Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 56, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 9, 1997, 4:18 PM EDT for King and Queen County, Virginia. It was in force for 17 min. 1 report 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, 4:18 PM EDT (20:18 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 1997, 4:35 PM EDT
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Whole counties
County King and Queen County, VA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | King and Queen, King William, New Kent | 19 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.