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River Flood Warning 18, NWS Wakefield, VA

May 16, 2014Amelia County, Chesterfield County, Powhatan County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this river flood warning at May 16, 2014, 7:57 AM EDT for Amelia County, Chesterfield County, Powhatan County, Virginia. It took effect at May 16, 2014, 10:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 16, 2014, 7:57 AM EDT (11:57 UTC)
In effect from
May 16, 2014, 10:00 PM EDT
Expired
May 21, 2014, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Amelia County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, Powhatan County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Appomattox River at Mattoax (MTXV2). The gauge peaked at 25.07 ft at May 20, 2014, 1:00 AM EDT.

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Action stage
18 ft
Minor stage
21 ft
Moderate stage
25 ft
Major stage
28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02040000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at May 16, 7:44 AM EDT, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 7:44 AM EDT, 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 16, 5:06 AM EDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
506 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2014

NCZ012>016-030>032-VAZ063-064-070>076-080>083-087>090-092-093-096-
170915-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-BERTIE-CHOWAN-
PERQUIMANS-HANOVER-CAROLINE-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-
KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-
CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-
SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-
506 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL
VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST
VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS
VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF
VIRGINIA AND THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TODAY AND PUSH OFFSHORE BY LATE
AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WINDS
WILL BE THE PRIMARY IMPACTS TODAY. MINOR FLOODING OF RIVERS...
STREAMS...AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

MINOR FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ048-049-060>062-065>069-079-170915-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-MECKLENBURG-
LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-BRUNSWICK-
506 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2014

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND
THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

IN ADDITION...A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TODAY AND PUSH
OFFSHORE BY LATE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND
OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY IMPACTS THROUGH THIS
MORNING. MINOR FLOODING OF RIVERS... STREAMS...AND LOW LYING
AREAS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

MINOR FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MDZ024-025-NCZ017-102-VAZ077-078-084>086-091-094-095-097>100-170915-
INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-INLAND CURRITUCK-
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-
MATHEWS-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-CHESAPEAKE-
VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
506 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF
MARYLAND...COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHERN OUTER
BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA...THE
EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE
NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA AND THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.
IN ADDITION...A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TODAY AND PUSH
OFFSHORE BY LATE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND
OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY IMPACTS TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MDZ021>023-170915-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
506 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2014

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF
MARYLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.
IN ADDITION...A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TODAY AND PUSH
OFFSHORE BY LATE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND
OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY IMPACTS TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DEROSA

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 16, 5:00 AM EDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
500 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2014

NCZ012>014-030-VAZ087>089-092-093-096-161000-
BERTIE-GATES-GREENSVILLE-HERTFORD-ISLE OF
WIGHT-NORTHAMPTON-SOUTHAMPTON-SUFFOLK-SURRY-SUSSEX-
500 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2014

...HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHAMPTON...BERTIE...GATES...
HERTFORD...CITY OF FRANKLIN...ISLE OF WIGHT...SURRY...CITY OF
SUFFOLK...GREENSVILLE...SOUTHAMPTON AND SUSSEX COUNTIES THROUGH 600
AM EDT...

AT 500 AM EDT...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BOOTH
FORK TO FRANKLIN TO REPUBLICAN...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
WAKEFIELD TO FRANKLIN TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WINDSOR...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH WILL CAUSE MINOR
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS INCLUDING DITCHES...CREEKS...ROADWAYS AND
AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS TO AVOID
HYDROPLANING.

LAT...LON 3604 7705 3635 7741 3718 7707 3696 7648
      3692 7648

MMONTE
Special weather statement, May 16, 5:54 AM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
554 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2014

VAZ063-064-070>076-080-082-083-161045-
CAROLINE-CHARLES
CITY-CHESTERFIELD-DINWIDDIE-ESSEX-HANOVER-HENRICO-KING AND QUEEN-KING
WILLIAM-NEW KENT-RICHMOND-WESTMORELAND-
554 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2014

...A BAND OF SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS...CITY
OF RICHMOND...HENRICO...CHESTERFIELD...HANOVER...WESTMORELAND...
ESSEX...RICHMOND...CHARLES CITY...KING AND QUEEN...KING WILLIAM...NEW
KENT...CAROLINE AND DINWIDDIE COUNTIES THROUGH 645 AM EDT...

AT 552 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A NARROW BAND OF SHOWERS
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 27 MILES NORTH OF POTOMAC BEACH TO PORT
ROYAL TO CHESTER...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM INDIAN HEAD TO 10
MILES NORTHEAST OF BOWLING GREEN TO CHESTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35
MPH.

AREAS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE
  STUDLEY AROUND 600 AM EDT...
  SUPPLY AROUND 605 AM EDT...
  SANDSTON AROUND 610 AM EDT...
  SALVIA AROUND 615 AM EDT...
  NEWTOWN AROUND 620 AM EDT...
  QUINTON AROUND 625 AM EDT...

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ARE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN TREE LIMBS
AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND
OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. ALSO...HEAVY RAINFALL...MAY CAUSE MINOR
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS INCLUDING DITCHES...CREEKS...ROADWAYS
AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS
FLOODED ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS TO AVOID
HYDROPLANING.

LAT...LON 3826 7695 3821 7693 3817 7685 3817 7678
      3773 7687 3721 7750 3819 7724 3821 7722
      3824 7723 3824 7722 3821 7722 3817 7718
      3816 7707 3826 7705 3828 7698

ALBRIGHT
Special weather statement, May 16, 6:02 AM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 16, 7:44 AM EDT, 13 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 15, 8:35 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCumberland, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Prince Edward3 hr
May 15, 9:18 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQBrunswick4 days
May 15, 11:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQAmelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward3 hr
May 15, 11:38 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQAmelia, Cumberland, Prince Edward52 hr
May 16, 12:50 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQFluvanna38 hr
May 16, 12:56 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAmelia, Brunswick, Lunenburg, Nottoway64 min
May 16, 4:11 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQBrunswick, Dinwiddie62 hr
May 16, 4:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCaroline, Hanover, City of Richmond65 min
May 16, 4:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQIsle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin26 min
May 16, 5:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQIsle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk60 min
May 16, 6:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQIsle of Wight, Surry, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Newport News and 4 more58 min
May 16, 6:29 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQAmelia, Brunswick, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway and 1 more6 hr
May 16, 7:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach57 min
May 16, 7:45 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQBuckingham, Fluvanna49 hr
May 16, 7:49 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach56 min
May 16, 7:57 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQChesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond68 hr
May 16, 8:10 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach110 min
May 16, 8:33 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk117 min
May 16, 9:03 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach6 hr
May 16, 9:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach90 min
May 16, 9:47 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQCumberland, Goochland, Powhatan27 hr
May 16, 10:19 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQAccomack3 hr
May 16, 10:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAccomack, Northampton57 min
May 16, 11:52 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAccomack, Northampton38 min
May 16, 2:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCity of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth3 hr
May 16, 3:51 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQHenrico, City of Richmond54 hr
May 16, 3:51 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQSussex3 days
May 16, 8:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCamden, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans57 min
May 16, 9:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCamden, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans58 min
May 16, 10:41 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCamden, Chowan, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans109 min
May 16, 12:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCurrituck54 min
May 15, 8:40 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryAKQDorchester, Somerset, Wicomico10 hr
May 16, 9:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSomerset, Wicomico, Worcester58 min
May 16, 9:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQDorchester65 min
May 16, 10:11 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSomerset, Wicomico, Worcester64 min
May 16, 11:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQWorcester28 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2014Every river flood warning 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.