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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 28, 2009, 6:45 PM EST for 6 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 28 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
- Jan 28, 2009, 6:45 PM EST (23:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2009, 7:13 PM EST
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bertie County, NC, Camden County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Currituck County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Perquimans County, NC
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:47 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 572 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 220 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 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 Jan 28, 3:42 PM EST, 3 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 3:42 PM EST, 3 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
342 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT...PUSHING THE
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE RETURNS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OFF
THE EAST COAST LATE FRIDAY...AND MOVES AWAY FROM THE COAST FRIDAY
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES OVER THE
WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/...
QUITE THE (TEMP) CONTRAST ACRS FA. MUCH WTR AMS HAS PUSHED NWD
THROUGH MUCH OF THE FA...HWVR...STUBBORN LLVL COLD AMS LINGERING
ACRS FAR NRN SXNS (FM ABT CGE TO OFP/FVX). 60S/L70S FOUND FM SE
VA INTO NE NC. AN EX...3 PM TEMP AT RIC 64...FVX 39/OFP 37/LKU 36.
AREA OF SHRAS ARRIVING FM THE W IN THE NEXT CPL HRS...THE AREAS
THAT HV RMND COOLER SHOULD SEE TEMPS RISE AS THE SHRAS PUSH
THROUGH.
SFC CDFNT PUSHES ACRS THE FA OVRNGT...AND WL HV LIKELY POPS (THOUGH
TAPERING DN FM W-E AFT MDNGT). GSTY SSW WNDS (TO 30-40 MPH) CONTG
THIS EVE...THEN SHIFTING TO WNW AFT MDNGT (W/ SPDS DCRSG
SUBSTANTIALLY). LO TEMPS FM THE U20S NW TO M/U30S SE.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY/...
WK SFC HI PRES SLIDES ACRS FA THU INTO FRI MRNG...AHD OF
APPROACHING TROUGH ALOFT AMPLIFYING THROUGH THE LAKES/OH VLY. WL
HV CLR/PCLDY...W/ SEASONABLE TEMPS. HI TEMPS THU LRGLY IN THE
40S...LO TEMPS THU NGT MID 20S TO ARND 30.
TROUGH ALOFT PROGRESSES/SWINGS THROUGH E CST STATES LT FRI/FRI
NGT. MDLS SUGG WK SFC LO PRES DVLPMNT OFFSHR...B4 TRACKING AWAY FM
THE CST ON SAT (AS TROUGH ALOFT EXITS CST). WL INCLD LO CHC
POPS...MNLY ERN SXNS FM FRI AFTN INTO FRI NGT. W/ COLDER AMS
PUSHING INTO THE RGN FM THE NNW...HV INCLDD MIXED SN/RA. HI TEMPS
FRI IN THE M/U40S...LO TEMPS FRI NGT IN THE MNLY 25 TO 30.
MOD PD OF LLVL CAA LT FRI NGT INTO SAT...B4 SFC HI PRES BUILDS INTO
THE RGN FM THE SW. WL HV PCLDY SAT (BRISK/BRZY...ESP INVOF
CST)...W/ HI TEMPS MNNLY 35 TO 40.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
DEEP LAYER RIDGE MOVES OFFSHORE SAT NTE/SUN...AS TEMPS MODERATE TO
NORMAL OR SLIGHTLY ABV NORMAL LEVELS (HIGHS MID/UPR 40S FAR N-NE TO
LOW/MID 50S S-SW). 12Z ECMWF AND GFS OPERATIONAL RUNS HAVE COME INTO
MUCH BETTER ALIGNMENT WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM...FAIRLY GOOD ACTUALLY
FOR A DAY 5 FCST...AS BOTH DEPICT A MILLER-A TYPE SYSTEM GATHERING
STEAM ACROSS THE ERN GULF COAST STATES AND LWR TN VLY. MEANWHILE...
THE ECMWF HAS TRENDED TOWARD THE GFS WITH A MORE INLAND TRACK OF THE
LOW LATER MON INTO TUE...YIELDING A HIGHER CONFIDENCE (AT LEAST FOR
NOW) THAT THE BULK IF NOT ALL OF OUR REGION WOULD SEE JUST RAIN.
COLDER AIR FILTERS BACK INTO THE REGION TUE-WED BEHIND THE
FRONT...AS BOTH THE GFS/ECMWF TRACK THE LOW UP ERN PA/NY ON TUE.
