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Areal Flood Warning 2, NWS Wakefield, VA

January 4, 2021Charles City County, New Kent County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this areal flood warning at Jan 4, 2021, 9:23 PM EST for Charles City County, New Kent County, Virginia. It was in force for 24 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: Jan 4, 2021, 9:23 PM EST (02:23 UTC)
Expired: Jan 5, 2021, 9:15 PM EST
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Charles City County, VA, New Kent County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:25 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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at Jan 4, 8:04 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 8:04 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 4, 3:23 PM EST, 6 hours before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
323 PM EST Mon Jan 4 2021

MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092-
093-095>100-509>525-052030-
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches-
Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck-
Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans-Eastern Currituck-Fluvanna-Prince Edward-
Cumberland-Goochland-Caroline-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-
Accomack-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-York-Newport News-
Hampton/Poquoson-
323 PM EST Mon Jan 4 2021

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 5, 3:15 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		55 hr
Jan 5, 2:49 PM EST	Coastal Flood Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.