Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 4, 1990, 9:47 PM EDT for Chesterfield County, Dinwiddie County, Prince George County, Virginia. It was in force for 43 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 4, 1990, 9:47 PM EDT (01:47 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 1990, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Chesterfield County, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 9:48 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Dinwiddie, VA | |
| May 4, 10:05 PM EDT | Hail 1.75 | Chesterfield, VA | |
| May 4, 10:20 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Prince George, VA | |
| May 4, 10:30 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Dinwiddie, VA |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.