Severe Thunderstorm Warning 151, NWS Wakefield, VA

Issued

Jun 19, 2000, 12:59 PM EDT (16:59 UTC)

Expired

Jun 19, 2000, 1:15 PM EDT

In force

16 min

Issued by

NWS Wakefield, VA

Area

Whole counties

County City of Newport News, VA

000 
WUUS51 KAKQ 191659
SVRAKQ
VAC181-700-191715-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1259 PM EDT MON JUN 19 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA
  SURRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA

* UNTIL 115 PM EDT

* AT 1259 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER CHIPPOKES STATE PARK...MOVING EAST AT 20
  MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR
  HOG ISLAND WMA AT 100 PM
  LEE HALL AND PATRICK HENRY FIELD AT 115 PM

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
  HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES.
  WINDS UP TO 60 MILES AN HOUR.
  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING.
  VERY FREQUENT AND DEADLY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING.

$$

NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 19, 9:42 AM EDT, 3 hours 17 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
942 AM EDT MON JUN 19 2000

BATTLE BTWN SFC CDFNT AND STRNG RDG IN SW ATLC CONTG...EVENTUALLY
THE CDFNT WL WIN OUT...BUT AS SUSPECTED YDA...ITS GONNA BE SLOER
THAN MDLS HV INDCTD. SFC ANALYSIS PLCD FNT FM NR WAL TO EZF TO CHO
THEN W INTO CNTRL WV. XPCTG FNT TO CONT GRDL MVMNT S THIS AFTN...WHL
S/W FM ERN TN/KY MVS E. MSAS SHOWS SFC BASED LIS ALREADY BTWN -1 AND
-3 ACRS SRN VA/NE NC...AND WITH TEMPS RISING NEXT FEW HRS...THOSE
VALUES SHUD LWR FURTHER. RGNL RAOBS SHOWING NR SATURATION THRU DP
LYR...WITH FRZ LVLS/WET BULB ZEROS SIMILAR TO PAST CPL OF DAYS
(14500FT/13500FT). FARTHER W...BNA SHOWING DECENT DRYING BTWN 800
AND 450 MB (WITH WET BULB ZERO BTWN 9500-10000FT)...IF THAT WUD TO
MAKE IT INTO RGN (ESP XTRM SRN VA/NE NC)...WUD ENHANCE SVR
THREAT...BUT THAT AMS MOST LIKELY AIMED JUST S OF FA.

FOR FCST...AS FNT SLIPS THRU NRN/CNTRL AREAS (FM N TO S)...WL GO
WITH MR CLDS/LWR TEMPS...BUT KP CHC POPS. LUKS LIKE ANY SGFNT CLRG WL
HOLD OFF UNTIL TNGT. ACRS SRN 3RD OF FA...WL IMPRV SKY A TAD (VC OR
PSNY) AND RAISE TEMPS A CAT OR TWO. BEST CHCS FOR SGFNT TSRAS APRS
TO BE ALG-S OF AN ORF TO AKQ TO AVC LN. WL BE TUF TO GET ANY WDSPRD
SVR...BUT CERTAINLY PULSE TYPE (LIKE WE SAW LT SUN) CERTAINLY PSBL.

ZNS WIBIS AFT 14Z OBS.

.AKQ...NONE

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