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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 155, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 2009, 4:22 PM EDT for City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk, Virginia; Camden County, North Carolina. It was in force for 38 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 9, 2009, 4:22 PM EDT (20:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2009, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Camden County, NC, City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Suffolk, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 1610 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 622 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 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 Jun 9, 3:50 PM EDT, 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 3:50 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 9:55 AM EDT, 6 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 955 AM EDT TUE JUN 9 2009 NCZ012>016-030>032-VAZ092-093-096-097-101400- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE- 955 AM EDT TUE JUN 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS. NCZ017-102-VAZ095-098-101400- INLAND CURRITUCK-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH- VIRGINIA BEACH- 955 AM EDT TUE JUN 9 2009 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS 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. MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS. ANZ633-650-652-654-656-658-101400- CURRITUCK SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT TO 20 NM- 955 AM EDT TUE JUN 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND CURRITUCK SOUND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS. MDZ021>023-VAZ048-049-060>091-094-101400- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-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- NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON- 955 AM EDT TUE JUN 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL 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. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS. MDZ024-025-VAZ099-100-101400- INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 955 AM EDT TUE JUN 9 2009 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND AND 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. MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS. ANZ630>632-101400- 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- 955 AM EDT TUE JUN 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS. MCNATT
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Special weather statement, Jun 9, 3:22 PM EDT, 1 hour before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 1:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, Prince George, Surry, City of Williamsburg | 43 min |
| Jun 9, 1:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 63 min | |
| Jun 9, 1:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Nottoway | 27 min |
| Jun 9, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Middlesex | 50 min |
| Jun 9, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 57 min | |
| Jun 9, 1:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Surry, Sussex | 46 min |
| Jun 9, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 64 min | |
| Jun 9, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, York | 53 min |
| Jun 9, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Surry, Sussex, City of Emporia | 44 min |
| Jun 9, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 52 min |
| Jun 9, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 64 min | |
| Jun 9, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville | 44 min |
| Jun 9, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex | 38 min |
| Jun 9, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 38 min |
| Jun 9, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 56 min | |
| Jun 9, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk | 46 min |
| Jun 9, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 43 min |
| Jun 9, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 51 min |
| Jun 9, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville | 36 min |
| Jun 9, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Suffolk | 33 min |
| Jun 9, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk | 52 min |
| Jun 9, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 33 min | |
| Jun 9, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 57 min |
| Jun 9, 5:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Henrico, City of Richmond | 89 min |
| Jun 9, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna, Louisa | 61 min |
| Jun 9, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa, Powhatan | 44 min |
| Jun 9, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 48 min | |
| Jun 9, 1:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gates, Hertford | 33 min |
| Jun 9, 1:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Camden, Currituck | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Camden, Pasquotank | 47 min |
| Jun 9, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chowan, Pasquotank, Perquimans | 44 min |
| Jun 9, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chowan, Perquimans | 48 min |
| Jun 9, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Hertford | 51 min |
| Jun 9, 4:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chowan, Perquimans | 83 min |
| Jun 9, 8:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Wicomico | 39 min |
| Jun 9, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dorchester | 60 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 2009Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2009Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2009
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.