Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS Wakefield, VA

Issued

Aug 14, 2000, 3:30 AM EDT (07:30 UTC)

Expired

Aug 14, 2000, 8:30 AM EDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS Wakefield, VA

Area

Whole counties

County City of Virginia Beach, VA

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000 
WGUS51 KAKQ 140735
FFWAKQ
VAC810-141230-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
330 AM EDT MON AUG 14 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA

* UNTIL 830 AM EDT

* AT 330 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH
  EXCESSIVE RAINFALL NEAR CAPE HENRY...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.
  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN
  THE PAST HOUR...WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH
  THROUGH 4 AM. STANDING WATER ALONG ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS
  WILL IMPACT THE MORNING RUSH HOUR...SO MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
  TAKE EXTRA TIME AND USE CAUTION THIS MORNING.

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE
  WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH
  FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH
  FLOODING INCLUDE...VIRGINIA BEACH OCEANFRONT...SALEM...BACK        
  BAY...CAPE HENRY...LYNNHAVEN...MUNDEN...AND SANDBRIDGE BEACH. AT   
  330 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED STANDING     
  WATER ALONG SOME ROADWAYS IN THE SANDBRIDGE BEACH SECTION          
  OF THE CITY.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. BE ESPECIALLY 
CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF 
FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. 
MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN 
AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

$$

HESS

NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Aug 13, 9:26 PM EDT, 6 hours 4 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
926 PM EDT SUN AUG 13 2000

CLSD UPR LO OVR ERN NC...SLOLY MVG E WITH SFC LO PRES FOUND WELL
OFFSHR. NOT MUCH OF A WND PRODUCER WITH THIS SYS...HWVR HAS KICKED
UP SEAS OFFSHR...AND CONTS TO DUMP DECENT RA OVR MNLY ERN SXNS OF
FA. WL KP UP FFA FOR TNGT FOR CONTG RA ON TOP OF AVG RAINFALL TDA OF
1 TO 4 INCHES FM INTR ERN VA TO VA ERN SHR...AND LET MDSHFT GET RID OF
IT SHUD THEY NEED TO. RA CVRS RATHER LRG AREA ATTM...AND SHUD BCM
ALIGNED A LTL MR N-S (AND SPRD INTO HAMPTON RDS) DURG THE NGT AS UPR
SYS EXITS CST...LVG ERN SXNS OF FA IN COMMA HEAD INTO MON. AS SYS
PULLS AWAY DURG MON...CONDS LIKELY TO IMPRV (GRDLY) FM W TO E. WL
RAISE POPS SLGTLY FOR ERN SXNS ON MON. MON NGT/TUE LUKG MUCH BETTER.

FCSTID = 25
.AKQ...
MD...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES MDZ021>025.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FM FENWICK ISLAND TO CHINCOTEAGUE
NC...NONE.
VA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES
     VAZ077-078-085-086-099-100
     SMALL CRAFT ADSSORY FM CHINCOTEAGUE TO NC/VA BORDER

Flash Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2000Every flash flood warning in 2000

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.