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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Wakefield, VA

June 4, 2008Caroline County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2008, 6:20 PM EDT for Caroline County, Virginia. It was in force for 55 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 4, 2008, 6:20 PM EDT (22:20 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2008, 7:15 PM EDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Caroline County, VA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:20 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 4, 12:49 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 103 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2008-06-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 163 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2008-06-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 119 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
163 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-151 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
867 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
119 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
149 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 4, 3:33 PM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 3:33 PM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
333 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLS TO OUR NORTH THROUGH THURSDAY...AND
WILL SERVE AS THE FOCUS FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE BACK TO THE NORTH BY
FRIDAY...WITH BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE...AND WARMER THAN NORMAL
CONDITIONS...EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/...
CURRENT ANALYSIS SHOWS HIGH PRES WELL OFFSHORE...A STATIONARY BNDRY
REMAINING TO OUR NORTH OVER PA...WHILE LOW PRES FROM THE OH VALLEY
MVS SE SOUTH OF THE BNDRY. MODERATE THREAT FOR SVR WX CONTS FOR
THE REST OF THIS AFTN AND THRU THE EVENING HRS. THERE HAS ALREADY
BEEN 2 TOR WATCHES (447 & 449) ISSUED FOR NRN VA COUNTIES AND THE
MD ERN SHORE, RESPECTIVELY. THREAT IS MORE FOR SVR THUNDERSTORMS
THAN FOR TORNADOES...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE
MAIN THREATS...BUT STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR AND THE POSSIBILITY OF
SOME OF THESE BECOMING SUPERCELLULAR...HAS PROMPTED THE INITIAL
TOR WATCH FOR THE RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES. MOST INSTABILITY
INDICES MOD-STRONG/ (I.E. ML CAPE 2000-3000 J/KG...LIS -4 TO -8C)

SVR THREAT WILL SUBSIDE LATER THIS EVENING WITH LOSS OF HEATING. NAM
SHOWING PRECIP MAKING IT FARTHER SOUTH THAN OTHER MODELS...HV DOUBTS
WHETHER MUCH WILL REACH FAR SE VA/NE NC...BUT HV LEFT IN LOW CHC.
LOW TEMPS TONIGHT 68-75.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY/...
CONTINUED HOT...MUGGY CONDS ACROSS THE CWA..AND ACTUALLY FOR THE
REST OF THIS WEEK AND INTO NEXT. HIGHS THU/FRI GENERALLY LWR-MID
90S WITH 80S FOR THE ERN SHORE. SAT LOOKS LIKE IT CUD BE WARMEST DAY
IN PERIOD. FOR SAT FORECAST HIGHS IN THE MID-UPR 90S COMBINED WITH
DEW PTS 68-72 AND LIGHT S WINDS...CUD POSSIBLY MEAN LOOKING AT A
HEAT ADVSY FOR THIS DAY. WILL CONT MENTION IN HWO...AND REFRAIN FROM
ANY FUTHER STATMENTS ATTM. ALSO CANNOT RULE OUT DIURNALLY DRIVEN
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTN/EARLY EVENING...SO HAVE LEFT IN SLIGHT CHC
THUNDER.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
RISING HEIGHTS AND DEVELOPING MID LVL RIDGING OVERHEAD WILL
TRANSLATE TO HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. HAVE
CAPPED TEMPS IN THE MID 90S THRUT PERIOD...ALTHO 95-100 WOULD NOT BE
OUT OF THE QUESTION ON A COUPLE OF DAYS DURING THE EXTENDED PERIOD.
CERTAINLY THE HOTTEST PERIOD WE HAVE HAD THIS YEAR...AND ONE OF THE
HOTTER EARLY JUNE PERIODS ON RECORD. COULD WELL BE MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK
BEFORE THE NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
ANTHR TRICKY TAF FCST AS TSTRM COMPLEX XPCTD TO RIDE SE ACROSS NRN
FA CNTYS THIS AFTRN/EVE (GENERALLY N OF I64). TIMING OF TSRMS INTO
ANY SITE RTHR PROBLEMATIC ATTM...SO WENT WITH CB FCST IN RIC/PHF
AFTR 19Z. SBY HAS ABOUT THE BEST CHC TO SEE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY
LATER ON...SO TRENDED THEIR FCST A BIT MORE ON THE CLOUDIER SIDE
WITH SHRAS AFTR 00Z. THE CRNT WND GUSTS SHUD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BLO
20 KTS AFTR 21Z. OTW...SCT CU GIVES WAY TO A MID LVL CLOUD DECK TONITE.

