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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Wakefield, VA

April 15, 200736 counties in Virginia; 4 counties in Maryland; 9 counties in North Carolina

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this wind advisory at Apr 15, 2007, 4:28 PM EDT for 36 counties in Virginia; 4 counties in Maryland; 9 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Apr 15, 2007, 11:48 PM EDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 15, 2007, 4:28 PM EDT (20:28 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 15, 2007, 11:48 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 16, 2007, 11:57 PM EDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
All 49 counties

Dorchester County, MD, Somerset County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD, Bertie County, NC, Camden County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Currituck County, NC, Gates County, NC, Hertford County, NC, Northampton County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Perquimans County, NC, Accomack County, VA, Amelia County, VA, Brunswick County, VA, Caroline County, VA, Charles City County, VA, City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Emporia, VA, City of Franklin, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Virginia Beach, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Greensville County, VA, James City County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Northampton County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince Edward County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 161 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2007-04-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 44 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2007-04-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 287 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
44 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
616 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
287 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
486 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS71 KAKQ 152028
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
428 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-161200-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.WI.Y.0003.070416T1500Z-070417T0000Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-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-
VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...MARGARETTSVILLE...
AHOSKIE...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...COROLLA...LOUISA...
FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND...SOUTH HILL...CREWE...
COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...TAPPAHANNOCK...LAWRENCEVILLE...
PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG...
POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON...CHINCOTEAGUE...
WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE
428 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT...BUT AS
IT STRENGTHENS JUST TO OUR NORTHEAST...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
OVER THE AREA WILL INCREASE WINDS ON MONDAY TO AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH
FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WHEN THE LOW MOVES FURTHER
NORTHEAST...ALTHOUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO TUESDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

MCNATT
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KAKQ 152349 AAA
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
749 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-161200-
/O.EXT.KAKQ.WI.Y.0003.070416T1200Z-070417T0000Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-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-
VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...MARGARETTSVILLE...
AHOSKIE...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...COROLLA...LOUISA...
FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND...SOUTH HILL...CREWE...
COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...TAPPAHANNOCK...LAWRENCEVILLE...
PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG...
POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON...CHINCOTEAGUE...
WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE
749 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT...BUT AS
IT STRENGTHENS JUST TO OUR NORTHEAST...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
OVER THE AREA WILL INCREASE WINDS MONDAY TO AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH
FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WHEN THE LOW MOVES FURTHER
NORTHEAST...ALTHOUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO TUESDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

05
000 
WWUS71 KAKQ 160348
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1148 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-161200-
/O.EXT.KAKQ.WI.Y.0003.070416T0348Z-070417T0000Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-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-
VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...MARGARETTSVILLE...
AHOSKIE...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...COROLLA...LOUISA...
FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND...SOUTH HILL...CREWE...
COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...TAPPAHANNOCK...LAWRENCEVILLE...
PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG...
POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON...CHINCOTEAGUE...
WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE
1148 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTH ALONG THE
NEW JERSEY COAST TONIGHT. THE CIRCULATION AROUND THIS LOW WILL 
RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATER MONDAY NIGHT...
BUT REMAIN RATHER BREEZY INTO TUESDAY. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

44
000 
WWUS71 KAKQ 160357 AAC
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1157 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-161200-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-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-
VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...MARGARETTSVILLE...
AHOSKIE...ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...COROLLA...LOUISA...
FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND...SOUTH HILL...CREWE...
COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...TAPPAHANNOCK...LAWRENCEVILLE...
PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG...
POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON...CHINCOTEAGUE...
WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE
1157 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTH ALONG THE
NEW JERSEY COAST TONIGHT. THE CIRCULATION AROUND THIS LOW WILL 
RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATER MONDAY NIGHT...
BUT REMAIN RATHER BREEZY INTO TUESDAY. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40
MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.

$$

44
000 
WWUS71 KAKQ 160739 AAC
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
339 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007

MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-161600-
/O.UPG.KAKQ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KAKQ.HW.W.0001.070416T0739Z-070417T0000Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...CHINCOTEAGUE...
WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE
339 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL STALL NEAR LONG ISLAND TODAY. THE
CIRCULATION AROUND THIS LOW WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE DELMARVA PENINSULA. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE
BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING.
WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT...BUT REMAIN RATHER
WINDY INTO TUESDAY.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.

