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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS Wakefield, VA

June 9, 2009Fluvanna County, Louisa County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 2009, 5:59 PM EDT for Fluvanna County, Louisa County, Virginia. It was in force for 61 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, 5:59 PM EDT (21:59 UTC)
Expired: Jun 9, 2009, 7:00 PM EDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Fluvanna County, VA, Louisa County, VA

The radar

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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 9, 3:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 3:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 9:55 AM EDT, 8 hours 4 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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 9, 4:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 9, 5:09 PM EDT, 50 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 9, 5:36 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 9, 5:45 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 9, 5:52 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 9, 5:52 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

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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, 4:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk	38 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, 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, 2009 Every 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.