1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 24, 9:36 PM EST, 54 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1036 PM EDT SAT JUN 24 2006 .SHORT TERM /REST OF TONIGHT/... ANOTHER BUSY NIGHT...WITH SLOW MOVING CLUSTERS AND LINES OF THUNDERSTORMS...ALTHOUGH INTENSITY AND COVERAGE OF STORMS SOMEWHAT LESS THAN LAST NIGHT. SPOTTER REPORT OF 6 INCHES OF RAIN IN TWO HOURS...NEAR VULTAIRE IN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY...MATCHES WELL WITH RADAR ESTIMATES OF 6 TO 8 INCHES THERE. FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT...INCREASING LOW LEVEL JET AND CONTINUED WARM MOIST AIRMASS...SHOULD KEEP SHOWER AND TSTM ACTIVITY GOING OVERNIGHT...WITH BETTER FORCING OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS. ELSEWHERE...WILL BE MORE SCATTERED IN NATURE. HAVE GONE LIKELY POPS NORTH...BUT LOW CHANCE S. STILL SOME RISK OF LOCALIZED FLOODING FOR NW COUNTIES...AND WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS...AND POSSIBLE ADVISORIES AND/OR WARNINGS AS NEEDED. && .PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 306 PM EDT SAT JUN 24 2006) SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... CNVTN DVLPG CURRENTLY...ESP N AND E SXNS OF FA. CANNOT REALLY PINPOINT AREAS FAVORED FOR PCPN OVRNGT...SO HV JUST GONE W/ BLANKET LIKELY POPS. MSTR RMNG COPIOUS OVR RGN THROUGH THE NGT...THEN MDLS TREND TO BUILDING RDG OFFSHR WWD TO THE CST...AND PUSHING THE MSTR AXIS WNWWD STARTING SUN AND CONTG INTO MON. THIS WNWWD PUSH WOULD RESULT IN HIEST POPS TO OUR WNW...ALTHOUGH NOT ENTIRELY CONFIDENT THAT ANY DRYING OF ATMOS FM THE E WOULD ALLOW POPS TO BE ANY LESS THAN 30%. HV INCLDD PTNTL FOR LCLLY HVY RA TNGT THROUGH MON...BULK OF CVRG APRS TO BE DIURNALLY DRIVEN...THROUGH THE EVE HRS THIS EVE...AND AGN SUN/MON...FAVORED GENLY W OF I95 BOTH DAYS. PWATS RMNG ARND 2...SLGTLY LWR CLSR TO THE CST SUN/MON. LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... CANNOT GUARANTEE A PROLONGED BRK FM PCPN CHCS IN THE UPCOMING WK. MDLS MON NGT INTO WED SUGG DVLPG WV OF LO PRES ACRS SE STATES...WHICH WOULD TAKE A RUN TO THE NNE...ACCOMPANIED BY TRPCL MSTR PUSH NWD ALG THE E CST (GFS INCRSS PWATS TO NR 2.5 BY LT TUE INTO WED). HV CHOSEN TO CONT W/ LCL HVY RA PTNTL AND HI CHC POPS GIVEN THE SYNOPTIC SETUP (TROUGH ALOFT JUST TO OUR W...STRNG RDG BUILDING TO THE E...KPG DEEP MSTR PLUME INVOF E CST) INTO MIDWEEK. BY LT WK...MED RNG GUID SHOWING MSTR AXIS SHIFT JUST OFFSHR OF THE CST...WHL UPR LVL TROUGH DIVES SSE FM THE LAKES RGN. WL CONT AT LEAST SLGT CHC POPS WED THROUGH THU...B4 INCRSG POPS TO CHC AS NEXT CDFNT ATTEMPTS TO ENTER RGN B4 BEGINNING OF NEXT WKND. AVIATION... WIDESPREAD CLOUDS ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION ASSOCIATED WITH STATIONARY FRONT AND SCATTERED SHOWERS/TSTMS. PREDOMIATE VFR CONDITIONS OVER TAF SITES WITH TEMPO MVFR/IFR CIGS AND VIS IN SHOWERS/TSTMS. MOST PRECIP OVER NE NC AND HAMPTON ROADS AFFECTING ECG/ORF/PHF SITES AS STRONG LOW LEVEL FLOW OFF ATLANTIC BRING MOISTURE FLUX INTO THE REGION. GOOD SLUG OF MOISTURE FAR WEST COULD AFFECT CENTRAL VIRGINIA LATE TONIGHT. EXPECT MOSTLY MVFR CIGS OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. LITTLE CHANGE IN WEATHER FOR SUNDAY AS FRONT REMAINS OVER THE REGION. MARINE... NO FLAGS TONIGHT/SUNDAY...WITH S TO SE FLOW...ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE CLOSE ON BAY WITH ABOUT 15 KTS OR SO OF WIND. OVERALL EXPECT THIS PATTERN TO PERSIST INTO MONDAY WITH A STALLED BNDRY NEAR/JUST NORTH OF THE WATERS KEEPING SE TO S FLOW IN PLACE. SEAS EVENTUALLY LOOK TO BUILD TO 5 FT ON COAST LATER MON INTO TUE AND WINDS INCREASE A BIT MORE. && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. NC...NONE. VA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SHORT TERM...REILLY
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 647 AM EDT SAT JUN 24 2006 ANZ630>633-650-652-654-656-658-670-MDZ021>024-NCZ012>017-030>032- VAZ072>078-081>100-251100- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA- CURRITUCK SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC FROM 20 TO 40 NM-DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK- BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX- WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-PRINCE GEORGE- CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE- SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT- NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE- VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 647 AM EDT SAT JUN 24 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY...SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...CURRITUCK SOUND...SOUTHEAST MARYLAND...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE MID ATLANTIC OFFSHORE WATERS...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION TODAY. ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS COULD CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON A DAILY OCCURRANCE INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. STORMS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AND URBAN AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN REPORTS OF HEAVY RAIN AND/OR FLOODING. MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ048-049-060>071-079-080-251100- MARYLAND BEACHES-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-FLUVANNA-LOUISA- PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG- LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-BRUNSWICK- DINWIDDIE- 647 AM EDT SAT JUN 24 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MARYLAND...