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Tornado Warning 37, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this tornado warning at May 9, 2008, 8:46 AM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 44 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
- May 9, 2008, 8:46 AM EDT (12:46 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2008, 9:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Chowan County, NC, Gates County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Perquimans County, NC
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 8:49 AM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Nw Ryland, NC | ROOF BLOWN OFF OF PEANUT STORAGE BUILDING OFF RTE 32. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this tornado warning; the first came 3 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 3:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 822 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 884 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 273 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 9.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS51 KAKQ 091246
TORAKQ
NCC041-073-139-143-091330-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.TO.W.0037.080509T1246Z-080509T1330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
846 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CHOWAN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN GATES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHWESTERN PASQUOTANK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHWESTERN PERQUIMANS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 930 AM EDT
* AT 844 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR TYNER...OR
NEAR RYLAND...MOVING EAST AT 34 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BELVIDERE AND HOBBSVILLE BY 900 AM EDT...
6 MILES NORTH OF CHAPANOKE BY 915 AM EDT...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3626 7624 3617 7672 3620 7673 3621 7673
3623 7671 3627 7669 3630 7670 3646 7641
3644 7639
TIME...MOT...LOC 1246Z 251DEG 29KT 3626 7669
$$
ALS1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS51 KAKQ 091305
SVSAKQ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
905 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008
NCC041-073-139-143-091330-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-080509T1330Z/
CHOWAN NC-PERQUIMANS NC-PASQUOTANK NC-GATES NC-
905 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN GATES...NORTHWESTERN PASQUOTANK...NORTHWESTERN
PERQUIMANS AND NORTHWESTERN CHOWAN COUNTIES...
AT 903 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HICKORY
CROSSROADS...OR NEAR RYLAND...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WHITESTON...PEACH...SANDY CROSS AND SMITHTOWN BY 910 AM EDT...
NICANOR BY 915 AM EDT...
PARKVILLE BY 920 AM EDT...
LYNCHS CORNER BY 925 AM EDT...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EDT FRIDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3626 7624 3617 7672 3620 7673 3621 7673
3623 7671 3627 7669 3630 7670 3646 7641
3644 7639
TIME...MOT...LOC 1305Z 250DEG 26KT 3630 7655
$$
ALSWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at May 9, 4:38 AM EDT, 4 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 9, 4:38 AM EDT, 4 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
438 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND THE TRAILING COLD
FRONT PUSHES OFF THE COAST TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN
OVER THE AREA SATURDAY. ANOTHER MORE POTENT LOW TRACKS ACROSS THE
MID ATLANTIC REGION LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS
ON TUESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
TORNADO WTCH 286 IN EFFECT THRU 9 AM. TOR WTCH 283 EXPIRED AT 3
AM. WTCHING E-W LINE OF STRNG TSTRMS ACROSS SRN VA OUT AHEAD OF
LOW PRS THIS AM. SAID LINE OF CONVECTION PROGGED TO CONTG MOVG N
ACROSS WATCH AREA NXT FEW HRS. ADNTL TSTRMS PROGGED TO DVLP IN WRM
SCTR UNTAPPED AIRMASS ACROSS NC NXT FEW HRS AS WELL WHILE
AIRMASS NW OF RIC HAS BEEN WORKED OVR WITH MDT TO HVY RAIN PAST
FEW HRS. ACTIVITY XPCTD TO DMNSH THIS AFTRN BEHIND TRAILING
CDFRNT. PRTL SUNSHINE OVR WRN CNTYS AFTR 18Z.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
SFC LO PRES PASSES ACRS FAR NRN AREAS OF FA FRI MRNG...THEN OFF
SRN NJ CST IN THE AFTN. TRAILING CDFNT TO REACH SE VA/NE NC
ERY/MID AFTN HRS. WL HV LIKELY OR BETTER POPS FOR THE MRNG HRS
MOST PLCS...CONTG MENTION OF LCLLY HVY RA (QPF 1-3 IN...ESP VA/MD
CTYS IN FA). LINGERING/SCTD CNVTN PSBL W/ CDFNTL PASSAGE SE VA/NE NC
DURG THE AFTN (PTNTLLY STRNG/SVR?). TOUGH CALL ON DRYING/CLRG FRI
NGT...AS A 2ND/WKR SYS DIVES THROUGH RGN FM THE NW. HV KEPT
P/MCLDY INTO SAT MRNG W/ AT LEAST SLGT CHC POPS (THOUGH MOD/HVY RA
THREAT WL BE OVR BY THAT TM). BY THAT 2ND SYS SAT AFTN/NGT...MR
DEFINITIVE PD OF DRYING XPCTD.
