Beach Hazards Statement
NWS Wakefield VA ยท US
Details
Beach Hazards Statement In Effect From Tuesday Morning Through Tuesday Evening... ...Coastal Flood Watch Remains In Effect From Wednesday Afternoon Through Late Thursday Night
- Event
- Beach Hazards Statement
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
For the Beach Hazards Statement, a high risk of rip currents is expected expected. For the Coastal Flood Watch, one to two feet of inundation above ground level possible in low- lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways.
Where
Accomack and Northampton Counties.
When
For the Beach Hazards Statement, from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. For the Coastal Flood Watch, from Wednesday afternoon through late Thursday night.
Impacts
Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure may be inundated. Significant ocean shoreline erosion and overwash is likely.
Instructions
If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.
Affected areas
- Accomack County, VA
- Northampton County, VA
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Wakefield VA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~49s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M32ZRTHM2XBSA2ASTMZKWAP7
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ebddb28a7d11dc335522ebb6cd3e94c4b1455431.002.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Wakefield VA
- AWIPS ID
- CAPAKQ
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.7092
- WMO heading
- XOUS51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | BHS |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | CFWAKQ |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS41 KAKQ 212200 |
| NWSheadline | BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KAKQ.BH.S.0015.260922T1200Z-260923T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-22T20:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Accomack County, VA
- Northampton County, VA
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 051001 |
| SAME | 051131 |
| UGC | VAZ099 |
| UGC | VAZ100 |