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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Wakefield, VA

July 5, 2026Henrico County, City of Richmond, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 5, 2026, 6:22 PM EDT for Henrico County, City of Richmond, Virginia. It was in force for 113 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 5, 2026, 6:22 PM EDT (22:22 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2026, 8:15 PM EDT
In force
113 min
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties City of Richmond, VA, Henrico County, VA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 5, 7:10 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD3 Sse Lakeside, VAPicture of flooding along Laburnum Avenue between Moss Side Avenue and Noble Avenue. Time estimated.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 156 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2026-07-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 61 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2026-07-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 61 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
61 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-350 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1346 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

918 
WGUS51 KAKQ 052222
FFWAKQ
VAC087-760-060015-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.FF.W.0021.260705T2222Z-260706T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
622 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Henrico County in central Virginia...
  The City of Richmond in central Virginia...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 622 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain 
  has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible 
  in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Richmond, Highland Springs, Virginia Commonwealth University, 
  Virginia Union University, Mechanicsville, East Highland Park, 
  Lakeside, Montrose, Fair Oaks, Richmond International, Richmond 
  Heights, Varina, Sandston, Chamberlayne and Dumbarton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report flooding by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS 
Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.

&&

LAT...LON 3762 7742 3762 7741 3760 7740 3754 7726
      3747 7725 3743 7731 3746 7740 3759 7753

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

AC
1 follow-up statement
816 
WGUS71 KAKQ 060006
FFSAKQ

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
806 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

VAC087-760-060016-
/O.EXP.KAKQ.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260706T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Henrico VA-City of Richmond VA-
806 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR 
CENTRAL HENRICO COUNTY AND THE CITY OF RICHMOND...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

&&

LAT...LON 3762 7742 3762 7741 3760 7740 3754 7726
      3747 7725 3743 7731 3746 7740 3759 7753

$$

RMM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 2:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQPowhatan40 min
Jul 5, 3:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQKing George39 min
Jul 5, 3:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCaroline48 min
Jul 5, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLouisa45 min
Jul 5, 3:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCumberland50 min
Jul 5, 4:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQGoochland, Hanover, Louisa59 min
Jul 5, 4:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQAmelia, Cumberland19 min
Jul 5, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQKing George46 min
Jul 5, 4:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQBrunswick41 min
Jul 5, 4:38 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQGoochland, Louisa3 hr
Jul 5, 4:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLouisa50 min
Jul 5, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQDinwiddie44 min
Jul 5, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCaroline49 min
Jul 5, 5:03 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQBrunswick, Dinwiddie, Nottoway2 hr
Jul 5, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCaroline34 min
Jul 5, 5:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCaroline50 min
Jul 5, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAmelia52 min
Jul 5, 5:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQHenrico, City of Richmond43 min
Jul 5, 5:50 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQCaroline2 hr
Jul 5, 6:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQHanover, Henrico, City of Richmond56 min
Jul 5, 6:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQHanover41 min
Jul 5, 6:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCaroline, Hanover, Henrico, King William49 min
Jul 5, 6:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQHanover, Henrico2 hr
Jul 5, 7:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCaroline, Essex20 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.