Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Wakefield, VA

Issued

Sep 16, 1999, 5:34 AM EDT (09:34 UTC)

Expired

Sep 16, 1999, 10:30 AM EDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS Wakefield, VA

Area

Whole counties

Counties Northampton County, NC, Brunswick County, VA, City of Emporia, VA, Greensville County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Sussex County, VA

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TTAA00 KAKQ 160938 RRA
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NCC015-073-091-131-VAC007-025-033-036-041-053-057-073-081-085-
087-093-095-097-101-103-111-115-117-119-127-133-135-149-159-175-
181-183-193-199-570-595-620-650-670-700-730-735-760-800-830-161500-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
534 AM EDT THU SEP 16 1999

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR
  AMELIA COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  BRUNSWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  CAROLINE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  CHARLES CITY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  CHESTERFIELD COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  THE CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  DINWIDDIE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  THE CITY OF EMPORIA IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  ESSEX COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  THE CITY OF FRANKLIN IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA
  GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN EASTERN VIRGINIA
  GREENSVILLE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  THE CITY OF HAMPTON IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA
  HANOVER COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  HENRICO COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  THE CITY OF HOPEWELL IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA
  JAMES CITY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA
  KING AND QUEEN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  KING WILLIAM COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  LANCASTER COUNTY IN EASTERN VIRGINIA
  LUNENBURG COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  MATHEWS COUNTY IN EASTERN VIRGINIA
  MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN EASTERN VIRGINIA
  NEW KENT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  THE CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA
  NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY IN EASTERN VIRGINIA
  NOTTOWAY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  THE CITY OF PETERSBURG IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  THE CITY OF POQUOSON IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA
  PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  THE CITY OF RICHMOND IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  RICHMOND COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA
  THE CITY OF SUFFOLK IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA
  SURRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA
  SUSSEX COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA
  WESTMORELAND COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  THE CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA
  YORK COUNTY 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 1030 AM EDT

* AT AT 525 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED A LARGE
  AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
  VIRGINIA...AND INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. AS HURRICANE
  FLOYD MOVES NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS
  MORNING...WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
  INTO THE MIDDAY HOURS.

  RAINFALL SINCE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING HAS AVERAGE 5 TO 7 INCHES
  ACROSS THE REGION...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES.
  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH
  LOCAL AMOUNTS POSSIBLY REACHING 6 TO 8 INCHES.

  NUMEROUS ROADS ARE FLOODED AND CLOSED IN THE WARNED AREA THIS
  MORNING. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL THIS MORNING WILL AGGRAVATE
  THE FLOODING.

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.

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NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 16, 4:45 AM EDT, 49 minutes earlier.

WAKEFIELD AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED FOR WARNING REFERENCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
445 AM EDT THU SEP 16 1999

WATCHING FLOYD LIKE THE REST OF COUNTY THIS AM. QUASI STNRY FNT
NR I95 SEEN IN TD GRADIENT & WNDS WITH MODERATE TO HVY RAINBANDS
WPSPRD ACRS SRN AND ERH CWA. FLOYD TRAVELING NE OF ILM AT
330 AM WITH TIGHT THETA E GRADIENT ALNG ITS PATH.  RAIN...WND TO CONT
THIS AM AND AFTN ACRS E AS FLOYD TRAVELS ACRS ERN NC AND EVENTUALLY
THE TIDEWATER AREA OF VIRGINIA.  CURRENT FCST WONT BE ADJUSTED
TOO MUCH OTHER THAN ADJUSTING NPW BY LOWERING TO WND ADVY
OVR XTRM WRN COUNTIES. THNK WNDS WITH HUR COMBINED WITH FNT WILL BE
GREATEST ALNG NW SIDE THIS AM.  AS PER 4 AM TPC CONF CALL CURRENT
HUR/TPCL WARNINGS TO STAY AS IS. THNK TOR THREAT IS LOW OVR WRN ZNS
SO WL LIKELY BGN TO TRIM COUNTIES FM WATCH BY 12Z.  RAINFALL AMNTS
ACRS AREA FM 7-12 INCHES...WOW

.AKQ...HURRICANE WARNING FOR ATLC CSTL WTRS CURRITUCK BCH LGT
       TO FENWICK ISLD...INCLDG SNDS...AND CHES BAY S OF SMITH PT
    ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING INTERIOR SE MD
    ...HIGH WIND WARNING/FLOOD WATCH CNTRL VA...NRN NE NC.
    ...WND ADVSY XTRM W CNTRL VA ZNS.
    ...TORNADO WATCH TIL 9 AM ERN/CNTRL VA-SE MD-NE NC.

SAS

In the hours before

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
416 AM EDT THU SEP 16 1999

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1130 PM    DURANTS NECK              NC   TORNADO
09/15/99   PERQUIMANS                     2 HOUSES DESTOYED 1/2 MILE
                                          APART NEAR THE ALBEMARLE
                                          SOUND.  ONE WAS ON NEW
                                          HOPE RD, THE OTHER ON
                                          SOUND SIDE DR.  3-4 OTHER
                                          HOMES DAMAGED.  SEVERAL
                                          TREES DOWN.

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
416 AM EDT THU SEP 16 1999

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1130 PM    DURANTS NECK              NC   TORNADO
09/15/99   PERQUIMANS                     2 HOUSES DESTOYED 1/2 MILE
                                          APART NEAR THE ALBEMARLE
                                          SOUND.  ONE WAS ON NEW
                                          HOPE RD, THE OTHER ON
                                          SOUND SIDE DR.  3-4 OTHER
                                          HOMES DAMAGED.  SEVERAL
                                          TREES DOWN.

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