Tornado Warning 2, NWS Wakefield, VA

VAZ001>004-291800-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORFOLK VA
11:15 AM EST FRI MAR 29 1991

...RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK OVER SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA THIS
   AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER WARNS THAT THERE IS A
HIGH RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

A LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER ALABAMA WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE NORTHEAST
TODAY TO A POSITION OVER NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT
MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL FOCUS FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.

A VERY STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM WILL INTERACT WITH A STRONG
SOUTHERLY FLOW OF WARM AND MOIST AIR FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. THIS
TREMENDOUS COMBINATION OF ENERGY WILL COMBINE WITH VERY UNSTABLE AIR
OVER THE REGION TO CREATE THE STRONG POSSIBILITY OF A MAJOR
SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK OVER THE CAROLINAS AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

IT NEEDS TO BE EMPHASIZED THAT THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WEATHER SITUATION. ALL WEATHER SPOTTERS...LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
OTHER EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS...AND AMATEUR RADIO SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO ACTIVATE TODAY. ANY REPORTS OF OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER
SHOULD BE REPORTED IMMEDIATELY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

PEOPLE SHOULD REVIEW SAFETY RULES FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS NOW. STAY TUNED TO TV...RADIO AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR FURTH0ER UPDATES...WATCHES AND WARNINGS.

WALSTON

VAZ001>004-292200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORFOLK VA
340    PM EST FRI  MAR  29 1991

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST
VIRGINIA UNTIL 11PM...

RADAR AT 330 PM SHOWS AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM
JUST EAST OF RICHMOND SOUTHWEST THROUGH SUSSEX...GREENSVILLE AND
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTIES.

THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER EASTERN GREENSVILLE AND WESTERN
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY BE EXPERIENCED NEAR
THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THE PRECIPITATION IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT
40 TO 45 MPH AND WILL REACH THE LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY AND HAMPTON
ROADS CITIES BETWEEN 4:30 PM AND 5:30 PM.

NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AT
THIS TIME.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.
RITTER

VAZ003-004-006-007-010-012-013-014-017-018-300100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RICHMOND VA
 345 PM EST FRI MAR 29 1991

 ...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY MORNING FOR MUCH OF
    WESTERN AND WEST-CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

 ...SLIPPERY ROADS EXPECTED FOR RUSH HOUR...

LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY APPROACHING WESTERN GEORGIA WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD
AND PASS OVER VIRGINIA LATER TONIGHT. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO
SPREAD HEAVY RAIN OVER MUCH OF THE STATE. WITH ANOTHER 1 OR 2 INCHES OF
RAIN POSSIBLE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS CONTINUING A FLOOD WATCH
FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND WEST-CENTRAL VIRGINIA. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN THE RICHMOND NWS OFFICE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY...
ALLEGHANY...BATH...HIGHLAND...ROCHBRIDGE...NELSON...ALBEMARLE...BUCKINGHAM
...FLUVANNA...AND LOUISA COUNTIES. IN THESE COUNTIES...ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY PRODUCE FLOODING.
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ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA...RAIN WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT. SOME OF THE RAIN WILL LIKELY BE HEAVY.
A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY TO THE
SOUTH OF RICHMOND. MOST AREAS HAVE RECEIVED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN
SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING.

AT 330 PM EST WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF RAIN...SOME HEAVY...
ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN VIRGINIA. ROADS WILL BE QUITE SLIPPERY
FOR RUSH HOUR DUE TO THE RAIN. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO SLOW DOWN AND
ALLOW EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES. DRIVING TO FAST ON WET ROADS MAY
LEAD TO HYDROPLANING...WHEN CAR WHEELS LOSE CONTACT WITH THE ROAD...AND
YOU LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. ALLOW YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

THE RAIN WILL COME TO AN END BY TOMORROW MORNING AS THE STORM SYSTEM
MOVES OFF TO OUR NORTHEAST.

WOLF