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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 2007, 9:02 PM EDT for Wicomico County, Maryland. It was in force for 43 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 27, 2007, 9:02 PM EDT (01:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2007, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Wicomico County, MD
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 1028 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1645 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jun 27, 3:31 PM EDT, 5 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 3:31 PM EDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 331 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2007 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH THURSDAY. A FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT SLOWS DOWN AS IT NEARS THE BORDER OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. IT WILL FINALLY PUSH SOUTH BY SUNDAY MORNING...AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN SUNDAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/... SCTD T POPPING FOR AREAS W OF I95 ATTM. WL KP T FOR ALL OF FA THROUGH THE EVE HRS...HIEST POPS GENLY ALG-W OF I95. SLO MVMNT INCRSS PTNTL FOR LCLLY VRY HVY RA (2-3 IN SHORT PD). OTRW...RMNG VRY WRM AS TEMPS SLO FALL FM THE 90S...THROUGH 80S. LTR TNGT...WL HV PTCHY FG/HZ...LO TEMPS DOWN INTO THE LWR/MID 70S. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY/... ONE MR HOT/MOD HUMID DAY THU W/ PREVAILING LLVL FLO CONTG FM THE SSW. HI TEMPS TAKE A RUN AT THE LWR/MID 90S IN MANY SPOTS (A FEW UPR 90S INTR VA?)...EVEN THE BCHS. MNWHL...CDFNT (WHICH CURRENTLY RUNS FM THE ERN GREAT LAKES TO KS) BEGINS TO MAKE SOME PROGRESS SE...BCMG STRETCHED FM SRN NEW ENGLAND TO MID MS VLY BY THU EVE. THE FNT WL BE A FOCUS FOR A LRG/WDSPRD ZN OF SHRAS/T. ARND HERE...POPS RMN NR CLIMO LVLS (20-30%) FOR AFTN/EVE HRS. FNTL BNDRY ENTERS FAR NRN AREAS OF FA AFT MDNGT THU NGT...AND CONTS TO SAG S THRUT FA...INTO SRN VA FRI EVE. WL HV LIKELY (60%) POPS NRN/CNTRL AREAS OF FA DURG FRI...TRENDING TO 30-40% ACRS XTRM SRN VA/NE NC. MDLS INDCTG AXIS OF NR 2 PWS ACRS FA FRI AFTN/EVE...LEADING TO PTNTL FOR HVY RA. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... FNTL BNDRY CONTS TO SLOLY SETTLE S ACRS SRN AREAS OF FA FRI NGT...AND LINGERS OVR THE SE PORTION OF FA DURG MUCH OF SAT. WL HV LIKELY POPS MOST AREAS FRI NGT...AND THERE WL BE CONTD PTNTL FOR MOD/HVY RA. AS IS CASE THIS TM OF YR...FNTL BNDRY WL HANG ARND THROUGH SAT AFTN/EVE OVR SE VA/NE NC...ANY CLRG N OF THE BNDRY MAY BE SLO AS WELL. WL KP MUCH OF THE FA MCLDY...W/ TEMPS COOLER (GENLY FM THE 70S TO LWR 80S). MID/UPR LVL TROUGH FINALLY SWINGS ACRS RGN SAT NGT...AND IS SUFFICIENTLY STRNG ENUF TO PUSH FNT E AND S OF FA. SUN TURNS OUT TO BE DRY/COMFY...W/ NR-SLGTLY BLO NRML TEMPS. SFC HI PRES BUILDS DOWN FROM THE NORTH ERY NEXT WK...THEN OFFSHR BY LT TUE/TUE NGT. RETURN FLO THE FM THE SSW MID NEXT WK BRINGS MUCH WRMR AIR BACK INTO THE RGN (WED)...90S?? FOR THE 4TH. && .AVIATION /20Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE PIEDMONT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC AND S-SW FLOW OVER THE CWA MAY KEEP STORMS PREDOMINATELY WEST OF I95...BUT SOME SCATTERED TO ISOLATED CONVECTION PSBL FOR OTHER LOCATIONS DURING THE EVENING. UPPER AIR PROFILE INDICATES MOST STORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVG...SO EXPECT IFR/MVFR CONDITIONS IF ANY OCCUR OVER TAF SITES. EXPECT CLEARING TOWARDS MIDNIGHT...AND POSSIBLE FOG FORMATION WHERE PRECIP OCCURS. PATTERN LOOKS MUCH THE SAME FOR THU BUT COLD FRONT WEST OF THE OHIO VALLEY WILL START TO APPROACH MID ATLANTIC REGION LATE THU INTO FRI. INCREASING CHC OF TSTM ACTIVITY THU AND EARLY FRI. HIGH PRESSURE AND SLIGHTLY COOLER CONDITIONS FOR THE WEEKEND WITH FRONT SOUTH OF THE REGION. && .MARINE... NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TONIGHT AND OVERNIGHT. STILL EXPECT A SURGE TONIGHT AND HAVE DECIDED TO KEEP WINDS/SEAS JUST BELOW SCA. WL STILL HAVE TO MONITOR CLOSELY FOR UPDATES IN CASE THINGS CHANGE. AT ANY RATE WILL LIKELY HAVE SIMILAR CONDITONS THROUGH LATE TOMORROW. SEAS XPCTD TO LINGER BETWEEN 3 AND 4 FEET THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS A FNTL BNDRY SAGS SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION ON SATURDAY. && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. NC...NONE. VA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...WFA NEAR TERM...WFA SHORT TERM...WFA LONG TERM...WFA AVIATION...JEF MARINE...KLL
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 3:40 AM EDT, 17 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 340 AM EDT WED JUN 27 2007 MDZ021>025-VAZ048-049-060>086-088>091-094-099-100-280745- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- 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-SUSSEX-SURRY- JAMES CITY-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 340 AM EDT WED JUN 27 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA...THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF AROUND 100 DEGREES EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON FRIDAY...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY RAINFALL...POSSIBLE HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ630>633-650-652-654-656-658-280745- 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- 340 AM EDT WED JUN 27 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND CURRITUCK SOUND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS ON FRIDAY...SLOWING AS IT MOVES NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA BORDER. HEAVY RAINFALL...HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ087-092-093-095>098-280745- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK- BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-GREENSVILLE- SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE- VIRGINIA BEACH- 340 AM EDT WED JUN 27 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF AROUND 100 DEGREES EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT SLOW AS IT MOVES TOWARDS THE BORDER OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. HEAVY RAINFALL...HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS. FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN OVER THE TIDEWATER REGION AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA DUE TO THE SLOW NATURE OF THE FRONT AND INDIVIDUAL STORMS MOVING OVER THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MCNATT
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 62 min | |
| Jun 28, 7:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Prince George, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 35 min |
| Jun 28, 7:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 22 min |
| Jun 27, 8:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dorchester | 62 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Maryland, 2007Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2007
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.