Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 1990, 4:54 PM EDT for Alleghany County, Virginia. It was in force for 66 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 1, 1990, 4:54 PM EDT (20:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 1990, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Alleghany County, VA
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What 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
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VAZ013-018-011900-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RICHMOND VA
400 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 1990
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF VIRGINIA UNTIL
9PM EDT THIS SUNDAY EVENING.
AT 355 PM EDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED AN AREA
OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY EXTENDING
EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIP OF LOUISA COUNTY AND THE SOUTHWEST PORTION
OF HANOVER COUNTY. THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER
THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF HANOVER COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE
SOUTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH. THE CURRENT MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS WILL
CARRY THEM INTO THE VICINITY OF KINGS DOMINION SHORTLY. ANOTHER STORM
WAS LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF HIGHLAND COUNTY.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT DEADLY
LIGHTNING STRIKES AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL.{{}GCW|Local storm report, Jul 1, 4:46 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 8:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland | 69 min |
| Jul 1, 5:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Nottoway, Prince Edward | 44 min |
| Jul 1, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 63 min |
| Jul 1, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 63 min |
| Jul 1, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico | 54 min |
| Jul 1, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City | 66 min |
| Jul 1, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Powhatan | 66 min |
| Jul 1, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews | 59 min |
| Jul 1, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Middlesex | 59 min |
| Jul 1, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Buckingham, Fluvanna, Goochland | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield | 46 min |
| Jul 1, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 55 min |
| Jul 1, 6:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 32 min |
| Jul 1, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 35 min |
| Jul 1, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 62 min |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.