Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1991
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 4, 1991, 6:28 PM EDT for Goochland County, Virginia. It was in force for 32 min. 1 report 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
- Aug 4, 1991, 6:28 PM EDT (22:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 1991, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Goochland County, VA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 6:55 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Goochland, 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 nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 0 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KRIC 042226 SVRRIC VAC075-042300- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RICHMOND VA 628 PM EDT SUN AUG 4 1991 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RICHMOND HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION ... IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA ...EASTERN GOOCHLAND COUNTY A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS INDICATED BY RADAR IN EASTERN GOOCHLAND COUNTY. THESE STORMS LIKELY CONTAIN HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
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
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 4:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
VAZ001>004-042200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORFOLK VA 4:20 PM EDT SUN AUG 04 1991 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10PM FOR MOST OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHEASTERN UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT. THE WATCH DOES INCLUDE ALL OF HAMPTON ROADS.. THE MIDDLE PENINSULA...LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TRIBUTARIES. THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOW BEGINNING TO FORM OVER SOUTHCENTRAL VIRGINIA AND ARE MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST AT 30 MPH. AT PRESENT THERE IS NO SEVERE WEATHER OVER SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 6:20 THIS EVENING OR EARLIER IF NECESSARY. YANKES
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 5:31 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
VAZ003-004-006-007-017-018-042330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RICHMOND VA 525 PM EDT SUN AUG 4 1991 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR COUNTIES SOUTH OF HENRICO UNTIL 1000 PM.. ...DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA... AT 525 PM EDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF NOTTOWAY COUNTY EXTENDING SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION OF LUNEBURG COUNTY AND THE EASTERN PORTION MECKLENBURG COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH. THIS MOVEMENT WILL CARRY THE STORMS ACROSS THE COUNTIES OF BRUNSWICK AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF DINWIDDIE COUNTY. ANOTHER AREA OF STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER FLUVANNA COUNTY. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE COUNTY GOOCHLAND. < A SEVER THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BRUNSWICK COUNTY WILL BE ISSUED SHO#RTLY... WILLS
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 5:47 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
VAZ001>004-042230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORFOLK VA 5:45 PM EDT SUN AUG 04 1991 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10PM FOR MOST OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHEASTERN UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT. THE WATCH DOES INCLUDE ALL OF HAMPTON ROADS.. PART OF THE MIDDLE PENINSULA AND THE LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE ADJACENT TRIBUTARIES. AT 5:40PM WEATHER RADAR SHOWED DEVELOPING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM GREENSVILLE COUNTY EAST INTO WESTERN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY. TO THE WEST OF THE INTERIOR SOUTHEAST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING THROUGH BRUNSWICK COUNTY AND WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO GREENSVILLE COUNTY WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING... ...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORFOLK WILL MONITOR THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING THE INTERIOR SOUTHEAST CLOSELY. REPORT ALL SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. PETROLITO
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 5:52 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
VAZ001>004-042230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORFOLK VA 5:45 PM EDT SUN AUG 04 1991 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10PM FOR MOST OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT. THE WATCH DOES INCLUDE ALL OF HAMPTON ROADS...PART OF THE MIDDLE PENINSULA AND THE LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE ADJACENT TRIBUTARIES. AT 5:40PM WEATHER RADAR SHOWED DEVELOPING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM GREENSVILLE COUNTY EAST INTO WESTERN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY. TO THE WEST OF THE INTERIOR SOUTHEAST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING THROUGH BRUNSWICK COUNTY AND WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO GREENSVILLE COUNTY WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING... ...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORFOLK WILL MONITOR THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING THE INTERIOR SOUTHEAST CLOSELY. REPORT ALL SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. PETROLITO
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 6:12 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
VAZ006-018-050015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RICHMOND VA 615 PM EDT SUN AUG 4 1991 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR COUNTIES SOUTH OF HENRICO UNTIL 1000 PM.. ...DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA... AT 610 PM EDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER GOOCHLAND COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING SOUTHEASTAT 25 MPH. IF THESE STORMS CONTINUE ON THEIR PRESENT COURSE THEY WILL AFFECT THE GREATER RICHMOND AREA DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THESE STORMS LIKELY CONTAIN DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TV/RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES. PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. LIPSON
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 6:14 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
VAZ006-018-050015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RICHMOND VA 615 PM EDT SUN AUG 4 1991 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR COUNTIES SOUTH OF HENRICO UNTIL 1000 PM.. ...DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL VIRGINIA... AT 610 PM EDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER GOOCHLAND COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING SOUTHEASTAT 25 MPH. IF THESE STORMS CONTINUE ON THEIR PRESENT COURSE THEY WILL AFFECT THE GREATER RICHMOND AREA DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THESE STORMS LIKELY CONTAIN DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TV/RADIO FOR FRURTHER UPDATES. PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. LIPSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 43 min |
| Aug 4, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton | 62 min |
| Aug 4, 7:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Suffolk | 57 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 1991Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1991
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.