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Flash Flood Warning 155, NWS Wakefield, VA

August 18, 2025James City County, York County, City of Newport News, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 18, 2025, 5:21 PM EDT for James City County, York County, City of Newport News, Virginia. It was in force for 4 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
Aug 18, 2025, 5:21 PM EDT (21:21 UTC)
Expired
Aug 18, 2025, 8:54 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties City of Newport News, VA, James City County, VA, York County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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 Aug 18, 3:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 3:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 18, 3:14 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
314 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075-079-080-509>517-519-521-191915-
Fluvanna-Prince Edward-Cumberland-Goochland-Caroline-Mecklenburg-
Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-Powhatan-Westmoreland-Brunswick-Dinwiddie-
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-Western King and Queen-Western Essex-
314 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia, east
central Virginia, north central Virginia and south central Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MDZ021>024-NCZ012>017-030>032-VAZ076>078-081>090-092-093-095>097-518-
520-522>525-191915-
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Northampton-Hertford-
Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck-Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans-
Richmond-Northumberland-Lancaster-
Prince George (including Hopewell and Petersburg)-Charles City-
New Kent-Gloucester-Middlesex-Mathews-Greensville-Sussex-Surry-
James City-Southampton-Isle of Wight-Norfolk/Portsmouth-Suffolk-
Chesapeake-Eastern King William-Eastern King and Queen-Eastern Essex-
York-Newport News-Hampton/Poquoson-
314 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, northeast
North Carolina, east central Virginia, eastern Virginia, south
central Virginia and southeast Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening have
the potential to produce heavy rainfall and localized flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-191915-
Maryland Beaches-Eastern Currituck-Virginia Beach-Accomack-
Northampton-
314 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, northeast
North Carolina, 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.

   Beach Hazards Statement.
   HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening have
the potential to produce heavy rainfall and localized flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Swell from Hurricane Erin will bring a high risk of dangerous rip
currents beginning Tuesday and continuing for much of the week.

Additionally, breezy conditions are possible along the coast
Wednesday night into Thursday as the wind field from Erin expands.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 17, 8:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQFluvanna43 min
Aug 17, 10:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQEssex, Hanover, King and Queen, King William, Richmond, City of Richmond50 min
Aug 17, 11:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCharles City, Henrico, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, New Kent and 2 more49 min
Aug 17, 11:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ63 min
Aug 18, 4:57 PM EDTTropical Storm WatchAKQAccomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach42 hr
Aug 18, 4:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQJames City, York, City of Newport News22 min
Aug 18, 6:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk102 min
Aug 18, 3:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQChowan, Pasquotank, Perquimans114 min
Aug 18, 4:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQPasquotank, Perquimans106 min
Aug 17, 8:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQDorchester42 min

Nearby

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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.