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Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Wakefield, VA

January 9, 20247 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jan 9, 2024, 7:38 PM EST for 7 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 6 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: Jan 9, 2024, 7:38 PM EST (00:38 UTC)
Expired: Jan 10, 2024, 1:09 AM EST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Flood severity: None

Counties Charles City County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, Henrico County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Prince George County, 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.

Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 9, 7:16 PM EST, 22 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 9, 7:07 PM EST, 31 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
707 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0600 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 NNE Princess Anne Pla 36.86N 76.08W
01/09/2024                   City of Virginia BeVA   Broadcast Media

            Tree down in Kings Grant area of VA Beach.

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EI

Local storm report, Jan 9, 7:11 PM EST, 27 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
711 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0709 PM     Flash Flood      1 SSE Bon Air           37.50N 77.56W
01/09/2024                   Chesterfield       VA   Public

            Report from mPING: Street/road flooding;
            Street/road closed; Vehicles stranded.

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Local storm report, Jan 9, 7:13 PM EST, 25 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
Jan 9, 7:05 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	AKQ	Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, City of Colonial Heights and 1 more	3 hr
Jan 9, 7:28 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William and 6 more	47 min
Jan 9, 7:36 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Greensville, Southampton	39 min
Jan 9, 7:43 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Southampton, Surry and 3 more	47 min
Jan 9, 8:15 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, York, City of Franklin, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 2 more	45 min
Jan 9, 8:20 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Charles City, New Kent, Prince George, Surry, Sussex	5 hr
Jan 9, 8:20 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Mathews, New Kent and 5 more	40 min
Jan 9, 8:31 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson, City of Portsmouth and 2 more	59 min
Jan 9, 8:32 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		58 min
Jan 9, 8:56 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Mathews and 5 more	6 hr
Jan 9, 8:59 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	61 min
Jan 9, 9:04 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Charles City, James City, New Kent, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 2 more	5 hr
Jan 9, 9:08 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Franklin and 1 more	6 hr
Jan 9, 9:12 PM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Mecklenburg	18 hr
Jan 9, 9:17 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach	43 min
Jan 9, 9:23 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach	5 hr
Jan 9, 10:00 PM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Hanover	37 hr
Jan 9, 10:03 PM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Brunswick	3 days
Jan 9, 10:17 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward	9 hr
Jan 9, 10:20 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico and 2 more	9 hr
Jan 9, 10:22 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa	9 hr
Jan 9, 10:24 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg and 8 more	9 hr
Jan 9, 10:29 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond	9 hr
Jan 9, 11:04 PM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Fluvanna	25 hr
Jan 10, 12:32 AM EST	Gale Warning	AKQ		15 hr
Jan 10, 12:32 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		36 hr
Jan 10, 1:09 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, New Kent, Prince George, City of Hopewell and 1 more	6 hr
Jan 10, 1:15 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Charles City, New Kent, Prince George, Surry, Sussex	6 hr
Jan 10, 2:30 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Charles City, James City, New Kent, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 2 more	5 hr
Jan 10, 4:46 AM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond	60 hr
Jan 10, 4:48 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville, James City and 9 more	57 min
Jan 10, 4:49 AM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Sussex	4 days
Jan 10, 5:23 AM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Powhatan	6 days
Jan 10, 5:54 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex and 12 more	51 min
Jan 10, 5:55 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		50 min
Jan 10, 6:57 AM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Cumberland, Goochland, Powhatan	32 hr
Jan 10, 7:35 AM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Henrico, City of Richmond	54 hr
Jan 10, 8:34 AM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Charles City, New Kent	4 days
Jan 10, 8:38 AM EST	Coastal Flood Warning	AKQ	Northumberland, Westmoreland	5 hr
Jan 10, 1:12 PM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Dinwiddie	40 hr
Jan 10, 1:29 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Northumberland, Westmoreland	3 hr
Jan 10, 4:07 PM EST	Gale Watch	AKQ		32 hr
Jan 10, 6:44 PM EST	Coastal Flood Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	9 hr
Jan 9, 7:59 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Bertie, Gates, Hertford, Northampton	46 min
Jan 9, 9:31 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Dorchester, Wicomico	6 hr
Jan 9, 9:41 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Dorchester, Wicomico	6 hr
Jan 9, 10:27 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester	6 hr
Jan 10, 4:03 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Dorchester	3 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.