Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 285, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 30, 2008, 3:47 PM EDT for Northampton County, North Carolina. It was in force for 27 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
- Sep 30, 2008, 3:47 PM EDT (19:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 30, 2008, 4:14 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Northampton County, NC
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:50 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
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 228 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
- 719 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 824 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 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 Sep 30, 1:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 30, 1:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 30, 3:25 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 325 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 ANZ633-650-652-654-656-658-MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048- 049-060>100-011930- 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- 325 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT TONIGHT. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT. ANZ630>632-011930- 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- 325 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY. .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. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT TONIGHT. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT. LEWITSKY
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 30, 1:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 155 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 VAZ088-089-301900- SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA- 155 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING EAST... AT 155 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF WAVERLY...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTH OF DISPUTANTA...MOVING EAST AT 22 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR NEWVILLE...AND...HOMEVILLE AT 210 PM EDT...WAVERLY AT 220 PM EDT...WAKEFIELD AT 235 PM EDT...BOOTH FORK AT 240 PM EDT...DENDRON AT 245 PM EDT...ELLIS FORK AT 250 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
Special weather statement, Sep 30, 2:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 239 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 VAZ091-094-301945- NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA-YORK VA- 239 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING TO THE EAST... AT 239 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF PATRICK HENRY FIELD...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR ORIANA AT 245 PM EDT...PATRICK HENRY FIELD AT 250 PM EDT...HARRIS GROVE AT 255 PM EDT...HORNSBYVILLE AT 300 PM EDT...DARE AT 305 PM EDT...SEAFORD AT 310 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. WAMSLEY
Special weather statement, Sep 30, 2:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 244 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 NCZ012-VAZ065-079-087-301945- BRUNSWICK VA-GREENSVILLE VA-MECKLENBURG VA-NORTHAMPTON NC- 244 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... AT 242 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHEASTERN MECKLENBURG COUNTY...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF BRODNAX...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR EBONY AT 300 PM EDT...EBONY AT 305 PM EDT...BOWENS CORNER AT 310 PM EDT...BOWENS CORNER AT 315 PM EDT... WHITE PLAINS AT 320 PM EDT...GASBURG AT 325 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THIS STORM REACHES YOUR AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. GINGRICH
Special weather statement, Sep 30, 3:17 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 317 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 VAZ099-100-302015- ACCOMACK VA-NORTHAMPTON VA- 317 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE... AT 317 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EXMORE TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CAPE CHARLES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 23 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... EXMORE AROUND 335 PM EDT... CAPE CHARLES AT 340 PM EDT... WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH...SMALL HAIL...LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. BROWN
Special weather statement, Sep 30, 3:38 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 338 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 NCZ012>014-030-VAZ084-086-090>098-302045- BERTIE NC-CHESAPEAKE VA-GATES NC-GLOUCESTER VA-HERTFORD NC-ISLE OF WIGHT VA-JAMES CITY VA-MATHEWS VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-NORTHAMPTON NC-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SUFFOLK VA-VIRGINIA BEACH VA-YORK VA- 338 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND INTO HAMPTON ROADS AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA... AT 338 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BROKEN LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM GLOUCESTER POINT TO FRANKLIN...TO ROANOKE RAPIDS NORTH CAROLINA...MOVING EAST AT 17 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... JACKSON AROUND 345 PM EDT... BOONES CROSSROADS AROUND 350 PM EDT... GLASS AROUND 355 PM EDT... SEVERN AROUND 400 PM EDT... HOBSON AROUND 405 PM EDT... LASKER AROUND 410 PM EDT... WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. 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. BROWN
Special weather statement, Sep 30, 3:47 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 347 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 NCZ012-VAZ079-087-302045- BRUNSWICK VA-GREENSVILLE VA-NORTHAMPTON NC- 347 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA... AT 346 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 17 MILES WEST OF DAHLIA TO 32 MILES WEST OF DAHLIA...OR FROM 10 MILES SOUTH OF LAWRENCEVILLE TO WARRENTON... MOVING EAST AT 16 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... DAHLIA AROUND 445 PM EDT... WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. IF YOU CAN 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. GINGRICH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 12:07 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 10 hr | |
| Sep 30, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 89 min | |
| Sep 30, 4:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Northampton | 114 min |
| Sep 30, 6:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Gates, Hertford | 2 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.