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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 138, NWS Wakefield, VA

June 19, 20086 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2008, 9:32 PM EDT for 6 counties in Virginia. 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 19, 2008, 9:32 PM EDT (01:32 UTC)
Expired: Jun 19, 2008, 10:15 PM EDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Essex County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Richmond 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 Jun 19, 4:17 PM EDT, 5 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 4:17 PM EDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 3:50 AM EDT, 17 hours 42 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
350 AM EDT THU JUN 19 2008

ANZ630-631-650-652-654-MDZ021>025-NCZ012-013-030-VAZ048-049-060>090-
092-099-100-200800-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA-
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-DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-BERTIE-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-SOUTHAMPTON-ACCOMACK-
NORTHAMPTON VA-
350 AM EDT THU JUN 19 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE
BAY...THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL
WATERS...THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...COASTAL NORTHEAST
NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...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...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ632-633-656-658-NCZ014>017-031-032-102-VAZ091-093>098-200800-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA-
CURRITUCK SOUND-
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-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-YORK-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-
350 AM EDT THU JUN 19 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE
BAY...THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...CURRITUCK SOUND...COASTAL
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE
NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST
VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA AND THE PENINSULA OF
SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
AREAS OF SMOKE WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CREATE POOR AIR QUALITY
AT TIMES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 19, 8:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 19, 8:34 PM EDT, 58 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 19, 8:39 PM EDT, 53 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 19, 9:32 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 19, 8:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Essex, Hanover, King and Queen, King William, Richmond and 1 more	47 min
Jun 19, 8:23 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		37 min
Jun 19, 8:25 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		65 min
Jun 19, 8:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Essex, King and Queen, King William, Northumberland, Richmond and 1 more	66 min
Jun 19, 9:42 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		93 min
Jun 19, 11:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach	50 min
Jun 19, 11:51 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		54 min
Jun 19, 11:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester	40 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 2008 Every 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.