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Flash Flood Warning 59, NWS Wakefield, VA

July 2, 2025Bertie County, Chowan County, North Carolina

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 2, 2025, 3:37 PM EDT for Bertie County, Chowan County, North Carolina. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 2, 2025, 3:37 PM EDT (19:37 UTC)
Expired: Jul 2, 2025, 6:18 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Bertie County, NC, Chowan County, NC

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 2, 2:39 PM EDT, 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 2:39 PM EDT, 58 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 2:56 PM EDT, 41 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 2, 1:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
156 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

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

0137 PM     Flash Flood      2 NNW Triplet           36.64N 77.78W
07/02/2025                   Brunswick          VA   Dept of Highways

            Water over road with lane closures on Route
            672 Triplet Road near Western Mill Road.

&&

MRD

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
207 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

NCZ015>017-021900-
Pasquotank NC-Camden NC-Western Currituck NC-
207 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN...
SOUTHEASTERN PASQUOTANK AND EAST CENTRAL CURRITUCK COUNTIES THROUGH
300 PM EDT...

At 207 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Shiloh, or near Camden, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and heavy rain.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Reduced visibility and minor flooding
         possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern
Camden, southeastern Pasquotank and east central Currituck Counties,
including the following locations... Bob White Fork, Belcross, Poplar
Branch, Symonds Creek, Aydlett, Jarvisburg, Barco, Coinjock, Riddle,
and Texas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3635 7620 3643 7590 3631 7585 3629 7585
      3629 7584 3628 7584 3627 7583 3619 7580
      3618 7625
TIME...MOT...LOC 1807Z 257DEG 14KT 3630 7608

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Miller

Local storm report, Jul 2, 2:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 2, 2:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 2, 2:42 PM EDT, 55 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
Jul 1, 8:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince Edward	50 min
Jul 1, 8:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia	29 min
Jul 1, 8:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Cumberland	27 min
Jul 1, 8:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Powhatan	24 min
Jul 1, 8:29 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, King William and 2 more	3 hr
Jul 1, 8:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Cumberland, Nottoway, Prince Edward	52 min
Jul 1, 8:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Essex, Goochland and 10 more	61 min
Jul 1, 8:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Nottoway	48 min
Jul 1, 9:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Nottoway	38 min
Jul 1, 9:13 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Cumberland, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward	2 hr
Jul 1, 9:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Colonial Heights	53 min
Jul 1, 9:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Nottoway	52 min
Jul 1, 10:01 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Nottoway, City of Colonial Heights	3 hr
Jul 1, 10:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna, Goochland	44 min
Jul 1, 10:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick	50 min
Jul 1, 10:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Prince George, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg	35 min
Jul 1, 10:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Charles City, Prince George, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg	3 hr
Jul 1, 11:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie, City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg	27 min
Jul 1, 11:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Greensville, City of Emporia	39 min
Jul 2, 3:20 AM EDT	Flood Watch	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Virginia Beach	12 hr
Jul 2, 6:38 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Fluvanna, Louisa	3 hr
Jul 2, 10:38 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia	112 min
Jul 2, 11:06 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia	5 hr
Jul 2, 1:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	66 min
Jul 2, 1:25 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		95 min
Jul 2, 2:43 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		2 hr
Jul 2, 4:13 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia	3 hr
Jul 2, 5:42 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	City of Norfolk	103 min
Jul 2, 2:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Camden, Currituck	53 min
Jul 2, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Currituck	17 min
Jul 2, 3:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Bertie	3 hr
Jul 2, 4:28 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Currituck	4 hr
Jul 1, 8:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico	41 min
Jul 1, 9:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester	40 min

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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.