1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Jul 29, 7:50 AM EST, 5 hours 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 850 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2004 HAVE ALREADY SENT UPDATE TO ZNS BASED ON CURRENT RDR AND EXPECTED TRENDS. WENT HI CHC POPS (50) FOR EXTREME SE VA AND ALL NE NC...AND KEPT 30 POP FOR REMAINDER OF FCST AREA. UNLESS THINGS CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY OR PCPN EXPANDS FARTHER N ESPLY...WILL NOT SEND ANOTHER UPDATE. HAVE ALSO LOWERED MAX TEMPS SLGTLY ALL AREAS. ....PREVIOUS DISCUSSION.... .SYNOPSIS...SSW-NNE ORIENTED FRONT REMAINS STATIONARY ALONG THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD EARLY THIS MORNING...AS LOW LEVEL DEFORMATION CONTINUES BETWEEN THE BERMUDA HIGH AND THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE OHIO VALLEY. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS (THROUGH THE WEEKEND) TEMPS AND RAIN CHANCES WILL REVERT CLOSER TO CLIMO AS THE WRN ATLANTIC RIDGE BACK-BUILDS ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. && .SHORT TERM (TODAY AND FRIDAY)...STATIONARY FRONT WILL UNDERGO DECAY TODAY AS THE DEEP WRN ATLANTIC RIDGE FINALLY BEGINS TO TAKE BACK CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER. LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL THUS BECOME MORE NEUTRAL (LESS CYCLONIC)...LEADING TO MORE SCATTERED COVERAGE OF CONVECTION LATER TODAY/THIS EVENING. WILL FOCUS HIGHEST POPS (40-50%) OVER THE FAR SERN ZONES...GIVEN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO WEAKENING LOW LEVEL BNDRY AND WITH HIGHER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONTENT (SURFACE DWPTS GENERALLY IN THE MID 70S). CONVECTIVE TEMPS OVER FAR SERN VA/NERN NC IN FACT ARE SLIGHTLY LOWER (LOWER 80S) COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE REGION (MID 80S). DIURNAL SHOWERS/TSTMS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS (AS IS TYPICAL)...THOUGH WILL KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE (20%) GOING OVER WRN AREAS (PIEDMONT) GIVEN CLOSER PROXIMITY TO 1000-850 MB AXIS OF MAXIMUM THETA-E. FRIDAY...EVEN LOWER RAIN CHANCES THAN TODAY...GENERALLY 20-30% WITH THE HIGHEST POPS AGAIN W-NW TOWARD THE THETA-E RIDGE AND WITH THE LIKELIHOOD OF SOME CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT OVER THE MNTNS WITH A SE-S (UPSLOPE) LOW LEVEL FLOW. && .LONG TERM...(SATURDAY AND BEYOND)... WRN PERIPHERY OF BERMUDA HIGH WILL MAINTAIN CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMS (TEMPS/RAIN CHANCES) ACROSS THE REGION INTO SATURDAY. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH DIPPING INTO THE FAR UPPER MIDWEST REGION ON SUNDAY WILL BRING THE FASTER WESTERLIES A LITTLE FARTHER SOUTH...WHICH IN TURN WILL NUDGE THE NEXT COOL/STATIONARY FRONT INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY. THIS WILL BE THE NEXT CHANCE FOR MORE WIDESPREAD/HEAVIER RAIN. OTHERWISE...THE LATEST GFS SUITE CONTINUES TO SHOW THIS NEXT FRONT DIPPING S OF THE FORECAST AREA BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...WITH NW FLOW ALOFT. CONFIDENCE OF THE FRONT CLEARING THE REGION IS NOT REAL HIGH AT THIS POINT (OVER 5 DAYS OUT) GIVEN CLIMATOLOGY (WARM WATER TEMPS) AND RECENT PATTERNS. AS A RESULT HAVE MADE NO CHANGES TO THE PREVIOUS EXTENDED FORECAST. && .AVIATION...EXPECT MVFR TO VFR CONDITIONS NEXT 24 HOURS AT TAF SITES ...EXCEPT FOR SOME IFR FROM FG AND LOW CIGS EARLY THIS MORNING IN AREAS THAT HAVE SEEN RAIN...AND ALSO IN HEAVIER SHOWERS. && .MARINE...NO FLAGS THIS PERIOD WITH GENERALLY SOUTHERLY FLOW OF LESS THAN 15 KTS. SWELLS OF 2 TO 3 FEET (LESS THAN 8 SEC PERIOD) WILL MODERATE AS BERMUDA HIGH BUILDS WESTWARD. EVEN THOUGH NEARSHORE WAVES HAVE BEEN RUNNING 2-3 FEET PAST FEW DAYS RIP CURRENT THREAT WILL BE LOW WITH LONGSHORE WINDS 5 TO 10 KTS...AND MINIMAL TIDAL IMPACT. && .CLIMATE...A NEW RECORD FOR DAILY PRECIPITATION WAS ESTABLISHED YESTERDAY AT WALLOPS ISLAND...AS 4.46 INCHES OF RAIN WAS MEASURED AT THE WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY AIRPORT. && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. VA...NONE. NC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SBY 85 68 86 70 / 30 30 30 20 OXB 83 71 83 72 / 30 30 30 20 WAL 85 73 85 72 / 30 30 20 20 FVX 87 70 88 72 / 30 30 30 20 RIC 87 71 88 71 / 30 30 30 20 PTB 88 71 91 72 / 30 30 30 20 AKQ 86 70 88 71 / 30 30 20 20 PHF 86 72 87 72 / 30 30 20 20 ORF 86 74 87 75 / 30 30 20 20 ECG 88 73 87 74 / 50 30 20 20 && 13/22/32
