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Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Wakefield, VA

July 8, 2023Lancaster County, Northumberland County, Richmond County, Virginia

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.

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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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2023-07-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1182 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2023-07-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -20 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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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, Jul 8, 4:02 AM EDT, 8 hours 50 minutes before
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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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 8:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCumberland, Prince Edward44 min
Jul 8, 12:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQNorthumberland28 min
Jul 8, 1:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQHanover27 min
Jul 8, 1:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQHanover37 min
Jul 8, 1:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLancaster, Middlesex59 min
Jul 8, 1:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth67 min
Jul 8, 1:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQHanover, Henrico, City of Richmond92 min
Jul 8, 1:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk2 hr
Jul 8, 2:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQKing and Queen, King William31 min
Jul 8, 2:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQWestmoreland45 min
Jul 8, 2:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQNew Kent31 min
Jul 8, 3:36 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCharles City, James City, New Kent, Prince George2 hr
Jul 8, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSurry42 min
Jul 8, 4:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQIsle of Wight, Surry43 min
Jul 8, 4:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ71 min
Jul 8, 4:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQSurry2 hr
Jul 8, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQIsle of Wight, City of Newport News41 min
Jul 8, 5:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLunenburg62 min
Jul 8, 5:15 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQSurry105 min
Jul 8, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQMecklenburg52 min
Jul 8, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQPrince Edward52 min
Jul 8, 5:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQBrunswick, Mecklenburg46 min
Jul 8, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSouthampton, City of Franklin44 min
Jul 8, 6:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQDinwiddie46 min
Jul 8, 6:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQBrunswick, Dinwiddie, Nottoway2 hr
Jul 8, 6:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAmelia, Cumberland, Prince Edward62 min
Jul 8, 7:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQBrunswick, Dinwiddie, Nottoway2 hr
Jul 8, 7:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQNorthampton49 min
Jul 8, 1:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQDorchester67 min
Jul 8, 1:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSomerset72 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.