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Flash Flood Warning 57, NWS Wakefield, VA

August 22, 20214 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 22, 2021, 4:07 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 22, 2021, 4:07 PM EDT (20:07 UTC)
Expired: Aug 22, 2021, 7:15 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Essex County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, Middlesex County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 119 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: 1445 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 876 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 8 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

310 
WGUS51 KAKQ 222007
FFWAKQ
VAC057-073-097-119-222315-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.FF.W.0057.210822T2007Z-210822T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
407 PM EDT Sun Aug 22 2021

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Essex County in east central Virginia...
  East Central King and Queen County in east central Virginia...
  Western Middlesex County in eastern Virginia...
  Northern Gloucester County in southeastern Virginia...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 407 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 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...
  Urbanna, Church View, Jamaica, Saluda, Velma, Mascot, Dragonville, 
  Warner, Samos, Nesting, Remlik, Montague, Laneview, Clancie and 
  Ino.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3780 7683 3780 7682 3780 7680 3779 7671
      3776 7666 3769 7662 3762 7657 3756 7663
      3758 7675 3768 7681

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Rogers

1 follow-up statement

873 
WGUS71 KAKQ 222313
FFSAKQ

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
713 PM EDT Sun Aug 22 2021

VAC057-073-097-119-222323-
/O.EXP.KAKQ.FF.W.0057.000000T0000Z-210822T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Essex VA-Gloucester VA-King and Queen VA-Middlesex VA-
713 PM EDT Sun Aug 22 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR 
SOUTHEASTERN ESSEX, EAST CENTRAL KING AND QUEEN, WESTERN MIDDLESEX 
AND NORTHERN GLOUCESTER COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Please continue to heed remaining road 
closures.

LAT...LON 3780 7683 3780 7682 3780 7680 3779 7671
      3776 7666 3769 7662 3762 7657 3756 7663
      3758 7675 3768 7681

$$

EI

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 22, 1:27 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		63 min
Aug 22, 1:34 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		56 min
Aug 22, 1:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mathews	44 min
Aug 22, 2:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, New Kent	35 min
Aug 22, 2:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	47 min
Aug 22, 2:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	James City, Surry, City of Newport News, City of Williamsburg	38 min
Aug 22, 2:23 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		52 min
Aug 22, 2:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, Mathews	46 min
Aug 22, 2:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Middlesex	40 min
Aug 22, 2:38 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		67 min
Aug 22, 2:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Lunenburg, Nottoway	49 min
Aug 22, 2:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Gloucester, Mathews, York	43 min
Aug 22, 2:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland	40 min
Aug 22, 2:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond	52 min
Aug 22, 3:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	James City	28 min
Aug 22, 3:06 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		54 min
Aug 22, 3:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Gloucester, Mathews	3 hr
Aug 22, 3:14 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond	3 hr
Aug 22, 3:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Williamsburg	31 min
Aug 22, 3:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Middlesex	29 min
Aug 22, 3:25 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Mathews	3 hr
Aug 22, 3:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mecklenburg	46 min
Aug 22, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack	29 min
Aug 22, 3:36 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		54 min
Aug 22, 3:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth	37 min
Aug 22, 3:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie	34 min
Aug 22, 3:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Essex, King and Queen, Middlesex	3 hr
Aug 22, 3:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King and Queen	39 min
Aug 22, 3:54 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		66 min
Aug 22, 4:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach	3 hr
Aug 22, 4:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie	26 min
Aug 22, 4:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack	34 min
Aug 22, 4:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	47 min
Aug 22, 4:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Surry	46 min
Aug 22, 4:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince George	31 min
Aug 22, 4:19 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		32 min
Aug 22, 4:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Accomack	2 hr
Aug 22, 4:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg	44 min
Aug 22, 4:35 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		55 min
Aug 22, 4:39 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach	3 hr
Aug 22, 4:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex	28 min
Aug 22, 5:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake	41 min
Aug 22, 5:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Sussex	40 min
Aug 22, 5:06 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		39 min
Aug 22, 5:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Prince George, Surry, Sussex, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 1 more	3 hr
Aug 22, 5:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Southampton, Sussex	48 min
Aug 22, 5:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Suffolk	40 min
Aug 22, 5:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight	29 min

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.