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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS Wakefield, VA

June 16, 20086 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2008, 5:47 PM EDT for 6 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 33 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 16, 2008, 5:47 PM EDT (21:47 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 2008, 6:20 PM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties City of Richmond, VA, Goochland County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henrico County, VA, King William County, VA, Powhatan County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 16, 4:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 180 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, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2008-06-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 20 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, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2008-06-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 13 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
20 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-368 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1663 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jun 16, 4:53 PM EDT, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 4:53 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
453 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT...THEN
SLOWLY CROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO
THE REGION FROM THE WEST WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING/...
UPDATED ZFP/HWO TO REFLECT WW554 IN EFFECT UNTIL 02Z...PREV DISCUSSION
BLO.

CNVTN ONGOING/DVLPG N AND NW OF FA ATTM...W/ WATCHES FM SRN NJ/DE
ACRS NRN VA INTO WV. LTL OR NO CNVTN SO FAR S OF THOSE AREAS. BEST
CAPE/SHR PASS BY N OF FA THIS EVE...PTNTLLY BRUSHING FAR NRN 1/4
CTYS OF FA...WHL ONLY XPCTG ISLTD/SCTD CNVTN ELSW (DUE TO HTG/LCL
SFC BASED TRIGGERS). DWPTS IN THE UPR 50S/LWR 60S ALG/W OF
I95...60S TO THE E/CST. THREAT FOR SVR CONTS TO BE ACRS FAR NRN
CTYS IN FA THIS EVE...THREATS GSTY WNDS/HAIL. XPCTG ONLY SCTD
LINGERING CNVTN LTR TNGT. LO TEMPS GENLY IN THE 60S TO LWR 70S.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY/...
COOLING TREND THROUGH MIDWEEK. SFC FNTL BNDRY TO GRDLY PUSH SE
THROUGH CNTRL (TUE MRNG)/SE VA AND NE NC (TUE AFTN/EVE). FNTS TEND
TO BE A LTL SLOER THAN THE MDLS MVG SE THROUGH FA AT THIS TIME OF
YR...PTNTL FOR ISLTD/SCTD CNVTN SE 1/3 B4 FNT IS SUFFICIENTLY SE
THROUGH FA. DRYING AMS TAKES HOLD TUE NGT...CONTS THROUGH THU.
BROAD TROUGH ALOFT SETS UP ACRS NE QTR OF CONUS...LEADING TO TEMPS
AVGG AOB. LO TEMPS THROUGH PD IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. HI TEMPS IN
THE 70S TO LWR 80S. PCPN CHCS QUITE LO FM TUE NGT THROUGH THU.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
UPR TROF DOMINATED ALOFT DURING THE EXTENDED PERIOD. FOR THE MOST
PART...THIS SHOULD RELATE TO TEMPS AROUND OR SLGTLY BELOW NORMAL.
BIGGEST ISSUE WILL BE WHETHER OR NOT PRECIP WILL OCCUR THIS COMING
WEEKEND. BOTH 00Z GFS AND ECMWF SUGGESTED SOME SHWR/TSTM ACTIVITY
COULD BE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND. HWVR...12Z GFS NOW SUGS THIS ACTVTY
WILL REMAIN TO OUR SOUTH...AND THE MID ATLANTIC COULD BE LEFT HIGH
AND DRY. FOR NOW...WILL CONTINUE WITH EARLIER IDEA THAT SOME PCPN IS
POSSIBLE SAT/SUN...BUT THIS CAN BE ADJUSTED AS TIME GOES ON. GIVEN
LAST 3-4 WEEKS OF DRY WEATHER...WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF WEEKEND
ENDS UP DRY...OR AT LEAST WITH PCPN LIMITED TO SRN/SERN CWA.
CYCLONIC FLOW AROUND UPR TROF MAY PROVIDE POTENTIAL FOR SCT
SHWRS/TSTMS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION /21Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
RIC/SBY/PHF LOOK TO STAY NW OF ANY SMOKE PLUMES...WHILE ECG/ORF WILL
BE DEALING WITH OCCASIONAL IFR CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTN THROUGH
TONIGHT WITH SMOKE. AS FOR CONVECTION...SCTD TSTMS PRIMARILY ACRS
THE NORTHERN AREAS (SBY) WILL MAKE FOR TEMPO IFR VSBYS POSSIBLE IN
HVY RAIN MAINLY 22Z THROUGH 05Z (POSSIBLE BUT LESS LIKELY FOR
REMAINDER OF CWA).

WINDS TURN WNW ON TUESDAY...SMOKE SHOULD CLEAR OUT AFTER 12-15Z.

DRY/VFR CONDS WED/THU.

&&

.MARINE...
BY AND LARGE...NEXT 5 DAYS WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY DECENT BOATING
CONDITIONS. BIGGEST CONCERN IN THE SHORT TERM WILL TSTMS NEXT 12-24
HOURS...AND POTENTIAL INCREASE IN WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
TO NEAR SCA CRITERIA ON THE BAY. SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED TO INCREASE
THROUGH 22Z ACROSS THE BAY...AND COULD APPROACH SCA CRITERIA BEFORE
SUNSET. HAVE CURRENTLY NOT GONE AS STRONG AS LOCAL WRF MODEL...BUT
WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF WINDS GET CLOSE TO 20 KTS.

