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Flash Flood Warning 73, NWS Wakefield, VA

July 10, 2025City of Virginia Beach, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 10, 2025, 2:22 PM EDT for City of Virginia Beach, 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
Jul 10, 2025, 2:22 PM EDT (18:22 UTC)
Expired
Jul 10, 2025, 5:30 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County City of Virginia Beach, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Jul 10, 1:28 PM EDT, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 1:28 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 4:03 AM EDT, 10 hours 19 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
403 AM EDT Thu Jul 10 2025

NCZ013>017-030>032-102-VAZ093-095>100-524-525-110815-
Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck-Bertie-Chowan-
Perquimans-Eastern Currituck-Isle of Wight-Norfolk/Portsmouth-
Suffolk-Chesapeake-Virginia Beach-Accomack-Northampton-Newport News-
Hampton/Poquoson-
403 AM EDT Thu Jul 10 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening.
Localized flooding is possible in urban...poor drainage...and other
flood prone areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible through the
weekend. There is a threat for localized flooding as well as a few
damaging wind gusts.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MDZ021>025-NCZ012-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092-509>523-110815-
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches-
Northampton-Fluvanna-Prince Edward-Cumberland-Goochland-Caroline-
Mecklenburg-Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-Powhatan-Westmoreland-Richmond-
Northumberland-Lancaster-Brunswick-Dinwiddie-
Prince George (including Hopewell and Petersburg)-Charles City-
New Kent-Gloucester-Middlesex-Mathews-Greensville-Sussex-Surry-
James City-Southampton-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-
403 AM EDT Thu Jul 10 2025

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

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

.DAY ONE...Today and 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...Friday through Wednesday.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible through the
weekend. There is a threat for localized flooding as well as a few
damaging wind gusts.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 10, 12:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1225 PM EDT Thu Jul 10 2025

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

1209 PM     Marine Tstm Wind 3 NE Bayside            36.92N 76.09W
07/10/2025  M40 MPH          ANZ634             VA   Mesonet

            Mesonet station XLHI Lynnhaven Inlet Light
            2.

&&

mrd
Local storm report, Jul 10, 12:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 8:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQAccomack66 min
Jul 9, 8:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQChesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg3 hr
Jul 10, 11:25 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQAccomack3 hr
Jul 10, 12:01 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQAccomack3 hr
Jul 10, 12:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ67 min
Jul 10, 1:16 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ59 min
Jul 10, 2:10 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach3 hr
Jul 10, 2:31 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach3 hr
Jul 10, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ61 min
Jul 10, 3:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach3 hr
Jul 10, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ61 min
Jul 10, 6:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQIsle of Wight, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk49 min
Jul 10, 6:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQIsle of Wight, City of Suffolk41 min
Jul 10, 7:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Franklin, City of Suffolk41 min
Jul 10, 2:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCamden, Currituck48 min
Jul 10, 2:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCamden, Currituck52 min
Jul 10, 3:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCamden, Currituck, Pasquotank41 min
Jul 10, 3:50 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQCamden, Currituck, Pasquotank3 hr
Jul 10, 7:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQChowan41 min
Jul 9, 8:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQDorchester, Wicomico54 min
Jul 9, 8:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQWicomico26 min
Jul 9, 8:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQDorchester16 min
Jul 9, 9:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSomerset47 min
Jul 9, 9:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQSomerset, Worcester14 min
Jul 9, 9:41 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQSomerset3 hr
Jul 10, 12:39 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQSomerset5 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.