13 flash flood, 1 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 14 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Aug 30, 9:45 AM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1045 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2004
REMNANTS OF GASTON TO OVRSPRD FA THIS AFTRN AND EVENING...BASICALLY
TRACKING NE ALONG THE I95 CORRIDOR. ALSO DEALING WITH DEPARTING
CONVECTION OVR LWR MD ERN SHORE WHERE RAINFALL AMTS ESTIMATED BTWN
2-3 IN IN SPOTS.
AFTRN UPDATE ALRDY OUT. TORNADO THREAT STILL EXISTS SINCE THERE IS
STILL SOME SHEAR LEFT WITH CIRCULATION AND GIVEN FACT THAT SOME HTNG
HAS ALRDY OCCURRED THIS AM. SPS ISSUED FOR A GNRL 1-3 INCH EVENT
WITH PTNTL FOR 4 INCHES IN CONVECTION.
MARINE...SCA UP FOR INCRSG SEAS.
&&
.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
NC...NONE.
VA...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ZONES
ANZ632-650-652-654-656-658 TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
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SHORT TERM/LONG TERM/AVIATION...44
MARINE...FOSTERHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 536 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-310900- ACCOMACK VA-AMELIA VA-BERTIE NC-BRUNSWICK VA-CAMDEN NC-CAROLINE VA- CHARLES CITY VA-CHESAPEAKE VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-CHOWAN NC- CUMBERLAND VA-DINWIDDIE VA-DORCHESTER MD-EASTERN CURRITUCK NC- ESSEX VA-FLUVANNA VA-GATES NC-GLOUCESTER VA-GOOCHLAND VA- GREENSVILLE VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-HERTFORD NC-INLAND WORCESTER MD- ISLE OF WIGHT VA-JAMES CITY VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA- LANCASTER VA-LOUISA VA-LUNENBURG VA-MARYLAND BEACHES MD-MATHEWS VA- MECKLENBURG VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NEW KENT VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-NORTHAMPTON VA-NORTHAMPTON NC- NORTHUMBERLAND VA-NOTTOWAY VA-PASQUOTANK NC-PERQUIMANS NC- POWHATAN VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-RICHMOND VA- SOMERSET MD-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SUFFOLK VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA- VIRGINIA BEACH VA-WESTERN CURRITUCK NC-WESTMORELAND VA-WICOMICO MD- YORK VA- 530 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA... NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND THE EASTERN MARYLAND SHORE. .DAY ONE...TODAY... REMNANTS OF GASTON WILL MOVE FROM SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA LATE THIS MORNING...TO THE CENTRAL DELMARVA TONIGHT. ALONG THIS TRACK...WIDESPREAD RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WHILE CLOSER TO THE COAST IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ARE LIKELY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY NEAR THE TRACK OF THE REMNANTS OF GASTON. MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY FOR ALL ATLANTIC BEACHES FROM OCEAN CITY MARYLAND TO VIRGINIA BEACH AND CURRITUCK OUTER BANKS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FORECASTER ID 25 THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN WAKEFIELD, VA CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING (LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/AKQ.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 959 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-301700- ACCOMACK VA-AMELIA VA-BERTIE NC-BRUNSWICK VA-CAMDEN NC-CAROLINE VA- CHARLES CITY VA-CHESAPEAKE VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-CHOWAN NC- CUMBERLAND VA-DINWIDDIE VA-DORCHESTER MD-EASTERN CURRITUCK NC- ESSEX VA-FLUVANNA VA-GATES NC-GLOUCESTER VA-GOOCHLAND VA- GREENSVILLE VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-HERTFORD NC-INLAND WORCESTER MD- ISLE OF WIGHT VA-JAMES CITY VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA- LANCASTER VA-LOUISA VA-LUNENBURG VA-MARYLAND BEACHES MD-MATHEWS VA- MECKLENBURG VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NEW KENT VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-NORTHAMPTON VA-NORTHAMPTON NC- NORTHUMBERLAND VA-NOTTOWAY VA-PASQUOTANK NC-PERQUIMANS NC- POWHATAN VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-RICHMOND VA- SOMERSET MD-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SUFFOLK VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA- VIRGINIA BEACH VA-WESTERN CURRITUCK NC-WESTMORELAND VA-WICOMICO MD- YORK VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AHOSKIE...AMELIA COURTHOUSE...ASHLAND... AULANDER...BLACKSTONE...BON AIR...BOWLING GREEN...BOYKINS... BRODNAX...CALLAO...CAMBRIDGE...CAMDEN...CAPE CHARLES... CARTERSVILLE...CHAMPLAIN...CHARLES CITY...CHASE CITY...CHESTER... CHINCOTEAGUE...CHURCHLAND...CLAREMONT...COLONIAL BEACH... COLONIAL HEIGHTS...COURTLAND...CREWE...CRISFIELD...CUMBERLAND... CURRITUCK...DAHLIA...DEEP CREEK...DELTAVILLE...DINWIDDIE... DISPUTANTA...DOWNTOWN NORFOLK...DOWNTOWN PORTSMOUTH... DOWNTOWN RICHMOND...DOWNTOWN SUFFOLK...EDENTON...ELIZABETH CITY... EMPORIA...EXMORE...FAIR PORT...FARMVILLE...FORK UNION...FORT LEE... FRANKLIN...FRUITLAND...GARYSBURG...GATESVILLE... GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE...GLOUCESTER POINT...GOOCHLAND...GRANDY... GREAT BRIDGE...HADENSVILLE...HAMPDEN SYDNEY...HAMPTON...HERTFORD... HIGHLAND SPRINGS...HOLLAND...HOPEWELL...HURLOCK...KEMPSVILLE... KENBRIDGE...KILMARNOCK...KING AND QUEEN COURTHOUSE...KING WILLIAM... LANGLEY AFB...LAWRENCEVILLE...LOUISA...MANNBORO...MATHEWS... MCKENNEY...MECHANICSVILLE...MILFORD...MINERAL...MONTROSS...MOSELEY... MURFREESBORO...NEW KENT...NEW POINT COMFORT...NEWPORT NEWS...NORGE... OCEAN CITY...OCEAN VIEW...PALMYRA...PATRICK HENRY FIELD... PETERSBURG...POCOMOKE CITY...POQUOSON...POWHATAN...PRINCESS ANNE... PURDY...QUEENS LAKE...RICH SQUARE...ROBLEY...ROXBURY...RYLAND... SAINT STEPHENS CHURCH...SALISBURY...SEAFORD...SMITHFIELD... SOUTH HILL...SOUTH MILLS...SUNBURY...SURRY...TALLEYSVILLE... TAPPAHANNOCK...TOANO...TUCKAHOE...URBANNA...VICTORIA... VIRGINIA BEACH OCEANFRONT...WAKEFIELD...WARSAW...WAVERLY... WEEKSVILLE...WEST POINT...WILLIAMSBURG...WINDSOR AND WINFALL 959 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 ...REMNANTS OF GASTON WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON... THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION GASTON WAS LOCATED NEAR RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA LATE THIS MORNING. THE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON A NORTHEAST TRACK THIS AFTERNOON...TAKING IT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN VIRGINIA BY THIS EVENING. RAINBANDS FROM AROUND THIS SYSTEM ARE NOW MOVING INTO SOUTHERN VIRGINIA...AND WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD ALL OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS THE CENTER APPROACHES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA BY LATER TODAY. THE SLOW MOTION OF THE SYSTEM COMBINED WITH LOCALIZED RAINFALL RATES OF OVER ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN ANY THUNDERSTORM. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. 44
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 959 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-301700- ACCOMACK VA-AMELIA VA-BERTIE NC-BRUNSWICK VA-CAMDEN NC-CAROLINE VA- CHARLES CITY VA-CHESAPEAKE VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-CHOWAN NC- CUMBERLAND VA-DINWIDDIE VA-DORCHESTER MD-EASTERN CURRITUCK NC- ESSEX VA-FLUVANNA VA-GATES NC-GLOUCESTER VA-GOOCHLAND VA- GREENSVILLE VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-HERTFORD NC-INLAND WORCESTER MD- ISLE OF WIGHT VA-JAMES CITY VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA- LANCASTER VA-LOUISA VA-LUNENBURG VA-MARYLAND BEACHES MD-MATHEWS VA- MECKLENBURG VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NEW KENT VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-NORTHAMPTON VA-NORTHAMPTON NC- NORTHUMBERLAND VA-NOTTOWAY VA-PASQUOTANK NC-PERQUIMANS NC- POWHATAN VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-RICHMOND VA- SOMERSET MD-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SUFFOLK VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA- VIRGINIA BEACH VA-WESTERN CURRITUCK NC-WESTMORELAND VA-WICOMICO MD- YORK VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AHOSKIE...AMELIA