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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 145, NWS Wakefield, VA

August 10, 20074 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2007, 1:48 AM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 42 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 10, 2007, 1:48 AM EDT (05:48 UTC)
Expired: Aug 10, 2007, 2:30 AM EDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Hanover County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, King William County, VA, New Kent 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 9, 8:29 PM EDT, 5 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 8:29 PM EDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 8:00 PM EDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 11:03 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 9, 11:11 PM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 9, 11:48 PM EDT, 2 hours before

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Special weather statement, Aug 9, 11:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1150 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2007

VAZ072>078-083>086-090-100445-
ESSEX VA-GLOUCESTER VA-JAMES CITY VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM
VA-LANCASTER VA-MATHEWS VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NEW KENT VA-NORTHUMBERLAND
VA-RICHMOND VA-WESTMORELAND VA-
1150 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2007

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN NECK AND MIDDLE
PENINSULA...

AT 1150 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF WARSAW TO 6 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF KING AND QUEEN COURTHOUSE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  KING AND QUEEN COURTHOUSE AROUND 1155 PM EDT...
  CALLAO AROUND 1215 AM EDT...
  WEST POINT AROUND 1220 AM EDT...
  URBANNA AROUND 1245 AM EDT...

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
ARE EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS.

RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND
FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THESE STORMS REACH YOUR
AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

SMF

Special weather statement, Aug 10, 1:19 AM EDT, 29 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
119 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 2007

VAZ063-064-071-072-082-083-100600-
CAROLINE VA-CHARLES CITY VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-KING WILLIAM VA-NEW
KENT VA-
119 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 2007

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
RICHMOND METRO AREA...

AT 117 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN HANOVER COUNTY.
MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. AT THE CURRENT SPEED...THESE
STORMS WILL REACH ATLEE AT 130 AM EDT...STUDLEY AT 135 AM EDT...
WESTWOOD AT 145 AM EDT...ORAPAX FARMS AT 150 AM EDT...AND NEW KENT
AIRPORT AT 155 AM EDT.

WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS.

IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THESE STORMS REACH YOUR
AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

HURLEY

Special weather statement, Aug 10, 1:30 AM EDT, 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
130 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 2007

VAZ099-100-100615-
ACCOMACK VA-NORTHAMPTON VA-
130 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 2007

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE...

AT 130 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM FROM 24 MILES NORTH OF EXMORE TO 6 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF EXMORE...OR FROM 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CRISFIELD TO 6
MILES SOUTHWEST OF EXMORE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR   WILLIS WHARF AROUND 135 AM EDT...
  SANFORD AROUND 140 AM EDT...
  HALLWOOD AROUND 145 AM EDT...
  TEMPERANCEVILLE AROUND 150 AM EDT...
  ASSAWOMAN AROUND 155 AM EDT...
  WALLOPS ISLAND AROUND 200 AM EDT...

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH
THESE STORMS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING
AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE
CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER
BEFORE THESE STORMS REACH YOUR AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS
HAVE PASSED.

BROWN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 9, 8:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia	43 min
Aug 9, 10:38 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		52 min
Aug 9, 11:47 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		33 min
Aug 9, 11:48 PM EDT	Marine Weather Statement	AKQ		87 min
Aug 10, 12:29 AM EDT	Marine Weather Statement	AKQ		61 min
Aug 10, 1:49 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		86 min
Aug 10, 1:57 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, James City, New Kent, Prince George	48 min
Aug 10, 3:03 AM EDT	Marine Weather Statement	AKQ		87 min
Aug 10, 3:54 AM EDT	Marine Weather Statement	AKQ		66 min
Aug 10, 1:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Southampton, City of Franklin	59 min
Aug 10, 1:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk	62 min
Aug 10, 2:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake	66 min
Aug 10, 2:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Southampton, City of Franklin	42 min
Aug 10, 2:58 PM EDT	Marine Weather Statement	AKQ		2 hr
Aug 10, 3:39 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		96 min
Aug 10, 5:11 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		24 min
Aug 10, 6:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick	47 min
Aug 10, 6:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Greensville, City of Emporia	46 min
Aug 10, 2:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Northampton	3 hr
Aug 10, 2:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Camden, Gates, Pasquotank	58 min
Aug 10, 3:03 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Gates	3 hr
Aug 10, 3:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Chowan, Perquimans	64 min
Aug 10, 3:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Currituck	74 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.