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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 169, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2011, 6:01 PM EDT for 7 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 44 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
- Jul 6, 2011, 6:01 PM EDT (22:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2011, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Newport News, VA, City of Norfolk, VA, City of Portsmouth, VA, City of Suffolk, VA, City of Virginia Beach, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:02 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
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 1078 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 886 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 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 Jul 6, 5:33 PM EDT, 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 5:33 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 458 AM EDT WED JUL 6 2011 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-070900- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK- BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-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- 458 AM EDT WED JUL 6 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF 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. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. A FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY FROM THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM ANY OF THESE STORMS...ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ANZ630>634-650-652-654-656-658-070900- 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 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- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT TO 20 NM- 458 AM EDT WED JUL 6 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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 05
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 9:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 47 min |
| Jul 6, 10:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline | 65 min |
| Jul 6, 10:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Louisa | 62 min |
| Jul 6, 11:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex | 62 min |
| Jul 6, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Powhatan | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 1:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 69 min |
| Jul 6, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, New Kent, Prince George, City of Hopewell and 1 more | 42 min |
| Jul 6, 2:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Henrico and 2 more | 54 min |
| Jul 6, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Goochland | 57 min |
| Jul 6, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson, City of Portsmouth | 62 min |
| Jul 6, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Nottoway, City of Richmond | 59 min |
| Jul 6, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 58 min |
| Jul 6, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, James City, Prince George and 6 more | 47 min |
| Jul 6, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 74 min | |
| Jul 6, 3:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 1 more | 61 min |
| Jul 6, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville | 54 min |
| Jul 6, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Isle of Wight, James City, Surry, Sussex, City of Newport News and 1 more | 43 min |
| Jul 6, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 71 min |
| Jul 6, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Surry, York and 2 more | 40 min |
| Jul 6, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Emporia, City of Franklin | 64 min |
| Jul 6, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 49 min |
| Jul 6, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk and 4 more | 68 min |
| Jul 6, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk | 52 min |
| Jul 6, 5:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson and 3 more | 92 min |
| Jul 6, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 83 min | |
| Jul 6, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 53 min |
| Jul 6, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 60 min |
| Jul 6, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia | 55 min |
| Jul 6, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 57 min |
| Jul 6, 7:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Bertie | 71 min |
| Jul 6, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Pasquotank, Perquimans | 72 min |
| Jul 6, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chowan, Perquimans | 57 min |
| Jul 6, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gates | 57 min |
| Jul 6, 12:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Worcester | 62 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.