Overview
Hurricane Debby made landfall in north Florida on the morning of Monday, 8/5. Debby then slowly tracked northeastward into Georgia and South Carolina before moving offshore and meandering just off the coast. Debby made a second landfall in South Carolina as a tropical storm during the very early morning hours of Thursday, 8/8. Debby quickly began transitioning into an extratropical cyclone as it interacted with a cold front draped just to the north of the Wakefield CWA. The outer rain bands associated with Debby spread into southern VA and northern NC during the night of 8/7 and early morning on 8/8. As is typical with tropical cyclones, a few tornadoes were observed in NC during the morning of 8/8 as Debby tracked northwest roughly following the NC/SC border. The main impacts from Debby in the Wakefield CWA came from Thursday afternoon through the early morning on Friday (8/9) as Debby tracked into west-central NC before accelerating to the north as it got picked up by an trough aloft and completed its transition into a post tropical cyclone. Several low-topped supercells moved into south and southeast portions of the Wakefield CWA (SE VA and NE NC) during the afternoon of 8/8 and these exhibited moderate to briefly strong rotation. No tornadoes have been confirmed from these cells. However, Debby's strongest (and only confirmed) tornado in our CWA occurred just before 7 PM on 8/8 as a high-end EF-1 with 100-110 mph winds tracked across Lake Caroline. Cells continued to exhibit transient moderate rotation through the night and into the early morning of 8/9. Tornado Watches were in effect for at least some portion of the AKQ CWA for nearly 36 consecutive hours!
In addition to the tornadoes, between 2 and 4inches of rain (locally 5") fell across our portion of the VA Piedmont on 8/8, prompting a few Flash Flood Warnings from Farmville to Clarksville/South Hill. A nearly stationary band of very heavy rain set up across western portions of Prince Edward County between 11:30 PM and 1:30 AM (on 8/9). This produced another 3 to 5 inches of rain, so storm totals in that portion of the county ranged from 7-10" (which was verified by gages). Multiple roads were impassable, and there was a swift water rescue on route 608 near the Appomattox River west of Farmville.
Given the track of Debby, wind impacts were not as much as we have seen in the past with other transitioning tropical systems, but some trees were downed (especially in the Piedmont). Minor to locally moderate tidal flooding was observed across parts of the area (highest impacts were in Dorchester County where the tidal flooding stranded a couple of vehicles). Last but not least, several area rivers exceeded flood stage, and the Appomattox near Farmville crested close to 22 ft (which is above moderate flood stage).
***All tornado data is preliminary and may be updated***
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Tornadoes:
Tornado - Lake Caroline
CAROLINE COUNTY, VA
| Date | 8/8/2024 |
| Time (Local) | 6:54-6:58 PM |
| EF Rating | EF-1 |
| Est. Peak Winds | 100-110 mph |
| Path Length | 1.7 miles |
| Max Width | 700 yards |
| Injuries/Deaths | 0/0 |
