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Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood watch at Jul 3, 2014, 3:28 AM EDT for 10 counties in Virginia; Dorchester County, Maryland. It took effect at Jul 3, 2014, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 3, 2014, 3:28 AM EDT (07:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 3, 2014, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2014, 9:35 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Dorchester County, MD, Caroline County, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince Edward County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:28 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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 291 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -172 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1753 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
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 Jul 3, 2:30 AM EDT, 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 2:30 AM EDT, 58 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 659 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014 NCZ012-013-VAZ084-086>094-096-032300- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GLOUCESTER-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY- JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON- SUFFOLK- 659 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA AND THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR IS FORECAST TO LIFT ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL LATE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE FRONT SLOWLY CROSSES THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. NCZ030-032300- BERTIE- 659 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST 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. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. VAZ095-097-098-032300- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 659 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS 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 WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. MDZ024-025-VAZ099-100-032300- INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 659 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND AND THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR IS FORECAST TO LIFT ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST THURSDAY...BEFORE SHIFTING OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST FRIDAY MORNING AS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE FORECAST THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. NCZ015>017-031-032-102-032300- PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS- OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- 659 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... 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. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. NCZ014-032300- GATES- 659 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR IS FORECAST TO LIFT ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST THURSDAY...BEFORE SHIFTING OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST FRIDAY MORNING AS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. MDZ021>023-VAZ048-049-060>083-085-032300- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD- CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY- AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN- ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK- DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-MIDDLESEX- 659 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR IS FORECAST TO LIFT ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG THE COLD FRONT AS IT SLOWLY CROSSES THE REGION LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. MINNICK
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 11:25 PM EDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 8:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna | 64 min |
| Jul 2, 8:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna, Louisa | 43 min |
| Jul 2, 9:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Louisa | 48 min |
| Jul 2, 9:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland, Louisa | 25 min |
| Jul 2, 11:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover, Powhatan | 65 min |
| Jul 2, 11:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Louisa | 36 min |
| Jul 3, 5:21 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 58 hr | |
| Jul 3, 7:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northampton | 31 min |
| Jul 3, 7:54 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 96 min | |
| Jul 3, 8:23 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 52 min | |
| Jul 3, 9:15 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 60 min | |
| Jul 3, 9:25 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 95 min | |
| Jul 3, 10:25 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 50 min | |
| Jul 3, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna | 66 min |
| Jul 3, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Goochland, Louisa | 53 min |
| Jul 3, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Prince Edward | 66 min |
| Jul 3, 4:32 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 51 hr |
| Jul 3, 4:32 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 24 hr |
| Jul 3, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline | 14 min |
| Jul 3, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa | 44 min |
| Jul 3, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, City of Richmond | 40 min |
| Jul 3, 5:38 AM EDT | Hurricane Warning | AKQ | Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank | 30 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Watches in Virginia, 2014Flash Flood Watches in Maryland, 2014Every flash flood watch in 2014
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.