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Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS Wakefield, VA

September 28, 201624 counties in Virginia; 4 counties in Maryland

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood watch at Sep 28, 2016, 4:07 PM EDT for 24 counties in Virginia; 4 counties in Maryland. It took effect at Sep 28, 2016, 9:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 39 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 28, 2016, 4:07 PM EDT (20:07 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 28, 2016, 9:00 PM EDT
Expired
Sep 30, 2016, 12:00 PM EDT
In force
39 hr
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Flood severity
None
All 28 counties

Dorchester County, MD, Somerset County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD, Amelia County, VA, Caroline County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Richmond, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Essex County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henrico County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, King William County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Louisa County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince Edward County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:07 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

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 211 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2016-09-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2016-09-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 13 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2684 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Sep 28, 4:03 PM EDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 4:03 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 28, 9:27 AM EDT, 6 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
927 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

NCZ102-VAZ098-291330-
EASTERN CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-
927 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHEAST 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.

   MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK.

IN ADDITION...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY
PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ012>017-030>032-VAZ092-093-095>097-523>525-291330-
NORTHAMPTON-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-WESTERN CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS-
HAMPTON/POQUOSON-
927 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MDZ025-VAZ099-100-291330-
MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON-
927 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MARYLAND...EASTERN
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST 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.

   MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK.

IN ADDITION...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY
PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MDZ021>024-VAZ077-078-084>090-291330-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-NORTHUMBERLAND-
LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-
JAMES CITY-
927 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MARYLAND...EASTERN
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW
STRONG STORMS THIS AFTERNOON MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075-076-079>083-509>522-291330-
FLUVANNA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-
LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-BRUNSWICK-
DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-WESTERN LOUISA-
EASTERN LOUISA-WESTERN HANOVER-EASTERN HANOVER-WESTERN CHESTERFIELD-
EASTERN CHESTERFIELD (INCLUDING COL. HEIGHTS)-
WESTERN HENRICO (INCLUDING THE CITY OF RICHMOND)-EASTERN HENRICO-
WESTERN KING WILLIAM-EASTERN KING WILLIAM-WESTERN KING AND QUEEN-
EASTERN KING AND QUEEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-
927 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL
VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...MAINLY
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. ADDITIONALLY...SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 28, 1:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
134 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

MDZ023-281830-
SOMERSET-
134 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN SOMERSET
COUNTY...

AT 132 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE CLUSTERED
NEARCRISFIELD...OR 16 MILES WEST OF POCOMOKE CITY...MOVING EAST AT
10MPH.

WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3
INCHESARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
POCOMOKE CITY...MARION STATION...LAWSONIA...WEST POCOMOKE...
WESTOVER...SAXIS...SHELLTOWN...UPPER FAIRMOUNT...REHOBETH...
BYRDTOWN...UPPER HILL...MANOKIN...COKESBURY...HOPEWELL...RUMBLEY...
FAIRMOUNT AND KINGSTON.

IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE AT RISK. TAKE SHELTER
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CANNOT FIND SHELTER IN A BUILDING A
VEHICLE PROVIDES SAFETY FROM LIGHTNING.

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION IN THE VICINITY OF THIS STORM. BE
PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS. HEAVY RAIN
COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING
OF DITCHES AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

LAT...LON 3804 7566 3801 7562 3794 7564 3791 7574
      3791 7566 3786 7565 3790 7593 3796 7586
      3797 7590 3803 7587 3808 7578 3806 7587
      3814 7593 3810 7586 3812 7584 3814 7588
      3815 7557 3809 7555
TIME...MOT...LOC 1734Z 277DEG 10KT 3799 7584

MRD
Special weather statement, Sep 28, 2:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
239 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

VAZ061-062-069-281945-
POWHATAN-GOOCHLAND-CUMBERLAND-
239 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT GOOCHLAND...
NORTHWESTERN POWHATAN AND NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTIES...

