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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 23, 2005, 2:15 PM EDT for Amelia County, Cumberland County, Powhatan County, Virginia. It was in force for 36 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
- Apr 23, 2005, 2:15 PM EDT (18:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2005, 2:51 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Amelia County, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Powhatan County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:15 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -138 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 485 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 23, 2:07 PM EDT, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 2:07 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 23, 6:35 AM EDT, 7 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 635 AM EDT SAT APR 23 2005 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-241030- 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- 635 AM EDT SAT APR 23 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA... NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND THE EASTERN MARYLAND SHORE. .DAY ONE...TODAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO TODAY. SEVERE WEATHER MAY OCCUR AT ANYTIME TODAY...BUT THE MAIN TIME FRAME WILL LIKELY BE BETWEEN 3 AND 8 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MID AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING TIME PERIOD. FORECASTER ID CULLEN 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
Special weather statement, Apr 23, 11:01 AM EDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1101 AM EDT SAT APR 23 2005 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-231715- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- NORTHAMPTON-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK- BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-FLUVANNA-LOUISA- PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG- LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO- KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND- NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE- CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE- SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT- NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE- VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD... PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...MARGARETTSVILLE... AHOSKIE...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...COROLLA...LOUISA... FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND...SOUTH HILL...CREWE... COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...TAPPAHANNOCK...LAWRENCEVILLE... PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG... POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON...CHINCOTEAGUE... WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE 1101 AM EDT SAT APR 23 2005 ...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG A STRONG COLD FRONT AS IT SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL VIRGINIA AROUND MIDDAY...AND MOVE EAST...REACHING COASTAL MARYLAND...COASTAL VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEVERE WEATHER THREAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING... WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH... LARGE HAIL ONE INCH OR GREATER IN DIAMETER... ISOLATED TORNADOES... .SPOTTER ACTIVATION...SKYWARN SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. YOU CAN ALSO CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.NOAA.GOV/AKQ. NS
Special weather statement, Apr 23, 1:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 114 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2005 VAZ048-049-060>071-231915- FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER- CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN- CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND... ASHLAND...SOUTH HILL...CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND 114 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2005 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THE EASTERN VIRGINIA PIEDMONT... AT 105 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY FROM HALIFAX COUNTY NORTHEASTWARD INTO POWHATAN AND LOUISA COUNTIES. THE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH...AND WILL CONTINUE INTENSIFYING DURING THE NEXT 1-3 HOURS. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF TORRENTIAL RAIN...AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER WHEN THESE STORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON...AND BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SAMMLER
Special weather statement, Apr 23, 1:32 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 132 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2005 NCZ012>014-030-VAZ048-049-060>094-096-231945- NORTHAMPTON-HERTFORD-GATES-BERTIE-FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD- CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG- NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM- KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND- LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT- GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY- YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-SUFFOLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE...LOUISA... FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND...SOUTH HILL...CREWE... COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...TAPPAHANNOCK...LAWRENCEVILLE... PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG... POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON 132 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 200 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NC THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA NORTHAMPTON IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA BERTIE GATES HERTFORD IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 44 CITIES AND COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST VIRGINIA GLOUCESTER LANCASTER MIDDLESEX NORTHUMBERLAND IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA AMELIA CHESTERFIELD CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS CITY OF RICHMOND CUMBERLAND FLUVANNA GOOCHLAND HANOVER HENRICO LOUISA POWHATAN PRINCE EDWARD IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA CHARLES CITY ESSEX KING WILLIAM KING AND QUEEN NEW KENT RICHMOND WESTMORELAND IN NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA CAROLINE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA BRUNSWICK CITY OF HOPEWELL CITY OF PETERSBURG CITY OF EMPORIA DINWIDDIE GREENSVILLE LUNENBURG MECKLENBURG NOTTOWAY PRINCE GEORGE IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA CITY OF FRANKLIN CITY OF HAMPTON CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS CITY OF POQUOSON CITY OF SUFFOLK CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY SOUTHAMPTON SURRY SUSSEX YORK REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SAMMLER
Special weather statement, Apr 23, 1:36 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 136 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2005 VAZ060-061-068-069-231815- AMELIA VA-CUMBERLAND VA-POWHATAN VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA- 138 PM EDT SAT APR 23 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING TOWARD PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY... AT 138 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HAMPDEN SYDNEY...OR ABOUT OVER PHENIX...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR DARLINGTON HEIGHTS AT 145 PM EDT...FIVE FORKS AT 150 PM EDT...TUGGLE AT 155 PM EDT...FARMVILLE AT 200 PM EDT...REEDS AT 205 PM EDT...HAWK AT 210 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL TO ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. EXPECT FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL 8 PM. SAMMLER
Local storm report, Apr 23, 2:07 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Prince Edward | 31 min |
| Apr 23, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton | 40 min |
| Apr 23, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 35 min |
| Apr 23, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Surry, Sussex | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 31 min |
| Apr 23, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 39 min | |
| Apr 23, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 46 min | |
| Apr 23, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 39 min | |
| Apr 23, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 33 min | |
| Apr 23, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chowan, Perquimans | 40 min |
| Apr 23, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank | 52 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005
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.