Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2000
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 21, 2000, 4:10 PM EDT for New Kent County, Virginia. It was in force for 30 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
- Apr 21, 2000, 4:10 PM EDT (20:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 21, 2000, 4:40 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Whole counties
County New Kent County, VA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 4:14 PM EDT | Hail 1 | Providence Forge, VA | 1.00 inch diameter hail reported between Providence Forge and Bottoms Bridge. |
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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 12:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 21, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 148 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 681 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 287 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 286 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
235 WUUS51 KAKQ 212011 SVRAKQ VAC127-212040- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 410 PM EDT FRI APR 21 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NEW KENT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA * UNTIL 440 PM EDT * AT 410 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WRIGHTS CORNER...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHARLES CITY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR PROVIDENCE FORGE AND TALLEYSVILLE AT 415 PM EDT NEW KENT AND SLATERVILLE AT 425 PM EDT BARHAMSVILLE AT 435 PM EDT HOLLY FORKS AND ELTHAM AT 440 PM EDT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES. WINDS UP TO 60 MILES AN HOUR. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. $$ COBB
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 Apr 21, 3:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 21, 3:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 300 PM EDT FRI APR 21 2000 NOT MUCH TIME FOR DISCUSSION DUE TO ONGOING SVR WX. APPRS SQLN WILL CROSS CWFA DURG THE NEXT 3-9 HRS...WITH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. AWAITING NEXT SPC WATCH BOX. XPC PCPN WILL LINGER LONGEST TNGT DELMARVA RGN AS FNT FCST TO SLOW AS IT REACHES CST. SAT WILL BE KIND OF CLOUDY/DREARY NRN HALF OR SO OF RGN...BUT WILL START OUT DECENT IN THE SOUTH. LOBE ROTG SWD THROUGH RGN DURG DAY LKLY TO CAUSE AT LEAST SCTD SHWRS MOST IF NOT ALL OF CWFA. IF ENOUGH HEATING OCCURS PRIOR TO PCPN ONSET...COULD EVEN BE ISOLD TSTMS. WILL LEAVE OUT OF FCST FOR NOW...BUT BRIEF ONCOMING SHIFT. GRDL CLRG BUT BREEZY THRUT CWFA DURG THE SAT NGT/SUN TIME FRAME WITH TEMPS A FEW DEG BLO NORMAL. MARINE...SOME CHGS TO CURRENT SCAS. SCA LKLY ALL AREAS SAT NGT AND/OR SUN...AFTER SOME DCRS IN WINDS ON SAT. .AKQ...SCA FM ATLC CSTL WATERS PARRAMORE ISL TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT...SRN CHES BAY S OF NEW PT COMFORT...AND CURRITUCK SND. SAMMLER
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 21, 11:55 AM EDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
MDZ021-VAZ048-049-060>094-096-212100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1155 AM EDT FRI APR 21 2000 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 192 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT... THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN EAST-CENTRAL VIRGINIA... AMELIA BRUNSWICK CAROLINE CHARLES CITY CHESTERFIELD CUMBERLAND DINWIDDIE ESSEX FLUVANNA GLOUCESTER GOOCHLAND GREENSVILLE HANOVER HENRICO ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY KING AND QUEEN KING WILLIAM LANCASTER LOUISA LUNENBURG MATHEWS MECKLENBURG MIDDLESEX NEW KENT NORTHUMBERLAND NOTTOWAY POWHATAN PRINCE EDWARD PRINCE GEORGE RICHMOND SOUTHAMPTON SURRY SUSSEX IN MARYLAND... DORCHESTER AND THE FOLLOWING INDEPENDENT CITIES IN VIRGINIA... COLONIAL HEIGHTS EMPORIA FRANKLIN HAMPTON HOPEWELL NEWPORT NEWS PETERSBURG POQUOSON RICHMOND SUFFOLK WILLIAMSBURG THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE VIRGINIA PIEDMONT. THE AIRMASS AHEAD OF THE FRONT IS MOIST AND UNSTABLE. STRONG WINDS IN THE LOWER...MIDDLE AND UPPER PORTIONS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL PROVIDE ENOUGH SHEAR AHEAD OF THE FRONT FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE. THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS WESTERN AREAS OF THE VIRGINIA PIEDMONT AND ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY...AND SPREAD EASTWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL REACH THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...TIDEWATER AND NORTHERN OUTER BANKS AROUND SUNSET. THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES EXISTS THROUGHOUT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SKYWARN STORM SPOTTER IS BEING ACTIVATED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES...AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. COBB
Local storm report, Apr 21, 2:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD,VA
241 PM EDT FRI APR 21 2000
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0125 PM CUMBERLAND VA .75 INCH HAIL
04/21/00 CUMBERLAND
0220 PM 3 SE ORAVILLE VA .75 INCH HAIL
04/21/00 GOOCHLAND
0235 PM ASHLAND VA .88 INCH HAIL
04/21/00 HANOVER
CYSpecial weather statement, Apr 21, 3:40 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