GIVEN THE DOWNSLOPING W/NW FLOW IN THIS SCENARIO...PROSPECTS FOR ANY
WRAP AROUND SHOWERS (RAIN OR SNOW) WOULD BE SLIM AT BEST...AND IS
REFLECTED AS SUCH IN THE FCST.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED TO VFR AT ECG/ORF/PHF WITH GUSTY S/SW WINDS
(25-30 KT) NOW IN PLACE BEHIND A WARM FRONT WHICH MOVED BY TO THE N.
ELSEWHERE...STUBBORN IFR VIS AND CIGS PERSIST AT RIC AND SBY EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON...ALTHO THESE TERMINALS WILL ALSO IMPROVE TO VFR AS
THE WARM FRONT LIFTS FARTHER TO THE N AND AS WINDS INCREASE THERE.
A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
EXPECT CIGS AND VIS TO LWR TO MVFR IN MOD/HVY RAIN (COULD BRIEFLY
LWR TO IFR DURING HEAVIEST PRECIP/FROPA). CONTINUED TO INCLUDE MENTION
OF TS/CB AT PHF/ORF/ECG WHERE GREATEST INSTABILITY WILL BE AHEAD
OF THE COLD FRONT...ALTHO CHANCE OF TS IS MARGINAL ENUF TO ONLY
INCLUDE IN TEMPO. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE LATER TONIGHT...AND
CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY IMPROVE TO VFR AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN.
HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.MARINE...
LEFT HEADLINES IN PLACE FOR TNGT INTO THU MORNG...AS S WNDS CONTINUE
TO PICK UP IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRNT. GALE WRNG FOR SRN TWO CSTL ZNS
AND CURRITUCK SND FOR THIS EVENG FOR GUSTS ARND 35 KT. COLD FRNT
MOVES OFFSHORE OVRNGT WITH WINDS QUICKLY SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND
THEN NW BY DAYBREAK THU. HI PRES QUICKLY BUILDS IN ON THU...SO
WNDS/SEAS WILL DECREASE FAIRLY RAPIDLY BELOW SCA THU MORNG. HI
PRES THEN DOMINATES THU THRU THE WKND...WITH SCA CONDS POSSIBLE
FRI NGT INTO SAT...AS STRNGER HI PRES BLDS TWD THE AREA.
&&
.CLIMATE...
QUICK LOOK AT SNOWFALL (SO FAR).
RIC HAS RECEIVED A TRACE OF SN THROUGH JAN 27TH. THERE HAVE BEEN 8
TIMES W/ SNWFL TRACE OR LESS (THROUGH JAN 31). OUT OF THOSE
YEARS...JUST 2 SEASONS ENDED UP W/ NRML TO ABV NRML (OR ROUGHLY
=> 12-13) TOTAL SNOWFALL (1913-14/1971/72).
ORF HAS RECEIVED A TRACE OF SN THROUGH JAN 27TH. THERE HAVE BEEN 27
TIMES W/ SNWFL TRACE OR LESS (THROUGH JAN 31). OUT OF THOSE
YEARS...8 SEASONS ENDED UP W/ NRML TO ABV NRML (OR ROUGHLY => 7)
TOTAL SNOWFALL
(1913-14/1933-34/1936-37/1946-47/1959-60/1963-64/1970-71/1988-89).
&&
.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
NC...NONE.
VA...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR ANZ630>632-
650-652-654.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ANZ633-
656-658.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR ANZ633-656-658.
