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Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood watch at Aug 25, 2011, 8:01 PM EDT for 24 counties in Virginia; 9 counties in North Carolina; 4 counties in Maryland. It took effect at Aug 26, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 25, 2011, 8:01 PM EDT (00:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 26, 2011, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2011, 11:51 PM EDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Flood severity
- None
All 37 counties
Dorchester County, MD, Somerset County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD, Bertie County, NC, Camden County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Currituck County, NC, Gates County, NC, Hertford County, NC, Northampton County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Perquimans County, NC, Accomack County, VA, Charles City County, VA, City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Emporia, VA, City of Franklin, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Virginia Beach, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Greensville County, VA, James City County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Northampton County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:03 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
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 213 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
- 1032 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 823 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 watch went out at Aug 25, 7:32 PM EDT, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 25, 7:32 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 25, 5:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 550 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 NCZ012-VAZ092-262200- NORTHAMPTON NC-SOUTHAMPTON- 550 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WATCH. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WATCH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. HURRICANE IRENE WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS WEEKEND. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...INLAND FLOODING...STRONG WINDS...AND COASTAL FLOODING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES FORM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER REGARDING HURRICANE IRENE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ013-014-VAZ093>098-100-262200- HERTFORD-GATES-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH- SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-NORTHAMPTON VA- 550 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA...THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA AND THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE WATCH. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE WATCH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. HURRICANE IRENE WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS WEEKEND. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...INLAND FLOODING...STRONG WINDS...AND COASTAL FLOODING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES FORM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER REGARDING HURRICANE IRENE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ015>017-030>032-102-262200- PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS- OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- 550 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE WARNING. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. HURRICANE IRENE WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS WEEKEND. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...INLAND FLOODING...STRONG WINDS...AND COASTAL FLOODING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES FORM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER REGARDING HURRICANE IRENE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ081-082-087>090-262200- PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY- 550 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WATCH. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE MAIN THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WATCH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. HURRICANE IRENE WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS WEEKEND. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...INLAND FLOODING...STRONG WINDS...AND COASTAL FLOODING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES FORM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER REGARDING HURRICANE IRENE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ084-091-262200- GLOUCESTER-YORK- 550 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA AND THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE WATCH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. HURRICANE IRENE WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS WEEKEND. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...INLAND FLOODING...STRONG WINDS...AND COASTAL FLOODING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES FORM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER REGARDING HURRICANE IRENE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MDZ024-025-VAZ077-078-085-086-099-262200- INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-MIDDLESEX- MATHEWS-ACCOMACK- 550 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 807 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA AND THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. HURRICANE WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE WATCH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. HURRICANE IRENE WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS WEEKEND. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...INLAND FLOODING...STRONG WINDS...AND COASTAL FLOODING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES FORM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER REGARDING HURRICANE IRENE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MDZ021>023-VAZ072>076-083-262200- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX- WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NEW KENT- 550 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 807 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA AND THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. TROPICAL STORM WATCH. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE MAIN THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WATCH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. HURRICANE IRENE WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS WEEKEND. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...INLAND FLOODING...STRONG WINDS...AND COASTAL FLOODING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES FORM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER REGARDING HURRICANE IRENE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ048-049-060>064-068>071-262200- FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE- AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO- 550 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 807 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE MAIN THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE IRENE WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS WEEKEND. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...INLAND FLOODING...STRONG WINDS...AND COASTAL FLOODING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES FORM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER REGARDING HURRICANE IRENE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ065>067-079-080-262200- MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE- 550 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE MAIN THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE IRENE WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS WEEKEND. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...INLAND FLOODING...STRONG WINDS...AND COASTAL FLOODING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES FORM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER REGARDING HURRICANE IRENE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ631-632-634-650-652-654-656-262200- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK TO CAPE HENRY VA...INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM- 550 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE WATCH. HURRICANE IRENE WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS WEEKEND. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...INLAND FLOODING...STRONG WINDS...AND COASTAL FLOODING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES FORM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER REGARDING HURRICANE IRENE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ658-262200- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT TO 20 NM- 550 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE WARNING. HURRICANE IRENE WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS WEEKEND. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...INLAND FLOODING...STRONG WINDS...AND COASTAL FLOODING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES FORM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER REGARDING HURRICANE IRENE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ633-262200- CURRITUCK SOUND- 550 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CURRITUCK SOUND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE WARNING. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. HURRICANE IRENE WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS WEEKEND. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...INLAND FLOODING...STRONG WINDS...AND COASTAL FLOODING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES FORM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER REGARDING HURRICANE IRENE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ630-262200- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- 550 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 807 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. HURRICANE WATCH. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE WATCH. HURRICANE IRENE WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS WEEKEND. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...INLAND FLOODING...STRONG WINDS...AND COASTAL FLOODING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES FORM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER REGARDING HURRICANE IRENE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Aug 25, 8:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 55 min |
| Aug 25, 9:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 59 min |
| Aug 25, 11:51 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Gloucester and 21 more | 52 hr |
| Aug 26, 5:27 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Gloucester and 21 more | 57 hr |
| Aug 26, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Goochland, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward | 35 min |
| Aug 26, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland, Goochland, Powhatan, Prince Edward | 40 min |
| Aug 26, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Louisa | 36 min |
| Aug 26, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland, Goochland, Prince Edward | 29 min |
| Aug 26, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Hertford | 25 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Watches in Virginia, 2011Flash Flood Watches in North Carolina, 2011Flash Flood Watches in Maryland, 2011Every flash flood watch in 2011
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.