OTW...ISLTD DIURNAL CNVTN PSBL FM THU THROUGH WKND.

&&

.MARINE...
WINDS HAVE SLOWLY DROPPED OFF FROM MORNING SURGE...AND ARE NOW BELOW
SCA EVERYWHERE. AT THIS POINT...WILL LEAVE SCA UP ON THE NRN CSTL
WATERS UNTIL 7 PM...AS SEAS STILL AROUND 5 FEET...ALTHOUGH EXPECT
THEM TO GO BLO SCA LEVELS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

HEREAFTER...UPR RIDGING TAKES HOLD...WHICH SHOULD ALLOW FOR AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF BLO SCA BOATING CONDITIONS. WEAK FNTL BNDRY DROPS
INTO AREA THURSDAY/THURSDAY NIGHT...TURNING WINDS TO THE NE/E ACROSS
THE MARINE AREA INTO SATURDAY. SOME DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN MODELS WITH
RESPECT TO WIND DIRECTION FROM LATE THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY...BUT
THINK HIGHER RESOLUTION OF NAM SHOULD PERFORM BETTER...SINCE
PLACEMENT OF BNDRY QUITE SIMILAR ON BOTH MODELS.

ONCE BNDRY LIFTS NORTH LATE SATURDAY...PROLONGED PERIOD OF S/SW
WINDS WILL ENSUE INTO AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK. DURNIG THIS
PERIOD...WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BLO SCA CRITERIA.

&&

.CLIMATE...
PD OF VRY WRM/HOT WX XPCTD LTR PART OF THIS WK INTO ERY NEXT WK.

FOR RIC...
00Z/04 MEX GUID HAS 7 DAYS W/ HI TEMPS AOA 90 DEGS F (TDA THROUGH
TUE) - LAST TIME (IN JUNE) THAT OCCURRED WAS 6/20-26/1997.

THIS SAME GUID HAS 4 DAYS AOA 95 DEGS F (FRI-MON) - LAST TIME (IN
JUNE) THAT OCCURRED WAS 6/27-30/1959 LAST TIME (IN JUNE) 3 DAYS AOA
95 DEGS F WAS 26-28TH IN 2007.

LAST JUNE DAY THAT HI TEMP WAS 100 DEGS F OR HIGHER WAS THE 16TH IN
1991. EARLIEST 100 DEGS F OR HIGHER DAY WAS 5/28/1941 FOR
JUNE...THE EARLIEST WAS THE 12TH IN 1914.

FOR ORF...
00Z/04 MEX GUID HAS 7 DAYS W/ HI TEMPS AOA 90 DEGS F (TDA THROUGH
TUE) LAST TIME (IN JUNE) THAT OCCURRED WAS 6/22-28/1911.

LAST TIME (ON CONSECUTIVE DAYS - IN JUNE) THAT HI TEMPS WERE AOA 95
DEGS F WAS 6/5-6/2002.

LAST JUNE DAY TO HAVE A HI TEMP OF 100 DEGS F OR HIGHER WAS THE 29TH
IN 1980. EARLIEST 100 DEGS F OR HIGHER DAY WAS 5/31/1991 FOR
JUNE...THE EARLIEST WAS THE 9TH IN 1874.

&&

.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
NC...NONE.
VA...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR ANZ650-
     652.

