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Flash Flood Warning 48, NWS Wakefield, VA

June 15, 2025Camden County, Currituck County, Pasquotank County, North Carolina

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 15, 2025, 10:12 PM EDT for Camden County, Currituck County, Pasquotank County, North Carolina. 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
Jun 15, 2025, 10:12 PM EDT (02:12 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 2025, 2:30 AM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Camden County, NC, Currituck County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:12 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 185 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Newport, NC at 00:00Z on 2025-06-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1307 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Newport, NC at 00:00Z on 2025-06-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 118 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1307 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-42 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
933 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
132 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
6.5

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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 15, 7:17 PM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 7:17 PM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 4:13 PM EDT, 5 hours 59 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
413 PM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025

VAZ061-062-069-081-082-089-513>516-162015-
Cumberland-Goochland-Powhatan-Prince George-Charles City-Surry-
Western Chesterfield-Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights)-
Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond)-Eastern Henrico-
413 PM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

A few storms may be strong to severe with damaging winds the primary
threat, but a brief spin-up tornado cannot be ruled out.

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

A few strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Tuesday afternoon
and evening, and again Thursday afternoon and evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ060-065>068-079-080-087-088-092-093-
095>098-162015-
Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck-
Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans-Eastern Currituck-Prince Edward-Mecklenburg-
Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-Brunswick-Dinwiddie-Greensville-Sussex-
Southampton-Isle of Wight-Norfolk/Portsmouth-Suffolk-Chesapeake-
Virginia Beach-
413 PM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

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

A few strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Tuesday afternoon
and evening, and again Thursday afternoon and evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MDZ021>024-VAZ064-075>078-084>086-517>522-162015-
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Caroline-Westmoreland-
Richmond-Northumberland-Lancaster-Gloucester-Middlesex-Mathews-
Western King William-Eastern King William-Western King and Queen-
Eastern King and Queen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-
413 PM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, 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.

A few strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Thursday afternoon
and evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MDZ025-VAZ099-100-162015-
Maryland Beaches-Accomack-Northampton-
413 PM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK.

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

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

VAZ048-083-090-509>512-523>525-162015-
Fluvanna-New Kent-James City-Western Louisa-Eastern Louisa-
Western Hanover-Eastern Hanover-York-Newport News-Hampton/Poquoson-
413 PM EDT Sun Jun 15 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Scattered showers and storms are possible this afternoon and
evening. An isolated storm may be strong to severe with damaging
winds the primary threat, but a brief spin-up tornado cannot be ruled
out.

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

A few strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Tuesday afternoon
and evening, and again Thursday afternoon and evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 15, 6:57 PM EDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 8:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSouthampton, City of Franklin47 min
Jun 15, 9:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ59 min
Jun 16, 4:55 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQCaroline29 hr
Jun 16, 2:14 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementAKQEssex, Richmond24 hr
Jun 16, 4:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCity of Suffolk118 min
Jun 15, 8:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCamden, Pasquotank, Perquimans40 min
Jun 15, 9:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQChowan, Perquimans44 min
Jun 15, 9:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCamden, Currituck, Pasquotank51 min
Jun 15, 10:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCamden, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans60 min
Jun 15, 11:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQBertie, Chowan, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans2 hr
Jun 16, 4:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQPasquotank112 min
Jun 16, 4:48 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQPasquotank3 hr
Jun 16, 6:10 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQChowan, Gates, Pasquotank, Perquimans3 hr
Jun 16, 6:30 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQChowan, Gates, Perquimans3 hr

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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.