Summary: Around 654 PM a thunderstorm in a rain band associated with Tropical Depression Debbie produced a short lived tornado that initially touched down near Cedar Fork Road about 1 mile west of US Route 1 near Golansville. The tornado snapped and uprooted several pine trees in this location before entering a densely wooded forest to the north. About 6/10 of a mile to the northeast, the tornado entered the Lake Caroline Subdivision near the intersection of Senate Dr and Kennedy Cove. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. As the tornado continued to travel NNW it continued to knock down additional trees, with numerous houses along Loyalist Dr, American Dr, West Point Dr, Woodlyn Dr, Powder Horn Dr and Admiral Dr receiving roof and siding damage from trees falling on houses. In all, more than 30 houses were damaged from falling trees and power lines. After crossing the west end of Lake Caroline, the tornado began to weaken with just a few more trees being knocked down along Lake Caroline Rd and Waring drive before dissipating. We would like to thank Caroline County Emergency Management for their assistance in completing this damage survey. | |
Track Map
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Summary: Short summary of the tornado. | |
Track Map
The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:
| EF0 Weak 65-85 mph | EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph | EF2 Significant 111-135 mph | EF3 Severe 136-165 mph | EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph | EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph |
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Flooding
Hydrographs
 | .png "Brief Summary of Tropical Storm Debby's Impacts on the Wakefield CWA (7)") | .png "Brief Summary of Tropical Storm Debby's Impacts on the Wakefield CWA (8)") |
| Appomattox River near Farmville, VA | Chesapeake Bay at Bishop's Head, MD | Chesapeake Bay at Cambridge, MD |
More Hydrographs
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| Edenton, NC | Creeds, VA (Back Bay area of VA Beach) | Hertford, NC |
Photos & Video
.JPG "Brief Summary of Tropical Storm Debby's Impacts on the Wakefield CWA (12)") |  |
| Car nearly covered by water in western Prince Edward County (credit: Prince Edward County Emergency Mgmt) | Click to see a video of flooding along the Appomattox River in Farmville, VA (Credit: Live Storms Media) |
Radar
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| LWX Radar Loop from 630-705pm (around time of Lake Caroline Tornado) | AKQ Radar Loop from 130-2pm w/ Tornado Warnings |
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| AKQ Radar Loop from 2-3pm w/ Tornado Warnings | AKQ Radar Loop from 3-415pm w/ Tornado Warnings |
Rain Reports---Scroll to bottom for Rainfall Map
Public Information StatementNational Weather Service Wakefield VA826 PM EDT Fri Aug 9 2024...TROPICAL CYCLONE DEBBY EVENT PRECIPITATION REPORTS...Location Amount Time/Date Lat/Lon...Maryland......Dorchester County...Cambridge 0.44 in 0800 PM 08/09 38.58N/76.09WToddville 0.43 in 0810 PM 08/09 38.31N/76.08WBlackwater 0.30 in 0755 PM 08/09 38.45N/76.09W...Somerset County...Princess Anne 0.53 in 0807 PM 08/09 38.20N/75.69W...Wicomico County...Delmar 0.2 NE 1.14 in 0518 PM 08/09 38.45N/75.57WSalisbury 1.12 in 0800 PM 08/09 38.37N/75.66WPowellville 0.30 in 0748 PM 08/09 38.36N/75.43W...Worcester County...Ocean Pines 0.41 in 0805 PM 08/09 38.37N/75.14W...North Carolina......Bertie County...Greens Cross 2.51 in 0717 PM 08/09 