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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Wakefield, VA

May 31, 20087 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 2008, 3:57 PM EDT for 7 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 63 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
May 31, 2008, 3:57 PM EDT (19:57 UTC)
Expired
May 31, 2008, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
63 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, Louisa County, VA, Powhatan County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 31, 3:07 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 31, 3:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQFluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa47 min
May 31, 3:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCaroline80 min
May 31, 3:38 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ97 min
May 31, 4:09 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQCaroline20 min
May 31, 4:18 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ57 min
May 31, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCaroline, Essex, King and Queen, King William, Richmond, Westmoreland63 min
May 31, 4:48 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQCaroline, Essex, Hanover, King and Queen, King William23 min
May 31, 5:02 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ88 min
May 31, 5:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQHanover, King William43 min
May 31, 5:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ114 min
May 31, 5:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ2 hr
May 31, 5:10 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQKing and Queen17 min
May 31, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQKing William28 min
May 31, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ117 min
May 31, 5:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQKing and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland71 min
May 31, 5:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQRichmond, Westmoreland3 hr
May 31, 5:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQKing and Queen, King William18 min
May 31, 5:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQAccomack73 min
May 31, 6:10 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQAccomack3 hr
May 31, 6:21 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ114 min
May 31, 6:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQGloucester, King and Queen, King William, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent52 min
May 31, 6:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ2 hr
May 31, 6:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQNorthampton90 min
May 31, 6:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ113 min
May 31, 7:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQMathews20 min
May 31, 7:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ83 min
May 31, 2:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQDorchester81 min
May 31, 3:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQDorchester, Wicomico54 min
May 31, 3:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQDorchester39 min
May 31, 4:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQDorchester3 hr

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.