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Flash Flood Warning 52, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 12, 2024, 2:37 PM EDT for Somerset County, Wicomico County, Maryland. 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
- Jul 12, 2024, 2:37 PM EDT (18:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2024, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Somerset County, MD, Wicomico County, MD
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:36 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 44 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
- 1467 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 533 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 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 12, 1:46 PM EDT, 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 1:46 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wakefield VA 532 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 MDZ021-NCZ012-VAZ060>062-064>069-075>090-092-510>523-130945- Dorchester-Northampton-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-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- 532 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... 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. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Heat index values likely approach or exceed 105 degrees Monday through Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. VAZ048-509-130945- Fluvanna-Western Louisa- 532 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Heat index values likely approach 105 degrees Monday through Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ013>017-030>032-VAZ093-095>097-524-525-130945- Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck-Bertie-Chowan- Perquimans-Isle of Wight-Norfolk/Portsmouth-Suffolk-Chesapeake- Newport News-Hampton/Poquoson- 532 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast North Carolina and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Locally heavy rainfall will be possible Saturday. Heat index values likely approach or exceed 105 degrees Monday through Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MDZ022>024-130945- Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester- 532 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Widespread showers and storms through tonight could bring localized instances of flash flooding, especially in urban or poor drainage areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Locally heavy rainfall will be possible Saturday. Heat index values likely approach or exceed 105 degrees Monday through Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ102-VAZ098-130945- Eastern Currituck-Virginia Beach- 532 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast North Carolina and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Beach Hazards Statement. HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Locally heavy rainfall will be possible Saturday. Heat index values likely approach or exceed 105 degrees Monday through Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MDZ025-VAZ099-130945- Maryland Beaches-Accomack- 532 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Beach Hazards Statement. HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Locally heavy rainfall will be possible Saturday. Heat index values likely approach or exceed 105 degrees Monday through Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. VAZ100-130945- Northampton- 532 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Beach Hazards Statement. HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Locally heavy rainfall will be possible Saturday. Heat index values likely approach or exceed 105 degrees Monday through Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 3:37 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 16 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:51 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 7:28 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Nottoway | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 7:53 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 10:12 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia | 5 hr |
| Jul 12, 10:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, Sussex, City of Emporia | 48 min |
| Jul 12, 11:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland | 5 hr |
| Jul 12, 11:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince George, Sussex | 51 min |
| Jul 12, 11:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George, Surry, Sussex | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, James City, Prince George, Southampton, Surry and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, Sussex | 4 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, York and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, Mathews, Middlesex, York, City of Hampton and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 12, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland | 46 min |
| Jul 12, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 60 min | |
| Jul 12, 1:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 5 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Franklin | 49 min |
| Jul 12, 3:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland | 4 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 71 min | |
| Jul 12, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 55 min | |
| Jul 12, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Franklin | 40 min |
| Jul 12, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | James City, Middlesex | 44 min |
| Jul 12, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 74 min | |
| Jul 12, 5:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 74 min |
| Jul 12, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 59 min | |
| Jul 12, 5:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Richmond | 4 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, Mathews, Middlesex, York, City of Hampton and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 7:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Henrico | 115 min |
| Jul 12, 1:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gates | 42 min |
| Jul 12, 2:23 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Camden, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gates | 40 min |
| Jul 12, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northampton | 51 min |
| Jul 12, 8:32 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Dorchester | 5 hr |
| Jul 12, 9:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Dorchester | 5 hr |
| Jul 12, 11:53 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico | 4 hr |
| Jul 12, 1:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Dorchester | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 1:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Dorchester | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Wicomico | 46 min |
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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.