$$

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>098-161600-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-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-
VIRGINIA BEACH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE...
ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...COROLLA...LOUISA...FARMVILLE...
GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND...SOUTH HILL...CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...
RICHMOND...TAPPAHANNOCK...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG...POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...
NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
339 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL STALL NEAR LONG ISLAND TODAY. THE
CIRCULATION AROUND THIS LOW WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE AREA. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH
LATER TONIGHT...BUT REMAIN RATHER BREEZY INTO TUESDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31
TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH CAN
LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.

$$

44
000 
WWUS71 KAKQ 161522
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1122 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007

MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-170000-
/O.CON.KAKQ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...CHINCOTEAGUE...
WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE
1122 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEAR LONG ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THIS EVENING. THE CIRCULATION AROUND THIS LOW WILL RESULT IN
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE DELMARVA PENINSULA. NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH
THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATER
TONIGHT...BUT REMAIN RATHER WINDY INTO TUESDAY.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.

$$

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>098-170000-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-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-
VIRGINIA BEACH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE...
ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...COROLLA...LOUISA...FARMVILLE...
GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND...SOUTH HILL...CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...
RICHMOND...TAPPAHANNOCK...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG...POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...
NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
1122 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEAR LONG ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THIS EVENING. THE CIRCULATION AROUND THIS LOW WILL RESULT IN
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
AVERAGE BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THIS
EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT...BUT REMAIN
RATHER BREEZY INTO TUESDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
40 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.

$$

GINGRICH
000 
WWUS71 KAKQ 162025
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
425 PM EDT MON APR 16 2007

MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-170400-
/O.EXB.KAKQ.WI.Y.0003.070417T0000Z-070417T0400Z/
/O.CON.KAKQ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...CHINCOTEAGUE...
WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE
425 PM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT
EDT TONIGHT.

INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN JUST NORTH OF LONG ISLAND INTO
TONIGHT. THE CIRCULATION AROUND THIS LOW WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN
30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH INTO THIS EVENING...SLOWLY
DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT...BUT REMAIN RATHER BREEZY INTO TUESDAY.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
40 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.

$$

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>098-170000-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-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-
VIRGINIA BEACH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE...
ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...COROLLA...LOUISA...FARMVILLE...
GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND...SOUTH HILL...CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...
RICHMOND...TAPPAHANNOCK...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG...POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...
NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
425 PM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN JUST NORTH OF LONG ISLAND INTO
TONIGHT. THE CIRCULATION AROUND THIS LOW WILL RESULT IN VERY
WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE
BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING.
WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT...BUT REMAIN RATHER
BREEZY INTO TUESDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
40 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.

$$

GINGRICH
000 
WWUS71 KAKQ 170024
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
824 PM EDT MON APR 16 2007

MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-170400-
/O.EXP.KAKQ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
/O.CON.KAKQ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070417T0400Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...CHINCOTEAGUE...
WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE
824 PM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. 

INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH
TONIGHT. THE CIRCULATION AROUND THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT
IN WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT...AS
NORTHWEST WINDS AVERAGE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
50 MPH. WINDS WILL THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT...THOUGH WILL
REMAIN SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31
TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH CAN
LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.

$$

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>098-170130-
/O.EXP.KAKQ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070417T0000Z/
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-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-
VIRGINIA BEACH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE...
ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...COROLLA...LOUISA...FARMVILLE...
GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND...SOUTH HILL...CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...
RICHMOND...TAPPAHANNOCK...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG...POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...
NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
824 PM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH
TONIGHT. WHILE THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...THE
EFFECTS OF THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS MAY LEAD TO ISOLATED MINOR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY...DOWNED TREES OR TREE
LIMBS...AND POWER OUTAGES.

$$

HURLEY
000 
WWUS71 KAKQ 170357
NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1157 PM EDT MON APR 16 2007

MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-170500-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070417T0400Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...CHINCOTEAGUE...
WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE
1157 PM EDT MON APR 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST 
TONIGHT. THE CIRCULATION AROUND THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT
IN WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH
THROUGH SUNRISE THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH ON TUESDAY.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Apr 15, 12:29 PM EDT, 3 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 12:29 PM EDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1229 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

.UPDATED...
SHRAS WITH A CHC OF TSRA FOR THIS AFTN...AS LO PRES MOVES ACRS SE
VA TO OFF THE VA/MD CST. WILL HAVE TO MONITOR SCNTRL/SE VA AND NE
NC CNTIES FOR POSSIBLE STRNG TO SVR TSRAS. ADJUSTED TEMPS ESPLY IN
THE WRN AND NRN AREAS.

.PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 340 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007/

SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
DVLPG (SCNDRY) SFC LO PRES SET TO MV FM SW NC THROUGH FA...AND
REACH THE NRN MDATLC CST BY LTR TDA. AXIS OF RA FM ERN SHR...SW
INTO NCNTRL NC. THREAT FOR MOD/HVY RA ACRS FA SHIFTS FM W TO E
THIS MRNG...TO THE CST THIS AFTN/EVE...EVEN ISLTD T. WL NEED TO
MONITOR HIER MSTR (SFC DWPTS PSBLY REACHING THE LWR/MID 60S) MVG
NWD ALG CSTL PLN OF SC/NC NEXT SVRL HRS...WHICH COULD INCRS PSBLTY
OF ISLTD SVR. AVG QPF ARND 1 IN...HIER AMTS OF 2 TO MAYBE 3 IN
PSBL...ESP ERN HALF OF FA. DECIDED TO KP WND ADVSRY ALONG CSTL
SCTNS GOING TDY...ALBEIT A MARGINAL EVENT MAINLY DUE TO GUSTS AOA
40 MPH.

W/ LO PRES RMNG INVOF NRN MDATLC RGN TNGT THROUGH MON...XPCTG PD
OF MOD/STRNG SFC WNDS FM THE WNW. WL LIKELY NEED A WND ADVSRY
(MON) AS WDSPRD SPDS SHOULD AVG BTWN 25 TO 35 MPH...HIER GUSTS
GENLY ERN SXNS/NR CSTL SXNS. ALSO KPG AT LEAST CHC POPS ALL
AREAS...HIEST ON THE ERN SHR...W/ PSBL MSTR ON BACKSIDE OF NR
STNRY STM SYS.

LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
RMNG COOLER THAN NRML W/ CONTD BRZY/WNDY CONDS MON NGT/TUE B4
IMPRVMNT FOR MIDWEEK. ANOTHER PTNTL SYS SWINGING THROUGH THE RGN
THU INTO FRI...B4 ANY BRK IN THE PTRN.

AVIATION /08Z-06Z/...
WDSPRD MVFG CIGS/VSBYS IN RAIN/FOG WITH LCL IFR CIGS XPCTD AS RAIN
MOVES E ACROSS FA TDY. GUSTY S TO SW WNDS WILL BECOME W THEN NW AS
STORM LIFTS NE. HARD TO TIME THUNDER AT ANY TAF SITE ATTM...SO JUST
WENT WIH CB ACROSS SERN TAF SITES.

MARINE...
LEFT CRNT HEADLINES AS IS...ONLY CHANGE WAS TO ADD GALE HEADLINE TO
SRN CHES BAY AND CURRITUCK SND AREAS MONDAY SINCE IT IS A HIGH
CONFIDENCE THIRD PRD GALE. XPCT CSTL WNDS TO INCRS TO GALE FORCE
THIS AS P GRDNT RAPIDLY TIGHTENS WITH DEEPENING SYSTM. SHUD SEE A
LULL IN WNDS AS LOW MOVES OVRHD...BUT THEN SPEEDS INCRS AGAIN ON
BACK SIDE OF SYSTM. GREATEST THREAT FOR GALE FORCE WNDS WILL BE LATE
TONITE THRU MON NITE AS CONTS TO DEEPEN AS ITS FORWARD SPEED SLOWS.

TIDES...
WITH SYSTM MOVING OFFSHORE TDY...TIME FRAME FOR ONSHORE FLOW ALONG
SRN DELMARVA COAST WIL BE LIMITED TDY...THUS TIDES NOT XPCTD TO BE A
PROBLEM IN SHORT TERM. CONCERN IS FOR BLOW OUT TIDES COME MONDAY /
MONDAY NITE AS TIDES PROGGED TO BE BTWN 1-2FT BELOW NRML. WILL LET
DAY SHIFT EVALUATE THE NEED FOR A LOW WATER ADVSRY THIS AFTRN.