MDZ021>025-VAZ063-064-070>100-220200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 340 PM EDT FRI APR 21 2000 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 193 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT... THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA... ACCOMACK BRUNSWICK CHARLES CITY CHESTERFIELD DINWIDDIE ESSEX GLOUCESTER GREENSVILLE HANOVER HENRICO ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY KING AND QUEEN KING WILLIAM LANCASTER MATHEWS MIDDLESEX NEW KENT NORTHAMPTON NORTHUMBERLAND PRINCE GEORGE RICHMOND SOUTHAMPTON SURRY SUSSEX IN MARYLAND... DORCHESTER SOMERSET WICOMICO WORCESTER INCLUDING OCEAN CITY AND THE FOLLOWING INDEPENDENT CITIES IN VIRGINIA... CHESAPEAKE COLONIAL HEIGHTS EMPORIA FRANKLIN HAMPTON HOPEWELL NEWPORT NEWS NORFOLK PETERSBURG POQUOSON PORTSMOUTH RICHMOND SUFFOLK VIRGINIA BEACH WILLIAMSBURG SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON. THE AIRMASS AHEAD OF THE FRONT IS MOIST AND UNSTABLE. STRONG WINDS IN THE LOWER...MIDDLE AND UPPER PORTIONS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL PROVIDE ENOUGH SHEAR AHEAD OF THE FRONT FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL REACH THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE... AND THE HAMPTON ROADS REGION EARLY THIS EVENING. THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL EXISTS THROUGHOUT THE REGION THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SKYWARN STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES...AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SAMMLER
Local storm report, Apr 21, 3:41 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD,VA
241 PM EDT FRI APR 21 2000
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0125 PM CUMBERLAND VA .75 INCH HAIL
04/21/00 CUMBERLAND
0220 PM 3 SE ORAVILLE VA .75 INCH HAIL
04/21/00 GOOCHLAND
0235 PM ASHLAND VA .88 INCH HAIL
04/21/00 HANOVER
0235 PM ASHLAND VA .88 INCH HAIL
04/21/00 HANOVER
0252 PM 4 N ASHLAND VA .88 INCH HAIL
04/21/00 HYANOVER
0310 PM CENTRAL HANOVER VA .88 INCH HAIL
04/21/00 HANOVER DIME SIZE HAIL AT DISPATCH
SITE
CYLocal storm report, Apr 21, 3:47 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD,VA
347 PM EDT FRI APR 21 2000
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0125 PM CUMBERLAND VA .75 INCH HAIL
04/21/00 CUMBERLAND
0125 PM 3 SE ORAVILLE VA .75 INCH HAIL
04/21/00 GOOCHLAND
0235 PM ASHLAND VA .88 INCH HAIL
04/21/00 HANOVER
0235 PM ASHLAND VA .88 INCH HAIL
04/21/00 HANOVER
0252 PM 4 N ASHLAND VA .88 INCH HAIL
04/21/00 HANOVER
0310 PM CENTRAL HANOVER VA .88 INCH HAIL
04/21/00 HANOVER DIME SIZE HAIL AT DISPATCH
SITE
0340 PM CHESTER VA .88 INCH HAIL
04/21/00 CHESTERFIELD DIME TO NICKLE SIZE HAIL
0341 PM CHESTER VA 1.00 INCH HAIL
04/21/00 CHESTERFIELD HARROGATE ROAD
CYSpecial weather statement, Apr 21, 3:55 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
MDZ021>025-VAZ063-064-070>100-ANZ630>632-650-652-654-656-220200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED TO ADD COASTAL WATERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 355 PM EDT FRI APR 21 2000 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 193 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT... THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA... ACCOMACK BRUNSWICK CHARLES CITY CHESTERFIELD DINWIDDIE ESSEX GLOUCESTER GREENSVILLE HANOVER HENRICO ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY KING AND QUEEN KING WILLIAM LANCASTER MATHEWS MIDDLESEX NEW KENT NORTHAMPTON NORTHUMBERLAND PRINCE GEORGE RICHMOND SOUTHAMPTON SURRY SUSSEX IN MARYLAND... DORCHESTER SOMERSET WICOMICO WORCESTER INCLUDING OCEAN CITY AND THE FOLLOWING INDEPENDENT CITIES IN VIRGINIA... CHESAPEAKE COLONIAL HEIGHTS EMPORIA FRANKLIN HAMPTON HOPEWELL NEWPORT NEWS NORFOLK PETERSBURG POQUOSON PORTSMOUTH RICHMOND SUFFOLK VIRGINIA BEACH WILLIAMSBURG AND ADJACENT WATERS OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND ATLANTIC OCEAN. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON. THE AIRMASS AHEAD OF THE FRONT IS MOIST AND UNSTABLE. STRONG WINDS IN THE LOWER...MIDDLE AND UPPER PORTIONS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL PROVIDE ENOUGH SHEAR AHEAD OF THE FRONT FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL REACH THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE... AND THE HAMPTON ROADS REGION EARLY THIS EVENING. THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL EXISTS THROUGHOUT THE REGION THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SKYWARN STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES...AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SAMMLER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Powhatan | 32 min |
| Apr 21, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland | 32 min |
| Apr 21, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico | 31 min |
| Apr 21, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Nottoway | 32 min |
| Apr 21, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, King William | 31 min |
| Apr 21, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie | 30 min |
| Apr 21, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen | 32 min |
| Apr 21, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Henrico | 32 min |
| Apr 21, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northumberland, Westmoreland | 30 min |
| Apr 21, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland | 32 min |
| Apr 21, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 28 min |
| Apr 21, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 28 min |
| Apr 21, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 47 min |
| Apr 21, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 44 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 2000Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2000
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.