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Flash Flood Warning 57, NWS Wakefield, VA

August 15, 20204 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 15, 2020, 4:31 PM EDT for 4 counties in 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: Aug 15, 2020, 4:31 PM EDT (20:31 UTC)
Expired: Aug 15, 2020, 7:30 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties City of Hampton, VA, City of Newport News, VA, City of Poquoson, VA, York County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:31 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 128 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: 55 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -53 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 791 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 28 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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 Aug 15, 4:05 PM EDT, 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 4:05 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 15, 4:10 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
410 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2020

MDZ021>024-VAZ048-062-064-509>511-162015-
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Fluvanna-Goochland-
Caroline-Western Louisa-Eastern Louisa-Western Hanover-
410 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Additional showers and thunderstorms are likely through tonight.
Periods of locally heavy rainfall...and localized flash flooding are
possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

More showers and storms are possible on Sunday. Locally heavy
rainfall is possible causing localized flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ060-061-065>069-075>090-092-093-095>098-
512>525-162015-
Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck-
Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans-Eastern Currituck-Prince Edward-Cumberland-
Mecklenburg-Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-Powhatan-Westmoreland-Richmond-
Northumberland-Lancaster-Brunswick-Dinwiddie-Prince George-
Charles City-New Kent-Gloucester-Middlesex-Mathews-Greensville-
Sussex-Surry-James City-Southampton-Isle of Wight-Norfolk/Portsmouth-
Suffolk-Chesapeake-Virginia Beach-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-York-Newport News-
Hampton/Poquoson-
410 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2020

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

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

   Flash Flood Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.

More showers and storms are possible on Sunday. Locally heavy
rainfall is possible causing localized flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

VAZ099-100-162015-
Accomack-Northampton-
410 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2020

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern Virginia and
southeast 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.

   Flash Flood Watch.
   MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.
   Beach Hazards Statement.

There is a high risk of rip currents on Sunday.

More showers and storms are possible on Sunday. Locally heavy
rainfall is possible causing localized flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MDZ025-162015-
Maryland Beaches-
410 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2020

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland.

.DAY ONE...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.

Additional showers and thunderstorms are likely through tonight.
Periods of locally heavy rainfall...and localized flash flooding are
possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Beach Hazards Statement.

There is a high risk of rip currents on Sunday.

More showers and storms are possible on Sunday. Locally heavy
rainfall is possible causing localized flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 15, 12:12 PM EDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1212 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1209 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 WSW RALEIGH TERRACE   36.98N 76.42W
08/15/2020                   CITY OF NEWPORT NEWVA   911 CALL CENTER

            MULTIPLE ROADWAYS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
            ACROSS NEWPORT NEWS.

&&

Special weather statement, Aug 15, 12:37 PM EDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1237 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2020

VAZ081-082-089-090-151715-
Charles City-Prince George-Surry-James City-
1237 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2020

...A SHOWER WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN CHARLES CITY...NORTHEASTERN
PRINCE GEORGE...SURRY AND SOUTHWESTERN JAMES CITY COUNTIES...

At 1236 PM EDT, a shower was located over Burrowsville, or 7 miles
southwest of Claremont, moving east at 10 mph.

Wind gusts in excess of 30 mph are possible with this shower.

Locations impacted include...
Claremont, Surry, Elberon, Burrowsville, Garysville, Cabin Point,
Taylors Corner, Carsley, Spring Grove, Brandon, Delk Crossroads,
Barham, Governors Land, Gwaltney Corner, Oak Hill Corner, Savedge and
Beachland.

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.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this shower, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 3710 7708 3710 7712 3711 7715 3711 7718
      3726 7717 3731 7679 3704 7679
TIME...MOT...LOC 1636Z 268DEG 11KT 3718 7708

Poche

Local storm report, Aug 15, 1:16 PM EDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
116 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0115 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 E HOPEWELL            37.29N 77.28W
08/15/2020                   CITY OF HOPEWELL   VA   911 CALL CENTER

            FLOODING REPORTED ACROSS NUMEROUS PORTIONS
            OF PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY.

&&

CF

Special weather statement, Aug 15, 1:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
134 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2020

VAZ082-089-090-151815-
Charles City-Surry-James City-
134 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2020

...A SHOWER WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN CHARLES CITY...SURRY AND
SOUTHWESTERN JAMES CITY COUNTIES...

At 134 PM EDT, a shower was located near Cabin Point, or near
Claremont, moving east at 5 mph.

Wind gusts in excess of 30 mph are possible with this shower.

Locations impacted include...
Claremont, Surry, Dendron, Scotland, Elberon, Jamestown, Cabin Point,
Carsley, Spring Grove, Governors Land, Gwaltney Corner, Oak Hill
Corner, Alliance, Runnymede, Savedge and Beachland.