&&

SYNOPSIS...SMF
NEAR TERM...SMF
SHORT TERM...SMF
LONG TERM...WRS
AVIATION...MPR
MARINE...WRS
CLIMATE...
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 3:10 PM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
310 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ060-065>068-070-071-078>100-051915-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-PRINCE EDWARD-
MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-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-
310 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
A FEW STORMS LIKELY REACHING STRONG TO SEVERE LIMITS. DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS...LARGE HAIL AND EVEN AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
VERY WARM...TO HOT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTLOOK
AREA. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S ARE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AREA AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE...WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO
UPPER 90S OVER INLAND SECTIONS THIS WEEKEND. HEAT INDEX VALUES IN
EXCESS OF 105 DEGREES WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE
NEEDED BY SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

MDZ021>025-VAZ048-049-061>064-069-072>077-051915-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-POWHATAN-
KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-
NORTHUMBERLAND-
310 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008

...TORNADO WATCH 447 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF
MARYLAND...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE
PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA AND THE
PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.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.

TORNADO WATCH

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
VERY WARM...TO HOT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTLOOK
AREA. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S ARE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AREA AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE...WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO
UPPER 90S OVER INLAND SECTIONS THIS WEEKEND. HEAT INDEX VALUES IN
EXCESS OF 105 DEGREES WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE
NEEDED BY SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

ANZ630>633-654-656-658-051915-
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-
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-
310 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
A FEW STORMS LIKELY REACHING STRONG TO SEVERE LIMITS. DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS...LARGE HAIL AND EVEN AN ISOLATED WATERSPOUT WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THESE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
VERY WARM...TO HOT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTLOOK
AREA. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 90 ARE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AREA.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY AND TONITE.

ANZ650-051915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT 20 NM-
310 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...TORNADO WATCH 449 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL
WATERS.

.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.

   TORNADO WATCH
   SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY

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

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY AND TONITE.

ANZ652-051915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM-
310 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL
WATERS.

.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

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

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY AND TONITE.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 4, 1:00 PM EDT, 5 hours 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
100 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008

MDZ021>025-VAZ060-065>068-070-071-079>082-087>100-041900-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
PRINCE EDWARD-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-CHESTERFIELD-
HENRICO-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-
GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-
ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-
CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...
PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...FARMVILLE...SOUTH HILL...
CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...LAWRENCEVILLE...
PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG...
POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON...CHINCOTEAGUE...
WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE
100 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008

...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THE EVENING HOURS...

THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME SEVERE WITH ALL FORMS OF
SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE. AT THIS TIME THE PREDOMINANT THREAT WILL
BE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...BUT LARGE HAIL AND
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION VERY CLOSELY. SEVERE
WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY BECOME NECESSARY TODAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OR
WEATHER.GOV/WAKEFIELD ON THE INTERNET FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON
THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER EVENT.

WAMSLEY
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 3:12 PM EDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
312 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008

MDZ021-042015-
DORCHESTER MD-
312 PM EDT WED JUN 4 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING QUICKLY TO THE EAST...

AT 312 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 58 MILES WEST OF CAMBRIDGE...OR ABOUT OVER FORT
BELVOIR...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
NEAR HUDSON AND...LLOYDS AT 400 PM EDT...CHURCH CREEK AT 405 PM
EDT...CAMBRIDGE AND...SECRETARY AT 410 PM EDT...LINKWOOD AT 415 PM
EDT.

WIND GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHERN THIRD OF THE COUNTY.

EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH
THESE STORMS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING
AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

WAMSLEY
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 8:25 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQChesterfield35 min
Jun 3, 8:51 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQChesterfield, Henrico24 min
Jun 3, 9:15 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQCharles City, Chesterfield, Prince George30 min
Jun 3, 9:37 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQCharles City, Prince George23 min
Jun 3, 9:47 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQSurry43 min
Jun 4, 2:53 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCaroline, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa52 min
Jun 4, 3:09 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCaroline, Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland36 min
Jun 4, 3:29 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCaroline, Essex, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King William and 6 more46 min
Jun 4, 3:35 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ85 min
Jun 4, 4:40 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ65 min
Jun 4, 5:41 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ34 min
Jun 4, 5:59 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ91 min
Jun 4, 3:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ2 hr
Jun 4, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ67 min
Jun 4, 7:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQWestmoreland51 min
Jun 4, 7:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQFluvanna, Louisa66 min
Jun 4, 7:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCaroline72 min
Jun 4, 3:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQDorchester81 min
Jun 4, 4:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQSomerset, Wicomico38 min
Jun 4, 5:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQWorcester31 min

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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.