COURTHOUSE...ASHLAND... AULANDER...BLACKSTONE...BON AIR...BOWLING GREEN...BOYKINS... BRODNAX...CALLAO...CAMBRIDGE...CAMDEN...CAPE CHARLES... CARTERSVILLE...CHAMPLAIN...CHARLES CITY...CHASE CITY...CHESTER... CHINCOTEAGUE...CHURCHLAND...CLAREMONT...COLONIAL BEACH... COLONIAL HEIGHTS...COURTLAND...CREWE...CRISFIELD...CUMBERLAND... CURRITUCK...DAHLIA...DEEP CREEK...DELTAVILLE...DINWIDDIE... DISPUTANTA...DOWNTOWN NORFOLK...DOWNTOWN PORTSMOUTH... DOWNTOWN RICHMOND...DOWNTOWN SUFFOLK...EDENTON...ELIZABETH CITY... EMPORIA...EXMORE...FAIR PORT...FARMVILLE...FORK UNION...FORT LEE... FRANKLIN...FRUITLAND...GARYSBURG...GATESVILLE... GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE...GLOUCESTER POINT...GOOCHLAND...GRANDY... GREAT BRIDGE...HADENSVILLE...HAMPDEN SYDNEY...HAMPTON...HERTFORD... HIGHLAND SPRINGS...HOLLAND...HOPEWELL...HURLOCK...KEMPSVILLE... KENBRIDGE...KILMARNOCK...KING AND QUEEN COURTHOUSE...KING WILLIAM... LANGLEY AFB...LAWRENCEVILLE...LOUISA...MANNBORO...MATHEWS... MCKENNEY...MECHANICSVILLE...MILFORD...MINERAL...MONTROSS...MOSELEY... MURFREESBORO...NEW KENT...NEW POINT COMFORT...NEWPORT NEWS...NORGE... OCEAN CITY...OCEAN VIEW...PALMYRA...PATRICK HENRY FIELD... PETERSBURG...POCOMOKE CITY...POQUOSON...POWHATAN...PRINCESS ANNE... PURDY...QUEENS LAKE...RICH SQUARE...ROBLEY...ROXBURY...RYLAND... SAINT STEPHENS CHURCH...SALISBURY...SEAFORD...SMITHFIELD... SOUTH HILL...SOUTH MILLS...SUNBURY...SURRY...TALLEYSVILLE... TAPPAHANNOCK...TOANO...TUCKAHOE...URBANNA...VICTORIA... VIRGINIA BEACH OCEANFRONT...WAKEFIELD...WARSAW...WAVERLY... WEEKSVILLE...WEST POINT...WILLIAMSBURG...WINDSOR AND WINFALL 959 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 ...REMNANTS OF GASTON WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON... THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION GASTON WAS LOCATED NEAR RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA LATE THIS MORNING. THE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON A NORTHEAST TRACK THIS AFTERNOON...TAKING IT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN VIRGINIA BY THIS EVENING. RAINBANDS FROM AROUND THIS SYSTEM ARE NOW MOVING INTO SOUTHERN VIRGINIA...AND WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD ALL OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS THE CENTER APPROACHES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA BY LATER TODAY. THE SLOW MOTION OF THE SYSTEM COMBINED WITH LOCALIZED RAINFALL RATES OF OVER ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN ANY THUNDERSTORM. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. 44
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1145 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-301900- ACCOMACK VA-AMELIA VA-BERTIE NC-BRUNSWICK VA-CAMDEN NC-CAROLINE VA- CHARLES CITY VA-CHESAPEAKE VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-CHOWAN NC- CUMBERLAND VA-DINWIDDIE VA-DORCHESTER MD-EASTERN CURRITUCK NC- ESSEX VA-FLUVANNA VA-GATES NC-GLOUCESTER VA-GOOCHLAND VA- GREENSVILLE VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-HERTFORD NC-INLAND WORCESTER MD- ISLE OF WIGHT VA-JAMES CITY VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA- LANCASTER VA-LOUISA VA-LUNENBURG VA-MARYLAND BEACHES MD-MATHEWS VA- MECKLENBURG VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NEW KENT VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-NORTHAMPTON VA-NORTHAMPTON NC- NORTHUMBERLAND VA-NOTTOWAY VA-PASQUOTANK NC-PERQUIMANS NC- POWHATAN VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-RICHMOND VA- SOMERSET MD-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SUFFOLK VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA- VIRGINIA BEACH VA-WESTERN CURRITUCK NC-WESTMORELAND VA-WICOMICO MD- YORK VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AHOSKIE...AMELIA COURTHOUSE...ASHLAND... AULANDER...BLACKSTONE...BON AIR...BOWLING GREEN...BOYKINS... BRODNAX...CALLAO...CAMBRIDGE...CAMDEN...CAPE CHARLES... CARTERSVILLE...CHAMPLAIN...CHARLES CITY...CHASE CITY...CHESTER... CHINCOTEAGUE...CHURCHLAND...CLAREMONT...COLONIAL