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Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Sep 6, 2019, 9:29 AM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia; Currituck County, North Carolina. It was in force for 6 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
- Sep 6, 2019, 9:29 AM EDT (13:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 6, 2019, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Currituck County, NC, City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Norfolk, VA, City of Portsmouth, VA, City of Virginia Beach, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 469 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 531 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Sep 6, 6:24 AM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 6, 6:24 AM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wakefield VA 737 AM EDT Fri Sep 6 2019 NCZ015>017-031-032-102-071145- Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck-Chowan-Perquimans- Eastern Currituck- 737 AM EDT Fri Sep 6 2019 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast North Carolina. .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. Flash Flood Watch. Hurricane Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Hurricane Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. NCZ012>014-030-VAZ092-093-095>098-524-525-071145- Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Bertie-Southampton-Isle of Wight- Norfolk/Portsmouth-Suffolk-Chesapeake-Virginia Beach-Newport News- Hampton/Poquoson- 737 AM EDT Fri Sep 6 2019 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... 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. Flash Flood Watch. Tropical Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. 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 is not expected at this time. MDZ021>025-VAZ077-078-099-071145- Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches- Northumberland-Lancaster-Accomack- 737 AM EDT Fri Sep 6 2019 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... 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. Tropical Storm Warning. Coastal Flood Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tropical Storm Warning. Coastal Flood Watch. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. VAZ075-076-081>083-087>090-518-520-522-071145- Westmoreland-Richmond-Prince George-Charles City-New Kent- Greensville-Sussex-Surry-James City-Eastern King William- Eastern King and Queen-Eastern Essex- 737 AM EDT Fri Sep 6 2019 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Virginia, south central 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. Tropical Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. 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... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. VAZ100-523-071145- Northampton-York- 737 AM EDT Fri Sep 6 2019 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for 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. Coastal Flood Warning. Flash Flood Watch. Tropical Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. 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 is not expected at this time. VAZ521-071145- Western Essex- 737 AM EDT Fri Sep 6 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Hurricane Dorian will continue to will move near or over the coast of North Carolina this morning through midday. Behind the departing system, wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph are expected from mid-morning through this afternoon. These winds could blow around light outdoor objects and knock down tree branches, with scattered power outages possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. VAZ084>086-071145- Gloucester-Middlesex-Mathews- 737 AM EDT Fri Sep 6 2019 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for 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. Coastal Flood Warning. Tropical Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. 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... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. VAZ064-079-080-511>517-519-071145- Caroline-Brunswick-Dinwiddie-Western Hanover-Eastern Hanover- Western Chesterfield-Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights)- Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond)-Eastern Henrico- Western King William-Western King and Queen- 737 AM EDT Fri Sep 6 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia, east central Virginia, north central Virginia and south central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Hurricane Dorian will continue to will move near or over the coast of North Carolina this morning through midday. Behind the departing system, wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph are expected from mid-morning through this afternoon. These winds could blow around light outdoor objects and knock down tree branches, with scattered power outages possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. VAZ048-060>062-065>069-509-510-071145- Fluvanna-Prince Edward-Cumberland-Goochland-Mecklenburg-Lunenburg- Nottoway-Amelia-Powhatan-Western Louisa-Eastern Louisa- 737 AM EDT Fri Sep 6 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia and south central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Hurricane Dorian will continue to will move near or over the coast of North Carolina this morning through midday. Behind the departing system, gusts to 25 to 35 mph are expected from mid-morning through this afternoon. These winds could blow around light outdoor objects and knock down small tree branches, with isolated power outages possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 9:34 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton, Surry and 5 more | 26 hr |
| Sep 6, 9:58 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex and 10 more | 38 hr |
| Sep 6, 3:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 6 hr |
| Sep 6, 5:16 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 32 hr | |
| Sep 6, 5:51 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 23 hr |
| Sep 6, 5:51 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 23 hr |
| Sep 5, 11:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Chowan, Perquimans | 17 min |
| Sep 6, 12:35 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Chowan, Gates, Pasquotank, Perquimans | 25 min |
| Sep 6, 12:48 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Chowan, Perquimans | 10 hr |
| Sep 6, 12:50 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Chowan, Hertford, Perquimans | 25 min |
| Sep 6, 3:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Sep 6, 5:12 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank | 11 hr |
| Sep 6, 5:46 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Bertie | 9 hr |
| Sep 6, 10:40 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Chowan, Perquimans | 6 hr |
| Sep 6, 4:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans | 6 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2019Flash Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2019Every flash flood warning in 2019
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.