Alert archive / Virginia / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 13, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2008, 3:07 PM EDT for Greensville County, Sussex County, Virginia. It was in force for 23 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2008, 3:07 PM EDT (19:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2008, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Greensville County, VA, Sussex County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:09 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 3:10 PM EDT | TORNADO | Purdy, VA | POSSIBLE EXTENSION OF BRUNSWICK TORNADO. TREES DOWN. DAMAGE OCCURRED NEAR DOODLUM RD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 491 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS51 KAKQ 281907
TORAKQ
VAC081-183-281930-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.TO.W.0013.080428T1907Z-080428T1930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
307 PM EDT MON APR 28 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL GREENSVILLE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
WEST CENTRAL SUSSEX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 330 PM EDT
* AT 304 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES WEST OF
PURDY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 37 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
PURDY BY 315 PM EDT...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3687 7741 3676 7767 3688 7766 3689 7765
3687 7764 3689 7763 3688 7762 3689 7760
3695 7750 3698 7743
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 237DEG 32KT 3682 7766
$$
WAMSLEY2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS51 KAKQ 281916
SVSAKQ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
316 PM EDT MON APR 28 2008
VAC081-183-281930-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080428T1930Z/
SUSSEX VA-GREENSVILLE VA-
316 PM EDT MON APR 28 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL GREENSVILLE AND WEST CENTRAL SUSSEX COUNTIES...
AT 313 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FIELDS
CROSSROADS...OR NEAR PURDY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 37 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
HUSKE BY 325 PM EDT...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3687 7741 3676 7767 3688 7766 3689 7765
3687 7764 3689 7763 3688 7762 3689 7760
3695 7750 3698 7743
TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 237DEG 33KT 3687 7755
$$
WAMSLEY000
WWUS51 KAKQ 281927
SVSAKQ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
327 PM EDT MON APR 28 2008
VAC081-183-281937-
/O.EXP.KAKQ.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080428T1930Z/
SUSSEX VA-GREENSVILLE VA-
327 PM EDT MON APR 28 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL GREENSVILLE AND WEST CENTRAL
SUSSEX COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 330 PM EDT...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA.
PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE AND HAIL...INCLUDING TREES
OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED...BY CALLING NOAAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN WAKEFIELD AT...1...800...7 3 7...8 6 2 4
LAT...LON 3687 7741 3676 7767 3688 7766 3689 7765
3687 7764 3689 7763 3688 7762 3689 7760
3695 7750 3698 7743
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 237DEG 33KT 3692 7744
$$
WAMSLEYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Mecklenburg | 66 min |
| Apr 28, 2:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 32 min |
| Apr 28, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 42 min |
| Apr 28, 3:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 34 min |
| Apr 28, 3:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville | 4 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Sussex | 31 min |
| Apr 28, 3:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia | 41 min |
| Apr 28, 3:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Greensville, Prince George, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia | 4 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 1 more | 29 min |
| Apr 28, 3:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk | 25 min |
| Apr 28, 4:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Surry, Sussex | 30 min |
| Apr 28, 4:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, Prince George | 32 min |
| Apr 28, 4:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth and 1 more | 28 min |
| Apr 28, 4:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | James City, Surry | 13 min |
| Apr 28, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 64 min | |
| Apr 28, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk | 40 min |
| Apr 28, 4:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, York, City of Williamsburg | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 4:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex | 19 min |
| Apr 28, 4:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk | 17 min |
| Apr 28, 5:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 35 min |
| Apr 28, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 65 min | |
| Apr 28, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 61 min | |
| Apr 28, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 5:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 37 min |
| Apr 28, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 66 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.