Severe Thunderstorm Warning 149, NWS Wakefield, VA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
133 PM EDT MON JUN 24 1996

WILL BE QUIK AND TO THE PT. AMS JUICED UP AND READY FOR THE
LIGHTER. DWPTS IN THE MID 70S ACRS CNTRL/WRN AREAS OF CWA...
WITH UPR 60S TWDS CST. COMPOSITE RDR LOOPS SHOWING DECENT
CVRG (NRLY LN NOW) OF TRWS FM SCNTRL PA INTO XTRM WRN VA AND
PROGRESSING STEADILY TO E. 1ST BOX OUT NOW MNLY W OF CWA...
BUT SURE THERE WILL AT LEAST BE ONE MR LTR THIS AFTN OR EVE
CVR I-95 SXNS. ETA GRIDS INDCTG LO LVL MSTR CONVERGENCE
BULLSEYE ACRS CNTRL VA AT 00Z AS LEE TROF PUSHES EWD. FWC
NOTING 100% CHC TRW/57% SVR (ERY TNGT) IN RIC...AND WITH THE
COMBO HEAT/HUMIDITY AND WK SFC BNDRY...THE SPARKS SHUD FLY FOR
(AT LEAST) AREAS INLAND FM CST/CHESY BAY.

REAL CDFNT ARRIVES VRY LT TNGT (NW) OR TUE AM (SE). XPCTG
SIMILAR CONDS TO YDA ON TUE. DWPTS SHUD LWR TO MR TOLERABLE
LVLS WITH TEMPS TRIMMED A FEW DEGS. NICER/MR COMFY SLEEPING
WX FOR TUE NGT...THEN SPLENDID ERY SUMMER WX WED.
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          RIC 72/90/63/85 5100 ORF 73/88/70/82 4200
          SBY 71/88/60/83 5100 ECG 74/90/68/84 4200

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
330 PM EDT MON JUN 24 1996

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH # 682 REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 700 PM
FOR FLUVANNA AND LOUISA COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...

THE COMBINATION OF ABUNDANT MOISTURE...EARLY SUMMER DAYTIME HEATING
AND A WEAK BOUNDARY MOVING THROUGH THE AREA WILL CREATE THE
POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS
EVENING. INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WAS OCCURRING AT
315 PM ACROSS EXTREME WESTERN VIRGINIA. THESE STORMS WILL PROGRESS
EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL VIRGINIA EARLY THIS EVENING AND WILL PUSH
TO THE COAST AROUND MIDNIGHT.

DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY
RAIN ARE ALL POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS THIS EVENING...REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING
SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS ARE ALL SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING
STORM...SO BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV S4TATION FOR THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
503 PM EDT MON JUN 24 1996

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #682 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM FOR
FLUVANNA AND LOUISA COUNTIES...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #686 IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA IN VIRGINIA AND LOWER MARYLAND...

A BOUNDARY WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING AND ENCOUNTER
ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS...THUS PRODUCING THE
THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES. STRONG TO
SEVERE STORMS WERE ALREADY OCCURRING IN WESTERN VIRGINIA AT 500 PM...
AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL VIRGINIA THIS
EVENING.

DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING
ARE ALL POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. BE PEPARED
TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN THE EVENT OF AN IMPENDING STORM. STAY
TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA SOURCE FOR THE
LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO A THUNDERSTORM
TO BE STRUCK BY 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.

VALONE

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