HI TEMPS FRI FM THE UPR 60S (LWR MD ERN SHR) TO MID/UPR 70S (SRN
VA/NE NC)...LOWS FRI NGT IN THE 40S TO MID 50S...THEN 60S TO LWR 70S
XPCTD SAT.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
ANOTHER LOW PRES SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION ON SUNDAY WHICH WL
LIKELY TRIGGER SHOWERS/TSTMS. LINGERING WITH -RW INTO MONDAY. AMS
WILL BE RELATIVELY UNSTABLE THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD BUT DO NOT
EXPECT PROLOGED WIDESPREAD RAIN AFTER MONDAY BUT ENOUGH TO HAVE AT
LEAST SLIGHT CHCS INTO WEDNESDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /08Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
MVFR AND ISLTD IFR CONDS ACRS MOST OF THE AREA THRU THIS MORNG DUE
TO LO PRES AND ASSOC COLD FRNT MOVNG ACRS REGION. CONDS SHUD
IMPROVE TO MAINLY MVFR/VFR CONDS LATER THIS AFTN INTO SAT MORNG.
MAINLY VFR CONDS EXPECTED SAT INTO SUN MORNG...THEN LWR CIGS AND
VSBYS POSSIBLE AGAIN SUN AFTN THRU MON AS NEXT LO PRES AREA AND
FRNTL SYSTEM AFFECT THE REGION.
&&
.MARINE...
WILL CONTINUE SCA HEADLINES THRU THIS AFTN FOR CHES BAY/CURR SND
AND THRU LATE TNGT FOR CSTL WTRS...DUE TO STRNG SSW WNDS WITH
STORM SYSTEM. WINDS WILL BECOME MORE BREEZY AS THE FRONT
APPROACHES (SOUTHERLY) AND WITH ITS PASSAGE (NORTHWESTERLY). LO
PRES WILL MOVE OUT TO SEA SAT AND WEAK HI PRES WILL BLD IN FM THE
W AND OVR THE AREA THRU SUN MORNG.
SCA CONDS POSSIBLE AGAIN LATE SUN INTO TUE MORNG...AS A STRNG LO
PRES AREA AND ASSOC FRNT PUSH ACRS THE AREA THEN OFF THE CST.
&&
.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
NC...NONE.
VA...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
ANZ630>633.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR ANZ650-652-
654-656-658.
