Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 24, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 2005, 2:50 PM EDT for Gloucester County, Mathews County, Virginia. It was in force for 25 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
- May 15, 2005, 2:50 PM EDT (18:50 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2005, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Gloucester County, VA, Mathews County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:51 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.
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 May 15, 11:00 AM EDT, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 15, 11:00 AM EDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 15, 5:30 AM EDT, 9 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 2005 ANZ630>632-650-652-654-656-658- MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-161030- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND TO CHINCOTEAGUE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO NC-VA BORDER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC-VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT OUT 20 NM- 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 SUN MAY 15 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA... NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND THE EASTERN MARYLAND SHORE. .DAY ONE...TODAY... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS BY THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...PRIMARILY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BROWN 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, May 15, 11:15 AM EDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1115 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 2005 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-152200- 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- 1115 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 2005 ...SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... LATE THIS MORNING PRE-FRONTAL SHOWERS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND NORTHCENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. THIS SHOWERS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AS NEW DEVELOPMENT FORMS TO THE SOUTHWEST THOUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. LATTER...THIS AFTERNOON A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE MID ATLANTIC REGION FROM THE WEST...AND WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AND WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...THE LOWER MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE...AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE MAIN SEVERE THREAT WILL BE FROM DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...BUT A FEW STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HAIL AS WELL. THE SEVERE THREAT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. STAYED TUNED TO NOAA...ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND UPDATES. 22
Special weather statement, May 15, 1:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 142 PM EDT SUN MAY 15 2005 NCZ012>017-030>032-VAZ079-084-086>087-087>090-090>091- 091>092-092>094-094>095-095>100-160100- BERTIE-CAMDEN-CHOWAN-CURRITUCK-GATES-HERTFORD-NORTHAMPTON- PASQUOTANK-PERQUIMANS-ACCOMACK-BRUNSWICK-GLOUCESTER-GREENSVILLE- ISLE OF WIGHT-JAMES CITY-MATHEWS-NORTHAMPTON-SOUTHAMPTON-SURRY- SUSSEX-YORK-CHESAPEAKE-EMPORIA-FRANKLIN-HAMPTON-NEWPORT NEWS- NORFOLK-POQUOSON-PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-VIRGINIA BEACH-WILLIAMSBURG- 142 PM EDT SUN MAY 15 2005 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 279 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA... IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES... IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA... BERTIE... CAMDEN... CHOWAN... CURRITUCK... GATES... HERTFORD... NORTHAMPTON... PASQUOTANK... PERQUIMANS... IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES... IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA... GLOUCESTER... IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... BRUNSWICK... GREENSVILLE... IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... ACCOMACK... ISLE OF WIGHT... JAMES CITY... MATHEWS... NORTHAMPTON... SOUTHAMPTON... SURRY... SUSSEX... YORK... IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 INDEPENDENT CITIES... IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... CITY OF CHESAPEAKE... CITY OF EMPORIA... CITY OF FRANKLIN... CITY OF HAMPTON... CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS. CITY OF NORFOLK... CITY OF POQUOSON... CITY OF PORTSMOUTH... CITY OF SUFFOLK... CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH... CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO SMITH POINT... COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO NC VA BORDER OUT 20 NM... CURRITUCK SOUND... HURLEY
Special weather statement, May 15, 1:53 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 153 PM EDT SUN MAY 15 2005 VAZ060-062-065>071-079-080-151845- AMELIA VA-BRUNSWICK VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-DINWIDDIE VA-GOOCHLAND VA-HENRICO VA-LUNENBURG VA-MECKLENBURG VA-NOTTOWAY VA-POWHATAN VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA- 153 PM EDT SUN MAY 15 2005 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING CENTRAL VIRGINIA... AT 153 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM POWHATAN TO 29 MILES WEST OF CHASE CITY...OR FROM POWHATAN TO HALIFAX...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE REGION OVER THROUGH 245 PM. AREAS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED OVER THE TIME INCLUDE...SUBLETTS...MANAKIN... WINTERHAM...ROSLYN HILLS... DUMBARTON...AND WINTERPOCK. SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. FOSTER
Special weather statement, May 15, 2:02 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 202 PM EDT SUN MAY 15 2005 VAZ073-076>078-082>086-089>091-094-151845- CHARLES CITY VA-GLOUCESTER VA-JAMES CITY VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-LANCASTER VA-MATHEWS VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NEW KENT VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA-NORTHUMBERLAND VA-RICHMOND VA-SURRY VA-YORK VA- 202 PM EDT SUN MAY 15 2005 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN VIRGINIA... AT 202 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROBLEY TO CLAREMONT...OR FROM CALLAO TO CLAREMONT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY OCCUR OVER THIS REGION THROUGH 300 PM. SOME AREAS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED INCLUDE... URBANNA AROUND 210 PM EDT... WILLIAMSBURG AROUND 220 PM EDT... QUEENS LAKE AROUND 225 PM EDT... GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE AROUND 230 PM EDT... GLOUCESTER POINT AROUND 240 PM EDT... HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
Special weather statement, May 15, 2:42 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 242 PM EDT SUN MAY 15 2005 VAZ084>086-151930- GLOUCESTER VA-MATHEWS VA-MIDDLESEX VA- 242 PM EDT SUN MAY 15 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE MIDDLE PENINSULA... AT 242 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE...MOVING NORTH EAST AT 25 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR WARE NECK AT 250 PM EDT...BEULAH AT 255 PM EDT...FORT NONSENSE AT 300 PM EDT...CARDINAL AT 305 PM EDT...PORT HAYWOOD AT 310 PM EDT...MOON AT 315 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. EXPECT FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS. FOSTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 62 days | |
| May 15, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg | 44 min |
| May 15, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince George, City of Hopewell | 43 min |
| May 15, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Nottoway | 36 min |
| May 15, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City | 29 min |
| May 15, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | James City | 24 min |
| May 15, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 66 days | |
| May 15, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 26 min |
| May 15, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 26 min |
| May 15, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 24 min |
| May 15, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 71 days | |
| May 15, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Norfolk | 31 min |
| May 15, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 71 days | |
| May 15, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 30 min |
| May 15, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 73 days | |
| May 15, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 73 days | |
| May 15, 7:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 73 days | |
| May 15, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 29 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.