36.02N/76.89W3.1 E Windsor 0.81 in 0717 PM 08/09 36.02N/76.89W...Camden County...South Mills 1.42 in 0730 PM 08/09 36.44N/76.33W...Chowan County...1 NNE Rockyhock 3.46 in 0810 PM 08/09 36.20N/76.69WEdenton 3.14 in 0810 PM 08/09 36.02N/76.57W...Currituck County...3 SSE Northwest 2.24 in 0810 PM 08/09 36.52N/76.18W...Hertford County...Ahoskie Tri Coun 0.88 in 0805 PM 08/09 36.28N/77.17W...Northampton County...Henrico 2.12 in 0800 PM 08/09 36.54N/77.86WNc Fire Raws No. 6 2.04 in 0718 PM 08/09 36.41N/77.34W...Pasquotank County...Elizabeth City 3.12 in 0713 PM 08/09 36.35N/76.28WElizabeth City 2.25 in 0802 PM 08/09 36.30N/76.27WElizabeth City Airport 1.89 in 0808 PM 08/09 36.27N/76.18WElizabeth City 0.61 in 0725 PM 08/09 36.30N/76.22W...Perquimans County...Hertford 3.51 in 0800 PM 08/09 36.11N/76.43WHertford 2.81 in 0800 PM 08/09 36.10N/76.40W...Virginia......Accomack County...Wallops Island 0.47 in 0754 PM 08/09 37.93N/75.47WTasley 0.5 SW 0.40 in 0830 AM 08/09 37.71N/75.71WMelfa Accomack 0.35 in 0815 PM 08/09 37.63N/75.77W...Amelia County...Amelia Courthouse 1.46 in 0815 PM 08/09 37.34N/77.98W...Brunswick County...Ebony 3.12 in 0807 PM 08/09 36.55N/78.03WSouth Hill Meckl 2.17 in 0755 PM 08/09 36.68N/78.03WLawrenceville 1.20 in 0755 PM 08/09 36.78N/77.80W...Caroline County...Fort Walker_north1 3.31 in 0806 PM 08/09 38.19N/77.30WFort Walker_qd 1 2.82 in 0807 PM 08/09 38.07N/77.32WRuther Glen 1.64 in 0810 PM 08/09 38.00N/77.52W...Chesterfield County...Chester 1.9 SSE 2.34 in 0441 PM 08/09 37.33N/77.42W5 NNE Winterpock 1.34 in 0310 PM 08/09 37.41N/77.68WCHESTERFIELD 1.31 in 0803 PM 08/09 37.34N/77.64WChesterfield 1.28 in 0810 PM 08/09 37.34N/77.64WWinterpock 1.26 in 0800 PM 08/09 37.34N/77.64WRichmond 6.4 W 1.24 in 0500 PM 08/09 37.52N/77.59WChesterfield 1.08 in 0800 PM 08/09 37.38N/77.71WBensley 4.9 WSW 0.96 in 0830 AM 08/09 37.42N/77.53WChesterfield 0.92 in 0800 PM 08/09 37.32N/77.49WMidlothian 0.90 in 0810 PM 08/09 37.55N/77.66WMatoaca 0.85 in 0805 PM 08/09 37.29N/77.48WChesterfield 0.72 in 0809 PM 08/09 37.34N/77.65W4 NW Beach 0.72 in 0815 PM 08/09 37.45N/77.64WBon Air 0.68 in 0805 PM 08/09 37.52N/77.56WMidlothian 0.58 in 0807 PM 08/09 37.43N/77.64WRichmond Chester 0.52 in 0756 PM 08/09 37.40N/77.52W...City of Chesapeake County...Fentress Naval 2.71 in 0756 PM 08/09 36.70N/76.13WChesapeake 2.59 in 0800 PM 08/09 36.78N/76.26WGreenbrier 2.12 in 0815 PM 08/09 36.79N/76.22WChesapeake 1.78 in 0800 PM 08/09 36.69N/76.21WChesapeake 1.39 in 0757 PM 08/09 36.67N/76.30WChesapeake 1.38 in 0800 PM 08/09 36.83N/76.40W3 SSW Deep Creek 1.23 in 0810 PM 08/09 36.70N/76.36W8.0 SW Chesapeake Airport 1.19 in 0730 PM 08/09 36.59N/76.44WChesapeake 1.16 in 0810 PM 08/09 36.73N/76.34WDeep Creek 1.01 in 0730 PM 08/09 36.75N/76.34WChesapeake 0.62 in 0755 PM 08/09 36.67N/76.32WChesapeake 0.59 in 0806 PM 08/09 36.70N/76.21W...City of Colonial Heights County...Colonial Heights 0.3 ENE 1.43 in 0830 AM 08/09 37.27N/77.39W...City of Franklin County...Franklin 1.2 NW 2.81 in 0900 AM 08/09 36.69N/76.95W...City of Hopewell County...1 NE Hopewell 0.94 in 0815 PM 08/09 37.30N/77.29W...City of Newport News County...Newport News 1.65 in 0754 PM 08/09 37.13N/76.50W1 NW Menchville 1.47 in 0814 PM 08/09 37.11N/76.54WFt Eustis Felker 1.28 in 0755 PM 08/09 37.13N/76.62WFt Eustis Felker 0.49 in 0555 PM 08/09 37.13N/76.62W...City of Norfolk County...NORFOLK 