Alert archive / Maryland / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 150, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 27, 1995, 9:20 PM EDT for Dorchester County, Maryland. It was in force for 48 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 27, 1995, 9:20 PM EDT (01:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 27, 1995, 10:08 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Dorchester County, MD
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 81 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 816 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -65 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 890 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 5.2
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 Oct 27, 8:30 PM EDT, 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 27, 8:30 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Oct 27, 3:40 PM EDT, 5 hours 40 minutes before
MDZ021>025-501-VAZ048-049-060>100-501-NCZ012>017-030>032-102- 504-280545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 340 PM EDT FRI OCT 27 1995 THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES EAST TO THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST BY MIDDAY SATURDAY. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL PUSH WARM AND INCREASINGLY MOIST AIR INTO THE REGION... RESULTING IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL SECTIONS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA...BEFORE REACHING THE COASTAL AREAS FROM THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE TO NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AFTER MIDNIGHT. ON AVERAGE...THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN...BUT LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AND ASSOCIATED FLASH FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE IF THUNDERSTORMS LINGER OVER A PARTICULAR LOCATION FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. ADDITIONALLY...STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT... COULD BE ACCOMPANIED VERY GUSTY WINDS WHICH MAY CAUSE TREE DAMAGE OR DOWNED POWER LINES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. ALBRIGHT
Special weather statement, Oct 27, 3:41 PM EDT, 5 hours 39 minutes before
MDZ021>025-501-VAZ048-049-060>100-501-NCZ012>017-030>032-102- 504-280545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 340 PM EDT FRI OCT 27 1995 THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES EAST TO THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST BY MIDDAY SATURDAY. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL PUSH WARM AND INCREASINGLY MOIST AIR INTO THE REGION... RESULTING IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL SECTIONS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA...BEFORE REACHING THE COASTAL AREAS FROM THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE TO NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AFTER MIDNIGHT. ON AVERAGE...THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN...BUT LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AND ASSOCIATED FLASH FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE IF THUNDERSTORMS LINGER OVER A PARTICULAR LOCATION FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. ADDITIONALLY...STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT... COULD BE ACCOMPANIED VERY GUSTY WINDS WHICH MAY CAUSE TREE DAMAGE OR DOWNED POWER LINES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. ALBRIGHT
Special weather statement, Oct 27, 4:58 PM EDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before
VAZ048-049-060-061-062-063-065-066-067-068-069-070-071-079-080- 081-088-089-090-092-093-096-NCZ012-013-014-015-016-030-031-032- 280300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 458 PM EDT FRI OCT 27 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 1030 IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA UNTIL 1100 PM EDT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT AND INCLUDES THE INDEPENDENT CITIES WITHIN THE RICHMOND METRO AREA OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS...PETERSBURG... AND RICHMOND. THE WATCH ALSO INCLUDES THE INDEPEDENT CITIES OF EMPORIA...FRANKLIN AND SUFFOLK IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS SWEEPING EASTWARD ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND IS CLASHING WITH WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR OVER THE CAROLINAS AND VIRGINIA. THIS COMBINATION SETS THE STAGE FOR STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING...SOME OF WHICH MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED TORNADOES. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING ...LARGE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS OR CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA AT 1-800-737-8624. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 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 STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS WITH THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. COBB
Special weather statement, Oct 27, 5:01 PM EDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before
VAZ048-049-060-061-062-063-065-066-067-068-069-070-071-079-080- 081-088-089-090-092-093-096-NCZ012-013-014-015-016-030-031-032- 280300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 458 PM EDT FRI OCT 27 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 1030 IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA UNTIL 1100 PM EDT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT AND INCLUDES THE INDEPENDENT CITIES WITHIN THE RICHMOND METRO AREA OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS...PETERSBURG... AND RICHMOND. THE WATCH ALSO INCLUDES THE INDEPEDENT CITIES OF EMPORIA...FRANKLIN AND SUFFOLK IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS SWEEPING EASTWARD ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND IS CLASHING WITH WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR OVER THE CAROLINAS AND VIRGINIA. THIS COMBINATION SETS THE STAGE FOR STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING...SOME OF WHICH MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED TORNADOES. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING ...LARGE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS OR CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA AT 1-800-737-8624. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 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 STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS WITH THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. COBB
Special weather statement, Oct 27, 9:00 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 8:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Mecklenburg | 27 min |
| Oct 28, 2:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Bertie | 48 min |
| Oct 28, 2:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hertford | 27 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.