Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 35, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 1992, 5:55 PM EDT for York County, City of Hampton, Virginia. It was in force for 65 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
- Jul 27, 1992, 5:55 PM EDT (21:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 1992, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties City of Hampton, VA, York County, VA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 6:00 PM EDT | Hail 1 | York, 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.
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, Jul 27, 3:48 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
VAZ017-272045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RICHMOND VA 345 PM EDT MON JUL 27 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY... AT 340 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY. THIS STORM IS LIKELY PRODUCING VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. THE STORM WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHEASTERN SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY... INCLUDING THE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG...DURING THE NEXT HALF HOUR. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM MOVES OUT OF YOUR AREA. WOLF
Special weather statement, Jul 27, 4:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
VAZ001>004-272200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORFOLK VA 4:30 PM EDT MON JUL 27 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 11PM FOR EASTERN VIRGINIA... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE STATE INCLUDING HAMPTON ROADS..THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.. THE EASTERN SHORE AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS ALREADY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5:15PM FOR WESTMORELAND COUNTY. AT 4:30PM RADAR SHOWED NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING OVER THE NORTHERN NECK PORTION OF VIRGINIA WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. MALRINERS ALONG THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND COASTLINE OF VIRGINIA SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR RAPID CHANGES IN THE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RJY
Special weather statement, Jul 27, 5:39 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
VAZ003-004-006-007-272230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RICHMOND VA 540 PM EDT MON JUL 27 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA UNTILL 11 PM... AT 535 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS SHOWING A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEW KENT COUNTY SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH CHARLES CITY...PRINCE GEORGE...SOUTHERN DINWIDDIE AND BRUNSWICK COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS OCCURRING OVER SOUTHERN DINWIDDIE COUNTY AND WAS LIKELY PRODUCING VERY GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL. MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS IS SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. STAT TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO/TV OR YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES OR WARNINGS. RWW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City | 60 min |
| Jul 27, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | James City, York | 60 min |
| Jul 27, 7:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 60 min |
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.