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Flash Flood Warning 24, NWS Wakefield, VA

May 26, 2024City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at May 26, 2024, 2:56 PM EDT for City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, 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: May 26, 2024, 2:56 PM EDT (18:56 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2024, 6:00 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Portsmouth, VA

The radar

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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 May 26, 2:46 PM EDT, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 2:46 PM EDT, 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 4:46 AM EDT, 10 hours 10 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 26, 2:20 PM EDT, 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 26, 2:28 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 26, 2:29 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 26, 2:44 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 26, 2:54 PM EDT, 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 26, 2:54 PM EDT, 2 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
May 26, 1:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline	35 min
May 26, 2:27 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Caroline	2 hr
May 26, 6:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack	48 min
May 26, 8:32 AM EDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	AKQ		5 hr
May 26, 1:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Gloucester, King and Queen	47 min
May 26, 1:25 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		50 min
May 26, 1:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Norfolk	34 min
May 26, 1:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach	47 min
May 26, 1:47 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		43 min
May 26, 1:49 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach	3 hr
May 26, 1:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Gloucester	2 hr
May 26, 2:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach	53 min
May 26, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Williamsburg	32 min
May 26, 2:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Richmond	51 min
May 26, 3:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland	24 min
May 26, 3:10 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		50 min
May 26, 3:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Newport News	34 min
May 26, 3:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake	46 min
May 26, 3:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Surry	48 min
May 26, 3:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Surry	46 min
May 26, 4:07 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Surry	2 hr
May 26, 4:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight	50 min
May 26, 4:32 PM EDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	AKQ		10 hr
May 26, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Henrico	33 min
May 26, 5:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent	41 min
May 26, 5:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk	39 min
May 26, 5:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex	49 min
May 26, 5:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Henrico	20 min
May 26, 5:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Hanover, Henrico	2 hr
May 26, 3:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank	26 min
May 26, 4:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	23 min
May 26, 2:35 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Dorchester	16 hr
May 26, 2:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Somerset	36 min
May 26, 3:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Wicomico	24 min
May 26, 4:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Wicomico	29 min
May 26, 4:11 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Wicomico	2 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.