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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS Wakefield, VA

May 25, 1994Buckingham County, Nelson County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 1994, 4:10 PM EDT for Buckingham County, Nelson County, Virginia. It was in force for 65 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 25, 1994, 4:10 PM EDT (20:10 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 1994, 5:15 PM EDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Whole counties

Counties Buckingham County, VA, Nelson County, VA

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, May 25, 2:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 25, 2:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 25, 3:50 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 25, 3:54 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

VAZ066-068-070-079-251200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RICHMOND VA
350 PM EDT WED MAY 25 1994

 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY OVER CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF
RICHMOND THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AT 345PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR
SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL NOTTOWAY
AND WESTERN CHESTERFIELD COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. THE STORMS ARE MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. OTHER STORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER AMELIA AND
NORTHERN BRUNSWICK COUNTIES.

THE STORMS OVER WESTERN CHESTERFIELD AND NORTHERN LUNENBURG MAY BE
PRODUCING HAIL. WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE ASLO POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS. DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN IS
POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THESE STORMS.

WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY OVER CENTRAL VIRGINIA THIS
AFTERNOON...AND ANYONE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE INDOORS QUICKLY.

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO RELAY ANY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS
IMMEDIATLY TO THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RICHMOND.

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Special weather statement, May 25, 3:58 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

VAZ066-068-070-079-251200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...COR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RICHMOND VA
350 PM EDT WED MAY 25 1994

 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY OVER CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF
RICHMOND THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AT 345PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR
SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL NOTTOWAY
AND WESTERN CHESTERFIELD COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. THE STORMS ARE MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. OTHER STORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER AMELIA AND
NORTHERN BRUNSWICK COUNTIES.

THE STORMS OVER WESTERN CHESTERFIELD AND NORTHERN NOTTOWAY MAY BE
PRODUCING HAIL. WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE ASLO POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS. DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN IS
POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THESE STORMS.

WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY OVER CENTRAL VIRGINIA THIS
AFTERNOON...AND ANYONE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE INDOORS QUICKLY.

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO RELAY ANY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS
IMMEDIATLY TO THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RICHMOND.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 25, 5:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City	54 min
May 25, 5:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	King and Queen, King William	50 min
May 25, 6:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland	43 min
May 25, 6:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline	47 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 1994 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994

Sources

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