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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Wakefield, VA

June 7, 2003City of Chesapeake, Virginia; Camden County, North Carolina

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 7, 2003, 7:47 PM EDT for City of Chesapeake, Virginia; Camden County, North Carolina. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 7, 2003, 7:47 PM EDT (23:47 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2003, 8:15 PM EDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Camden County, NC, City of Chesapeake, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:46 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 174 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2003-06-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2003-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 75 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
566 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
129 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jun 7, 7:02 PM EDT, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 7:02 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
702 PM EDT SAT JUN 7 2003

VERY LITTLE THUNDER IN THE AREA...ALTHOUGH A FEW SEVERE TSTMS HAVE
DEVELOPED IN EASTERN NC. PLAN ONLY A MINOR UPDATE TO ZONES TO LIMIT
THE CHANCE OF TSTMS TO THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE FORECAST AREA. WILL
KEEP CHANCE OF SHOWERS EVERYWHERE FOR TONIGHT AS PER CURRENT
FCST...WHICH LOOKS GOOD BASED ON RADAR TRENDS.  WILL ALSO TWEAK
TEMPS BASED ON LATEST OBS.

ALS

PREV AFD BELOW
----------------------------------
OVERVIEW: WET DAY ACRS THE MID ATLC AND SE US ASSCTD W/ LLVL JET AND
ABUNDANT MSTR THROUGH ALL LEVELS. SFC DEW PTS ARE MAINLY IN THE 70
TO 75F RANGE AND PWATER VALUES ARE NR 2 INCHES. HWVR...EVEN THO
PRECIP HAS BEEN HVY AT TIMES...HVIEST PRECIP HAS BEEN SCTD AND
FAIRLY SHORT IN DURATION. PONDING OF WATER HAS BEEN COMMON BUT WDSPRD
FLOODING HAS NOT BEEN A PROBLEM AS OF YET. SO FAR MOST AREAS HV RCVD
ABT 3/4 OF AN INCH TO AN INCH AND A HALF.

SHORT TERM: WITH BOTH UPR DYNMCS AND LLVL JET SHIFTING OUT OF THE
AREA LTR TNGT...EXPCT PRECIP TO DCRS IN CVRG DURING THE EVENG W/
JUST SCT SHWRS AFTR MDNGT. OPTED TO DROP THE FLOOD WTCH FOR WRN
CNTYS W/ THIS PCKG...W/ BULK OF HVR SHWRS NOW A BIT FARTHER EAST.
WILL STILL NEED TO MONITOR PRECIP RATES CLOSER FOR EMBEDDED HVR
SHWRS. SENT SPS FOR HVY RAINFALL. FOR SUNDAY AMS WILL RMN VRY MOIST
W/ DEW PTS IN THE 70S MST AREAS...BUT XPCT SOME BREAKS IN THE CLD
CVR. W/ INSTBY MAY SEE SM AFTN TSTMS SO WL LEAVE CHC POPS IN. THEN
DRIER MON AND TUES AS HI PRES BLDS IN W/ W FLOW.

EXTENDED: ...WED THROUGH SAT...NO BIG CHGS TO GOING FCST W/ MDLS
SHWNG NXT SYSTM APPRCHNG FM THE W LATER ON WED AND A WRM FNT LFTNG
THROUGH THE AREA THU INTO FRI. KEPT SAT DRY FOR NOW AHD OF YET
ANOTHER SYSTM FM THE WEST...W/ TIMING UNCERTAINTIES. TEMPS NR
NRML. ZONES ALRDY SENT.

MARINE: SCA FOR BLDING SEAS AND WINDS FOR ALL XCPT CHES BAY N OF NEW
PT COMFORT.

FCSTID = 19

SBY 65 79 62 81 / 80 10 30 10
OXB 64 74 62 79 / 80 10 30 10
ECG 71 82 70 85 / 80 30 30 10
ORF 71 81 68 84 / 80 30 30 10
PHF 71 81 68 85 / 80 30 30 10
AKQ 70 84 68 85 / 80 30 30 10
RIC 69 83 66 85 / 80 30 30 10
FVX 66 84 63 85 / 80 30 30 10

.AKQ...
.MD...SCA ATLC CSTL WTRS FENWICK ISL TO CHINCOTEAGUE.
.NC...SCA ATLC CSTL WTRS VA/NC BORDER TO CURRITUCK BCH LGT AND FOR
CURRITUCK SND.
.VA...SCA ATLC CSTL WTRS CHINCOTEAGUE TO VA/NC BORDER AND CHES BAY
FM NEW PT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY.

