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Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 8, 2023, 12:52 PM EDT for Lancaster County, Northumberland County, Richmond County, Virginia. It was in force for 83 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2023, 12:52 PM EDT (16:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2023, 2:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 83 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Lancaster County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Richmond County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:55 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, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 1182 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 820 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 1 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Jul 8, 12:26 PM EDT, 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 12:26 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wakefield VA 402 AM EDT Sat Jul 8 2023 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092- 093-095>100-509>525-090815- 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- 402 AM EDT Sat Jul 8 2023 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...Today and tonight. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible this afternoon into this evening with heavy rain and localized flooding being the main threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. There is a slight risk for severe weather on Sunday. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible with damaging wind gusts being the main threat. In addition, heavy rain and localized flooding will also be possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 12:47 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 8:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Prince Edward | 44 min |
| Jul 8, 12:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northumberland | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 1:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover | 27 min |
| Jul 8, 1:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover | 37 min |
| Jul 8, 1:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lancaster, Middlesex | 59 min |
| Jul 8, 1:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth | 67 min |
| Jul 8, 1:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond | 92 min |
| Jul 8, 1:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King and Queen, King William | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Westmoreland | 45 min |
| Jul 8, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | New Kent | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 3:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, James City, New Kent, Prince George | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Surry | 42 min |
| Jul 8, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Surry | 43 min |
| Jul 8, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 71 min | |
| Jul 8, 4:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Surry | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Newport News | 41 min |
| Jul 8, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg | 62 min |
| Jul 8, 5:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Surry | 105 min |
| Jul 8, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 52 min |
| Jul 8, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 52 min |
| Jul 8, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Mecklenburg | 46 min |
| Jul 8, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin | 44 min |
| Jul 8, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 46 min |
| Jul 8, 6:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Nottoway | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Prince Edward | 62 min |
| Jul 8, 7:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Nottoway | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northampton | 49 min |
| Jul 8, 1:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 67 min |
| Jul 8, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Somerset | 72 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.