WINDS SHOULD REMAIN BLO SCA CRITERIA AFTER TNGT...AS NO STG FNTS
CROSS REGION...AND GRADIENT REMAINS RELATIVELY WEAK.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
WILDFIRES NEAR THE VA/NC BORDER ACRS FAR SRN SUFFOLK AND ACRS
TYRRELL/HYDE CNTIES WILL LIKELY BURN FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

CONT SMOKE ADVSRY THIS EVE...FNTL BNDRY WILL SAG SOUTHWARD LTR
TNGT THROUGH TUE MRNG NORTH OF THE FIRES. UNFORTUNATELY FNT IS VRY
SLO TO PUSH S THROUGH XTRM SE VA/CSTL NE NC TUE AFTN/EVE...(MAKING
WIND DIRECTION FCST/SMOKE DISPERSION TRICKY)...B4 PUSHING OUT TO
SEA.

&&

.CLIMATE...
WITH TEMPS REACHING (AT LEAST) 90F SO FAR TDA...RICHMOND HAS NOW HAD
13 CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH HIGHS OF 90F OR GREATER. THIS IS THE
LONGEST SUCH STREAK THAT BEGAN PRIOR TO JUNE 15TH...AND TIES THE
LONGEST STREAK FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE SET IN 1943 (16-28TH). MDL
GUID TEMPS HV HI TEMP IN THE UPR 80S TUE...(LIKE YESTERDAY - SUNDAY
THOUGH)...90 NOT TOTALLY IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
NC...NONE.
VA...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR VAZ095-
     097-098.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...ALB
NEAR TERM...ALB
SHORT TERM...ALB
LONG TERM...WRS
AVIATION...LKB
MARINE...WRS
FIRE WEATHER...
CLIMATE...
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 4:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
443 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

NCZ012-013-030-VAZ065-066-079-087>089-092-093-171200-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-BERTIE-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-BRUNSWICK-
GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-
443 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST
VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...
AREAS OF SMOKE MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CREATE POOR AIR QUALITY
AT TIMES.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TONIGHT. STORMS MAY CONTAIN STRONG WINDS AND HAIL. AREAS OF
SMOKE MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND POSSIBLY PRODUCE POOR AIR
QUALITY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

MDZ021>025-VAZ048-049-060>064-067>078-080>083-085-090-099-171200-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-
NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-
KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-
DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-MIDDLESEX-JAMES CITY-
ACCOMACK-
443 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 554 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF
MARYLAND...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL 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...TONIGHT...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

NCZ014>017-031-032-102-VAZ091-094-096-171200-
GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-SUFFOLK-
443 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHERN OUTER
BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA AND THE
PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TONIGHT. STORMS MAY CONTAIN STRONG WINDS AND HAIL. AREAS OF
SMOKE MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND POSSIBLY PRODUCE POOR AIR
QUALITY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

VAZ084-086-100-171200-
GLOUCESTER-MATHEWS-NORTHAMPTON VA-
443 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 554 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA
AND THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA.

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

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TONIGHT. STORMS MAY CONTAIN STRONG WINDS AND HAIL. AREAS OF
SMOKE MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND POSSIBLY PRODUCE POOR AIR
QUALITY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

VAZ095-097-098-171200-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-
443 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA.

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

   DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY

DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND INTO TONIGHT. STORMS MAY CONTAIN STRONG WINDS AND HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

ANZ630-650-652-171200-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM-
443 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 554 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY
AND THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

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

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

ANZ670-171200-
WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC FROM 20 TO
40 NM-
443 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR .

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TONIGHT. STORMS MAY CONTAIN STRONG WINDS AND HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

ANZ632-633-654-656-658-171200-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA-
CURRITUCK SOUND-
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-
443 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE
BAY...THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND CURRITUCK SOUND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TONIGHT. STORMS MAY CONTAIN STRONG WINDS AND HAIL. AREAS OF
SMOKE WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CREATE POOR AIR QUALITY AT
TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

ANZ631-171200-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA-
443 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 554 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY.

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

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TONIGHT. STORMS MAY CONTAIN STRONG WINDS AND HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

SAMMLER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 16, 4:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
414 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0405 PM     HAIL             3 N BOSWELLS TAVERN     38.11N 78.19W
06/16/2008  E1.50 INCH       LOUISA             VA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

&&

MMONTE
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Local storm report, Jun 16, 5:20 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
520 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0515 PM     HAIL             LADYSMITH               38.02N 77.51W
06/16/2008  E0.88 INCH       CAROLINE           VA   PUBLIC

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MONTEFUSCO
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Local storm report, Jun 16, 5:30 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
530 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0440 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NW WARES CROSSROADS     38.08N 77.88W
06/16/2008                   LOUISA             VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TIME IS APPROXIMATE AND BASED UPON RADAR
            ESTIMATE...NUMEROUS LARGE TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 669 IN
            LOUISA COUNTY, VA

0455 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N BUMPASS             37.99N 77.74W
06/16/2008                   LOUISA             VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 652...JUST
            NORTH OF BUMPASS

0515 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WSW EXIT 104 ALONG I  37.93N 77.49W
06/16/2008                   CAROLINE           VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN CARMEL CHURCH

&&

MONTEFUSCO
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 12:01 PM EDTDense Smoke AdvisoryAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach8 hr
Jun 16, 3:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQLouisa49 min
Jun 16, 3:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQLouisa49 min
Jun 16, 4:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCaroline, Hanover, Louisa63 min
Jun 16, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCaroline, Essex, Hanover, King and Queen, King William, Richmond and 1 more63 min
Jun 16, 5:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQEssex, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond and 1 more52 min
Jun 16, 5:55 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ2 hr
Jun 16, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCharles City, Chesterfield, Gloucester, Hanover, Henrico, James City and 10 more52 min
Jun 16, 6:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ116 min
Jun 16, 6:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQGloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland38 min
Jun 16, 6:34 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ116 min
Jun 16, 6:39 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ66 min
Jun 16, 6:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQAccomack, Northampton56 min
Jun 16, 4:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQDorchester61 min
Jun 16, 6:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQSomerset, Wicomico, Worcester55 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008

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.