&&

.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR MDZ024-025.

     FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR MDZ021>025.

     COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     MDZ021>023.

NC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR NCZ015>017-032-
     102.

     GALE WARNING FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY FOR NCZ102.

VA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR VAZ095-098>100.

MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EDT MONDAY FOR ANZ650-652-654-656-658.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EDT MONDAY FOR ANZ630>633.

     GALE WARNING FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY FOR ANZ630>633.

&&

GINGRICH
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 15, 2:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
233 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

ANZ652-654-656-658-161845-
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-
233 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT MONDAY...
...TORNADO WATCH 149 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL
WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH   GALE WARNING

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON.

MDZ021>023-161845-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
233 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF
MARYLAND.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUING MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ON MONDAY. WIND GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE.

AREAS NEAR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND ASSOCIATED TIDAL TRIBUTARIES CAN
EXPECT TIDES OF 1 TO PERHAPS 2 FEET BELOW NORMAL MONDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY...DUE TO THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. LOW WATER ADVISORIES
MAY BE NEEDED MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ012>017-030>032-VAZ060-065>068-070-079>100-161845-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-PRINCE EDWARD-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-
NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-CHESTERFIELD-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-
VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
233 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...TORNADO WATCH 149 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL
VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST
VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS
VIRGINIA...THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF
VIRGINIA...THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF
CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUING MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ON MONDAY. WIND GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON.

MDZ024-025-161845-
INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
233 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF
MARYLAND.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUING MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ON MONDAY. WIND GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE.

AREAS NEAR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND ASSOCIATED TIDAL TRIBUTARIES CAN
EXPECT TIDES OF 1 TO PERHAPS 2 FEET BELOW NORMAL MONDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY...DUE TO THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. LOW WATER ADVISORIES
MAY BE NEEDED MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ670-VAZ048-049-061>064-069-071>078-161845-
WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC FROM 20 TO
40 NM-FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-POWHATAN-
HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-
233 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN
NECK OF VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING.
RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 INCHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUING MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ON MONDAY. WIND GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ650-161845-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT 20 NM-
233 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL
WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ630>633-NCZ102-161845-
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-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
233 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...TORNADO WATCH 149 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EDT MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE
BAY...THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...CURRITUCK SOUND AND THE
NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON.

GINGRICH

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 15, 2:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
230 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

VAZ065-066-079-151930-
BRUNSWICK VA-LUNENBURG VA-MECKLENBURG VA-
230 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO EASTERN VIRGINIA PIEDMONT...

AT 230 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH HILL...OR ABOUT 15
MILES NORTHWEST OF WARRENTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR BEECHWOODAND...BASKERVILLE AT 235 PM
EDT...SOUTH HILLAND...LA CROSSE AT 245 PM EDT...FORKSVILLE AT 250 PM
EDT...GILLS CORNERAND...BACONS FORK AT 255 PM EDT...DANIELTOWNAND...
BARROWS STORE AT 300 PM EDT.

EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...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.

05
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 2:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
247 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

VAZ080-151915-
DINWIDDIE VA-
247 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO DINWIDDIE COUNTY...

AT 247 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM SOUTHEASTERN AMELIA COUNTY TO WEST CENTRAL
DINWIDDIE COUNTY...OR FROM MANNBORO TO 8 MILES EAST OF BLACKSTONE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
CHURCH ROAD AROUND 255 PM EDT.

EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...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.

05
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 4:08 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
408 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

VAZ087-088-092-152100-
GREENSVILLE VA-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SUSSEX VA-
408 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO GREENSVILLE...SOUTHAMPTON AND
SUSSEX COUNTIES...

AT 408 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST CENTRAL GREENSVILLE COUNTY...OR ABOUT
7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EMPORIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR JOYNER...AND...GRAY AT 415 PM EDT.

WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. ALSO 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.

MCNATT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 15, 3:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQGreensville39 min
Apr 15, 10:32 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryAKQDorchester, Somerset, Wicomico5 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.