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Coastal Flood Watch issued October 16 at 3:47PM EDT until October 20 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

5.0
37.4300°N, 78.6600°W·US-VA
Started just now
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Event Details
Typeflood
Severity5.0
Statusactive
Location37.4300°N, 78.6600°W (VA)
Started2026-10-18T16:00:00+00:00
Last Updated2026-10-17T00:20:46.838+00:00
Sourcenoaa_ahps
Source URLapi.weather.gov
Confidence1.00
Impact Analysis

No impact zones are drawn for this event, so there is no population or structure estimate.

Historical Comparison
2018 LYNCHBURG (C) County, VIRGINIA Flash Flood69% match

Flash Flood in VIRGINIA, 48km from current event, $18M in recorded damage

LYNCHBURG (C) County, VIRGINIADamage: $18.0M
2018 APPOMATTOX County, VIRGINIA Flash Flood69% match

Flash Flood in VIRGINIA, 17km from current event, $69K in recorded damage

APPOMATTOX County, VIRGINIADamage: $69K
2012 BUCKINGHAM County, VIRGINIA Flash Flood68% match

Flash Flood in VIRGINIA, 8km from current event, $15K in recorded damage

BUCKINGHAM County, VIRGINIADamage: $15KFatalities: 1

Historical comparison based on peril type, geography, and severity. Past events do not predict future outcomes.

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