BEACH... COLONIAL HEIGHTS...COURTLAND...CREWE...CRISFIELD...CUMBERLAND... CURRITUCK...DAHLIA...DEEP CREEK...DELTAVILLE...DINWIDDIE... DISPUTANTA...DOWNTOWN NORFOLK...DOWNTOWN PORTSMOUTH... DOWNTOWN RICHMOND...DOWNTOWN SUFFOLK...EDENTON...ELIZABETH CITY... EMPORIA...EXMORE...FAIR PORT...FARMVILLE...FORK UNION...FORT LEE... FRANKLIN...FRUITLAND...GARYSBURG...GATESVILLE... GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE...GLOUCESTER POINT...GOOCHLAND...GRANDY... GREAT BRIDGE...HADENSVILLE...HAMPDEN SYDNEY...HAMPTON...HERTFORD... HIGHLAND SPRINGS...HOLLAND...HOPEWELL...HURLOCK...KEMPSVILLE... KENBRIDGE...KILMARNOCK...KING AND QUEEN COURTHOUSE...KING WILLIAM... LANGLEY AFB...LAWRENCEVILLE...LOUISA...MANNBORO...MATHEWS... MCKENNEY...MECHANICSVILLE...MILFORD...MINERAL...MONTROSS...MOSELEY... MURFREESBORO...NEW KENT...NEW POINT COMFORT...NEWPORT NEWS...NORGE... OCEAN CITY...OCEAN VIEW...PALMYRA...PATRICK HENRY FIELD... PETERSBURG...POCOMOKE CITY...POQUOSON...POWHATAN...PRINCESS ANNE... PURDY...QUEENS LAKE...RICH SQUARE...ROBLEY...ROXBURY...RYLAND... SAINT STEPHENS CHURCH...SALISBURY...SEAFORD...SMITHFIELD... SOUTH HILL...SOUTH MILLS...SUNBURY...SURRY...TALLEYSVILLE... TAPPAHANNOCK...TOANO...TUCKAHOE...URBANNA...VICTORIA... VIRGINIA BEACH OCEANFRONT...WAKEFIELD...WARSAW...WAVERLY... WEEKSVILLE...WEST POINT...WILLIAMSBURG...WINDSOR AND WINFALL 959 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 ...REMNANTS OF GASTON WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON... THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION GASTON WAS LOCATED JUST EAST OF RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON A NORTHEAST TRACK...TAKING IT ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN VIRGINIA BY THIS EVENING. RAINBANDS FROM AROUND THIS SYSTEM HAVED MOVED INTO SOUTHERN VIRGINIA ...AND WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD ALL OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON. EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLE WEAK TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE AS THE CENTER APPROACHES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA BY LATER TODAY...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 4 INCHES. THE SLOW MOTION OF THE SYSTEM COMBINED WITH LOCALIZED RAINFALL RATES OF OVER ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN ANY THUNDERSTORM. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. 44
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 104 PM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 NCZ014>017-031-032-VAZ064>066-073>079-084>088-092-093-095>100-301900- ACCOMACK VA-BRUNSWICK VA-CAMDEN NC-CAROLINE VA-CHESAPEAKE VA- CHOWAN NC-ESSEX VA-GATES NC-GLOUCESTER VA-GREENSVILLE VA- ISLE OF WIGHT VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-LANCASTER VA-LUNENBURG VA- MATHEWS VA-MECKLENBURG VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA- NORTHAMPTON VA-NORTHUMBERLAND VA-PASQUOTANK NC-PERQUIMANS NC- RICHMOND VA-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SUFFOLK VA-SUSSEX VA-VIRGINIA BEACH VA- WESTERN CURRITUCK NC-WESTMORELAND VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWLING GREEN...BOYKINS...BRODNAX... CALLAO...CAMDEN...CAPE CHARLES...CHAMPLAIN...CHASE CITY... CHINCOTEAGUE...CHURCHLAND...COLONIAL BEACH...COURTLAND...CURRITUCK... DAHLIA...DEEP CREEK...DELTAVILLE...DOWNTOWN NORFOLK... DOWNTOWN PORTSMOUTH...DOWNTOWN SUFFOLK...EDENTON...ELIZABETH CITY... EMPORIA...EXMORE...FAIR PORT...FRANKLIN...GATESVILLE... GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE...GLOUCESTER POINT...GRANDY...GREAT BRIDGE... HERTFORD...HOLLAND...KEMPSVILLE...KENBRIDGE...KILMARNOCK... KING AND QUEEN COURTHOUSE...LAWRENCEVILLE...MATHEWS...MILFORD... MONTROSS...NEW POINT COMFORT...OCEAN VIEW...PURDY...ROBLEY... RYLAND...SAINT STEPHENS CHURCH...SMITHFIELD...SOUTH HILL... SOUTH MILLS...SUNBURY...TAPPAHANNOCK...URBANNA...VICTORIA... VIRGINIA BEACH OCEANFRONT...WAKEFIELD...WARSAW...WAVERLY... WEEKSVILLE...WINDSOR AND WINFALL 104 PM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 ...BAND OF HEAVY RAINFALL ROTATING THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA... THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS...PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...WILL AFFECT MUCH OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE RICHMOND AND TRI-CITIES AREAS...AND THE VIRGINIA PENINSULA...THROUGH 3 PM. AREAS FROM FARMVILLE THROUGH LOUISA...THEN EASTWARD INTO THE RICHMOND AND TRI-CITIES AREAS...AS WELL AS WILLIAMSBURG...