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.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this shower, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 3710 7709 3719 7706 3719 7704 3720 7704
      3720 7703 3721 7701 3723 7702 3725 7697
      3724 7695 3724 7692 3726 7688 3726 7674
      3701 7682 3700 7685
TIME...MOT...LOC 1734Z 285DEG 5KT 3717 7698

Poche

Local storm report, Aug 15, 1:43 PM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
143 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0142 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 SSW GRAFTON           37.15N 76.48W
08/15/2020                   YORK               VA   911 CALL CENTER

            MULTIPLE ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE DO TO HIGH
            WATER.

&&

Local storm report, Aug 15, 3:48 PM EDT, 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
348 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0346 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 ESE SURRY             37.14N 76.82W
08/15/2020                   SURRY              VA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            PORTIONS OF ROUTE 10 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
            AND DEBRIS.

&&

CF

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 14, 9:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	York, City of Poquoson	113 min
Aug 14, 9:34 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Henrico, City of Richmond	116 min
Aug 14, 10:07 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	City of Richmond	83 min
Aug 14, 11:30 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Henrico, City of Richmond	2 hr
Aug 14, 11:52 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Amelia, Cumberland, Powhatan	113 min
Aug 15, 3:21 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	AKQ	Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 39 more	33 hr
Aug 15, 4:30 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Charles City, New Kent	4 days
Aug 15, 4:50 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Amelia, Powhatan	3 hr
Aug 15, 5:12 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Amelia	3 hr
Aug 15, 5:23 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Chesterfield, Goochland, Henrico, Powhatan, City of Richmond	3 hr
Aug 15, 5:53 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Amelia	73 min
Aug 15, 6:02 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield, Powhatan	3 hr
Aug 15, 6:12 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Gloucester, Mathews	2 hr
Aug 15, 6:20 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	York	115 min
Aug 15, 6:48 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	City of Hampton, City of Newport News	34 min
Aug 15, 7:06 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Amelia	3 hr
Aug 15, 7:22 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson	2 hr
Aug 15, 7:33 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield	117 min
Aug 15, 8:01 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield	3 hr
Aug 15, 8:20 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Gloucester, York	115 min
Aug 15, 8:28 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	AKQ	Chesterfield	3 hr
Aug 15, 8:37 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond	6 hr
Aug 15, 8:59 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Chesterfield, Goochland, Powhatan	2 hr
Aug 15, 9:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg	43 min
Aug 15, 9:45 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	York, City of Hampton, City of Poquoson	3 hr
Aug 15, 10:05 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg	3 hr
Aug 15, 10:21 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	AKQ	Chesterfield	3 hr
Aug 15, 10:35 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Powhatan	3 hr
Aug 15, 10:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg	50 min
Aug 15, 10:57 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Hopewell	3 hr
Aug 15, 11:00 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	AKQ	Chesterfield	3 hr
Aug 15, 11:03 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	City of Hampton, City of Newport News	3 hr
Aug 15, 12:04 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	3 hr
Aug 15, 12:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Surry	38 min
Aug 15, 12:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	York, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson	3 hr
Aug 15, 1:26 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	York, City of Newport News	3 hr
Aug 15, 1:30 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 2 more	23 hr
Aug 15, 1:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Surry	41 min
Aug 15, 1:41 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Surry	3 hr
Aug 15, 3:25 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland, Westmoreland	10 hr
Aug 15, 3:28 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Surry	6 hr
Aug 15, 3:40 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex	17 min
Aug 15, 3:41 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Greensville, Southampton	3 hr
Aug 15, 3:51 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson	3 hr
Aug 15, 3:57 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex	3 hr
Aug 15, 4:02 PM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton	28 hr
Aug 15, 4:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	3 hr
Aug 15, 4:48 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		57 min
Aug 15, 5:03 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Southampton, City of Suffolk	2 hr
Aug 15, 5:12 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	James City, York, City of Newport News, City of Williamsburg	3 hr
Aug 15, 5:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk	2 hr
Aug 15, 6:03 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	AKQ	Surry	6 hr
Aug 15, 7:22 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	James City, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson	3 hr
Aug 15, 7:55 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	3 hr
Aug 15, 4:13 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank	3 hr
Aug 15, 4:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Currituck	42 min
Aug 15, 4:59 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Camden, Currituck	5 hr
Aug 15, 5:42 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Hertford, Perquimans	3 hr
Aug 15, 6:15 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Hertford	2 hr
Aug 15, 6:28 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Camden, Pasquotank	5 hr

Nearby

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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.