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Flash Flood Warning 89, NWS Wakefield, VA

July 13, 2025Prince George County, Surry County, Sussex County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 13, 2025, 1:56 PM EDT for Prince George County, Surry County, Sussex 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: Jul 13, 2025, 1:56 PM EDT (17:56 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2025, 5:00 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Prince George County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:58 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 12, 7:50 PM EDT, 18 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 7:50 PM EDT, 18 hours 6 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 13, 12:32 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Amelia, Powhatan	3 hr
Jul 13, 1:59 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Cumberland, Goochland, Powhatan	3 hr
Jul 13, 11:20 AM EDT	Flood Watch	AKQ	Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 27 more	57 hr
Jul 13, 12:29 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	James City, City of Williamsburg	61 min
Jul 13, 12:46 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond	3 hr
Jul 13, 1:03 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Westmoreland	2 hr
Jul 13, 1:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	King and Queen, Middlesex	100 min
Jul 13, 1:31 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 2 more	3 hr
Jul 13, 1:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince George	38 min
Jul 13, 2:00 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Essex, King and Queen, Richmond, Westmoreland	92 min
Jul 13, 2:23 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, City of Petersburg	3 hr
Jul 13, 2:31 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	AKQ	Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg	3 hr
Jul 13, 3:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince Edward	63 min
Jul 13, 4:10 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk	2 hr
Jul 13, 4:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia	47 min
Jul 13, 4:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Amelia, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward	3 hr
Jul 13, 5:35 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Lunenburg, Nottoway	2 hr
Jul 13, 5:39 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg	6 hr
Jul 13, 6:33 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Bertie	2 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.