Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 1994, 5:06 PM EDT for Charles City County, Virginia. It was in force for 54 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 1994, 5:06 PM EDT (21:06 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 1994, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Charles City 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, 2:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
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
Special weather statement, May 25, 3:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 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. BPM
Special weather statement, May 25, 4:40 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
VAZ074>078-252200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORFOLK VA 440 PM EDT WED MAY 25 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA... AT 4:38 PM WEATHER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER KING AND QUEEN COUNTY STARTING TO MOVE INTO ESSEX COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST 30 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...HEAVY DOWNPOURS ...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PERSONS IN THIS AREA SHOULD KEEP ALERT FOR THREATING WEATHER AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER. STAY TUNED TO TV...RADIO...AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES. MV
Special weather statement, May 25, 4:43 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
VAZ074>078-252200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORFOLK VA 440 PM EDT WED MAY 25 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA... AT 4:38 PM WEATHER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER KING AND QUEEN COUNTY STARTING TO MOVE INTO ESSEX COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST 30 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...HEAVY DOWNPOURS ...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PERSONS IN THIS AREA SHOULD KEEP ALERT FOR THREATING WEATHER AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER. STAY TUNED TO TV...RADIO...AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES. MV
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Buckingham, Nelson | 65 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
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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.