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Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Wakefield, VA

May 14, 2025Caroline County, Essex County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at May 14, 2025, 4:45 PM EDT for Caroline County, Essex County, 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: May 14, 2025, 4:45 PM EDT (20:45 UTC)
Expired: May 14, 2025, 7:45 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Caroline County, VA, Essex County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 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

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 225 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 25 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 578 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 14 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 May 14, 3:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 3:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 5:07 AM EDT, 11 hours 38 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
507 AM EDT Wed May 14 2025

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092-093-
095>098-509>525-150915-
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-
507 AM EDT Wed May 14 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon into this
evening. The main threats will be large hail, damaging wind gusts,
and locally heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-150915-
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches-
Accomack-Northampton-
507 AM EDT Wed May 14 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A few strong to severe storms will be possible late this afternoon
into this evening. The main threats will be gusty winds, hail, and
locally heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NWS/AKQ

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 14, 3:54 PM EDT, 51 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 14, 3:56 PM EDT, 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 14, 4:13 PM EDT, 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 14, 4:23 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 14, 4:32 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 14, 4:41 PM EDT, 4 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
May 13, 8:00 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		90 min
May 13, 8:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mecklenburg	50 min
May 13, 8:43 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Prince Edward	3 hr
May 13, 8:48 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	2 hr
May 13, 8:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	16 min
May 13, 8:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Cumberland, Prince Edward	48 min
May 13, 9:43 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Cumberland, Prince Edward	3 hr
May 13, 9:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Cumberland	29 min
May 14, 4:12 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Fluvanna	21 hr
May 14, 4:23 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond	65 hr
May 14, 10:40 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Cumberland, Goochland, Powhatan	11 hr
May 14, 10:40 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Henrico, City of Richmond	58 hr
May 14, 12:33 PM EDT	Flood Watch	AKQ	Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Essex, Fluvanna, Gloucester and 24 more	8 hr
May 14, 12:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie	49 min
May 14, 1:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Dinwiddie	51 min
May 14, 1:29 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Dinwiddie	5 hr
May 14, 1:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Nottoway	45 min
May 14, 1:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Dinwiddie, Nottoway	38 min
May 14, 1:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Mecklenburg	50 min
May 14, 2:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Petersburg	45 min
May 14, 2:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia	46 min
May 14, 2:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	49 min
May 14, 3:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Amelia, Powhatan	117 min
May 14, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City	40 min
May 14, 3:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway	29 min
May 14, 3:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Prince George, Surry	39 min
May 14, 3:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie	51 min
May 14, 3:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Charles City, Prince George	4 min
May 14, 4:00 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Prince George	2 hr
May 14, 4:02 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland	3 hr
May 14, 4:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Greensville, City of Emporia	52 min
May 14, 4:29 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News	5 hr
May 14, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City	58 min
May 14, 4:48 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Louisa	3 hr
May 14, 4:54 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia	3 hr
May 14, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Surry	47 min
May 14, 5:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton, Sussex	28 min
May 14, 5:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex	47 min
May 14, 5:48 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Essex, Richmond	3 hr
May 14, 5:51 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		39 min
May 14, 6:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	James City, York, City of Newport News, City of Williamsburg	40 min
May 14, 6:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Dinwiddie	3 hr
May 14, 6:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight	41 min
May 14, 6:24 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Prince George	2 hr
May 14, 6:24 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex	2 hr
May 14, 6:30 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		60 min
May 14, 6:43 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry	3 hr
May 14, 6:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	James City, King and Queen, King William, New Kent	9 min
May 14, 6:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Gloucester, Isle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk and 3 more	43 min
May 14, 6:55 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	James City, King and Queen, King William, New Kent	3 hr
May 14, 6:59 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		61 min
May 14, 7:15 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk	3 hr
May 14, 7:31 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Fluvanna, Louisa	3 hr
May 14, 7:48 PM EDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	AKQ		11 hr
May 14, 3:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chowan	42 min
May 14, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Hertford	47 min
May 14, 4:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Bertie, Hertford	27 min
May 14, 5:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Bertie, Hertford, Northampton	28 min
May 13, 11:40 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	AKQ	Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico	6 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.