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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS Wakefield, VA

January 19, 1996Accomack County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 19, 1996, 12:40 PM EST for Accomack County, Virginia. It was in force for 65 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 19, 1996, 12:40 PM EST (17:40 UTC)
Expired: Jan 19, 1996, 1:45 PM EST
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Whole counties

County Accomack County, VA

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 36 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 524 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 398 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 402 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jan 19, 9:35 AM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 9:35 AM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
935 AM EST FRI JAN 19 1996

WBC...MAY NEED TO PULL BACK ON AFTN TEMP DROP.
RDU...NONE.

DISCN:
IMPRESSIVE SQLN MOVING THRU CWA ATTM.  ISOLD SVR RPRTS RECEIVED HERE
...BUT NOT AS WIDESPREAD AS 11/11/95 ATTM.  AMS STILL JUICY/UNSTBL AND
12Z UA DATA/SOUNDINGS SHOW IMPRESSIVE DYNAMICS WITH SYS.  CURRENT WW/S
LOOK GOOD.  COOLER AIR A LTL SLOWER TO MOVE IN THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT.
STILL IN 50S IN ROA/BCB...SO MAY NOT REACH LOWER 30S MUCH OF CWA TIL
EVE.  REST OF FCST APPRS ON TRACK ATTM.

NO TIME TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE.

RIC     66/20      +0       ORF    71/27     +0
SBY     68/19      +0       ECG    70/27     +0

SAMMLER

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 19, 7:14 AM EST, 5 hours 26 minutes before

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD   VA
714 AM EST FRI JAN 19 1996

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #22 IN EFFECT THRU 2 PM FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...

...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE TODAY...

A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WAS MOVING EAST OUT OF THE APPALACHIAN
MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING AND WILL REACH THE COASTAL WATERS EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. AS THE FRONT COLLIDES WITH WARM AND HUMID AIR ACROSS THE
MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP. EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS...POSSIBLY OVER
55 MPH WITH ANY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. STRONG WINDS COULD UPROOT TREES
AND BRING DOWN POWER LINES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN
AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER
AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION.

WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING.  DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS.  DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED.  MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.

IF SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED...CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE. OR...CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DIRECTLY AT
1-800-737-8624.

ALBRIGHT

Special weather statement, Jan 19, 7:14 AM EST, 5 hours 26 minutes before

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT---CORRECTED UGC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD   VA
714 AM EST FRI JAN 19 1996

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #22 IN EFFECT THRU 2 PM FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...

...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE TODAY...

A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WAS MOVING EAST OUT OF THE APPALACHIAN
MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING AND WILL REACH THE COASTAL WATERS EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. AS THE FRONT COLLIDES WITH WARM AND HUMID AIR ACROSS THE
MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP. EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS...POSSIBLY OVER
55 MPH WITH ANY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. STRONG WINDS COULD UPROOT TREES
AND BRING DOWN POWER LINES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN
AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER
AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION.

WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING.  DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS.  DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED.  MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.

IF SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED...CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE. OR...CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DIRECTLY AT
1-800-737-8624.

ALBRIGHT

Special weather statement, Jan 19, 7:17 AM EST, 5 hours 23 minutes before

VAZ048-049-060>098-100-501-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-504-MDZ501-192015-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD   VA
714 AM EST FRI JAN 19 1996

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #22 IN EFFECT THRU 2 PM FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...

...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE TODAY...

A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WAS MOVING EAST OUT OF THE APPALACHIAN
MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING AND WILL REACH THE COASTAL WATERS EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. AS THE FRONT COLLIDES WITH WARM AND HUMID AIR ACROSS THE
MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP. EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS...POSSIBLY OVER
55 MPH WITH ANY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. STRONG WINDS COULD UPROOT TREES
AND BRING DOWN POWER LINES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN
AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER
AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION.

WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING.  DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS.  DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED.  MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.

IF SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED...CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE. OR...CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DIRECTLY AT
1-800-737-8624.

ALBRIGHT

Special weather statement, Jan 19, 7:30 AM EST, 5 hours 10 minutes before

VAZ048-049-060>098-100-501-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-504-MDZ021>025-
501-192015-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT---CORRECTED UGC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD   VA
714 AM EST FRI JAN 19 1996

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #22 IN EFFECT THRU 2 PM FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...

...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE TODAY...

A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WAS MOVING EAST OUT OF THE APPALACHIAN
MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING AND WILL REACH THE COASTAL WATERS EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. AS THE FRONT COLLIDES WITH WARM AND HUMID AIR ACROSS THE
MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP. EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS...POSSIBLY OVER
55 MPH WITH ANY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. STRONG WINDS COULD UPROOT TREES
AND BRING DOWN POWER LINES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN
AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER
AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION.

WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING.  DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS.  DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED.  MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.

IF SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED...CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE. OR..H.CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DIRECTLY AT
1-800-737-8624.

ALBRIGHT

Special weather statement, Jan 19, 11:28 AM EST, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 19, 7:45 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	60 min
Jan 19, 7:45 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Prince Edward	60 min
Jan 19, 8:10 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Cumberland, Fluvanna	50 min
Jan 19, 8:27 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Nottoway, Powhatan	48 min
Jan 19, 8:27 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Goochland, Louisa	48 min
Jan 19, 8:46 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	59 min
Jan 19, 9:13 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond	62 min
Jan 19, 9:13 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Hanover	62 min
Jan 19, 9:13 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Dinwiddie	62 min
Jan 19, 9:54 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Prince George	66 min
Jan 19, 9:54 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg	66 min
Jan 19, 9:54 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline	66 min
Jan 19, 9:54 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Hopewell	66 min
Jan 19, 10:16 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Hanover, King and Queen, King William, New Kent	59 min
Jan 19, 10:16 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Henrico	59 min
Jan 19, 10:16 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex	59 min
Jan 19, 10:46 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	James City, York	59 min
Jan 19, 10:46 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Surry	59 min
Jan 19, 10:59 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland	61 min
Jan 19, 10:59 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Middlesex	61 min
Jan 19, 11:45 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Suffolk	60 min
Jan 19, 11:45 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson	60 min
Jan 19, 11:45 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Gloucester, Mathews	60 min
Jan 19, 12:05 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach	55 min
Jan 19, 12:17 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Northampton	58 min
Jan 19, 11:34 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Dorchester	56 min
Jan 19, 12:29 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Somerset, Wicomico	61 min
Jan 19, 12:59 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Worcester	61 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 1996 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1996

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.