Alert archive / Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 35, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 26, 2021, 5:06 PM EDT for Amelia County, Chesterfield County, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 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
- Jul 26, 2021, 5:06 PM EDT (21:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Amelia County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 5:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Winterpock, VA | WATER HAS BREACHED SOME SHALLOW DITCHES AND STARTED COVERING SECTIONS OF BEACH RD AND RIVERWAY RD NEAR WINTERPOCK. |
| Jul 26, 6:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Sw Beach, VA | WATER COVERING RIVER ROAD VA-602 AT SECOND BRANCH RD. |
| Jul 26, 6:56 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nne Winterpock, VA | ROUTE 664 CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 658 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -44 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 838 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
186
WGUS51 KAKQ 262106
FFWAKQ
VAC007-041-053-270000-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.FF.W.0035.210726T2106Z-210727T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
506 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
East Central Amelia County in central Virginia...
Southwestern Chesterfield County in central Virginia...
Northeastern Dinwiddie County in south central Virginia...
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 506 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 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 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...
Petersburg, Virginia State University, Matoaca, Ettrick,
Winterpock and Addison.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3740 7776 3733 7757 3731 7753 3724 7742
3722 7744 3722 7745 3719 7748 3721 7756
3725 7768 3733 7783
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1.5-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$1 follow-up statement
329
WGUS71 KAKQ 262353
FFSAKQ
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
753 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021
VAC007-041-053-270003-
/O.EXP.KAKQ.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-210727T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Amelia VA-Chesterfield VA-Dinwiddie VA-
753 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR EAST
CENTRAL AMELIA, SOUTHWESTERN CHESTERFIELD AND NORTHEASTERN DINWIDDIE
COUNTIES...
Heavy rain has ended, flood waters have receded, and flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining
road closures.
LAT...LON 3740 7776 3733 7757 3731 7753 3724 7742
3722 7744 3722 7745 3719 7748 3721 7756
3725 7768 3733 7783
$$
05The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 3:15 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Henrico, James City and 18 more | 19 hr |
| Jul 26, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover | 27 min |
| Jul 26, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover | 31 min |
| Jul 26, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King and Queen | 51 min |
| Jul 26, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico, New Kent | 50 min |
| Jul 26, 2:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, City of Richmond | 2 hr |
| Jul 26, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, New Kent, City of Richmond | 46 min |
| Jul 26, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King and Queen | 50 min |
| Jul 26, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, New Kent, Prince George, Surry, Sussex and 1 more | 51 min |
| Jul 26, 3:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 4:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 55 min | |
| Jul 26, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 50 min |
| Jul 26, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 31 min |
| Jul 26, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Sussex | 37 min |
| Jul 26, 4:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Prince George, City of Petersburg | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, James City, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Hampton and 1 more | 42 min |
| Jul 26, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield | 41 min |
| Jul 26, 4:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield | 2 hr |
| Jul 26, 4:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, James City, York, City of Williamsburg | 112 min |
| Jul 26, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Sussex | 41 min |
| Jul 26, 5:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 45 min |
| Jul 26, 5:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 45 min |
| Jul 26, 6:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Southampton, City of Suffolk | 3 hr |
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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.