Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 9, 1997, 3:56 PM EDT for King and Queen County, King William County, New Kent County, Virginia. It was in force for 19 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 9, 1997, 3:56 PM EDT (19:56 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 1997, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties King and Queen County, VA, King William County, VA, New Kent County, VA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 4:00 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Quinton, VA | Large tree down on Route 611. |
| May 9, 4:20 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Mascot, VA | Several large trees down along Route 603. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | King and Queen | 17 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.