Coastal Flood Warning

NWS Wakefield VA · US

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Coastal Flood Warning Now In Effect Until 6 AM EDT Saturday

Event: Coastal Flood Warning
Issued: 2026-09-24 18:57:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-24 18:57:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-25 03:00:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-26 10:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

What

Two to three feet of inundation above ground level in low- lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways.

Where

Westmoreland, Richmond, Northumberland, Lancaster, Middlesex, Mathews, Western Essex and Eastern Essex Counties.

When

Until 6 AM EDT Saturday.

Impacts

Widespread flooding of vulnerable areas will result in an elevated threat of property damage to homes and businesses near the waterfront and shoreline. Water will be 2 to 3 feet above ground level in some areas resulting in a sufficient depth to close numerous roads and threaten homes and businesses. Flooding will extend inland from the waterfront along tidal rivers and bays resulting in some road closures and flooding of vehicles.

Instructions

Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.

Affected areas

Westmoreland County, VA
Richmond County, VA
Northumberland County, VA
Lancaster County, VA
Middlesex County, VA
Mathews County, VA
Western Essex
Eastern Essex

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Wakefield VA
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-24 18:57:59 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~1m0s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Alert
Lifecycle: New
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M3ACG7MK9WR55BK2225E81J9
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.042df554ef70b016254bf575aa500c04dd561f7e.004.1
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.1617
WMO heading: XOUS51
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 51

References

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Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	CFW
NationalWeatherService	CFW

Parameters

Name	Value
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WMOidentifier	WHUS41 KAKQ 241857
NWSheadline	COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
EAS-ORG	WXR
VTEC	/O.EXT.KAKQ.CF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260926T1000Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-26T06:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
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Locations

Location data

Westmoreland County, VA
Richmond County, VA
Northumberland County, VA
Lancaster County, VA
Middlesex County, VA
Mathews County, VA
Western Essex
Eastern Essex

Name	Value
SAME	051193
SAME	051159
SAME	051133
SAME	051103
SAME	051119
SAME	051115
SAME	051057
UGC	VAZ075
UGC	VAZ076
UGC	VAZ077
UGC	VAZ078
UGC	VAZ085
UGC	VAZ086
UGC	VAZ521
UGC	VAZ522