AT 239 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE CLUSTERED OVER LAKESIDE
VILLAGE...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FORK UNION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND RAINFALL AMOUNT OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GOOCHLAND...HADENSVILLE...COLUMBIA...TRENHOLM...FIFE...LAKESIDE
VILLAGE...OILVILLE...DUNCAN...TRENTON MILLS...MICHAUX...MAIDENS...
ASHBY...IRWIN...LAKE POWHATAN...PROVOST...ELK HILL...SANDY HOOK...
TABSCOTT...WHITEVILLE AND PEMBERTON.

IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE AT RISK. TAKE SHELTER
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CANNOT FIND SHELTER IN A BUILDING A
VEHICLE PROVIDES SAFETY FROM LIGHTNING.

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION IN THE VICINITY OF THIS STORM. BE
PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS. HEAVY RAIN
COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING
OF DITCHES AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

LAT...LON 3764 7825 3769 7824 3775 7818 3775 7816
      3777 7815 3791 7806 3789 7802 3786 7799
      3785 7795 3781 7791 3777 7790 3775 7783
      3772 7778 3772 7776 3751 7809 3761 7827
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 221DEG 21KT 3764 7814

MRD
Special weather statement, Sep 28, 3:12 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
312 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

VAZ062-064-069-510-511-515-282015-
CAROLINE-POWHATAN-EASTERN LOUISA-WESTERN HANOVER-GOOCHLAND-WESTERN
HENRICO (INCLUDING THE CITY OF RICHMOND)-
312 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EASTERN LOUISA...
SOUTHERN GOOCHLAND...WESTERN HENRICO...NORTHERN POWHATAN...WESTERN
CAROLINE AND HANOVER COUNTIES...

AT 311 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE FROM NEAR BUMPASS TO NEAR OILVILLE TO NEAR SABOT.
MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  BUMPASS AROUND 320 PM EDT.
  TUCKAHOE AROUND 330 PM EDT.
  MONTPELIER AROUND 335 PM EDT.
  WYNDHAM AROUND 340 PM EDT.
  LADYSMITH AROUND 345 PM EDT.
  GLEN ALLEN AND LAUREL AROUND 350 PM EDT.
  RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE AROUND 400 PM EDT.
  ASHLAND AROUND 405 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE CROZIER...CEDAR
FORK...WOODFORD...GOLANSVILLE...ROCKVILLE...ASHCAKE...BURRUSS
CORNER...ELMONT...GUM TREE AND CEDON.

IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE AT RISK. TAKE SHELTER
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CANNOT FIND SHELTER IN A BUILDING A
VEHICLE PROVIDES SAFETY FROM LIGHTNING.

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS.
BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS. HEAVY
RAIN COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND POSSIBLE MINOR
FLOODING OF DITCHES AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MORE THAN 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM.
SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3824 7733 3796 7737 3768 7739 3753 7785
      3771 7786 3796 7783 3802 7773 3799 7764
      3824 7738 3825 7734
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 236DEG 24KT 3793 7778 3773 7783 3759 7781

WRS
Special weather statement, Sep 28, 3:15 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
315 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

VAZ076>078-085-520-522-282015-
EASTERN ESSEX-MIDDLESEX-LANCASTER-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-EASTERN
KING AND QUEEN-
315 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN NORTHUMBERLAND...
WESTERN LANCASTER...WESTERN MIDDLESEX...EASTERN RICHMOND...CENTRAL
KING AND QUEEN AND EASTERN ESSEX COUNTIES...

AT 314 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER
STEVENSVILLE... OR NEAR KING AND QUEEN COURT HOUSE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CENTER CROSS AROUND 335 PM EDT.
  SHARPS AROUND 345 PM EDT.
  MORATTICO AROUND 355 PM EDT.
  ROBLEY AND FARNHAM AROUND 400 PM EDT.
  CALLAO AROUND 415 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE TIDEWATER...LARA...
DOWNING...MONTAGUE...DODLYT...VILLAGE...EMMERTON...BELLE ISLE STATE
PARK...MOON CORNER AND LANEVIEW.

IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE AT RISK. TAKE SHELTER
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CANNOT FIND SHELTER IN A BUILDING A
VEHICLE PROVIDES SAFETY FROM LIGHTNING.