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AS THE DAY WEARS ON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL TEND TO REDEVELOP OVER THE SAME AREAS AND MAY LEAD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCALIZED FLOODING. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAIN...A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS COULD CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON A DAILY OCCURRANCE INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. STORMS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AND URBAN AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN REPORTS OF HEAVY RAIN AND/OR FLOODING. WAMSLEY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 719 PM EDT SAT JUN 24 2006 VAZ065-079-087-250015- BRUNSWICK VA-GREENSVILLE VA-MECKLENBURG VA- 719 PM EDT SAT JUN 24 2006 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING ALONG THE VIRGINIA...NORTH CAROLINA BORDER... AT 719 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...FROM 3 MILES EAST OF BRUNSWICK TO NEAR EMPORIA...SLOWLY DRIFTING WEST. THE STORMS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF GREENSVILLE AND BRUNSWICK COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM EDT... EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THESE STORMS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS LIKELY...AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN A FEW SPOTS. BROWN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 736 PM EDT SAT JUN 24 2006 VAZ049-061>064-069-071-072-250030- CAROLINE VA-CUMBERLAND VA-GOOCHLAND VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-KING WILLIAM VA-LOUISA VA-POWHATAN VA- 736 PM EDT SAT JUN 24 2006 ...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... AT 736 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...ONE JUST SOUTH OF KINGS DOMINION...WITH ANOTHER ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GOOCHLAND. THESE STORMS ARE DRIFTING NORTHWEST AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THESE STORMS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS CAN BE EXPECTED AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THESE STORMS REACH YOUR AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. BROWN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 834 PM EDT SAT JUN 24 2006 VAZ063-064-072-074-250130- CAROLINE VA-ESSEX VA-HANOVER VA-KING WILLIAM VA- 834 PM EDT SAT JUN 24 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING THROUGH CAROLINE COUNTY... AT 834 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM ALONG A LINE FROM MILFORD TO SPARTA...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR FORT A.P. HILL AT 905 PM EDT...SUPPLY AT 915 PM EDT...PORT ROYAL AT 925 PM EDT. EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THESE STORMS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THESE STORMS REACH YOUR AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. BROWN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
938 PM EDT SAT JUN 24 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0915 PM FLOOD VULTARE 36.52N 77.77W
06/24/2006 NORTHAMPTON NC TRAINED SPOTTER
HIGH WATER ON HWY 46 NEAR RIVER RD. SPOTTER MEASURED 6
INCHES OF RAIN OVER ABOUT A 2 HOUR PERIOD.
0830 PM FLOOD 2 S MARGARETTSVILLE 36.50N 77.35W
06/24/2006 NORTHAMPTON NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIGH WATER ON SEVERN AND SHARRON ROADS.
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DREILLYSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1014 PM EDT SAT JUN 24 2006 VAZ049-063-064-250300- CAROLINE VA-HANOVER VA-LOUISA VA- 1014 PM EDT SAT JUN 24 2006 AT 1014 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST CENTRAL LOUISA COUNTY...OR ABOUT 8 MILES EAST OF MINERAL...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE CUCKOO...BUMPASS AND MINERAL. EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THESE STORMS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THESE STORMS REACH YOUR AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. 44
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1125 PM EDT SAT JUN 24 2006 VAZ049-063-064-074-075-250415- CAROLINE VA-ESSEX VA-HANOVER VA-LOUISA VA-WESTMORELAND VA- 1125 PM EDT SAT JUN 24 2006 AT 1125 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL FROM 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLONIAL BEACH TO 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF ASHLAND... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR MILFORD AROUND 1140 PM. EXPECT OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THESE STORMS. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL RESULT IN PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 44
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High water on Route 33 at the intersection of Routes 601 and 655.
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