Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Apr 9, 2021, 7:34 PM EDT for City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Currituck County, North Carolina. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 9, 2021, 7:34 PM EDT (23:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2021, 11:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Currituck County, NC, City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Virginia Beach, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:38 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 was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 8:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sse Hickory, VA | BATTLEFIELD BOULEVARD IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLASH FLOODING. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 697 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
461
WGUS51 KAKQ 092334
FFWAKQ
NCC053-VAC550-810-100245-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.FF.W.0001.210409T2334Z-210410T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
734 PM EDT Fri Apr 9 2021
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Currituck County in northeastern North Carolina...
The Southeastern City of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia...
The South Central City of Virginia Beach in southeastern Virginia...
* Until 1045 PM EDT.
* At 734 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 4 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Northwest, Hickory and Chesapeake
Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding. Do not stay in areas subject to flooding when
water begins rising.
&&
LAT...LON 3665 7635 3668 7628 3665 7611 3663 7609
3656 7610 3655 7612 3655 7617 3656 7642
3658 7640
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
RMM2 follow-up statements
332
WGUS51 KAKQ 100219
FFWAKQ
NCC053-VAC550-810-100415-
/O.EXT.KAKQ.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210410T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1019 PM EDT Fri Apr 9 2021
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Currituck County in northeastern North Carolina...
The Southeastern City of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia...
The South Central City of Virginia Beach in southeastern Virginia...
* Until 1215 AM EDT.
* At 1019 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 4
inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1
inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already
occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Northwest, Hickory and Chesapeake
Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding. Do not stay in areas subject to flooding when
water begins rising.
&&
LAT...LON 3665 7635 3668 7628 3665 7611 3663 7609
3656 7610 3655 7612 3655 7617 3656 7642
3658 7640
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
RMM627
WGUS71 KAKQ 100345
FFSAKQ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1145 PM EDT Fri Apr 9 2021
NCC053-VAC550-810-100355-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210410T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Currituck NC-City of Chesapeake VA-City of Virginia Beach VA-
1145 PM EDT Fri Apr 9 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR CURRITUCK COUNTY AND THE
SOUTHEASTERN CITY OF CHESAPEAKE AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL CITY OF
VIRGINIA BEACH...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3665 7635 3668 7628 3665 7611 3663 7609
3656 7610 3655 7612 3655 7617 3656 7642
3658 7640
$$
FisherThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 50 min |
| Apr 9, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 40 min |
| Apr 9, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Newport News | 37 min |
| Apr 9, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 35 min |
| Apr 9, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 48 min | |
| Apr 9, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 46 min |
| Apr 9, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 28 min |
| Apr 9, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Surry | 30 min |
| Apr 9, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 44 min |
| Apr 9, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 41 min |
| Apr 9, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Surry, City of Hampton, City of Newport News | 45 min |
| Apr 9, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 65 min | |
| Apr 9, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 48 min |
| Apr 9, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 53 min |
| Apr 9, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick | 36 min |
| Apr 9, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Portsmouth | 49 min |
| Apr 9, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 47 min |
| Apr 9, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Mecklenburg | 47 min |
| Apr 9, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 78 min | |
| Apr 9, 5:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Surry, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News | 3 hr |
| Apr 9, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 51 min |
| Apr 9, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Mecklenburg | 48 min |
| Apr 9, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 47 min |
| Apr 9, 6:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 3 hr |
| Apr 9, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 36 min |
| Apr 9, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville | 46 min |
| Apr 9, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 45 min |
| Apr 9, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 45 min |
| Apr 9, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 44 min |
| Apr 9, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 51 min |
| Apr 9, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Richmond | 50 min |
| Apr 9, 6:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 48 min |
| Apr 9, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell | 53 min |
| Apr 9, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 88 min | |
| Apr 9, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 43 min |
| Apr 9, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Petersburg | 41 min |
| Apr 9, 7:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg | 40 min |
| Apr 9, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Prince George | 52 min |
| Apr 9, 7:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 40 min |
| Apr 9, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chowan | 40 min |
| Apr 9, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Chowan, Perquimans | 39 min |
| Apr 9, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Chowan, Perquimans | 48 min |
| Apr 9, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chowan, Perquimans | 51 min |
| Apr 9, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chowan | 24 min |
| Apr 9, 7:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 42 min |
| Apr 9, 7:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Camden, Currituck | 51 min |
| Apr 9, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Hertford, Northampton | 51 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Virginia, 2021Flash Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2021Every flash flood warning in 2021
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.