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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 15, 2005, 10:05 PM EDT for Prince George County, Virginia. It was in force for 26 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
- Aug 15, 2005, 10:05 PM EDT (02:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 15, 2005, 10:31 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Prince George County, VA
The radar
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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 Aug 15, 4:15 PM EDT, 5 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 4:15 PM EDT, 5 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 415 PM EDT MON AUG 15 2005 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT)...STORMS HAVE BEEN FIRING THIS AFTN ALONG WK LOW LVL CONV BNDRY JUST SOUTH OF THE VA/NC BORDER. ANOTHER BATCH OF SHWRS AND TSTMS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ACRS SW VA/NCNTRL NC...ALONG ANOTHER BNDRY. SHORTWAVE/VORT MAX OVER OH VLY WILL TRACK EWD OVERNGT SO EXPECT AT LEAST CHC PRECIP CONTG AFTER MIDNGT. TUE/WED...UPR JET ENERGY CURRENTLY ACRS OH VLY/PA WILL SINK SWD ON TUE...AND WILL HAVE DECENT LOW LVL CONV ALL ZONES...COUPLED W/ STRG UPR DIV ESP ACRS THE NRN ZONES. WILL GO LIKELY POPS IN AFTN FOR AREAS N OF RIC...TO HI CHC (SCTD) RIC TO WAL LINE AND SOUTH (WHERE UPR SUPPORT A LITTLE WEAKER). TEMPS WILL BE COOLER ESP IN THE NORTH WHERE EXPECTING MORE CLOUDS AND ELY LOW LVL FLOW. WILL STILL BE NEAR 90 ACRS THE SRN 1/3 OF THE CWA. PRECIP CHCS REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH TUE NGT AS UPR DYN CONTINUE. DRIER AIR GRADUALLY FILTER IN FROM THE NORTH ON WED. WILL KEEP SHC POPS WED IN CNTRL ZONES/CHC IN FAR SOUTH AS BNDRY WILL STILL BE CLOSE TO VA/NC BORDER. FARTHER NORTH HAVE IT DRY AS LI VALUES RISE TO +10 C AND FAIRLY DRY AIR MOVES IN. STILL EXPECT MCDY SKIES ERLY ON W/ LOW LVL ELY FLOW...ALONG W/ TEMPS ONLY IN 80S ALL AREAS. (DID NOT GO AS COOL AS THE UPR 70S MAV MOS HAS AS THIS LIKELY INFLUENCED BY WETTER GFS SOLN WHICH WAS GNRLY DISREGARDED. && .LONG TERM (THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY)...BNDRY WEAKENS ON THU AS HIGH PRES TO OUR NORTH BUILDS SWD. RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS FRI INTO THE WEEKEND...BRINGING A RETURN TO HIGH TEMPS UPR 80S INTO THE 90S BY SAT/SUN. THEN BY SUN NGT/MON BOTH GFS/ECMWF ARE HINTING AT A DEEPENING MID LVL TROF OVER ERN CONUS (ASSOC W/ BUILDING WRN CONUS RIDGE)...W/ ANOTHER COLD FRONT SO WILL HAVE CHC TSTMS AGAIN SUN NGT/MON. .MARINE...SMALL CRAFT W/ ELY FLOW ACRS NRN CSTL WTRS. OTHERWISE FAIRLY LGT WINDS W/ SUB SCA CONDS OVERNGT. SWELL TO THEN CONTINUE ARND 10-11 SEC PERIODS THRU MIDWEEK. && .AVIATION...VARIABLE CONDS OVERNGT...VFR IN DRY AREAS BUT ISO/SCTD TSTMS WILL PRODUCE TEMPO MVFR TO IFR. PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNGT MAINLY ACRS INLAND NC....ELY FLOW MAY GIVE LOW CIGS/IFR AFTER MIDNGT ACRS NRN SITES. && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. NC...NONE. VA...NONE. MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FOR ANZ650-652 UNTIL 11 PM MONDAY. && SHORT TERM/LONG TERM...BROWN AVIATION/MARINE...REILLY
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 15, 5:45 AM EDT, 16 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 545 AM EDT MON AUG 15 2005 MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-161030- MARYLAND BEACHES-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK- NORTHAMPTON VA- 545 AM EDT MON AUG 15 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTHEAST MARYLAND...AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC BEACHES TODAY...AGAIN DUE THE LONG PERIOD...EASTERLY SWELLS FROM THE DISTANT HURRICANE IRENE. FOR FURTHER DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST SURF ZONE FORECAST (WBCSRFAKQ). OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE LONG PERIOD...EASTERLY TO SWELLS FROM HURRICANE IRENE ARE ANTICIPATED TO LINGER ON TUESDAY AND PERHAPS INTO WEDNESDAY... EVEN AS THE DISTANT STORM MOVES NORTHEAST AND FARTHER AWAY FROM THE REGION. THIS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THE INCREASED SURF AND ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC BEACHES THROUGH MIDWEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. ANZ630>633-650-652-654-656-658-670-MDZ021>024-NCZ012>017-030>032- VAZ048-049-060>097-161030- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA- CURRITUCK SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC FROM 20 TO 40 NM-DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK- BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-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- 545 AM EDT MON AUG 15 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTHEAST MARYLAND...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND AN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HEAT INDICES WILL PEAK BETWEEN 100 AND 105 OVER MUCH OF THE REGION TODAY...ESPECIALLY FROM THE RICHMOND METRO AREA SOUTH THROUGH NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ANY OF WHICH WILL WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HURLEY
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 8:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Powhatan | 27 min |
| Aug 16, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Westmoreland | 34 min |
| Aug 16, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 39 min | |
| Aug 16, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 47 min | |
| Aug 16, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland | 65 min |
| Aug 16, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 40 min | |
| Aug 16, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Powhatan | 61 min |
| Aug 16, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 34 min | |
| Aug 16, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 34 min |
| Aug 16, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg | 48 min |
| Aug 16, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield | 36 min |
| Aug 16, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 49 min | |
| Aug 16, 5:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Dorchester | 46 min |
Nearby
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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.