BROWN
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 7, 5:45 AM EDT, 14 hours 2 minutes before
MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-071700-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
545 AM EDT SAT JUN 07 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN TODAY...PARTICULARLY WEST OF I-95. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN VIRGINIA PIEDMONT REGION...WHERE RAINFALL
AMOUNTS COULD EXCEED A COUPLE OF INCHES IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS TODAY.
FOR MORE DETAILS REGARDING THE FLOOD WATCH...REFER TO THE LATEST
FLOOD WATCH ISSUED BY THE WAKEFIELD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
(PRODUCT ID WBCFFAAKQ...WMO HEADER WGUS61).

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

MAINSTEM RIVER FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK...DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH RAIN FALLS ON SATURDAY.
OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
WAKEFIELD, VA CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING (LOWER
CASE): HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/AKQ.

HURLEY

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 7, 4:39 PM EDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
VAZ086-091-094-072115-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
439 PM EDT SAT JUN 7 2003

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO THE PENINSULA...

AT 439 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NEWPORT NEWS GOLF COURSE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 20 MPH.

THE THUNDERSTORM WILL REACH...
   PATRICK HENRY FIELD AND LACKEY AROUND 440 PM
   HARRIS GROVE AND GRAFTON AROUND 445 PM
   HORNSBYVILLE AND SEAFORD AROUND 450 PM
   NEW POINT COMFORT AND BAVON AROUND 515 PM

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS STORM. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL CAUSE
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW
LYING AREAS.

SIEBERS
&&
LAT...LON 3719 7669 3704 7656 3723 7617 3742 7633
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 5:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
VAZ093>096-072130-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
500 PM EDT SAT JUN 7 2003

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO THE PENINSULA...

AT 500 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER INDIKA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THE THUNDERSTORM WILL REACH...
   WILLS CORNER AND CHUCKATUCK AROUND 505 PM
   BENNS CHURCH AND DRIVER AROUND 510 PM
   HOBSON AND CARROLLTON AROUND 515 PM
   CRITTENDEN AND HUNTERSVILLE AROUND 520 PM
   CHURCHLAND AND HILTON VILLAGE AROUND 525 PM
   RALEIGH TERRACE AND NORFOLK NAS AROUND 530 PM

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS STORM. RAINFALL RATES UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL CAUSE
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW
LYING AREAS.

FOSTER
&&
LAT...LON 3688 7680 3672 7669 3691 7620 3711 7634
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 6:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
NCZ012-013-030-072230-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
603 PM EDT SAT JUN 7 2003

...GUSTY THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING THROUGH NORTHAMPTON AND
BERTIE COUNTIES...

AT 601 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KELFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 MPH.

THE THUNDERSTORM WILL REACH...
   KELFORD AROUND 610 PM
   ROXOBEL AND RICH SQUARE AROUND 615 PM
   EAGLETOWN AROUND 625 PM
   AULANDER AND WOODLAND AROUND 630 PM

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM. RAINFALL RATES OF OVER ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING
OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING
AREAS.

CULLEN
&&
LAT...LON 3615 7748 3602 7732 3627 7698 3643 7718
Local storm report, Jun 7, 7:09 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
0709 PM EDT SAT JUN 07 2003

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

0640 PM    SAINT JOHN                NC   WIND DAMAGE
06/07/03   HERTFORD                       VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
                                          EMPLOYEE REPORTED WIND
                                          DAMAGE.

BC
Local storm report, Jun 7, 7:24 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
0724 PM EDT SAT JUN 07 2003

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

0700 PM    EURE                      NC   WIND DAMAGE
06/07/03   GATES                          TREES DOWN IN EURE AND
                                          GATES.

BC
Local storm report, Jun 7, 7:36 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 7:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCity of Suffolk29 min
Jun 7, 6:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQBertie, Hertford29 min
Jun 7, 6:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQGates, Hertford30 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 2003Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2003Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2003

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.