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION IN THE VICINITY OF THIS STORM. BE
PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS. HEAVY RAIN
COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING
OF DITCHES AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MORE THAN 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM.
SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3798 7657 3784 7643 3776 7664 3778 7667
      3776 7665 3766 7691 3767 7691 3769 7692
      3769 7693 3771 7695
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 231DEG 20KT 3771 7687

WRS
Special weather statement, Sep 28, 3:29 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
329 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

VAZ093-096-282015-
SUFFOLK-ISLE OF WIGHT-
329 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN ISLE OF WIGHT AND THE
CITY OF SUFFOLK...

AT 328 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
WINDSOR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  DRIVER AROUND 400 PM EDT.
  SUFFOLK...CRITTENDEN AND RESCUE AROUND 415 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE HUNTERSVILLE...WILLS
CORNER...LONGVIEW...INDIKA...HOBSON...CHUCKATUCK...DEANES...
CARROLLTON AND BENNS CHURCH.

IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE AT RISK. TAKE SHELTER
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CANNOT FIND SHELTER IN A BUILDING A
VEHICLE PROVIDES SAFETY FROM LIGHTNING.

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION IN THE VICINITY OF THIS STORM. BE
PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS. HEAVY RAIN
COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING
OF DITCHES AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MORE THAN 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM.
SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3683 7677 3702 7653 3688 7641 3683 7645
      3677 7670
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 238DEG 14KT 3682 7668

WRS
Special weather statement, Sep 28, 3:56 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 28, 4:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQMecklenburg63 min
Sep 28, 5:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLunenburg, Mecklenburg38 min
Sep 28, 5:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQKing William47 min
Sep 28, 5:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQBrunswick47 min
Sep 28, 6:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQPowhatan48 min
Sep 28, 6:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQBrunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia44 min
Sep 28, 7:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGreensville, City of Emporia48 min
Sep 28, 2:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGoochland66 min
Sep 28, 3:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQHanover63 min
Sep 28, 3:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQKing and Queen60 min
Sep 28, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQIsle of Wight46 min
Sep 28, 3:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQGoochland, Hanover, Henrico37 min
Sep 28, 3:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCaroline49 min
Sep 28, 4:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQHanover, King William33 min
Sep 28, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth46 min
Sep 28, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQMecklenburg41 min
Sep 28, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCaroline43 min
Sep 28, 4:55 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQHanover, Henrico, King William, City of Richmond2 hr
Sep 28, 5:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQMecklenburg42 min
Sep 28, 5:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSouthampton, City of Franklin43 min
Sep 28, 5:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQMecklenburg42 min
Sep 28, 5:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQChesterfield, City of Richmond50 min
Sep 28, 5:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQBrunswick46 min
Sep 28, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQWestmoreland44 min
Sep 28, 5:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAmelia, Nottoway38 min
Sep 28, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQKing and Queen, King William, Richmond62 min
Sep 28, 5:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQMecklenburg50 min
Sep 28, 5:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQJames City46 min
Sep 28, 6:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQChesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond47 min
Sep 28, 6:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSurry39 min
Sep 28, 6:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQEssex, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Middlesex, Richmond65 min
Sep 28, 6:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQChesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, King William, New Kent, City of Richmond4 hr
Sep 28, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAmelia44 min
Sep 28, 6:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQHenrico, New Kent59 min
Sep 28, 6:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQEssex, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Middlesex, Richmond3 hr
Sep 28, 6:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLunenburg49 min
Sep 28, 7:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQMecklenburg50 min
Sep 28, 7:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQLancaster, Northumberland45 min
Sep 28, 7:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ67 min
Sep 28, 7:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQFluvanna44 min
Sep 28, 7:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCharles City, New Kent, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg39 min
Sep 28, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQHertford, Northampton44 min
Sep 28, 9:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQDorchester61 min
Sep 28, 11:18 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQDorchester57 min
Sep 28, 12:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSomerset54 min
Sep 28, 1:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSomerset56 min

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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.