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Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS Wakefield, VA

June 8, 2025Cumberland County, Prince Edward County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 8, 2025, 9:09 PM EDT for Cumberland County, Prince Edward County, Virginia. It was in force for 5 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: Jun 8, 2025, 9:09 PM EDT (01:09 UTC)
Expired: Jun 9, 2025, 2:00 AM EDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Cumberland County, VA, Prince Edward 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 Jun 8, 3:41 PM EDT, 5 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 3:41 PM EDT, 5 hours 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 3:49 PM EDT, 5 hours 20 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 8, 7:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 8:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 8:24 PM EDT, 45 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 8, 8:29 PM EDT, 40 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 8:43 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 9:00 PM EDT, 9 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
Jun 8, 8:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King George	44 min
Jun 8, 8:23 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		25 min
Jun 8, 8:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Hanover	36 min
Jun 8, 8:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Hanover, King and Queen, King William	29 min
Jun 8, 8:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince Edward	32 min
Jun 8, 9:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex, King and Queen, King William, Richmond, Westmoreland	45 min
Jun 8, 9:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Henrico, New Kent	43 min
Jun 8, 9:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward	42 min
Jun 8, 10:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lancaster, Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland	44 min
Jun 8, 10:40 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Nottoway, Prince Edward	3 hr
Jun 8, 11:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince Edward	30 min
Jun 8, 11:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg	41 min
Jun 8, 11:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, James City, Mathews, York, City of Williamsburg	51 min
Jun 9, 12:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Surry	41 min
Jun 9, 12:21 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		69 min
Jun 9, 12:38 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Lunenburg	117 min
Jun 9, 12:40 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex	3 hr
Jun 9, 12:59 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		76 min
Jun 9, 1:09 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Hampton, City of Newport News	2 hr
Jun 9, 1:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Norfolk	27 min
Jun 9, 2:38 AM EDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	AKQ		6 hr
Jun 9, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Sussex	27 min
Jun 9, 5:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Suffolk	39 min
Jun 9, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth	31 min
Jun 9, 6:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk	25 min
Jun 9, 6:35 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake	25 min
Jun 9, 6:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach	45 min
Jun 9, 7:01 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		59 min
Jun 9, 7:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex	52 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.