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Flash Flood Warning 35, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 8, 2026, 2:19 AM EDT for Essex County, Richmond County, Westmoreland 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 8, 2026, 2:19 AM EDT (06:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2026, 5:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Essex County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:19 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 office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 8:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 72 min | |
| Jul 7, 8:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight | 41 min |
| Jul 7, 8:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 83 min | |
| Jul 7, 8:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry | 113 min |
| Jul 7, 9:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 44 min |
| Jul 7, 9:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 9:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 42 min |
| Jul 7, 10:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 108 min |
| Jul 7, 11:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Southampton | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:09 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Caroline, Essex | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland | 23 min |
| Jul 8, 3:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Essex, Lancaster, Middlesex, Richmond | 118 min |
| Jul 8, 4:00 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Essex, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northampton, Northumberland and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 8, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 51 min |
| Jul 8, 12:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Pasquotank, Perquimans | 42 min |
| Jul 8, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northampton | 44 min |
| Jul 8, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Bertie | 47 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.