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Flash Flood Warning 121, NWS Wakefield, VA

September 18, 2024Prince George County, Sussex County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Sep 18, 2024, 4:36 PM EDT for Prince George County, Sussex County, 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: Sep 18, 2024, 4:36 PM EDT (20:36 UTC)
Expired: Sep 18, 2024, 7:45 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Flood severity: None

Counties Prince George County, VA, Sussex County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Sep 18, 4:32 PM EDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 18, 4:32 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 18, 4:14 AM EDT, 12 hours 22 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 18, 4:28 PM EDT, 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 18, 4:31 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 18, 4:36 PM EDT, 0 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
Sep 17, 11:08 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		82 min
Sep 18, 1:02 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond	118 min
Sep 18, 1:31 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond	119 min
Sep 18, 1:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Nottoway	3 hr
Sep 18, 1:58 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	City of Richmond	108 min
Sep 18, 2:55 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Prince George, Sussex	3 hr
Sep 18, 3:20 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Prince George, Sussex	3 hr
Sep 18, 4:09 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Prince George, Surry, Sussex	3 hr
Sep 18, 4:26 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William and 14 more	6 days
Sep 18, 5:22 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Southampton	3 hr
Sep 18, 5:29 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex	3 hr
Sep 18, 5:38 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry	3 hr
Sep 18, 7:54 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Prince George, Sussex	6 hr
Sep 17, 9:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Currituck	6 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.