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Flash Flood Warning 81, NWS Wakefield, VA

July 23, 20245 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 23, 2024, 11:54 PM EDT for 5 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 2 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 23, 2024, 11:54 PM EDT (03:54 UTC)
Expired: Jul 24, 2024, 2:00 AM EDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Chesterfield County, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, Dinwiddie 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.

NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 23, 9:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 9:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 23, 3:55 PM EDT, 7 hours 59 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
355 PM EDT Tue Jul 23 2024

MDZ021>024-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092-
093-095>098-509>525-242000-
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Northampton-Hertford-
Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck-Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans-
Eastern Currituck-Fluvanna-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-Isle of Wight-Norfolk/Portsmouth-
Suffolk-Chesapeake-Virginia Beach-Western Louisa-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-Newport News-
Hampton/Poquoson-
355 PM EDT Tue Jul 23 2024

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...This afternoon and tonight.

Thunderstorms could produce locally heavy rain through tonight,
which could lead to flash flooding in a few spots.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

An unsettled pattern continues through Friday with continued
potential for heavy rainfall and associated flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MDZ025-VAZ099-100-242000-
Maryland Beaches-Accomack-Northampton-
355 PM EDT Tue Jul 23 2024

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, eastern
Virginia and southeast Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK.

Thunderstorms could produce locally heavy rain through tonight,
which could lead to flash flooding in a few spots.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK.

An unsettled pattern continues through Friday with continued
potential for heavy rainfall and associated flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 23, 6:15 PM EDT, 5 hours 39 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 23, 6:35 PM EDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 23, 7:19 PM EDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 23, 8:19 PM EDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 23, 9:52 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 23, 10:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 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
Jul 23, 8:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Fluvanna, Louisa	4 hr
Jul 23, 8:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mecklenburg	56 min
Jul 23, 11:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg	2 hr
Jul 24, 12:08 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Charles City, Prince George	2 hr
Jul 24, 12:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	James City, City of Williamsburg	43 min
Jul 24, 12:35 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Charles City, Gloucester, James City, York	3 hr
Jul 24, 12:38 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		67 min
Jul 24, 1:31 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		59 min
Jul 24, 2:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack	51 min
Jul 24, 2:25 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		50 min
Jul 24, 2:54 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton	3 hr
Jul 24, 2:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Cumberland, Goochland	52 min
Jul 24, 2:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Hanover	62 min
Jul 24, 2:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Cumberland, Goochland, Powhatan	2 hr
Jul 24, 3:29 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Powhatan, City of Richmond	101 min
Jul 24, 3:46 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond	74 min
Jul 24, 6:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	58 min
Jul 24, 7:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	61 min
Jul 24, 7:54 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Mecklenburg	2 hr
Jul 23, 9:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Bertie	53 min
Jul 23, 10:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Bertie, Hertford, Northampton	31 min
Jul 23, 10:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Bertie, Hertford	29 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.