton County, VA

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
854 PM EDT WED SEP 15 1999

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR
  THE CITY OF CHESAPEAKE IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA
  THE CITY OF FRANKLIN IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA
  ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA
  THE CITY OF NORFOLK IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA
  THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA
  SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA
  THE CITY OF SUFFOLK IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA
  BERTIE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  GATES COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  HERTFORD COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 245 AM EDT

* AT 840 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LARGE
AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA...ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER EDGE OF HURRICANE
FLOYD.  SPOTTER REPORTS OF OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE THIS
AFTERNOON HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.  RADAR ESTIMATES NEARLY 6 INCHES OF
RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA INCLUDING HAMPTON ROADS.

NUMEROUS SECONDARY ROADS ARE BECOMING FLOODED IN THE WARNED AREA...
AND WITH ADDITIONAL RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF
MAIN ROADS IS POSSIBLE.  SMALL CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL LIKELY
RISE RAPIDLY...AND MAIN STEM RIVERS MAY BE AFFECTED BY
MORNING.  HURRICANE FLOYD CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH... AND MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

IF YOU ARE IN THESE AREAS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT DRIVE
THROUGH WATER COVERING THE ROAD.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. WATER DEPTH OF FOOT OR LESS CAN QUICKLY BECOME A RAGING
TORRENT...CAPABLE OF SWEEPING VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. VEHICLES
CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND.

NS

NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 15, 10:55 AM EDT, 9 hours 59 minutes earlier.

WAKEFIELD AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1055 AM EDT WED SEP 15 1999

DSCN: RAIN BANDS CONTG TO PUSH NWD INTO CWA...LOOKING AT OCNL RAIN
WITH A FEW TSTMS ACRS FA.  TOR WATCH TIL 10 PM NERN NC...FEW CELLS
ALREADY SHOWING SOME WEAK ROTATION. WL LUK CLOSER AT ZFP NXT PCKG
WITH SLOLY EVLOVING TRACK OF FLOYD.

.AKQ...HURRICANE WARNING FOR ATLC CSTL WTRS CURRITUCK BCH LGT TO
       NC/VA BRDR...INCLDG SNDS.
       HURRICANE WATCH FOR ATLC CSTL WATERS CHINCOTEAGUE VA TO CAPE
       CHARLES LIGHT AND CHES BAY S OF SMITH POINT.
    ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR ATLC CSTL WATERS FENWICK TO
       CHINCOTEAGUE
    ...HIGH WIND WATCH/FLOOD WATCH ELSEWHERE.
    ...HEAVY SURF ADVSY/SCA FENWICK ISL TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA.
    ...TORNADO WATCH TIL 10 PM NERN NC.

HESS

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