Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 120, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2011, 2:41 PM EDT for Cumberland County, Powhatan County, Virginia. It was in force for 35 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 17, 2011, 2:41 PM EDT (18:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2011, 3:16 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cumberland County, VA, Powhatan County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:44 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
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -139 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1278 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 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 Jun 17, 2:36 PM EDT, 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 2:36 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 9:57 AM EDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 957 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>015-030>032-VAZ048-049-060>100-181400- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS- 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-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT- NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE- VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 957 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA...THE EASTERN SHORE OF 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. ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT IS FROM STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY. AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES WILL PEAK AROUND 100 DEGREES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ016-017-102-181400- CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- 957 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA. .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. AIR QUALITY ALERT. ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT IS FROM STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY. AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES WILL PEAK IN THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ650-652-181400- 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- 957 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .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. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ630>634-654-656-658-181400- 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 LITTLE CREEK VA- CURRITUCK SOUND- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK TO CAPE HENRY VA...INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL- 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- 957 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND CURRITUCK SOUND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 1:48 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
148 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011
VAZ048-061-062-069-171845-
CUMBERLAND VA-FLUVANNA VA-GOOCHLAND VA-POWHATAN VA-
148 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO THE EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA
PIEDMONT...
AT 146 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES WEST OF PALMYRA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35
MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR ANTIOCH AT 155 PM EDT...
CENTRAL PLAINS AT 205 PM EDT...COHASSET AT 210 PM EDT...BREMO BLUFF
AT 215 PM EDT...COLUMBIA AT 220 PM EDT...LAKESIDE VILLAGE AT 225 PM
EDT.
WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...SMALL HAIL...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND
VERY HEAVY RAIN 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 THESE STORMS REACH YOUR AREA. REMAIN
INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
LAT...LON 3794 7837 3759 7776 3745 7790 3747 7789
3750 7800 3747 7802 3747 7805 3745 7807
3760 7828 3768 7824 3775 7845 3777 7848
3781 7849
ZIMMERMANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince George | 58 min |
| Jun 16, 9:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | James City, Surry, Sussex, City of Williamsburg | 54 min |
| Jun 16, 10:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 53 min |
| Jun 16, 11:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland | 60 min |
| Jun 16, 11:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 56 min |
| Jun 16, 11:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Powhatan | 58 min |
| Jun 17, 12:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg, Nottoway | 61 min |
| Jun 17, 1:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 57 min |
| Jun 17, 1:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Mecklenburg, Nottoway | 58 min |
| Jun 17, 2:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 63 min |
| Jun 17, 4:31 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland | 5 hr |
| Jun 17, 4:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 76 min |
| Jun 17, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna, Powhatan | 57 min |
| Jun 17, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna | 41 min |
| Jun 17, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna | 63 min |
| Jun 17, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico | 53 min |
| Jun 17, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover, Louisa | 62 min |
| Jun 17, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Sussex | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa, Powhatan | 62 min |
| Jun 17, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Sussex, City of Franklin | 35 min |
| Jun 17, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Nottoway | 57 min |
| Jun 17, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, Powhatan and 1 more | 60 min |
| Jun 17, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick | 66 min |
| Jun 17, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 42 min |
| Jun 17, 6:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Sussex | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight | 34 min |
| Jun 17, 7:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Sussex | 40 min |
| Jun 17, 7:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 55 min |
| Jun 17, 7:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton | 42 min |
| Jun 16, 8:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 58 min |
| Jun 16, 9:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester, Wicomico | 60 min |
| Jun 16, 10:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 29 min |
| Jun 16, 10:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 59 min |
| Jun 16, 11:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 59 min |
| Jun 17, 12:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 4:31 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | AKQ | Dorchester | 5 hr |
| Jun 17, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 63 min |
| Jun 17, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dorchester | 36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.