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Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Feb 15, 2025, 7:44 PM EST for 6 counties in 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
- Feb 15, 2025, 7:44 PM EST (00:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2025, 10:45 PM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Chesterfield County, VA, City of Richmond, VA, Goochland County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henrico County, VA, Powhatan County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:46 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
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 407 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 498 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 607 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 Feb 15, 4:20 PM EST, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 4:20 PM EST, 3 hours 24 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 5:09 PM EST, 2 hours 35 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wakefield VA 509 PM EST Sat Feb 15 2025 NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ087-088-092-093-095>098-524-525-162215- Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck- Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans-Eastern Currituck-Greensville-Sussex- Southampton-Isle of Wight-Norfolk/Portsmouth-Suffolk-Chesapeake- Virginia Beach-Newport News-Hampton/Poquoson- 509 PM EST Sat Feb 15 2025 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast North Carolina and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Wind Warning. A few storms Sunday may become severe with damaging winds the primary threat. However, a brief tornado is also possible. Additionally, we are watching for a potential winter storm Wednesday into Thursday with mixed precipitation possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. VAZ065-066-079-162215- Mecklenburg-Lunenburg-Brunswick- 509 PM EST Sat Feb 15 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. A few storms Sunday may become severe with damaging winds the primary threat. However, a brief tornado is also possible. Additionally, we are watching for a potential winter storm Wednesday into Thursday with mixed precipitation possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. VAZ100-162215- Northampton- 509 PM EST Sat Feb 15 2025 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Wind Warning. A few storms Sunday may become severe with damaging winds the primary threat. However, a brief tornado is also possible. Additionally, we are watching for a potential winter storm Wednesday into Thursday with heavy snow possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. VAZ060-061-067>069-162215- Prince Edward-Cumberland-Nottoway-Amelia-Powhatan- 509 PM EST Sat Feb 15 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia and south central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. A few storms Sunday may become severe with damaging winds the primary threat. However, a brief tornado is also possible. Additionally, we are watching for a potential winter storm Wednesday into Thursday with heavy snow possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. MDZ023>025-VAZ077-078-083>086-099-512-518-520-522-162215- Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches-Northumberland-Lancaster- New Kent-Gloucester-Middlesex-Mathews-Accomack-Eastern Hanover- Eastern King William-Eastern King and Queen-Eastern Essex- 509 PM EST Sat Feb 15 2025 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, central Virginia, east central Virginia, eastern Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Wind Warning. A few storms Sunday may become severe with damaging winds the primary threat. However, a brief tornado is also possible. Additionally, we are watching for a potential winter storm Wednesday into Thursday with heavy snow possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. VAZ080>082-089-090-513>516-523-162215- Dinwiddie-Prince George-Charles City-Surry-James City- Western Chesterfield-Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights)- Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond)-Eastern Henrico- York- 509 PM EST Sat Feb 15 2025 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia, east central Virginia, south central Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Wind Warning. A few storms Sunday may become severe with damaging winds the primary threat. However, a brief tornado is also possible. Additionally, we are watching for a potential winter storm Wednesday into Thursday with heavy snow and mixed precipitation possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. VAZ048-062-064-509>511-162215- Fluvanna-Goochland-Caroline-Western Louisa-Eastern Louisa- Western Hanover- 509 PM EST Sat Feb 15 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia and north central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. A few storms Sunday may become strong with strong winds the primary threat. Additionally, we are watching for a potential winter storm Wednesday into Thursday with heavy snow possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. MDZ021-022-VAZ075-076-517-519-521-162215- Dorchester-Wicomico-Westmoreland-Richmond-Western King William- Western King and Queen-Western Essex- 509 PM EST Sat Feb 15 2025 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland and east central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Wind Warning. A few storms Sunday may become severe with damaging winds the primary threat. However, a brief tornado is also possible. Additionally, we are watching for a potential winter storm Wednesday into Thursday with heavy snow possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 7:32 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Powhatan, Prince George and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 15, 8:26 PM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg | 7 hr |
| Feb 15, 9:25 PM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Prince Edward | 46 hr |
| Feb 15, 9:40 PM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Powhatan | 6 days |
| Feb 16, 5:48 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 7 hr | |
| Feb 16, 5:58 AM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Goochland, Powhatan | 61 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:32 AM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Southampton, Sussex | 21 days |
| Feb 16, 7:32 AM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Sussex | 3 days |
| Feb 16, 7:32 AM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville | 52 hr |
| Feb 16, 10:04 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex and 10 more | 41 min |
| Feb 16, 10:18 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Hanover, King and Queen, Northumberland, Richmond and 1 more | 42 min |
| Feb 16, 10:18 AM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King William and 1 more | 27 min |
| Feb 16, 10:19 AM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 4 days |
| Feb 16, 10:40 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Essex, Hanover, Henrico, James City, King and Queen and 7 more | 50 min |
| Feb 16, 10:47 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 43 min |
| Feb 16, 11:23 AM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, City of Petersburg | 4 days |
| Feb 16, 11:28 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 68 min | |
| Feb 16, 11:29 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 67 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.