1 flash 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 28, 2:54 PM EST, 7 hours 16 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 354 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... MUCH MORE QUIET WX TDY ACRS REGION...UNDR PRTLY TO MSTLY SNY SKY AND VRY WRM TEMPS. HOWEVER...ISLTD SHRAS/TSRAS WERE INDICATED ON RDR TO OUR NW AND S...DEVELOPING IN THE STILL HUMID AIRMASS ALNG LINGERING BOUNDARIES. UNTIL UPR TROF STILL TO OUR W AND SFC BNDRY OVR ERN CNTIES...PUSHES OFFSHR THU NGT...WILL MAINTAIN SLGT OR SML CHCS FOR SHRAS OR TSRAS ACRS AREA. DURING THU THRU FRI...A DRIER AIRMASS WILL BE FILTERING INTO THE REGION AS THE FRNTL BNDRY/UPR TROF SLIDES OFF THE CST. HI PRES BLDS OVR THE AREA FOR FRI. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... HI PRES WILL BE OFF THE CST FOR FRI NGT THRU SUN...PROVIDING DRY AND VRY WRM...AND INCREASINGLY MORE HUMID CONDS. MON THRU WED...A FRNTL BNDRY WILL SINK INTO THE REGION...AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY. THIS BNDRY WILL HELP TRIGGER ISLTD OR SCTD SHRAS AND TSRAS...ESPLY IN THE AFTN/EVENG ALL THREE DAYS. && .AVIATION... ALL AVIATION SITES ENJOYING VFR AT THE MOMENT. MODELS PICKING UP ON SOME HAZY/FOGGY CONDITIONS A LITTLE AFTER MIDNIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. THIS IS BELIEVABLE CONSIDERING THE LARGE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WEVE HAD THE PAST COUPLE DAYS. THIS ALSO COINCIDES WITH THE TROUGH PASSAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT WHICH WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS OUR AREA...WITH THE BULK OF THE RAIN BEING TO OUR SOUTH. VISIBILITIES WILL REBOUND FROM MVFR TO VFR IN THE MORNING. && .MARINE... CURRENTLY THE WATERS ARE MUCH MORE QUIET COMPARED TO THIS TIME YESTERDAY. SEAS REMAIN SLIGHTLY ABOVE 5 FT IN THE NORTHERN PTN OF THE COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING N FROM ROUGHLY PARRAMORE ILND TO FENWICK ILND. THE SLACKENING S/SW WINDS OFFSHORE WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THE SEAS AND BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND THE AFOREMENTIONED AREA WILL BE RUNNING AROUND 4 FT. EVEN WITH THE WEAK FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANYMORE FLAGS FOR LATE THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. NC...NONE. VA...NONE. MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ANZ650-652 UNTIL 1 AM THURSDAY. && SHORT TERM/LONG TERM...GINGRICH AVIATION/MARINE...FLECHTNER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 446 AM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 ANZ630>633-650-652-654-656-658-670-MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032- 102-VAZ048-049-060>100-290900- 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- MARYLAND BEACHES-NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN- INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER- CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN- CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX- WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK- DINWIDDIE-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- 446 AM EDT WED JUN 28 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...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... RIVER FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER JAMES. SEE FLSAKQ FOR DETAILS. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE LOWER DELMARVA PENINSULA ON THURSDAY. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. 44
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 739 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 NCZ012-VAZ079-087-092-290015- BRUNSWICK VA-GREENSVILLE VA-NORTHAMPTON NC-SOUTHAMPTON VA- 739 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... AT 739 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GARYSBURG...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HALIFAX...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR MUD CASTLE AT 755 PM EDT...GARYSBURG AT 800 PM EDT...GUMBERRY...AND...PLEASANT GROVE AT 810 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. 33
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 739 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 NCZ012-VAZ079-087-092-290015- BRUNSWICK VA-GREENSVILLE VA-NORTHAMPTON NC-SOUTHAMPTON VA- 739 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO SOUTHERN VIRGINIA... AT 739 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GARYSBURG...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HALIFAX...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR MUD CASTLE AT 755 PM EDT...GARYSBURG AT 800 PM EDT...GUMBERRY...AND...PLEASANT GROVE AT 810 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. 33
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 905 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 VAZ048-049-061>063-069-290200- CUMBERLAND VA-FLUVANNA VA-GOOCHLAND VA-HANOVER VA-LOUISA VA-POWHATAN VA- 905 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 ...SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING THROUGH PORTIONS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA... AT 903 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN CUMBERLAND AND POWHATAN COUNTIES...ALONG WITH A PORTION OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITHIN THE STRONGER CELLS... WITH BETWEEN A HALF INCH TO INCH OF RAIN WITHIN ONE HOUR. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. HURLEY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 915 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 VAZ060-061-290215- CUMBERLAND VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA- 915 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING THROUGH PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY... AT 914 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITHIN THE STRONGER CELLS...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES WITHIN AN HOUR CAUSING CONSIDERABLE PONDING ON ROADWAYS. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. HURLEY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 947 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 VAZ049-062>064-290245- CAROLINE VA-GOOCHLAND VA-HANOVER VA-LOUISA VA- 947 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 ...THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING TO MAINTAIN STRENGTH ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA... AT 945 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN GOOCHLAND COUNTY AND OVER EASTERN LOUISA AND WESTERN HANOVER COUNTIES. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITHIN ONE HOUR UNDERNEATH THE STRONGEST CELLS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. BH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1110 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 VAZ063-072>076-290415- ESSEX VA-HANOVER VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA-RICHMOND VA-WESTMORELAND VA- 1110 PM EDT WED JUN 28 2006 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHERN NECK... AT 1110 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE LEADING EDGE EXTENDING FROM COLONIAL BEACH TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAINT STEPHENS CHURCH. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... SAINT STEPHENS CHURCH AROUND 1125 PM EDT... MONTROSS AROUND 1140 PM EDT... TAPPAHANNOCK AROUND 1150 PM EDT... WARSAW AROUND 1215 AM EDT... RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE ANTICIPATED UNDER THE STRONGEST STORMS. BH
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:12 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain caused flash flooding and closed portions of Ladysmith Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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