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Flash Flood Warning 41, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Sep 1, 2006, 2:05 PM EDT for Northampton County, Virginia. It was in force for 115 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 1, 2006, 2:05 PM EDT (18:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2006, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 115 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Northampton County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 84 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 539 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 466 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 675 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Sep 1, 11:24 AM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 1, 11:24 AM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 600 AM EDT FRI SEP 01 2006 ANZ630>632-650-652-654-656-658- MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-021030- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND TO CHINCOTEAGUE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO NC-VA BORDER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC-VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT OUT 20 NM- ACCOMACK VA-AMELIA VA-BERTIE NC-BRUNSWICK VA-CAMDEN NC-CAROLINE VA- CHARLES CITY VA-CHESAPEAKE VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-CHOWAN NC- CUMBERLAND VA-DINWIDDIE VA-DORCHESTER MD-EASTERN CURRITUCK NC- ESSEX VA-FLUVANNA VA-GATES NC-GLOUCESTER VA-GOOCHLAND VA- GREENSVILLE VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-HERTFORD NC-INLAND WORCESTER MD- ISLE OF WIGHT VA-JAMES CITY VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA- LANCASTER VA-LOUISA VA-LUNENBURG VA-MARYLAND BEACHES MD-MATHEWS VA- MECKLENBURG VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NEW KENT VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-NORTHAMPTON VA-NORTHAMPTON NC- NORTHUMBERLAND VA-NOTTOWAY VA-PASQUOTANK NC-PERQUIMANS NC- POWHATAN VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-RICHMOND VA- SOMERSET MD-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SUFFOLK VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA- VIRGINIA BEACH VA-WESTERN CURRITUCK NC-WESTMORELAND VA-WICOMICO MD- YORK VA- 600 AM EDT FRI SEP 01 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA... NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND THE EASTERN MARYLAND SHORE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... THE REMNANTS OF ERNESTO WILL LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE REGION TODAY INTO TONIGHT. HEAVY RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM WILL AFFECT THE ENTIRE AREA...WITH A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT INTO TONIGHT. THE THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT INTO THIS EVENING FOR THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...AND CURRITUCK SOUND. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT INTO EARLY THIS EVENING FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL COUNTY AREAS. HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FORECASTER ID 32 THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN WAKEFIELD, VA CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING (LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/AKQ.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 1, 9:52 AM EDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
952 AM EDT FRI SEP 01 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0845 AM FLASH FLOOD CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT 36.66N 76.32W
09/01/2006 CITY OF CHESAPEAKE VA BROADCAST MEDIA
NUMEROUS STREETS FLOODED WITH A COUPLE OF FEET OF WATER.
&&
AKIMBALLLocal storm report, Sep 1, 9:56 AM EDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
956 AM EDT FRI SEP 01 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0953 AM FLASH FLOOD GATES 36.50N 76.77W
09/01/2006 GATES NC EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING COUNTYWIDE.
0953 AM FLASH FLOOD AHOSKIE 36.29N 76.99W
09/01/2006 HERTFORD NC EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING COUNTYWIDE.
&&
AKIMBALLLocal storm report, Sep 1, 10:11 AM EDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1011 AM EDT FRI SEP 01 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1004 AM FLASH FLOOD DAM NECK 36.78N 75.97W
09/01/2006 CITY OF VIRGINIA B VA EMERGENCY MNGR
LONDON BRIDGE ROAD AND CORPORATE LANDING STREETS FLOODED
WITH A COUPLE OF FEET OF WATER.
&&
AKIMBALLSpecial weather statement, Sep 1, 10:45 AM EDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1045 AM EDT FRI SEP 1 2006 NCZ014-VAZ096-011545- GATES NC-SUFFOLK VA- 1045 AM EDT FRI SEP 1 2006 ...HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS CONTINUE... AT 1045 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG SHOWER OVER SUNBURY...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH. THE SHOWER WILL BE NEAR EASONS CROSSROADS AT 1050 AM EDT...SAVAGE AT 1055 AM EDT...BUCKLAND AT 1100 AM EDT...HAZELTON AT 1105 AM EDT...DRUM HILL AT 1110 AM EDT...SOMERTON AT 1115 AM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE SHOWERS. RAINFALL RATES OF TWO INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. 44
Special weather statement, Sep 1, 11:50 AM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 5:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 6 hr |
| Sep 1, 6:36 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, City of Franklin, City of Newport News | 6 hr |
| Sep 1, 7:12 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Poquoson | 4 hr |
| Sep 1, 7:40 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George, Sussex, City of Petersburg | 4 hr |
| Sep 1, 7:54 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 96 min | |
| Sep 1, 9:50 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Sep 1, 10:11 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 64 min | |
| Sep 1, 10:55 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Sep 1, 11:16 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 1, 1:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Sep 1, 2:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Prince George | 2 hr |
| Sep 1, 3:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 3 hr |
| Sep 1, 4:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland | 2 hr |
| Aug 31, 11:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Perquimans | 25 min |
| Sep 1, 2:30 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Sep 1, 6:28 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Sep 1, 9:15 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Bertie | 30 min |
| Sep 1, 9:48 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Gates, Hertford | 57 min |
| Sep 1, 10:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank and 1 more | 14 hr |
| Sep 1, 4:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester | 3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.