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Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Wakefield, VA

June 7, 2019City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 7, 2019, 4:02 PM EDT for City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk, Virginia. It was in force for 3 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: Jun 7, 2019, 4:02 PM EDT (20:02 UTC)
Expired: Jun 7, 2019, 7:00 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Suffolk, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:05 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

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 166 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 19 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -114 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1162 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 118 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 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 Jun 7, 3:39 PM EDT, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 3:39 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 7, 11:22 AM EDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1122 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2019

MDZ021>024-VAZ048-062-064-075>078-082>086-090-509>512-515>525-081530-
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Fluvanna-Goochland-
Caroline-Westmoreland-Richmond-Northumberland-Lancaster-Charles City-
New Kent-Gloucester-Middlesex-Mathews-James City-Western Louisa-
Eastern Louisa-Western Hanover-Eastern Hanover-
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-York-Newport News-
Hampton/Poquoson-
1122 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, central
Virginia, east central Virginia, eastern Virginia, north central
Virginia and southeast Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MDZ025-VAZ099-100-081530-
Maryland Beaches-Accomack-Northampton-
1122 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2019

...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...This afternoon 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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ060-061-065>069-079>081-087>089-092-093-
095>098-513-514-081530-
Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck-
Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans-Eastern Currituck-Prince Edward-Cumberland-
Mecklenburg-Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-Powhatan-Brunswick-Dinwiddie-
Prince George-Greensville-Sussex-Surry-Southampton-Isle of Wight-
Norfolk/Portsmouth-Suffolk-Chesapeake-Virginia Beach-
Western Chesterfield-Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights)-
1122 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast North Carolina,
central Virginia, south central Virginia and southeast Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Moist onshore flow coupled with a frontal boundary over the area
and into the Carolinas will result in showers and scattered
thunderstorms this afternoon into tonight. Rainfall may be locally
heavy at times. This may cause some minor flooding, especially in
poorly drained areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 7, 3:16 PM EDT, 46 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 7, 3:18 PM EDT, 44 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 7, 3:20 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 7, 3:50 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 7, 3:58 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 7, 3:59 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 7, 10:29 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Chesterfield	3 hr
Jun 7, 11:46 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond	119 min
Jun 7, 11:52 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond	113 min
Jun 7, 12:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Henrico	41 min
Jun 7, 12:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson	43 min
Jun 7, 12:48 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Hanover, Henrico, New Kent	3 hr
Jun 7, 1:06 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	James City, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson	114 min
Jun 7, 1:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	New Kent	43 min
Jun 7, 1:43 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Goochland, Hanover, Henrico	2 hr
Jun 7, 1:54 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Henrico, New Kent	6 hr
Jun 7, 2:00 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Charles City, Gloucester, James City, New Kent, York, City of Williamsburg	3 hr
Jun 7, 2:08 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Henrico	6 hr
Jun 7, 2:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond	5 hr
Jun 7, 2:31 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Charles City, New Kent	5 hr
Jun 7, 2:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach	115 min
Jun 7, 2:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson	2 hr
Jun 7, 3:04 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Caroline, Hanover	3 hr
Jun 7, 3:15 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		4 days
Jun 7, 3:24 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk	6 hr
Jun 7, 3:35 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	James City	3 hr
Jun 7, 3:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk	3 hr
Jun 7, 4:12 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Hanover	3 hr
Jun 7, 4:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Surry, Sussex	3 hr
Jun 7, 4:22 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Brunswick	3 hr
Jun 7, 4:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	City of Hampton	2 hr
Jun 7, 5:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin	119 min
Jun 7, 5:30 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Prince George, Sussex	6 hr
Jun 7, 5:34 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach	3 hr
Jun 7, 5:59 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	City of Norfolk	3 hr
Jun 7, 6:35 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Hanover	4 hr
Jun 7, 7:00 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Surry, Sussex	3 hr
Jun 6, 8:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Currituck	49 min
Jun 6, 9:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Currituck	49 min
Jun 6, 9:35 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Currituck	3 hr
Jun 7, 1:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans	44 min
Jun 7, 3:04 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans	3 hr
Jun 7, 3:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Bertie	40 min
Jun 7, 5:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Bertie, Hertford, Northampton	64 min
Jun 7, 6:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Bertie, Gates, Hertford, Northampton	66 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2019 Every 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.