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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Wakefield, VA

June 11, 2021Richmond County, Westmoreland County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 11, 2021, 10:31 AM EDT for Richmond County, Westmoreland County, Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr. 4 reports 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: Jun 11, 2021, 10:31 AM EDT (14:31 UTC)
Expired: Jun 11, 2021, 1:30 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Richmond County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:30 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
Jun 11, 11:20 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Potomac Mills, VA	VA-3 IN THE VICINITY OF POTOMAC MILLS RD IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
Jun 11, 11:29 AM EDT	HEAVY RAIN 4.82	2 Ene Oak Grove, VA	FROM A PERSONAL WEATHER STATION NEAR LAUREL GROVE, STORM TOTAL RAINFALL THUS FAR.
Jun 11, 12:00 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Ese Oak Grove, VA	WATER OVER ROUTE 3 NEAR COLONIAL BEACH.
Jun 11, 1:10 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Montross, VA	FLOODING REPORTED ALONG ROUTE 681 AND KINGS HIGHWAY.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 95 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: 1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 462 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 98 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 142 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

330 
WGUS51 KAKQ 111431
FFWAKQ
VAC159-193-111730-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.FF.W.0013.210611T1431Z-210611T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1031 AM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Richmond County in east central Virginia...
  Northwestern Westmoreland County in east central Virginia...

* Until 130 PM EDT.

* At 1031 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the 
  warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The 
  expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. 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 heavy rain.

  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...
  Colonial Beach, Montross, Leedstown, Newland, Potomac Mills, Oak 
  Grove, Peeds, Foneswood, Lerty, Singerly and Potomac Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

&&

LAT...LON 3809 7698 3811 7699 3809 7703 3811 7705
      3815 7705 3817 7706 3818 7705 3826 7704
      3828 7701 3827 7698 3826 7696 3824 7696
      3823 7696 3821 7695 3820 7691 3817 7687
      3813 7686 3809 7681 3803 7691 3807 7693

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

Zimmerman

1 follow-up statement

134 
WGUS71 KAKQ 111536
FFSAKQ

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1136 AM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021

VAC159-193-111730-
/O.CON.KAKQ.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210611T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Richmond VA-Westmoreland VA-
1136 AM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EDT THIS 
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHWESTERN RICHMOND AND NORTHWESTERN WESTMORELAND 
COUNTIES...

At 1136 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned 
area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is 
already occurring.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.

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...
  Colonial Beach, Montross, Leedstown, Newland, Potomac Mills, Oak 
  Grove, Peeds, Foneswood, Lerty, Singerly and Potomac Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

&&

LAT...LON 3809 7698 3811 7699 3809 7703 3811 7705
      3815 7705 3817 7706 3818 7705 3826 7704
      3828 7701 3827 7698 3826 7696 3824 7696
      3823 7696 3821 7695 3820 7691 3817 7687
      3813 7686 3809 7681 3803 7691 3807 7693

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Zimmerman

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 10, 8:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk	3 hr
Jun 10, 8:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Richmond	43 min
Jun 10, 8:30 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Surry	3 hr
Jun 10, 8:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland	47 min
Jun 10, 8:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Henrico, City of Richmond	115 min
Jun 10, 8:54 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Hanover	3 hr
Jun 10, 9:15 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Henrico, City of Richmond	90 min
Jun 10, 9:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Henrico	118 min
Jun 10, 10:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa	83 min
Jun 10, 11:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa, Powhatan	70 min
Jun 11, 12:01 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Hanover	119 min
Jun 11, 1:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa	60 min
Jun 11, 2:42 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		60 hr
Jun 11, 8:54 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland	66 min
Jun 11, 9:37 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland	3 hr
Jun 11, 10:50 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Westmoreland	3 hr
Jun 11, 10:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Middlesex	48 min
Jun 11, 11:04 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Richmond, Westmoreland	6 hr
Jun 11, 11:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Richmond	43 min
Jun 11, 12:09 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland	5 hr
Jun 11, 12:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Lancaster	114 min
Jun 11, 12:52 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond	4 hr
Jun 11, 1:17 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	AKQ	Westmoreland	4 hr
Jun 11, 1:22 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Richmond, Westmoreland	4 hr
Jun 11, 2:13 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	AKQ	Richmond, Westmoreland	7 hr
Jun 11, 2:24 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	AKQ	Northumberland, Richmond	3 hr
Jun 11, 3:03 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland	3 hr
Jun 11, 3:10 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond	80 min
Jun 11, 3:22 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	AKQ	Accomack	14 hr
Jun 11, 3:22 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Northumberland, Westmoreland	15 hr
Jun 11, 3:40 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Henrico, City of Richmond	110 min
Jun 11, 3:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince Edward	40 min
Jun 11, 4:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	King and Queen, King William	119 min
Jun 11, 4:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Cumberland, Prince Edward	119 min
Jun 11, 4:20 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg	115 min
Jun 11, 4:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell	39 min
Jun 11, 4:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex	49 min
Jun 11, 4:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	James City, New Kent	40 min
Jun 11, 4:52 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Richmond, Westmoreland	4 hr
Jun 11, 4:52 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg	113 min
Jun 11, 4:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland	4 hr
Jun 11, 5:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince George, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg	45 min
Jun 11, 5:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Nottoway	40 min
Jun 11, 5:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	James City, City of Williamsburg	49 min
Jun 11, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City	43 min
Jun 11, 5:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Nottoway	116 min
Jun 11, 6:00 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Charles City, James City, New Kent, Prince George	3 hr
Jun 11, 6:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	James City, Surry	30 min
Jun 11, 6:26 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		64 min
Jun 11, 6:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Surry	50 min
Jun 11, 6:57 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		63 min
Jun 11, 7:10 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Surry, Sussex	2 hr
Jun 11, 7:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight	48 min
Jun 11, 7:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton	2 hr
Jun 11, 7:51 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry	114 min

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.