Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 202, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 23, 1998, 6:41 PM EDT for Sussex County, Virginia. It was in force for 34 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
- Jul 23, 1998, 6:41 PM EDT (22:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 1998, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Sussex County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 6:45 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Stony Creek, VA | Tree tops sheared off on Route 643 near the intersection of Route 642. |
| Jul 23, 6:50 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Stony Creek, VA | Several trees down on power lines near Nibblets mill. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Surry | 34 min |
| Jul 23, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | York, City of Newport News | 34 min |
| Jul 23, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Poquoson | 34 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.