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Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Wakefield, VA

August 5, 2009Greensville County, Southampton County, Virginia; Northampton County, North Carolina

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 5, 2009, 7:48 PM EDT for Greensville County, Southampton County, Virginia; Northampton County, North Carolina. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 5, 2009, 7:48 PM EDT (23:48 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2009, 10:45 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Northampton County, NC, Greensville County, VA, Southampton County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 6:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCity of Suffolk25 min
Aug 5, 6:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQSouthampton, City of Franklin48 min
Aug 5, 6:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQGreensville, Southampton36 min
Aug 5, 7:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQGreensville, Southampton60 min
Aug 5, 7:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQGreensville, Southampton44 min
Aug 5, 7:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQIsle of Wight29 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2009Flash Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2009Every flash flood warning in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.