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Flash Flood Warning 103, NWS Wakefield, VA

August 19, 20245 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 19, 2024, 4:36 PM EDT for 5 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 19, 2024, 4:36 PM EDT (20:36 UTC)
Expired: Aug 19, 2024, 7:45 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Charles City County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henrico County, VA, King William County, VA, New Kent County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:36 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 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 Aug 18, 7:21 PM EDT, 21 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 7:21 PM EDT, 21 hours 15 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 18, 8:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth and 2 more	46 min
Aug 18, 9:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna, Louisa	59 min
Aug 18, 10:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Franklin, City of Suffolk	45 min
Aug 18, 11:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach	45 min
Aug 19, 3:39 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		47 hr
Aug 19, 2:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Goochland	46 min
Aug 19, 3:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Goochland, Hanover, City of Richmond	44 min
Aug 19, 3:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Surry	42 min
Aug 19, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		55 min
Aug 19, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Greensville, Southampton, City of Emporia	40 min
Aug 19, 3:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King and Queen, King William	39 min
Aug 19, 3:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Nottoway, City of Colonial Heights, City of Richmond	51 min
Aug 19, 4:02 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond	3 hr
Aug 19, 4:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex, King and Queen, King William	51 min
Aug 19, 4:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Essex, Hanover, Henrico, James City and 4 more	45 min
Aug 19, 4:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	58 min
Aug 19, 4:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Surry, Sussex and 3 more	46 min
Aug 19, 4:50 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg	3 hr
Aug 19, 4:54 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		66 min
Aug 19, 4:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Mecklenburg	51 min
Aug 19, 4:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northumberland	49 min
Aug 19, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		63 min
Aug 19, 5:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William and 6 more	60 min
Aug 19, 5:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex	66 min
Aug 19, 5:13 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Northumberland	3 hr
Aug 19, 5:14 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		61 min
Aug 19, 5:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick	47 min
Aug 19, 5:36 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		69 min
Aug 19, 5:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia	51 min
Aug 19, 5:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Norfolk	29 min
Aug 19, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		73 min
Aug 19, 5:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton	62 min
Aug 19, 6:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northampton	52 min
Aug 19, 6:12 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		93 min
Aug 19, 6:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Norfolk	44 min
Aug 19, 6:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Louisa	47 min
Aug 19, 6:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach	59 min
Aug 19, 6:59 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		76 min
Aug 19, 7:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Goochland	51 min
Aug 19, 3:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Camden, Pasquotank	51 min
Aug 19, 4:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank	66 min
Aug 19, 6:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans	40 min
Aug 19, 6:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans	32 min
Aug 19, 7:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank, Perquimans	3 hr
Aug 19, 7:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Bertie	41 min
Aug 19, 7:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Camden, Chowan, Pasquotank, Perquimans	54 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.