Heavy rain associated with scattered thunderstorms in advance of a cold front produced flash flooding across portions of northeast North Carolina.
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Heavy rain associated with scattered thunderstorms in advance of a cold front produced flash flooding across portions of northeast North Carolina.
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NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 16, 2:20 PM EST, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 320 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...THEN SLIDES OFF THE COAST FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/... SCTD SHRAS/TSRAS STARTING TO RE-DEVELOP OVR PORTIONS OF REGION LATE THIS AFTN...WITH STRNGER STORMS OVR CNTRL/ERN NC MOVNG NE TWD SCNTRL/SE VA AND NE NC CNTIES. SVR TSTM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SRN PORTIONS OF CWA UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENG. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WNDS AND LARGE HAIL. INCRSNGLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS COMBINED WITH SFC TROF/SEA BREEZE BNDRY WILL HELP TRIGGER TSRAS LATE THIS AFTN INTO THIS EVENG. ACTIVITY WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT INTO SE VA AND NE NC LATER TNGT INTO THU MORNG...AS COLD FRNT PUSHES INTO THE REGION FM THE NW. MIN TEMPS RANGING FM THE UPR 60S TO LWR 70S. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY/... COLD FRNT WILL PUSH SSE OF NE NC CNTIES THU AFTN...WITH LWR DWPTS/NOTICEABLY DRIER AIRMASS FILTERING INTO THE REGION. CHCS FOR SHRAS OR TSRAS WILL LINGER MAINLY OVR NE NC CNTIES INTO ERLY THU AFTN. SFC HI PRES FM THE OH VLY BLDS EWD AND OVR THE FA THU NGT THRU FRI...PROVIDING MSTLY CLR/NEAR SEASONABLE TEMPS (MUCH LWR DWPTS AND MORE COMFORTABLE CONDITIONS). MAX TEMPS ON THU IN THE UPR 80S TO LWR 90S...LOWS THU NGT RANGING THRU THE 60S...AND HIGHS ON FRI RANGING THRU THE 80S. HI PRES WILL SLIDE OUT TO SEA ON SAT. DWPTS/HUMIDITY LVLS WILL INCRS AGAIN...AS LO LVL FLO BECOMES SSW. MSTLY SNY AND VRY WRM WITH MAX TEMPS IN THE MID 80S TO LWR 90S. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... MID LVL RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN CONUS AS TROF DEPENDS OVER THE PACIFIC NW INTO NEXT WK. W-E ZONAL FLOW WILL BE THE NORM AS THE UPR LVL JET WILL BE SITUATED WELL TO THE NORTH OVER SOUTHERN CANADA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WK. THIS PATTERN WILL LEAD TO A SERIES OF FAST MOVING SHRTWVS TO PUSH W-E OVER THE NRN THIRD OF THE CONUS....AND AT TIMES WILL BRING A CHC FOR TSTM ACTIVITY TO THE RGN WHERE OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES SITUATE THEMSELVES. WILL CARRY LIMITED POPS (MAINLY DIURNAL) WITH WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS PREVAILING THROUGH THE PERIOD. HIGHS LOOK TO STAY ABOVE AVG...MAINLY LOW/MID 90S INTERIOR VA/NC FRI-TUE AND UPR 80S TO LWR 90S ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. && .AVIATION /19Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... LOW AND MID LVL CLDS STILL LINGERING OVER THE AREA WITH ALL SITES VFR XCPT RIC WHERE MVFR CIGS (2K) PERSIST. CLDS HAVE HELD DOWN TEMP AND CNVCTV DVLPMT BUT BREAKS ALG THE NC BORDER COULD ALLOW FOR CB AS MORE HEATING OCCURS. HAVE CB MENTIONED IN ALL TAFS BY 20-21Z BUT MOST LIKELY IN NC AND XTRME SE VA. WILL MONITOR THIS AFTN AND AMD IF TSTM AFFECTS SITE. WINDS SHIFT TO W THEN NW OVERNIGHT AND WILL REMAIN NEAR 5KTS SO HAVE DOWN PLAYED ANY FOG WITH SHORT LIVED 5 SM VIS...IF A TAF SITE SEES RA THIS AFTN VIS COULD LWR TO 3 SM NR SR. OUTLOOK... A WK SFC COLD FRONT WL DROP ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE TONIGHT/ERY THURSDAY...USHERING IN DRIER AIR TO THE RGN ON NW WNDS. WNDS TURN AROUND TO THE ESE FRIDAY...BUT UPR RIDGE OVER THE REGION SHOULD CONTINUE TO KEEP A LID ON PCPN CHANCES. ACCORDINGLY...NOT EXPECTING ANY WIDESPREAD FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS FROM THURSDAY THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. NEXT CHC OF WIDESPREAD PCPN ARRIVES WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT DROPPING ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY AFTN/EVENING. && .MARINE... NO FLAGS ANTICIPATED THROUGH AT LEAST THE NEAR TERM. HOWEVER...