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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 12, 2010, 5:37 PM EDT for 5 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 53 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 12, 2010, 5:37 PM EDT (21:37 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 2010, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Brunswick County, VA, City of Emporia, VA, Greensville County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Sussex County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 484 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 255 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 286 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
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 12, 5:03 PM EDT, 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 12, 5:03 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 12, 3:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 335 PM EDT WED MAY 12 2010 VAZ048-049-060>085-087>090-131945- 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-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY- JAMES CITY- 335 PM EDT WED MAY 12 2010 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 154 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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...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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. ALSO TO NOTE...RAINFALL MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES AS THIS SYSTEM PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION INTO TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A HALF INCH TO AN INCH AND A HALF WILL BE POSSIBLE (LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS). .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-VAZ099-100-131945- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 335 PM EDT WED MAY 12 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND AND THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. ALSO TO NOTE...RAINFALL MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES AS THIS SYSTEM PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION INTO TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A HALF INCH TO AN INCH AND A HALF WILL BE POSSIBLE (LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS). .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. NCZ014>017-102-VAZ086-091>098-131945- GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- MATHEWS-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 335 PM EDT WED MAY 12 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF 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. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. ALSO TO NOTE...RAINFALL MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES AS THIS SYSTEM PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION INTO TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A HALF INCH TO AN INCH AND A HALF WILL BE POSSIBLE (LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS). .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>632-650-652-654-656-131945- 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 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- 335 PM EDT WED MAY 12 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT 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. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE POTENTIALLY PRODUCING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ633-658-131945- CURRITUCK SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT TO 20 NM- 335 PM EDT WED MAY 12 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND CURRITUCK SOUND. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE POTENTIALLY PRODUCING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KT. .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. NCZ012-013-030>032-131945- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS- 335 PM EDT WED MAY 12 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. .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. WAMSLEY
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 12, 3:28 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 328 PM EDT WED MAY 12 2010 VAZ048-061-062-069-122030- CUMBERLAND VA-FLUVANNA VA-GOOCHLAND VA-POWHATAN VA- 328 PM EDT WED MAY 12 2010 ...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING FROM THE WEST... AT 328 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORM 31 MILES WEST OF FORK UNION...OR ABOUT 12 MILES NORTH OF BENT CREEK...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR TRENTON MILLS AT 420 PM EDT...WHITEVILLE...AND...LAKESIDE VILLAGE AT 425 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. EXPECT BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING 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. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8PM EDT. WAMSLEY
Local storm report, May 12, 4:45 PM EDT, 52 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 12, 3:29 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 19 hr | |
| May 12, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Goochland, Powhatan | 68 min |
| May 12, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 54 min |
| May 12, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Surry, Sussex and 3 more | 58 min |
| May 12, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 58 min |
| May 12, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, James City, Surry, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 3 more | 47 min |
| May 12, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 59 min | |
| May 12, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 26 min | |
| May 12, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 54 min |
| May 12, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 52 min |
| May 12, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 55 min | |
| May 12, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 58 min | |
| May 12, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 64 min | |
| May 12, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Camden, Currituck | 47 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 2010Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2010
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.