&&
SYNOPSIS...MPR
NEAR TERM...MAM/MPR
SHORT TERM...ALB
LONG TERM...KLL
AVIATION...CY/TMG
MARINE...TMGHazardous weather outlook, May 9, 3:13 AM EDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 313 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 ANZ652-654-656-658-091100- 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- 313 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 286 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY 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 TORNADO WATCH .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. MDZ021>025-091100- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- 313 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ099-100-091100- ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 313 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...TORNADO WATCH 286 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS MORNING. ANZ650-091100- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT 20 NM- 313 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. ANZ630>633-091100- 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- 313 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...TORNADO WATCH 286 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY AND CURRITUCK SOUND. .DAY ONE...TODAY 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 TORNADO WATCH .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ065>068-070>098-091100- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK- BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG- NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-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- 313 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...TORNADO WATCH 286 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... 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 MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA...THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. VAZ048-049-060>064-069-091100- FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE- POWHATAN- 313 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 9, 6:06 AM EDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 606 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 VAZ073-074-076>078-085-091100- ESSEX VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-LANCASTER VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NORTHUMBERLAND VA-RICHMOND VA- 606 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN NECK... AT 606 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROBLEY TO 5 MILES WEST OF FAIR PORT...OR FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF KING AND QUEEN COURTHOUSE TO 5 MILES WEST OF FAIR PORT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... ROBLEY AROUND 620 AM EDT... WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. 44
Special weather statement, May 9, 6:49 AM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 649 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 VAZ073-082>084-090-091115- CHARLES CITY VA-GLOUCESTER VA-JAMES CITY VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-NEW KENT VA- 649 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...MORE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA... AT 649 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CHARLES CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR KINGS CORNER...AND...DIASCUND AT 655 AM EDT...WARREN MILL...AND...TOANO AT 700 AM EDT...HOLLY FORKS...AND...CROAKER AT 705 AM EDT...YORK RIVER STATE PARK...AND... CHRISTENSONS CORNER AT 710 AM EDT...GRESSIT AT 715 AM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. 44
Special weather statement, May 9, 7:15 AM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 715 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 VAZ078-084>086-090-091-091145- GLOUCESTER VA-JAMES CITY VA-LANCASTER VA-MATHEWS VA-MIDDLESEX VA-YORK VA- 715 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE MIDDLE PENINSULA... AT 715 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR ARK AT 720 AM EDT...PINERO AT 725 AM EDT...DUTTON AT 730 AM EDT...SOLES AT 735 AM EDT...AMBURG AT 740 AM EDT...DELTAVILLE AT 745 AM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. 44
Special weather statement, May 9, 7:21 AM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 721 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 MDZ023>025-VAZ099-091215- ACCOMACK VA-INLAND WORCESTER MD-MARYLAND BEACHES MD-SOMERSET MD- 721 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO SOMERSET AND ACCOMACK COUNTIES... AT 721 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF POCOMOKE CITY TO 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF POCOMOKE CITY...OR FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PRINCESS ANNE TO 13 MILES SOUTH OF CRISFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 47 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... POCOMOKE CITY AND OAK HALL AROUND 730 AM EDT... CHINCOTEAGUE AROUND 750 AM EDT... OCEAN CITY AROUND 810 AM EDT... WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH 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. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ALB
Special weather statement, May 9, 7:47 AM EDT, 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 747 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 VAZ063-066>068-070>073-079>084-087>090-092-091230- AMELIA VA-BRUNSWICK VA-CHARLES CITY VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-DINWIDDIE VA-GLOUCESTER VA-GREENSVILLE VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-JAMES CITY VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA-LUNENBURG VA-NEW KENT VA-NOTTOWAY VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA- 747 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHCENTRAL VIRGINIA... AT 745 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM HIGHLAND SPRINGS TO 16 MILES WEST OF MCKENNEY...OR FROM HIGHLAND SPRINGS TO 8 MILES EAST OF KENBRIDGE... MOVING EAST AT 47 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... FIVE FORKS AROUND 755 AM EDT... WESTWOOD AROUND 800 AM EDT... ROXBURY AROUND 805 AM EDT... BIRCHETT ESTATE AROUND 810 AM EDT... COHOKE AROUND 815 AM EDT... TEMPLETON AROUND 820 AM EDT... WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE 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. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. GINGRICH
Special weather statement, May 9, 8:10 AM EDT, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 810 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 VAZ099-100-091315- ACCOMACK VA-NORTHAMPTON VA- 810 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CROSSING THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY... AT 810 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY...FROM 15 MILES NORTH OF EXMORE TO 30 MILES WEST OF EXMORE...OR FROM 15 MILES NORTH OF EXMORE TO MATHEWS...MOVING EAST AT 41 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... EXMORE AROUND 850 AM EDT... CHINCOTEAGUE AROUND 855 AM EDT... WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH 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. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ALB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 7:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Hertford, Northampton | 49 min |
| May 9, 8:14 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Hertford | 31 min |
| May 9, 9:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank | 48 min |
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