Coastal Flood Advisory
NWS Wakefield VA ยท US
Details
Coastal Flood Advisory Remains In Effect Until 6 PM EDT This Evening
- Event
- Coastal Flood Advisory
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Minor
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Monitor
Description
What
Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways.
Where
Richmond, Western Essex and Eastern Essex Counties.
When
Until 6 PM EDT this evening.
Impacts
Shallow flooding is expected in the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline resulting in a low threat of property damage. Expect up to one foot of water above ground level in low lying, vulnerable areas. Some roads and low lying property including parking lots, parks and lawns near the waterfront will experience shallow flooding.
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.
Affected areas
- Richmond County, VA
- Western Essex
- Eastern Essex
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Wakefield VA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~42s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3H7VYD5W2PWGD8HH7HETEGD
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.18e3427906e7f7ae485d034ffd07bdb0bfffd1cb.009.1
- 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.8222
- WMO heading
- XOUS51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | CFY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | CFWAKQ |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS41 KAKQ 271051 |
| NWSheadline | COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KAKQ.CF.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260927T2200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-27T18:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d5518ef5d5b0548247b8ba1821bfa546199cd35d.002.2,2026-09-26T22:41:00-04:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Richmond County, VA
- Western Essex
- Eastern Essex
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 051159 |
| SAME | 051057 |
| UGC | VAZ076 |
| UGC | VAZ521 |
| UGC | VAZ522 |