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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 138, NWS Wakefield, VA

September 1, 1995Nottoway County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 1, 1995, 3:39 PM EDT for Nottoway County, Virginia. It was in force for 66 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 1, 1995, 3:39 PM EDT (19:39 UTC)
Expired
Sep 1, 1995, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Whole counties

County Nottoway County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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.

NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Sep 1, 1:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 1, 1:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
149 PM EDT FRI SEP 01 1995

WBC...NO CHGS XCPT ADD PSBL SVR TRW TERMINOLOGY TO ZONES THS EVE.

RDU...NO CHGS XCPT ADD SVR TRW TERMINOLOGY TO TNGT'S ZONES.

CWFWBC...NO CHGS.

CWFRDU...NO CHGS.

SIMPLY PUT...CURRENT CONDS AND TRENDS SUPPORT CONT STG/SVR TRW WELL
INTO THE EVE...ALL THE WAY TO THE COAST.  MDLS ALL IN AGRMT AS WELL. KP
AT LEAST MORN CLOUDS IN ALL ZNS...ESPCLY CSTL ZNS DUE TO DECENT NE LOW
LVL FLO.

ALL CWF GUD AS IS.

TIME TO WATCH THE RADAR!
RIC  65/80/58/78  4100     ORF  69/79/65/78  4200
ECG  69/79/64/78  4200     SBY  63/79/56/77  3100

NS

...CORRECTED SBY HGH FOR SUN...

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 1, 10:38 AM EDT, 5 hours 1 minute before
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Special weather statement, Sep 1, 10:40 AM EDT, 4 hours 59 minutes before
VAZ067>071-079>100-502-MDZ021>025-501-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-020400-

THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1038 AM EDT FRI SEP 1 1995

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH COULD BECOME SEVERE...ARE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT SOUTH INTO MARYLAND...VIRGINIA AND
NORTH CAROLINA...REACHING INTERIOR SECTIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
COASTAL SECTIONS LATER THIS EVENING.  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT BY MID AFTERNOON OVER
MARYLAND...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

AS THE THUNDERSTORMS PUSH SOUTHEAST THROUGH LOWER MARYLAND...VIRGINIA
AND NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...A FEW COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. BLINDING RAINS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

ANYONE WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES PLANNED SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER
CONDITIONS CLOSELY AND IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SAFE
SHELTER OR HARBOR.

IF YOU OBSERVE SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE REPORT IT TO LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.  STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS. P

NS
Special weather statement, Sep 1, 1:09 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
VAZ067>078-MDZ021>025-501-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-012300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
109 PM EDT FRI SEP 1 1995

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7PM...

THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER WESTERN PARTS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH
CAROLINA PUSHING EAST AT 35 MPH.  SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN
SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND EASTERN MARYLAND
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND SOME COULD BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS.  HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH
ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SAFE SHELTER OR HARBOR. REPORT
ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL
STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

NS
Special weather statement, Sep 1, 1:16 PM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
VAZ067>078-MDZ021>025-501-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-012300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
109 PM EDT FRI SEP 1 1995

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7PM...

THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER WESTERN PARTS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH
CAROLINA PUSHING EAST AT 35 MPH.  SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN
SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND EASTERN MARYLAND
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND SOME COULD BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS.  HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH
ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SAFE SHELTER OR HARBOR. REPORT
ANY SEVxERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL
STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

NS
Special weather statement, Sep 1, 2:42 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
VAZ048-049-060-061-065-066-011945-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
242 PM EDT FRI SEP 1 1995

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

AT 235 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL VIRGINIA EXTENDING
FROM CHARLOTTESVILLE SOUTHWARD TO FARMVILLE TO DANVILLE.

THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND SHOULD AFFECT
PORTIONS OF LOUISA...FLUVANNA...CUMBERLAND...PRINCE EDWARD...LUNENBURG
AND MECKELENBURG COUNTIES OVER THE NEXT HOUR.

THE AREA IS UNDER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 700 PM AND
A FEW OF THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY
RAINS...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING.

WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...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.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THESE STORMS.

COBB
Special weather statement, Sep 1, 2:43 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
VAZ048-049-060-061-065-066-011945-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
242 PM EDT FRI SEP 1 1995

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

AT 235 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL VIRGINIA EXTENDING
FROM CHARLOTTESVILLE SOUTHWARD TO FARMVILLE TO DANVILLE.

THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND SHOULD AFFECT
PORTIONS OF LOUISA...FLUVANNA...CUMBERLAND...PRINCE EDWARD...LUNENBURG
AND MECKELENBURG COUNTIES OVER THE NEXT HOUR.

THE AREA IS UNDER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 700 PM AND
A FEW OF THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY
RAINS...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING.

WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...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.
 
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THESE STORMS.

COBB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 1, 3:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQPrince Edward69 min
Sep 1, 3:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQAmelia57 min
Sep 1, 4:23 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQNottoway41 min
Sep 1, 4:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQMecklenburg60 min
Sep 1, 4:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQHanover23 min
Sep 1, 4:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQHanover64 min
Sep 1, 4:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQDinwiddie61 min
Sep 1, 5:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQKing and Queen44 min
Sep 1, 6:29 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQChesterfield, Henrico3 hr
Sep 1, 7:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQGloucester55 min
Sep 1, 7:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQMathews52 min
Sep 1, 7:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQMiddlesex50 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.