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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 177, NWS Wakefield, VA

June 20, 2009Northampton County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2009, 2:54 PM EDT for Northampton County, Virginia. It was in force for 39 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 20, 2009, 2:54 PM EDT (18:54 UTC)
Expired: Jun 20, 2009, 3:33 PM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Northampton 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 20, 2:07 PM EDT, 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 2:07 PM EDT, 47 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 9:11 AM EDT, 5 hours 43 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 20, 10:12 AM EDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 20, 12:02 PM EDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1202 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009

MDZ021-VAZ064-074-075-201700-
CAROLINE VA-DORCHESTER MD-ESSEX VA-WESTMORELAND VA-
1202 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING FROM NORTHEAST VIRGINIA TOWARDS THE
LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...

AT 1158 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 39 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLONIAL BEACH TO 33
MILES WEST OF MILFORD...OR FROM 6 MILES WEST OF SPRINGFIELD TO
LOUISA...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR
  COLONIAL BEACH AROUND 1225 PM EDT...
  MILFORD AROUND 1240 PM EDT...
  CAMBRIDGE AROUND 100 PM EDT...

WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...SMALL HAIL 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.

LEWITSKY

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 1:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
100 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009

MDZ021>025-VAZ099-201800-
ACCOMACK VA-DORCHESTER MD-INLAND WORCESTER MD-MARYLAND BEACHES
MD-SOMERSET MD-WICOMICO MD-
100 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN
SHORE...

AT 1258 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM 19 MILES NORTH OF SALISBURY
TO 27 MILES WEST OF CRISFIELD...OR FROM SEAFORD TO 14 MILES
NORTHEAST OF CALLAO...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE NEAR...
  SALISBURY AROUND 115 PM EDT...
  CRISFIELD AROUND 135 PM EDT...
  SNUG HARBOR AROUND 150 PM EDT...

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. RUNOFF FROM
THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS. 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.

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Special weather statement, Jun 20, 1:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 20, 2:09 PM EDT, 45 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
209 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009

VAZ099-201915-
ACCOMACK VA-
209 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING ACCOMACK COUNTY...

AT 208 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 36 MILES WEST OF CHINCOTEAGUE...OR ABOUT 15 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CRISFIELD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR HARBORTON AT 235 PM EDT...PUNGOTEAGUE...
AND...ONANCOCK AT 240 PM EDT...MELFA...AND...KELLER AT 245 PM EDT...
LOCUSTVILLE AT 250 PM EDT...WACHAPREAGUE...AND...QUINBY AT 255 PM
EDT.

WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. IF YOU HEAR
THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO
A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THIS STORM REACHES YOUR AREA. REMAIN INDOORS
UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

LEWITSKY

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 2:24 PM EDT, 30 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
224 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009

VAZ099-100-201930-
ACCOMACK VA-NORTHAMPTON VA-
224 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE...

AT 223 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 24 MILES WEST OF EXMORE TO 18 MILES WEST OF
CAPE CHARLES...OR FROM 9 MILES EAST OF KILMARNOCK TO NEW POINT
COMFORT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
NEAR CAPE CHARLES AROUND 255 PM EDT.

WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...SMALL HAIL 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.

LEWITSKY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 19, 8:15 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Powhatan	30 min
Jun 19, 8:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Prince Edward	55 min
Jun 19, 9:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Powhatan	51 min
Jun 19, 9:40 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Cumberland	22 min
Jun 19, 10:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Cumberland, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward	44 min
Jun 20, 4:10 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		3 days
Jun 20, 1:27 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		63 min
Jun 20, 2:07 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		23 min
Jun 20, 2:15 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		60 min
Jun 20, 2:25 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		50 min
Jun 20, 2:32 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		58 min
Jun 20, 2:40 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		65 min
Jun 20, 3:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Northumberland, Westmoreland	50 min
Jun 20, 4:25 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		65 min
Jun 20, 4:34 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Northumberland	26 min
Jun 20, 4:51 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		54 min
Jun 20, 4:59 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		61 min
Jun 20, 4:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton	46 min
Jun 20, 6:11 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		64 min
Jun 20, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		61 min
Jun 20, 7:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Worcester	25 min
Jun 20, 7:08 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Worcester	22 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.