Alert archive / Virginia / Tornado Warnings in 2006
Tornado Warning 13, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this tornado warning at May 14, 2006, 12:47 PM EDT for Caroline County, Virginia. It was in force for 43 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 14, 2006, 12:47 PM EDT (16:47 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2006, 1:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Caroline County, VA
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 1:37 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Bowling Green, VA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 12:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 183 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -90 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 706 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS51 KAKQ 141647 TORAKQ VAC033-141730- /O.NEW.KAKQ.TO.W.0013.060514T1647Z-060514T1730Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1247 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CAROLINE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA * UNTIL 130 PM EDT * AT 1245 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR PENOLA...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTH OF MILFORD...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... MILFORD BY 115 PM EDT... BOWLING GREEN BY 125 PM EDT... FORT A.P. HILL BY 130 PM EDT... IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADIC WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR BATHROOM...CLOSET OR HALLWAY. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND EASTERN VIRGINIA. LAT...LON 3793 7742 3791 7731 3816 7721 3816 7741 $$ 25
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS51 KAKQ 141701 SVSAKQ SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 100 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 VAC033-141730- /O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060514T1730Z/ CAROLINE VA- 100 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 130 PM EDT FOR CAROLINE COUNTY... AT 1258 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PENOLA...OR ABOUT NEAR MILFORD...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... MILFORD BY 110 PM EDT BOWLING GREEN BY 120 PM EDT FORT A.P. HILL...6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF VILLBORO AND 7 MILES SOUTH OF RAPPAHANNOCK ACADEMY BY 130 PM EDT NICKEL HAIL WAS REPORTED BY A SPOTTER IN RUTHER GLEN AROUND 1250 PM EDT. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND EASTERN VIRGINIA. LAT...LON 3793 7742 3791 7731 3816 7721 3816 7741 $$ 25
000 WWUS51 KAKQ 141720 SVSAKQ SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 119 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 VAC033-141730- /O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060514T1730Z/ CAROLINE VA- 119 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 130 PM EDT FOR CAROLINE COUNTY... AT 118 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH PENOLA...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... MILFORD...BOWLING GREEN...8 MILES SOUTH OF VILLBORO AND 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT A.P. HILL BY 130 PM EDT IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND EASTERN VIRGINIA. LAT...LON 3793 7742 3791 7731 3816 7721 3816 7741 $$ 25
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | King William | 23 min |
| May 14, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 43 min |
| May 14, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 56 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.