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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this tornado warning at Jun 26, 2006, 5:33 PM EDT for Essex County, Virginia. It was in force for 27 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
- Jun 26, 2006, 5:33 PM EDT (21:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2006, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Essex County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 521 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 454 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.9
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Jun 26, 3:12 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 3:12 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 447 AM EDT MON JUN 26 2006 MDZ021-270900- DORCHESTER- 447 AM EDT MON JUN 26 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MARYLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 AM TODAY FOR DORCHESTER COUNTY...MAINLY FOR NORTH AND NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY...WHERE FLOOD WATERS FROM THE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL SUNDAY MORNING HAVE BEEN SLOW TO RECEDE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD WARNING FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... WITH THE PRODUCT ID OF WBCFLWAKQ. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON A DAILY OCCURRENCE INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. STORMS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AND URBAN AREAS. AT THIS POINT...THE NEXT BEST CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD...SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL WILL BE FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN REPORTS OF HEAVY RAIN AND/OR FLOODING. NCZ012-102-VAZ048-049-060>071-079-080-087-270900- NORTHAMPTON NC-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-FLUVANNA-LOUISA- PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG- LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-BRUNSWICK- DINWIDDIE-GREENSVILLE- 447 AM EDT MON JUN 26 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING...FLOOD PRONE...AND URBAN AREAS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...WITH THE PRODUCT ID OF WBCFFAAKQ. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... THE FLOOD WATCH WILL CONTINUE IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON A DAILY OCCURRENCE INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. STORMS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AND URBAN AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN REPORTS OF HEAVY RAIN AND/OR FLOODING. ANZ630>633-650-652-654-656-658-670-MDZ022>025-NCZ013>017-030>032- VAZ072>078-081>086-088>100-270900- 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-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND- RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY- NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY- YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK- NORTHAMPTON VA- 447 AM EDT MON JUN 26 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY...SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...CURRITUCK SOUND...SOUTHEAST MARYLAND...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE MID ATLANTIC OFFSHORE WATERS...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER RAINFALL FROM SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING...FLOOD PRONE... AND URBAN AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON A DAILY OCCURRENCE INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. STORMS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AND URBAN AREAS. AT THIS POINT...THE NEXT BEST CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD...SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL WILL BE FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN REPORTS OF HEAVY RAIN AND/OR FLOODING. 44
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 1:41 PM EDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 141 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006 VAZ079-261800- BRUNSWICK VA- 141 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS BRUNSWICK COUNTY... AT 136 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY IN AN AREA FROM NEAR ALBERTA TO LAWRENCEVILLE TO VALENTINES...MOVING NORTH AROUND 20 MPH. EXPECT HEAVY RAINFALL WITH RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. LYNCH
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 2:18 PM EDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 12:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Goochland, Louisa, Powhatan | 2 hr |
| Jun 26, 2:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 113 min |
| Jun 26, 4:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover | 115 min |
| Jun 26, 9:17 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Dorchester, Wicomico | 24 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.