Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2009
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 4, 2009, 8:45 PM EDT for Lunenburg County, Mecklenburg County, Virginia. It was in force for 45 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
- May 4, 2009, 8:45 PM EDT (00:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2009, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lunenburg County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 May 4, 8:02 PM EDT, 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 4, 8:02 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 4, 6:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 601 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009 NCZ012-013-VAZ087-092-042300- GREENSVILLE VA-HERTFORD NC-NORTHAMPTON NC-SOUTHAMPTON VA- 601 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING NEAR THE VIRGINIA...NORTH CAROLINA BORDER... AT 600 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES WEST OF BOYKINS...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DAHLIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR MARGARETTSVILLE AT 605 PM EDT...LITTLE TEXAS AT 610 PM EDT...BRANCHVILLE AT 615 PM EDT...SHILOH AT 620 PM EDT...NEWSOMS AT 625 PM EDT...HANDSOM AT 635 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS 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. BROWN
Special weather statement, May 4, 6:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 638 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009 VAZ095-097-098-042330- CHESAPEAKE VA-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-VIRGINIA BEACH VA- 638 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS SOUTH SIDE HAMPTON ROADS... AT 638 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER DOWNTOWN NORFOLK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR NORVIEW...AND...WARDS CORNER AT 645 PM EDT...NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...AND...OCEAN VIEW AT 650 PM EDT...BAYSIDE AT 655 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 40 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, May 4, 6:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 653 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009 VAZ100-042345- NORTHAMPTON VA- 653 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING SOUTHERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN VIRGINIA... AT 652 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 19 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE CHARLES...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF OCEAN VIEW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR FISHERMANS ISLAND...AND...KIPTOPEKE STATE PARK AT 710 PM EDT...CAPE CHARLES LIGHT...AND...TOWNSEND AT 715 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 40 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, May 4, 7:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 723 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009 VAZ095>098-050015- CHESAPEAKE VA-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-SUFFOLK VA-VIRGINIA BEACH VA- 723 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009 ...CLUSTER OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO CHESAPEAKE AND VIRGINIA BEACH... AT 720 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF CHURCHLAND TO 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DEEP CREEK...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... GREAT BRIDGE AROUND 735 PM EDT... KEMPSVILLE AROUND 745 PM EDT... VIRGINIA BEACH OCEANFRONT AROUND 805 PM EDT... WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. EXPECT OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THESE STORMS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 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. BROWN
Local storm report, May 4, 8:09 PM EDT, 36 minutes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 3:47 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 50 hr |
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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.