2 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 Jun 16, 2:20 PM EST, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 320 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2004 .OVERVIEW/SYNOPSIS... SUMMERTIME HEAT/HUMIDITY TAKES HOLD ACRS CNTRL MID ATLC REGION THRU END OF WEEK. WEAK BACKDOOR COLD FRONT MAY ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE SOME RELIEF BY SATURDAY BUT LTST GUIDANCE SUGGS THE FRONT MAY STALL ACRS FORECAST AREA SO TEMPERATURES LIKELY TO AVGG NEAR TO ABV NORML RIGHT THRU WEEKEND. && .DISCUSSION... .SHORT TERM...BATCH OF SCTD PCPN WITH LOCALIZED HEAVY DOWNPOURS MOVG ACRS EAST CENTRL VA THIS AFTN. THIS ACTIVITY SHUD BE WANING WITH LOSS OF DYTM HEATING AND PASSAGE OF WEAK VORT THIS EVE. EXPECT SOME PTCHY FOG LTR TNGT GIVEN HIGH DEW POINTS...ESP IN AREAS THAT HV HAD RAIN THIS AFTN. SOUTHERN STREAM UPR TROF LIFTS NE ACRS LWR MSVLY TONITE THEN BECOMES SHEARED OUT AS IT EMBEDS INTO BAND OF NRN STREAM WESTERLIES DROPPING SOUTH THRU GREAT LAKES REGION ON THU. STRONG UPR RDG OVR SE STATES WILL BE SUPRESSED INTO DEEP SOUTH ON THU. MAIN UPR SUPPORT FOR PCPN PASSES THRU NRN MID ATLC/NE STATES ON THU AND MEAN FLOW IS DOWNSLOPE BUT LIKELY TO FIRE ISOLD TO SCTD DEEPER CONVECTION TMRW AFTN IF ANY WEAK TRIGGER ACTING ON THE JUICY AIRMASS. WITH MORE SUNSHINE AND DOWNSLOPE FLOW ON THU...HIGH TEMPS LIKELY REACHING NR90/L90S AWAY FROM WATER WITH HEAT INDICES EXCEEDING 100F IN SPOTS DURING AFTN. THESE CONDS NOT THAT UNUSUAL FOR MID-JUNE BUT WILL PUT HEAT INDEX MENTION IN TEXT PRODUCTS. MODELS HINTING THAT DOWNSTREAM MCS PROGATING SEWD ALONG SFC BNDRY MAY EFFECT MID ATLC REGION LATE FRI/FRI NIGHT. OTRW...SEE LTL TRIGGER FOR ORGANIZED PCPN FRI AFTN OTHER THAN WEAK LEESIDE/PREFRONTAL TROFFING AND/OR LOCALIZED MESOSCALE BNDRYS. HIGH TEMPS FRI SIMILIAR OR EVEN A BIT HIGHER THAN THU WITH INCRSD COMPRESSION VIA DOWNSLOPING. .LONG TERM...MODEL TRENDS HAVE BEEN FOR A SLOWER AND WEAKER SFC BNDRY THIS WEEKEND. STILL UNCERTAIN WHETHER BNDRY ACTUALLY PUSHES ALL THE WAY INTO CAROLINAS WITH LACK OF STRONG SFC HIGH/UPR CONFLUENCE TO NORTH. WILL KEEP NEAR/TO SLIGHTLY ABV NORML TEMPS AND LOW CHC POP MENTIONS GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY. EVEN MORE UNCERTAINTY FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK AS MODELS SHOWING VARIED SOLNS. OP GFS SHOWS STRONG RDGG BUILDING BACK INTO SE STATES WHILE OTHER MODEL GUID SUGG CONT FLAT ZONAL FLOW ACRS MID ATLC. WITH VERY LOW CONFIDENCE... WL MAKE LTL CHG TO FAR EXTENDED FCST ATTM. && .AVIATION...MVFR/IFR IN LOWERED CIGS/VSBYS WITH FOG/STRATUS DEVELOPMNT LTR TNGT. && .MARINE...NO FLAGS. GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE S/SW FLOW THRU FRI... THEN SHIFTING NE/E EARLY IN THE WEEKEND BUT WINDS/SEAS STAY BLO SCA. && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. VA...NONE. NC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SBY 70 88 70 90 / 40 30 20 30 OXB 69 83 71 83 / 40 30 20 30 WAL 70 88 71 89 / 40 30 20 30 FVX 70 92 71 92 / 30 30 20 30 RIC 73 90 72 91 / 30 30 20 30 PTB 71 92 71 91 / 30 30 20 30 AKQ 72 92 73 92 / 30 30 20 30 PHF 73 89 73 90 / 40 30 20 30 ORF 74 89 75 92 / 40 30 20 30 ECG 74 91 75 93 / 40 30 20 30 && CULLEN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 530 AM EDT WED JUN 16 2004 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-170930- 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 WED JUN 16 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...WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS...MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING TODAY...PARTICULARLY IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FORECASTER ID 18 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 142 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2004 NCZ013-VAZ062-063-069>071-080>082-088-089-092-093-161830- CHARLES CITY VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-DINWIDDIE VA-GOOCHLAND VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-HERTFORD NC-ISLE OF WIGHT VA-POWHATAN VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA- 142 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2004 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING THRU EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA... AT 137 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS FROM POWHATAN TO MURFREESBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR PETERSBURG AND COLONIAL HEIGHTS AROUND 200 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE ASHLAND...BON AIR...BOYKINS...CHARLES CITY...CHESTER...CLAREMONT...COURTLAND... DINWIDDIE...DISPUTANTA...DOWNTOWN RICHMOND...FORT LEE...FRANKLIN... HIGHLAND SPRINGS...HOPEWELL...MECHANICSVILLE...ROXBURY...TUCKAHOE... WAKEFIELD AND WAVERLY. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. ALSO...WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE. CULLEN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 315 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2004 VAZ062-063-069>074-080>086-090-162015- CHARLES CITY VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-DINWIDDIE VA-ESSEX VA-GLOUCESTER VA-GOOCHLAND VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-JAMES CITY VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA-MATHEWS VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NEW KENT VA-POWHATAN VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA- 315 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2004 ...THUNDERSTORMS TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL VIRGINIA... AT 307 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE RICHMOND METRO AREA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE ASHLAND...AYLETT...BARHAMSVILLE...BELLWOOD....BLAKES...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...DELTAVILLE...DEWITT...DINWIDDIE...DOWNTOWN RICHMOND...ETTRICK...FORT LEE...GARYSVILLE...GLEN ALLEN...GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE...GOOCHLAND...GWYNN...HANOVER...HOPEWELL...KING AND QUEEN COURTHOUSE...KING WILLIAM...LAUREL...MANAKIN...MATOACA...MECHANICSVILLE.. .MILLERS TAVERN...NEW KENT...NORGE...OILVILLE...PETERSBURG...PRINCE GEORGE....SALUDA...STUDLEY...SUTHERLAND...TALLEYSVILLE...URBANNA AND WEST POINT. EXPECT FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. SAMMLER
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:01 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous road closures in western half of county.
Rainfall amounts between 4 and 5 inches continued to result in numerous road closures in the western half of county.
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, June 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: 5412147, 5412148.