Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Wakefield, VA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
315 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2002

WL NEED TO KEEP THIS SHORT AS SVR TSTMS ALREADY MOVG THRU PIEDMONT
COUNTIES. STRONG S/W MOVG THRU KY WL SPARK WIDESPREAD CNVTN...WITH
SCTD SVR STORMS...ACRS MOST CWA THRU EARLY EVE. WATCH ALREADY IN
PLACE FOR VA/MD COUNTIES.

PCPN ENDS EARLY FRI AS SFC BNDRY SLIPS S INTO NC. UPR RDG/SFC HIGH
PRES IN CONTROL THRU THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK BRINGING
DRY CONDS AND NR SEASONAL TEMPS.

FCSTID =20
SBY   61  68  55  74 /  70  10   0   0
OXB   60  67  55  70 /  70  20  10  10
ECG   70  75  62  75 /  60  30  10  10
ORF   70  75  62  75 /  60  30  10  10
PHF   64  72  58  73 /  70  20   0   0
AKQ   64  75  56  79 /  70  20   0   0
RIC   61  72  54  77 /  70  10   0   0
FVX   60  72  54  77 /  70  10   0   0

.AKQ...
MD...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8 PM.
NC...NONE.
VA...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8 PM.

CULLEN

MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-062045-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1055 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2002

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING...

THE THREAT AREA INCLUDES...THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN
SHORE...CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.

THE TIME OF THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...IS MAINLY BETWEEN 4 AND 10
PM.

SYNOPSIS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT DROPPING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
AREA. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO
60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES. YOU CAN ALSO CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WEATHER.NOAA.GOV/AKQ.

CULLEN

MDZ021>025-VAZ048-049-060>100-070000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
400 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2002

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN
VIRGINIA...AND THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...UNTIL 8 PM THIS
EVENING.

LATE THIS AFTERNOON...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING THROUGH THE
EASTERN VIRGINIA PIEDMONT...FROM NEAR FREDERICKSBURG TO SOUTH HILL.
THESE STORMS HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS...AND
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL. THE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION
OF VIRGINIA...AND THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE BETWEEN 5 AND 8
PM.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS WHICH CONTAIN DAMAGING WIND IN
EXCESS OF 55 MPH AND HAIL 3/4 INCH OR GREATER IN DIAMETER IN AND
CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN MAY
ALSO ACCOMPANY ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WEATHER.NOAA.GOV/AKQ

CULLEN

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD,VA
407 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0250 PM    PALMYRA                   VA   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/06/02   FLUVANNA                       TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
                                          LAW ENFORCEMENT

0330 PM    AMELIA                    VA   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/06/02   AMELIA                         REPORTED BY TV
                                          WEATHERCASTER

0300 PM    CUCKOO                    VA   WIND DAMAGE
06/06/02   LOUISA                         TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE
                                          COUNTY. REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

JEF