2.23 in 0810 PM 08/09 36.88N/76.25WNorfolk NAS Cham 1.99 in 0759 PM 08/09 36.92N/76.27WNorfolk 1.87 in 0800 PM 08/09 36.89N/76.26WNorfolk Intl Airport 1.25 in 0759 PM 08/09 36.90N/76.20W...City of Portsmouth County...Portsmouth 1.25 in 0757 PM 08/09 36.80N/76.33W...City of Richmond County...Richmond 0.75 in 0800 PM 08/09 37.57N/77.54W2 E Bon Air 0.68 in 0815 PM 08/09 37.51N/77.53WRichmond 1.1 SE 0.65 in 0845 AM 08/09 37.52N/77.46W2 SW Downtown Richmond 0.57 in 0815 PM 08/09 37.51N/77.50W...City of Suffolk County...Gdr 1.97 in 0754 PM 08/09 36.61N/76.55WSuffolk 1.75 in 0755 PM 08/09 36.68N/76.60WSuffolk 6.3 N 1.75 in 1000 AM 08/09 36.79N/76.66W2.2 SE Saunders 0.83 in 0754 PM 08/09 36.61N/76.55W...City of Virginia Beach County...Back Bay 2.88 in 0754 PM 08/09 36.67N/75.92WVirginia Beach 2.33 in 0810 PM 08/09 36.75N/75.99WVirginia Beach 2.32 in 0810 PM 08/09 36.77N/76.04WVIRGINIA BEACH 2.30 in 0806 PM 08/09 36.65N/76.10WVirginia Beach 2.02 in 0800 PM 08/09 36.76N/76.15WVirginia Beach 1.92 in 0800 PM 08/09 36.82N/76.20WPrincess Anne Plaz 1.36 in 0815 PM 08/09 36.83N/76.09WVirginia Beach 1.35 in 0809 PM 08/09 36.86N/76.04WVirginia Beach 1.24 in 0809 PM 08/09 36.84N/76.06WOceana NAS Souce 1.10 in 0756 PM 08/09 36.82N/76.02WVirginia Beach 0.46 in 0809 PM 08/09 36.81N/76.14WVirginia Beach 0.42 in 0806 PM 08/09 36.78N/76.14W...Cumberland County...Farmville 2.88 in 0155 PM 08/09 37.35N/78.42W...Dinwiddie County...Churchroad 1.47 in 0800 PM 08/09 37.13N/77.69WPetersburg 0.90 in 0815 PM 08/09 37.17N/77.52W...Essex County...Dunnsville 1.37 in 0808 PM 08/09 37.89N/76.81WTappahannock 1.19 in 0815 PM 08/09 37.87N/76.90W...Fluvanna County...SCOTTSVILLE 3.11 in 0805 PM 08/09 37.80N/78.46WPalmyra 2.03 in 0810 PM 08/09 37.85N/78.36WTroy 1.06 in 0805 PM 08/09 37.94N/78.29WScottsville 0.67 in 0810 PM 08/09 37.74N/78.40W...Gloucester County...Hayes 0.86 in 0809 PM 08/09 37.27N/76.49WHayes 0.63 in 0805 PM 08/09 37.27N/76.43WGloucester Courthouse 0.7 NN 0.54 in 0830 AM 08/09 37.42N/76.53W...Goochland County...Maidens 0.90 in 0800 PM 08/09 37.70N/77.81WManakin Sabot 0.38 in 0800 PM 08/09 37.62N/77.74W1 N Fife 0.35 in 0815 PM 08/09 37.76N/78.06W...Greensville County...Purdy 1.33 in 0805 PM 08/09 36.79N/77.57WEmporia 0.80 in 0815 PM 08/09 36.68N/77.48W...Hanover County...Mechanicsville 1.47 in 0809 PM 08/09 37.58N/77.30WAshland 1.27 in 0800 PM 08/09 37.75N/77.48WAshland 1.18 in 0815 PM 08/09 37.76N/77.48WMechanicsville 1.05 in 0807 PM 08/09 37.60N/77.33WRichmond Hanover 0.51 in 0754 PM 08/09 37.70N/77.43W...Henrico County...Richmond 1.41 in 0800 PM 08/09 37.63N/77.63WHenrico 4.1 W 1.39 in 0900 AM 08/09 37.63N/77.62WHenrico 5.8 W 1.32 in 0830 AM 08/09 37.64N/77.65WHighland Springs 8.1 SE 1.14 in 0830 AM 08/09 37.48N/77.21WHenrico 1.10 in 0810 PM 08/09 37.47N/77.28WRichmond Intl Airport 1.09 in 0754 PM 08/09 37.52N/77.32WRichmond 1.05 in 0800 PM 08/09 37.46N/77.35WTuckahoe 0.96 in 0815 PM 08/09 37.58N/77.59W2 SSW Short Pump 0.93 in 1148 AM 08/09 37.61N/77.62WRichmond 0.90 in 0810 PM 08/09 37.60N/77.58WRichmond 0.83 in 0809 PM 08/09 37.64N/77.65WGLEN ALLEN 0.66 in 0806 PM 08/09 37.68N/77.59WGlen Allen 0.60 in 0810 PM 08/09 37.69N/77.59WGlen Allen 0.57 in 0805 PM 08/09 37.66N/77.50W1 NW Lakeside 0.40 in 0815 PM 08/09 37.63N/77.48WGlen Allen 0.31 in 0710 PM 08/09 37.66N/77.57W...Isle of Wight County...Franklin J B Ros 1.03 