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Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Wakefield, VA

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

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 8, 2025, 10:40 PM EDT for Nottoway County, Prince Edward 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: Jun 8, 2025, 10:40 PM EDT (02:40 UTC)
Expired: Jun 9, 2025, 1:45 AM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Nottoway 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, 9:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 9:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 10:02 PM EDT, 38 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1002 PM EDT Sun Jun 8 2025

MDZ021>025-VAZ048-061-062-064-069-075>078-082>086-090-099-100-
509>525-100215-
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches-
Fluvanna-Cumberland-Goochland-Caroline-Powhatan-Westmoreland-
Richmond-Northumberland-Lancaster-Charles City-New Kent-Gloucester-
Middlesex-Mathews-James City-Accomack-Northampton-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-
1002 PM EDT Sun Jun 8 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

An isolated strong to severe storm is possible Monday with damaging
winds as the primary threat. Scattered showers and storms are
possible Tuesday with isolated damaging winds possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ060-065>068-079>081-087>089-092-093-
095>098-100215-
Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck-
Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans-Eastern Currituck-Prince Edward-Mecklenburg-
Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-Brunswick-Dinwiddie-Prince George-
Greensville-Sussex-Surry-Southampton-Isle of Wight-
Norfolk/Portsmouth-Suffolk-Chesapeake-Virginia Beach-
1002 PM EDT Sun Jun 8 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

An isolated strong to severe storm is possible Monday with damaging
winds the primary threat. Scattered showers and storms are possible
Tuesday with isolated damaging winds possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 8, 9:40 PM EDT, 1 hour before

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Local storm report, Jun 8, 9:41 PM EDT, 59 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 8, 9:46 PM EDT, 54 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 10:01 PM EDT, 39 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 8, 10:02 PM EDT, 38 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1002 PM EDT Sun Jun 8 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0545 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 SE Briery Creek Lake  37.17N 78.42W
06/08/2025                   Prince Edward      VA   County Official

            Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 2
            SE Briery Creek Lake. Tree downed on Worsham
            Road near Meherrin Rd. Time is
            radar-estimated.

&&

05

Local storm report, Jun 8, 10:23 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1023 PM EDT Sun Jun 8 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0850 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 SSW Etna Mills        37.75N 77.27W
06/08/2025                   King William       VA   County Official

            Multiple trees snapped along with power
            lines down near the intersection of Oak
            Grove Lane and Nelsons Bridge Rd. Call came
            in at 9:17 according to county officials,
            but damage likely occurred before 9 PM based
            on radar data.

&&

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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, 9:09 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Cumberland, Prince Edward	5 hr
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, 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.