&&
SYNOPSIS...ALB/JYM
NEAR TERM...ALB
SHORT TERM...ALB
LONG TERM...BKH
AVIATION...JRL
MARINE...BKH
CLIMATE...AKQHazardous weather outlook, Jan 28, 12:44 PM EST, 6 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1244 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 VAZ048-049-060>083-085-291745- 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-MIDDLESEX- 1244 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-291745- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 1244 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND AND THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ630>632-650-652-654-291745- 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- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT 20 NM- 1244 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ633-656-658-291745- CURRITUCK SOUND- 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- 1244 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND CURRITUCK SOUND. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ017-102-VAZ095-097-098-291745- INLAND CURRITUCK-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-CHESAPEAKE- VIRGINIA BEACH- 1244 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ012>016-030>032-VAZ084-086>094-096-291745- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-GLOUCESTER-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY- YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-SUFFOLK- 1244 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA AND THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. LEWITSKY
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 28, 4:00 PM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 400 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 NCZ012-VAZ063-065>068-070>073-077>085-087>092-282200- 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-LANCASTER VA-LUNENBURG VA-MECKLENBURG VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NEW KENT VA-NORTHAMPTON NC-NORTHUMBERLAND VA-NOTTOWAY VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA-YORK VA- 400 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...SHOWERS WITH GUSTY WINDS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... AT 400 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING NARROW LINE OF SHOWERS WITH GUSTY WINDS FROM I 95 AND CHIPPENHAM PARKWAY TO 33 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH HILL...OR FROM I 95 AND CHIPPENHAM PARKWAY TO 8 MILES NORTH OF OXFORD...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AROUND 405 PM EST... BOTTOMS BRIDGE AROUND 410 PM EST... QUINTON AROUND 415 PM EST... TALLEYSVILLE AROUND 420 PM EST... LANESVILLE AROUND 425 PM EST... COOKE AROUND 430 PM EST... WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE SHOWERS ALONG WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL. ALB
Special weather statement, Jan 28, 4:40 PM EST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 440 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 NCZ013-014-VAZ085-086-093-094-096-282300- GATES NC-HERTFORD NC-ISLE OF WIGHT VA-MATHEWS VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA-SUFFOLK VA- 440 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...SHOWERS WITH GUSTY WINDS MOVING TOWARDS MIDDLE PENINSULA AND WESTERN TIDEWATER REGION... AT 440 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM FROM 32 MILES WEST OF BOHANNON TO 45 MILES WEST OF MURFREESBORO...OR FROM NEW KENT TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF LAWRENCEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS LINE OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE NEAR... DELTAVILLE AROUND 520 PM EST... GWYNNS ISLAND AROUND 525 PM EST... MATHEWS AROUND 530 PM EST... MURFREESBORO AROUND 535 PM EST... SMITHFIELD AROUND 540 PM EST... WINDSOR AROUND 545 PM EST... WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE SHOWERS ALONG WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL. 05
Special weather statement, Jan 28, 4:59 PM EST, 1 hour 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 459 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 MDZ022>025-282300- INLAND WORCESTER MD-MARYLAND BEACHES MD-SOMERSET MD-WICOMICO MD- 459 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS LOWER AMRYLAND EASTERN SHORE... AT 459 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF OCEAN CITY TO 23 MILES WEST OF ASSATEAGUE NATIONAL REFUGE...OR FROM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GEORGETOWN TO 7 MILES EAST OF PRINCESS ANNE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... SNUG HARBOR AROUND 520 PM EST... OCEAN CITY AROUND 525 PM EST... WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
Special weather statement, Jan 28, 5:08 PM EST, 1 hour 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 508 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 VAZ078-085-090-092-095-097>100-282330- ACCOMACK VA-CHESAPEAKE VA-JAMES CITY VA-LANCASTER VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-NORTHAMPTON VA-SOUTHAMPTON VA-VIRGINIA BEACH VA- 508 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...SHOWERS WITH GUSTY WINDS MOVING TOWARDS INTO EASTERN TIDEWATER AND VIRGINIA LOWER EASTERN SHORE... AT 508 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM FROM 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF DELTAVILLE TO 37 MILES WEST OF FRANKLIN...OR FROM 9 MILES EAST OF FAIR PORT TO GARYSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... BURDETTE AROUND 530 PM EST... CLAM AROUND 535 PM EST... TASLEY AROUND 540 PM EST... MODEST TOWN AROUND 545 PM EST... WALLOPS ISLAND AROUND 550 PM EST... SIMPKINS AROUND 555 PM EST... WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
Special weather statement, Jan 28, 5:25 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 525 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 NCZ012>017-030>032-282330- BERTIE NC-CAMDEN NC-CHOWAN NC-GATES NC-HERTFORD NC-NORTHAMPTON NC-PASQUOTANK NC-PERQUIMANS NC-WESTERN CURRITUCK NC- 525 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 ...SHOWERS WITH GUSTY WINDS MOVING TOWARDS NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... AT 525 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF MURFREESBORO TO 42 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RICH SQUARE...OR FROM BOYKINS TO NASHVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 75 MPH. THE LINE OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS WILL BE NEAR... POTECASI AROUND 530 PM EST... RIDDICKSVILLE AROUND 535 PM EST... DORT AROUND 540 PM EST... HAZELTON AROUND 545 PM EST... CORAPEAKE AROUND 550 PM EST... TRAP AROUND 555 PM EST... WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND BRIEF LOCALYL HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
Local storm report, Jan 28, 6:40 PM EST, 5 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 5:20 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 85 min | |
| Jan 28, 5:21 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 54 min | |
| Jan 28, 5:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk and 1 more | 41 min |
| Jan 28, 6:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 31 min |
| Jan 28, 5:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 3 more | 55 min |
| Jan 27, 10:36 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Dorchester | 6 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.