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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 272, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 14, 2008, 8:29 PM EDT for Essex County, Richmond County, Westmoreland County, Virginia. It was in force for 46 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 14, 2008, 8:29 PM EDT (00:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2008, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Essex County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA
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 14, 8:24 PM EDT, 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 8:24 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 430 PM EDT THU AUG 14 2008 ANZ633-650-652-654-656-658-MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048- 049-060>100-152030- 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-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- 430 PM EDT THU AUG 14 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...CURRITUCK SOUND...THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF 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 NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA...THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...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. ANZ630>632-152030- 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- 430 PM EDT THU AUG 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY AND 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... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY .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. LEWITSKY
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Special weather statement, Aug 14, 7:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex | 45 min |
| Aug 15, 1:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico, King William, New Kent | 43 min |
| Aug 15, 2:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen | 36 min |
| Aug 15, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | King William, New Kent | 48 min |
| Aug 15, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, Middlesex, New Kent | 60 min |
| Aug 15, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex | 54 min |
| Aug 15, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 113 min | |
| Aug 15, 3:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster and 4 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 116 min | |
| Aug 15, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 2 hr | |
| Aug 15, 5:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Newport News | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk and 1 more | 64 min |
| Aug 15, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 63 min | |
| Aug 15, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 113 min | |
| Aug 15, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 67 min | |
| Aug 15, 7:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 96 min | |
| Aug 14, 8:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico | 39 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.