1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 23, 1:35 PM EST, 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA 235 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2001 TRPCL AMS FIRMLY IN PLC OVR FA...HARD TO REALLY PINPOINT SYS THAT WL CAUSE WDSPD RA NEXT 2 DAYS. APRS THAT ANOTHER SURGE FM THE S HEADED THIS WAY FOR TUE...B4 ATLC RDG FINALLY WINS OUT (AT LEAST FOR A DAY). DIFFICULT TO GO BONKERS ON POPS IN THESE SITUATIONS - SINCE BULK PCPN DIURNALLY DRIVEN...ALTHOUGH WILL HV AT LEAST HI CHC POPS IN FOR TUE (ESP SRN/SE SXNS)...THEN A SLGT TREND DN ON WED AS LLVL FLO MR SWLY. WITH PWS AOA 2.0 IN...LIKELY WL BE LCLLY HVY RA FM ANY CNVTN. CDFNT FM THE NW SLOLY SAGS SE NEXT CPL DAYS...THEN ENTERS RGN THU. STILL PLNTY OF DEBATE OVR WHETHER FNT SINKS FAR ENUF S BY WKND TO GIVE US DRY CONDS. AS PTRN ALOFT CONTS TO MODIFY (I.E. ATLC RDG BEGINNING TO EXERT ITSELF MR AND MR WITH TM)...NOT SURE THIS TM ARND WL BE LIKE THE LAST CPL...WHR MUCH DRIER/COOLER AMS WON OUT. WL KP UNSETTLED CONDS IN FOR FRI/SAT...AND WUD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE ANY BRK FM THE HUMIDITY (OVR THE WKND/ERY NEXT WK) BE VRY BRIEF (IF AT ALL). FCSTID = 25 SBY 72 88 72 90 / 20 30 30 30 OXB 72 84 72 87 / 20 30 30 30 ECG 75 88 75 90 / 50 50 40 30 ORF 75 88 75 90 / 50 50 40 30 PHF 73 88 73 90 / 40 40 40 30 AKQ 73 88 73 90 / 40 40 40 30 RIC 72 88 72 90 / 30 40 40 30 FVX 72 88 71 90 / 20 40 40 30 .AKQ... MD...NONE.G NC...NONE. VA...NONE.
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:05 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Car submerged at the underpass on Colley Avenue and 21st Street. Also, numerous roads covered by 1 to 2 feet of water.
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