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PUSH SOUTH OVER THE REGION TONIGHT LEADING TO CONTINUED CHCS OF SHRA/TSRA ACTIVITY INTO EARLY THU. LOOK FOR HIGHER WINDS/WAVES/SEAS IN AND AROUND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE FAIRLY RESTRICTED WITH MOD/HVY RAIN FROM SLOW MOVING/TRAINING OF ACTIVITY. POSSIBLE MWS/SMW STATEMENTS MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. PASSAGE OF FRONT WILL LEAD TO MORE OF A NORTHERLY FLOW (BUT FAIRLY WEAK WITH NO LOW LVL SURGE ANTICIPATED) ON THU. CONTINUED SWING OF WIND FLOW FM NE TO S FM FRI INTO SAT. GENLY FOLLOWED LCL GUID FOR WVS ON BAY/SND...WAVEWATCH ON OCN THROUGH THE PDS (SEAS 2-4 FT). && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. NC...NONE. VA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...TMG NEAR TERM...TMG SHORT TERM...TMG LONG TERM...CCW AVIATION...CY MARINE...CCW
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 324 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 ANZ630-631-650-652-654-MDZ021>025-VAZ048-049-060>064-069-071>078- 083>086-099-100-171930- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT TO 20 NM-DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE- POWHATAN-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND- RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX- MATHEWS-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 324 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ANY STORMS MAY CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ632-633-656-658-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ065>068-070-079>082- 087>098-171930- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA- CURRITUCK SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT TO 20 NM-NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN- INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-CHESTERFIELD-BRUNSWICK- DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY- JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 324 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 325 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...CURRITUCK SOUND...COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA...THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TG
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</html>SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
601 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010
VAZ049-063-162300-
HANOVER VA-LOUISA VA-
601 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
AT 559 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 16 MILES NORTH OF LOUISA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20
MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR VAWTER CORNER AT 620 PM
EDT...WARES CROSSROADS AT 640 PM EDT...MINERAL...AND...PENDLETON AT
650 PM EDT...FREDERICKS HALL AT 700 PM EDT.
EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH
THIS STORM. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. 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 THIS STORM REACHES YOUR AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM
HAS PASSED.
LAT...LON 3815 7815 3815 7808 3814 7805 3815 7802
3813 7798 3811 7784 3804 7774 3803 7774
3800 7765 3796 7763 3781 7781 3813 7816
GINGRICHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
616 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010
VAZ097-098-162315-
CHESAPEAKE VA-VIRGINIA BEACH VA-
616 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER THE SOUTHERN TIDEWATER REGION...
AT 616 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER PRINCESS ANNE...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF KEMPSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE NEAR PRINCESS ANNE AT 625 PM EDT...PUNGO AT 630 PM EDT...MACONS
CORNER...AND...SIGMA AT 635 PM EDT...DAM NECK...AND...SANDBRIDGE
BEACH AT 645 PM EDT.
EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...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.
LAT...LON 3664 7619 3682 7623 3688 7597 3674 7593
3668 7590 3667 7590
WAMSLEYThe Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:18 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Excessive water was covering Highway 561 between Saint John and Ahoskie.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, June 2010
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: 244203.