in 0755 PM 08/09 36.70N/76.90W...James City County...Williamsburg 4.5 NW 1.54 in 0900 AM 08/09 37.31N/76.78WWilliamsburg 1.47 in 0807 PM 08/09 37.25N/76.80WFords Colony 1.42 in 0808 PM 08/09 37.30N/76.75WYork River State Park 0.69 in 0730 PM 08/09 37.41N/76.71WToano 0.35 in 0810 PM 08/09 37.44N/76.82W...King William County...WEST POINT 0.85 in 0810 PM 08/09 37.56N/76.80WAylett 4.4 WSW 0.80 in 0900 AM 08/09 37.75N/77.17W...King and Queen County...West Point 0.84 in 0755 PM 08/09 37.52N/76.77W...Lancaster County...Mollusk 0.87 in 0600 PM 08/09 37.71N/76.53W...Louisa County...Troy 1.43 in 0806 PM 08/09 38.00N/78.24WTroy 1.42 in 0800 PM 08/09 38.01N/78.25WLouisa 0.96 in 0755 PM 08/09 38.02N/77.97WLouisa 0.94 in 0800 PM 08/09 38.04N/78.01WMineral 0.84 in 0805 PM 08/09 38.00N/77.91W1 SE Green Springs 0.68 in 0815 PM 08/09 38.08N/78.10WBumpass 0.52 in 0755 PM 08/09 37.97N/77.75WMineral 0.50 in 0815 PM 08/09 38.02N/77.92WBumpass 0.49 in 0655 PM 08/09 37.97N/77.75W...Lunenburg County...2 WSW Kenbridge 1.64 in 0805 PM 08/09 36.95N/78.17WKenbridge 1.60 in 0755 PM 08/09 36.95N/78.18W...Mathews County...North 0.87 in 0800 PM 08/09 37.45N/76.45W...Mecklenburg County...1 E Boydton 3.41 in 0810 PM 08/09 36.66N/78.37W2 NE Boydton 3.21 in 0810 PM 08/09 36.69N/78.37WBoydton 3.19 in 0808 PM 08/09 36.73N/78.36W1 NE Boydton 2.94 in 0813 PM 08/09 36.68N/78.38WChase City 2.62 in 0755 PM 08/09 36.78N/78.50WJohn H Kerr Dam 1.23 in 0715 PM 08/09 36.60N/78.30W...Middlesex County...Hartfield 1.57 in 0806 PM 08/09 37.56N/76.51W1 S Deltaville 0.99 in 0810 PM 08/09 37.53N/76.33WRemlik 0.68 in 0800 PM 08/09 37.68N/76.62WSaluda 0.68 in 0755 PM 08/09 37.60N/76.45WUrbanna 0.58 in 0806 PM 08/09 37.66N/76.60WStingray Point 0.34 in 0810 PM 08/09 37.55N/76.30W...New Kent County...Quinton 0.70 in 0755 PM 08/09 37.50N/77.12W...Northampton County...UVA COAST CTR CAPE CHARLES 5 3.71 in 0800 PM 08/09 37.29N/75.93W...Northumberland County...Heathsville 0.56 in 0805 PM 08/09 37.87N/76.42WReedville 0.54 in 0800 PM 08/09 37.88N/76.25WHeathsville 0.50 in 0800 PM 08/09 37.93N/76.32W...Nottoway County...Blackstone Fort 1.40 in 0755 PM 08/09 37.07N/77.95WBlackstone 1.36 in 0810 PM 08/09 37.07N/78.00WCrewe 1.17 in 0755 PM 08/09 37.18N/78.10W...Powhatan County...Powhatan 1.11 in 0805 PM 08/09 37.59N/77.79W...Prince Edward County...Green Bay 2.62 in 0808 PM 08/09 37.13N/78.31WFarmville 0.5 E 2.48 in 0830 AM 08/09 37.30N/78.39WFarmville 1.65 in 0814 PM 08/09 37.30N/78.39W...Prince George County...1 ESE Disputanta 1.15 in 0810 PM 08/09 37.11N/77.20WJames River 1.10 in 0751 PM 08/09 37.26N/77.14W2 WSW Garysville 0.96 in 0815 PM 08/09 37.23N/77.20W...Sussex County...1 NW Wakefield 0.81 in 0654 PM 08/09 36.98N/77.00W1 NW Wakefield 0.60 in 0754 PM 08/09 36.98N/77.00W...Westmoreland County...MONTROSS 0.73 in 0800 PM 08/09 38.09N/76.81WMontross 0.51 in 0815 PM 08/09 38.10N/76.83W...York County...Williamsburg 1.16 in 0800 PM 08/09 37.35N/76.70WNewport News 7.2 NE 1.00 in 1042 AM 08/09 37.16N/76.43WSeaford 0.71 in 0801 PM 08/09 37.19N/76.43W&&
Environment
Synoptic summary.
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| Loop of WPC Surface Maps from 8/7 to 8/9 in 3-h Increments |
Additional environmental data.
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| 18z/2 PM RAP Sounding from Suffolk, VA | 21z/5 PM RAP Sounding from Caroline County, VA |
