Flash Flood Warning 38, NWS Wakefield, VA

Issued

Sep 2, 2000, 8:19 PM EDT (00:19 UTC)

Expired

Sep 2, 2000, 9:15 PM EDT

In force

56 min

Issued by

NWS Wakefield, VA

Area

Whole counties

County James City County, VA

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WGUS51 KAKQ 030020
FFWAKQ
VAC095-030115-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
819 PM EDT SAT SEP 2 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  JAMES CITY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA

* UNTIL 915 PM EDT

* AT 809 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN 23 MINUTES
  IN JAMES CITY COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY ARE LOCATED
  NEAR HOLDCROFT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. DOPPLER RADAR
  ESTIMATED TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN PER HOUR WITH THIS STORM.

* 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...TOANO AND YORK RIVER STATE PARK.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT T%O ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY
VEHICLES. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE
TO HIGHER GROUND.

$$

NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 2, 3:20 PM EDT, 4 hours 59 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
320 PM EDT SAT SEP 2 2000

DISCN:
NOT MUCH CHANGE THRU LABOR DAY WITH CONTINUED TROPICAL
AIRMASS ADVECTING UP INTO REGION.  WILL GO LIKELY POPS
(60 OR 70) TNGT INLAND/PIEDMONT AREAS...AND 50 POPS FM
MD/VA ERN SHR DWN INTO CSTL NE NC.  ON SUN...MC OR VC
WITH 60 POPS ALNG AND W OF I95 AND 50 POPS ELSEWHERE.
FOR NOW WILL GO HI CHC (50) EVERYWHERE SUN NGT AND
MON...AS COLD FRNT SLOWLY STARTS TO APPROACH FM THE
N.  RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD
DUE TO CONTINUED JUICY AIRMASS.

DO NOT THINK FRNT DROPS S OF CWA UNTIL SOMETIME TUE.
SO...WILL KEEP CHC FOR SHRAS/TSRAS EVERYWHERE ON TUE
IN EXTENDED.  HI PRES BLDS DWN IN FOR WED AND THU.

FCSTID = 32
RIC   72  83  71  83 /  70  60  50  50
ORF   75  86  74  85 /  50  50  50  50
ECG   74  86  73  85 /  50  50  50  50
SBY   72  85  73  84 /  50  50  50  50
FVX   72  83  71  83 /  70  60  50  50
AKQ   74  85  73  84 /  60  50  50  50
PHF   74  84  73  84 /  60  50  50  50
OXB   71  81  72  81 /  50  50  50  50

.AKQ...
MD...NONE.
NC...NONE.
VA...NONE.

GINGRICH

In the hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD,VA
740 PM EDT SAT SEP 2 2000

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

0645 PM    DELMAR                  MD        FLOODING.
09/02/00   WICOMICO                          1 FT OF WATER COVERING
                                             PORTIONS OF EAST LINE
                                             ROAD NEAR RT] 13 JUST
                                             SOUTH OF DELMAR.

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