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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Wakefield, VA

July 7, 2004Hertford County, Northampton County, North Carolina

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2004, 4:12 PM EDT for Hertford County, Northampton County, North Carolina. It was in force for 33 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: Jul 7, 2004, 4:12 PM EDT (20:12 UTC)
Expired: Jul 7, 2004, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Hertford County, NC, Northampton County, NC

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 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

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 225 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 176 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -139 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1284 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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 Jul 7, 3:50 PM EDT, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 3:50 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
350 PM EDT WED JUL 7 2004

.SYNOPSIS...SFC TROF ASSOC WITH SHRTWV MOVES THRU REGION THIS
EVNG/OVRNGT.  COLD FRNT PUSHES ACRS FA THU INTO THU NGT.  WK
SFC HI/UA RDG BLDS OVR REGION FOR FRI INTO SUN.  ANOTHER
FRNT AFFECTS THE AREA MON INTO TUE.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THRU FRI)...STRNG/SVR TSRAS PUSHING
ACRS FA LATE THIS AFTN/EVENG ASSOC WITH SFC TROF COMBINING
WITH VRY UNSTABLE AIRMASS.  THIS TROF WILL MOVE OFFSHR
LATER THIS EVENG...WITH PCPN ENDING AND PRTLY CLDY SKY.
COLD FRNT WILL THEN PUSH ACRS FA THU INTO THU EVENG.  THIS
FRNT RUNNING INTO HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS...CUD AGAIN TRIGGER
SCTD TSRAS...ESPLY DURING AFTN/EVENG HRS.  FRNT THEN SINKS
SE OF CWA BY FRI MORNG...WITH WK SFC HI/UA RDG BLDG IN FOR
THE REMAINDER OF FRI.

&&

.LONG TERM...(SAT THRU WED)...UA RDG SHUD MAINTAIN DRY BUT
VRY WRM CONDITIONS SAT INTO SUN.  ANOTHER FRNT WILL AFFECT
THE AREA WITH SLGT CHCS FOR TSRAS POSSIBLE SUN NGT INTO
TUE.

&&

.AVIATION...LOCAL MVFR/IFR WITH TSRAS THIS EVENG AND FOG
OVRNGT.  IMPROVING TO VFR LATER IN THE MORNG THU.

&&

.MARINE...LGT WNDS OVRALL THRU THE PERIOD. NO FLAGS.

&&

.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
VA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SBY   69  89  68  89 /  40  30  30  10
OXB   70  87  69  87 /  40  30  30  10
WAL   70  88  69  89 /  40  30  30  10
FVX   67  92  67  91 /  20  30  10  10
RIC   70  92  69  91 /  20  30  10  10
PTB   71  93  70  91 /  20  30  10  10
AKQ   71  92  70  91 /  20  30  30  10
PHF   73  92  71  91 /  40  30  30  10
ORF   75  92  74  90 /  40  30  30  10
ECG   76  93  74  91 /  40  30  30  10
&&

32/19

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 5:30 AM EDT, 10 hours 42 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
530 AM EDT WED JUL 07 2004

MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-080900-
ACCOMACK VA-AMELIA VA-BERTIE NC-BRUNSWICK VA-CAMDEN NC-CAROLINE VA-
CHARLES CITY VA-CHESAPEAKE VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-CHOWAN NC-
CUMBERLAND VA-DINWIDDIE VA-DORCHESTER MD-EASTERN CURRITUCK NC-
ESSEX VA-FLUVANNA VA-GATES NC-GLOUCESTER VA-GOOCHLAND VA-
GREENSVILLE VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-HERTFORD NC-INLAND WORCESTER MD-
ISLE OF WIGHT VA-JAMES CITY VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA-
LANCASTER VA-LOUISA VA-LUNENBURG VA-MARYLAND BEACHES MD-MATHEWS VA-
MECKLENBURG VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NEW KENT VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-NORTHAMPTON VA-NORTHAMPTON NC-
NORTHUMBERLAND VA-NOTTOWAY VA-PASQUOTANK NC-PERQUIMANS NC-
POWHATAN VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-RICHMOND VA-
SOMERSET MD-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SUFFOLK VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA-
VIRGINIA BEACH VA-WESTERN CURRITUCK NC-WESTMORELAND VA-WICOMICO MD-
YORK VA-
530 AM EDT WED JUL 07 2004

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY...
HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES OVER INLAND
PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA.  ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS
ARE POSSIBLE...PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. SEE SPSAKQ FOR
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

FORECASTER ID
44

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.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 7, 3:43 PM EDT, 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 7, 3:46 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
346 PM EDT WED JUL 07 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0135 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DAWN                    37.83N 77.37W
07/07/2004                   CAROLINE           VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN IN THE FOG LEVEL AREA OF SE CAROLINA COUNTY.

0150 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 E OWENTON             37.88N 77.10W
07/07/2004                   KING AND QUEEN     VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ON RT. 619 NEAR CAUTHORNVILLE.

0150 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW HOPEWELL           37.20N 76.47W
07/07/2004                   YORK               VA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREES DOWN 1 MILE EAST OF I-295 AND RT. 10 IN ENON.

&&
CORRECTION TO REPORT TIMES.

SAMMLER

Local storm report, Jul 7, 3:51 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
351 PM EDT WED JUL 07 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0300 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S EMPORIA             36.65N 77.54W
07/07/2004                   GREENSVILLE        VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN SOUTH OF EMPORIA

&&

CY

Local storm report, Jul 7, 3:52 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
352 PM EDT WED JUL 07 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0305 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EMPORIA                 36.69N 77.54W
07/07/2004                   CITY OF EMPORIA    VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

&&

CY

Local storm report, Jul 7, 3:59 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
359 PM EDT WED JUL 07 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0347 PM     TSTM WND DMG     IVOR                    36.90N 76.90W
07/07/2004                   SOUTHAMPTON        VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHED DESTROYED

&&

CY

Local storm report, Jul 7, 4:09 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
409 PM EDT WED JUL 07 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 PM     WATER SPOUT      NE FORT MONROE          37.01N 76.31W
07/07/2004                   CITY OF HAMPTON    VA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

CY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 7, 12:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Powhatan	37 min
Jul 7, 12:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia	34 min
Jul 7, 1:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Hanover, Henrico	31 min
Jul 7, 1:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Essex, King and Queen	25 min
Jul 7, 2:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Prince George	29 min
Jul 7, 2:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland	50 min
Jul 7, 2:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Surry, Sussex	26 min
Jul 7, 2:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Prince George	30 min
Jul 7, 2:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Surry	33 min
Jul 7, 2:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia	29 min
Jul 7, 2:49 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		86 min
Jul 7, 3:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Southampton, Sussex	28 min
Jul 7, 3:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Surry	32 min
Jul 7, 3:35 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		85 min
Jul 7, 3:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Surry	21 min
Jul 7, 3:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	James City, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson, City of Williamsburg	35 min
Jul 7, 4:12 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		63 min
Jul 7, 4:28 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		92 min
Jul 7, 4:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	26 min
Jul 7, 4:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth	22 min
Jul 7, 4:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Suffolk	29 min
Jul 7, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		62 min
Jul 7, 5:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake	34 min
Jul 7, 5:32 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		58 min
Jul 7, 5:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	29 min
Jul 7, 5:55 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		65 min
Jul 7, 7:45 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		60 min
Jul 7, 3:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Northampton	47 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2004 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2004

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.