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON AND YORKTOWN CAN EXPECTED PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...UNDERPASSES AND INTERSECTIONS IS POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON...AND BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. SAMMLER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
207 PM EDT MON AUG 30 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0153 PM TORNADO CHESTER 37.35N 77.44W
08/30/2004 CHESTERFIELD VA TRAINED SPOTTER
BRIEF TOUCHDOWN ALONG I-95 EXIT 61 WITH TREES DOWN.
&&
LYNCHPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
216 PM EDT MON AUG 30 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0145 PM FUNNEL CLOUD FIVE FORKS 37.25N 76.77W
08/30/2004 JAMES CITY VA EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL FUNNELS REPORTED. TREE DAMAGE. POSSIBLE TORNADO
VICINITY OF RTE 5 AND IRONBOUND RD.
&&
FOSTERThe Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:30 UTC.
13 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Rainfall amounts between 4 and 7 inches resulted in numerous road closures due to flooding.
Rainfall amounts between 3 and 6 inches resulted in numerous road closures due to flooding.
Numerous roads and bridges impassable or closed. Rainfall amounts ranged from 4 to 7 inches.
Rainfall amounts between 4 and 7 inches resulted in numerous road closures due to flooding.
Rainfall amounts between 4 and 8 inches resulted in numerous road closures due to flooding.
Rainfall amounts between 4 and 8 inches resulted in numerous road closures due to flooding.
Rainfall amounts between 5 and 10 inches resulted in numerous road closures due to flooding.
Rainfall amounts between 5 and 12 inches resulted in numerous road closures due to flooding. In addition, about 20 blocks of downtown Richmond were condemned due to the floodwaters. A brick building collapsed in the city's historic and low-lying Shockoe Bottom area, and several dozen buildings had extensive water damage after floodwaters reached depths of up to 10 feet.
Rainfall amounts between 5 and 11 inches resulted in numerous road closures due to flooding.
Rainfall amounts between 6 and 14 inches across northern parts of the county resulted in numerous road closures due to flooding.
Rainfall amounts between 4 and 8 inches resulted in numerous road closures due to flooding.
Rainfall amounts between 3 and 6 inches resulted in minor flooding of roads in northern portions of the county.
Rainfall amounts between 4 and 8 inches resulted in numerous road closures due to flooding.
Rainfall amounts between 4 and 8 inches resulted in numerous road closures due to flooding.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood, Dinwiddie | 2004-08-30 | 24 | Male | In Water | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Chesterfield | 2004-08-30 | 29 | Female | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Henrico | 2004-08-30 | 59 | Female | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Richmond (C) | 2004-08-30 | 54 | Male | In Water | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Richmond (C) | 2004-08-30 | 60 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Richmond (C) | 2004-08-30 | 57 | Male | In Water | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Hanover | 2004-08-30 | 25 | Female | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Hanover | 2004-08-30 | 19 | Male | In Water | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, August 2004
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5421549, 5421550, 5421489, 5421548, 5421547, 5421490, 5421492, 5421493, 5421491, 5421494, 5421495, 5421551, 5421496, 5421546.