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 530 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2004 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-300900- 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 THU JUL 29 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA... NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND THE EASTERN MARYLAND SHORE. .DAY ONE...TODAY... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING TO LOCALIZED AREAS TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && 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. HURLEY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 805 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2004 NCZ013>017-030>032-102-VAZ095>098-291300- BERTIE NC-CAMDEN NC-CHESAPEAKE VA-CHOWAN NC-EASTERN CURRITUCK NC-GATES NC-HERTFORD NC-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-PASQUOTANK NC-PERQUIMANS NC-SUFFOLK VA-VIRGINIA BEACH VA-WESTERN CURRITUCK NC- 805 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2004 ...SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... AT 803 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. THE SHOWERS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT AROUND 10 MPH. RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN ONE HALF INCH AND ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. GINGRICH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 805 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2004 NCZ013>017-030>032-102-VAZ095>098-291230- BERTIE NC-CAMDEN NC-CHESAPEAKE VA-CHOWAN NC-EASTERN CURRITUCK NC-GATES NC-HERTFORD NC-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-PASQUOTANK NC-PERQUIMANS NC-SUFFOLK VA-VIRGINIA BEACH VA-WESTERN CURRITUCK NC- 805 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2004 ...SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... AT 803 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. THE SHOWERS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT AROUND 10 MPH. RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN ONE HALF INCH AND ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. GINGRICH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 900 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2004 NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ092-093-095>098-291400- BERTIE NC-CAMDEN NC-CHESAPEAKE VA-CHOWAN NC-EASTERN CURRITUCK NC-GATES NC-HERTFORD NC-ISLE OF WIGHT VA-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-NORTHAMPTON NC-PASQUOTANK NC-PERQUIMANS NC-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SUFFOLK VA-VIRGINIA BEACH VA-WESTERN CURRITUCK NC- 900 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2004 ...SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... AT 858 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. THE SHOWERS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT AROUND 10 MPH. RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. GINGRICH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 910 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2004 VAZ100-291400- NORTHAMPTON VA- 910 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2004 ...SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHAMPTON COUNTY... AT 906 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERD SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHAMPTON COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS WERE JUST WEST OF DALBYS AND ROUTE 13. THE SHOWERS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. GINGRICH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 101 PM EDT THU JUL 29 2004 VAZ084-086-089>091-093-094-291815- GLOUCESTER VA-ISLE OF WIGHT VA-JAMES CITY VA-MATHEWS VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA-SURRY VA-YORK VA- 101 PM EDT THU JUL 29 2004 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPING OVER THE AREA... AT 1258 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN 8 MILES EAST OF SURRY. THE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. THE STORMS ARE NEAR CHIPPOKES STATE PARK. OTHER LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE BLAKES...BUSCH GARDENS...CARVER GARDENS...GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE...GLOUCESTER POINT...GROVE...HAYES...JAMESTOWN...KINGS POINT...LEE HALL...MATHEWS...QUEENS LAKE...SCOTLAND...WICOMICO...WILLIAMSBURG AND YORK TERRACE. EXPECT FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING IN SOME OF THESE STORMS. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. LYNCH
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 18 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:00 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Road closed on Route 611 near the intersection of Highway 40 due to flooding.
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, July 2004
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