Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 10, 1990, 5:15 PM EDT for Prince George County, Virginia. It was in force for 45 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 10, 1990, 5:15 PM EDT (21:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 1990, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Prince George County, VA
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 181 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 94 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 832 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KRIC 102120
SVRRIC
VAC670-149-102200-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RICHMOND VA
515 PM EDT THU MAY 10 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RICHMOND HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA
...IC HOPEWELL...PRINCE GEORGE
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING INTO PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY AND THE CITY
OF HOPEWELL .
THIS STORM PRODUCED MARBLE SIZE HAIL ...DANGEROUS WINDS AND LIGHTNING
STRIKES ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.
THE STORM IS MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND REMAINS DANGEROUS.
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES
WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
WILLSWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 10, 1:39 PM EDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
VAZ001>004-101830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORFOLK VA 1:30 PM EDT THU MAY 10 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF EASTERN VIRGINIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEASTERN AND EASTERN VIRGINIA. IN EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA THE WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES.. ..ESSEX..GLOUCESTER..ISLE OF WIGHT..JAMES CITY..MATHEWS..MIDDLESEX.. NORTHUMBERLAND..RICHMOND..SOUTHAMPTON..SURRY..SUSSEX..WESTMORELAND.. AND YORK. CITES IN EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA INCLUDED IN THE TORNADO WATCH AREA..EMPORIA..NEWPORT NEWS..WILLIAMSBURG..AND HAMPTON. THE TORNADO WATCH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 7PM EDT TONIGHT. AT 1:30 THIS AFTERNOON AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE BAY WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST AT AROUND 30 MPH. ACROSS CENTRAL..EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA SHOWERS WERE PREDOMINANT WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS NOW FORMING IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF VIRGINIA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST AROUND 30 MPH. REMEMBER..A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 3:30PM THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLIER IF NECESSARY. YANKES
Special weather statement, May 10, 3:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
VAZ001>004-102030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORFOLK VA 3:30 PM EDT THU MAY 10 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FOR..ALL OF..EASTERN VIRGINIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS NOW ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA UNTIL 10PM TONIGHT. THE COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE NEW TORNADO WATCH ARE ACCOMACK AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES WHICH ARE ON THE EASTERN SHORE. CITIES INCLUDED THE THE NEW TORNADO WATCH ARE CHESAPEAKE..FRANKLIN..NORFOLK..POQUOSON PORTSMOUTH..SUFFOLK AND VIRGINIA BEACH AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. ALL OF NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA IS INCLUDED IN THE TORNADO WATCH. AT 3:20 THIS AFTERNOON AN AREA OF MAINLY SHOWERS AND A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM JUST WEST OF WASHINGTON DC TO NEAR DANVILLE VIRGINIA. THE AREA WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL BE MAKING ITS WAY TO THE COASTLINE. A FEW LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WERE NEAR RICHMOND VIRGINIA MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST AT 25 MPH. REMEMBER..A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5:30PM THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLIER IF NECESSARY. YANKES
Special weather statement, May 10, 4:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
VAZ-006-007-008-017-018-102100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RICHMOND VA 405 PM EDT THU MAY 10 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR CENTRAL VA UNTIL 700 PM EDT... AT 400 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A STRENGTHENING THUNDER STORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND STRONG WINDS OVER EASTERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY VA...MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THE STORM WILL BE ENTERING NORTHWEST MECKLENBURG AND SOUTHWEST LUNEN BURG COUNTY WITHIN THE NEXT 15 TO 20 MINUTES. PEOPLE IN AND AROUND THE AREA WHICH WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM SHOULD SEEK SUITABLE SHELTER AT ITS APPROACH. YOU SHOULD MOVE INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINS AND SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE. MG
Special weather statement, May 10, 5:05 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
VAZ001>004-102230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORFOLK VA 5:03 PM EDT THU MAY 10 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN VIRGINIA... AT 5:00 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA NORTHEASTWARD TO NEAR RICHMOND VIRGINIA THEN FURTHER NORTHEAST TO NEAR PATUXENT RIVER MARYLAND. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS PROGRESSING EASTWARD WHILE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 TO 45 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BE MOVING INTO THE TIDEWATER AREA OF VIRGINIA IN TWO TO THREE HOURS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAINFALL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO TV...RADIO AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 6:30 PM EDT OR EARLIER IF NEEDED. WALSTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Buckingham, Fluvanna | 56 min |
| May 10, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Nottoway | 48 min |
| May 10, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Petersburg | 49 min |
| May 10, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester | 68 min |
| May 10, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | York | 68 min |
| May 10, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 45 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 1990Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1990
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.