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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 235, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 16, 2011, 8:45 PM EST for 10 counties in 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
- Nov 16, 2011, 8:45 PM EST (01:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2011, 9:30 PM EST
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Charles City County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Henrico County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Sussex County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:46 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 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 104 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -84 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 956 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 272 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 265 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
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 Nov 16, 8:35 PM EST, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 16, 8:35 PM EST, 10 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 16, 6:41 AM EST, 14 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 641 AM EST WED NOV 16 2011 MDZ021>025-VAZ048-049-061>064-069-071>078-083-085-099-100-171145- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-POWHATAN- HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND- NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-NEW KENT-MIDDLESEX-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 641 AM EST WED NOV 16 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL ENCOUNTER A MOIST AIR MASS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE. SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE FRONT AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...WITH STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OVER AN INCH EXPECTED. .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>634-650-652-654-656-658-171145- 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- 641 AM EST WED NOV 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY... 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. 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. 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. NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ060-065>068-070-079>082-084-086>098-171145- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK- BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-PRINCE EDWARD- MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-CHESTERFIELD-BRUNSWICK- DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-GLOUCESTER-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE- SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT- NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE- VIRGINIA BEACH- 641 AM EST WED NOV 16 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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 MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL ENCOUNTER A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE FRONT AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WOULD BE LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO EXPECTED...WITH STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OVER AN INCH POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 16, 5:16 PM EST, 3 hours 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 516 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011 NCZ012-VAZ087-088-092-162245- GREENSVILLE VA-NORTHAMPTON NC-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SUSSEX VA- 516 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011 ...STRONG SHOWER MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN VIRGINIA... AT 515 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG SHOWER OVER DAHLIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THE SHOWER WILL BE NEAR GREEN PLAIN AT 520 PM EST...MASON AT 525 PM EST...JOYNER AT 530 PM EST...LUMBERTON AT 535 PM EST...LITTLETON AT 540 PM EST...MANRY AT 545 PM EST. EXPECT WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE PATH OF THIS SHOWER. LAT...LON 3704 7706 3681 7687 3654 7755 3669 7767 44
Special weather statement, Nov 16, 6:06 PM EST, 2 hours 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 606 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011 VAZ089-092-093-162330- ISLE OF WIGHT VA-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SURRY VA- 606 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... AT 604 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SEDLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR IVOR AT 610 PM EST...ZUNI AT 615 PM EST...RAYNOR...AND...CENTRAL HILL AT 620 PM EST...BETHEL CHURCH... AND...COMET AT 625 PM EST...SMITHFIELD AT 630 PM EST. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. LAT...LON 3707 7669 3692 7655 3669 7703 3683 7715 44
Special weather statement, Nov 16, 6:24 PM EST, 2 hours 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 624 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011 VAZ063-071>074-083-170030- ESSEX VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA-NEW KENT VA- 624 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL VIRGINIA... AT 623 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER LAKESIDE...OR ABOUT OVER GLEN ALLEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR MECHANICSVILLE AT 630 PM EST...STUDLEY AT 635 PM EST...ENFIELD AT 640 PM EST...AYLETT AT 645 PM EST...SAINT STEPHENS CHURCH AT 650 PM EST...MILLERS TAVERN AT 655 PM EST. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. 44
Special weather statement, Nov 16, 6:59 PM EST, 1 hour 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
659 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
VAZ063-064-072>077-170030-
CAROLINE VA-ESSEX VA-HANOVER VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM
VA-NORTHUMBERLAND VA-RICHMOND VA-WESTMORELAND VA-
659 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SOUTH ALONG A STRONG COLD FRONT...
AT 657 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A NEWLY DEVELOPED LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM HAGUE TO AYLETT...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
CHAMPLAIN AROUND 705 PM EST...
NEWLAND AROUND 710 PM EST...
EXPECT WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS IN THE
PATH OF THESE STORMS.
LAT...LON 3816 7662 3815 7660 3811 7659 3809 7654
3805 7651 3788 7651 3766 7720 3782 7735
3818 7678
44Special weather statement, Nov 16, 7:01 PM EST, 1 hour 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
701 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
VAZ060>063-065>069-170100-
AMELIA VA-CUMBERLAND VA-GOOCHLAND VA-HANOVER VA-LUNENBURG VA-
MECKLENBURG VA-NOTTOWAY VA-POWHATAN VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA-
701 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CUMBERLAND...
NORTHWESTERN LUNENBURG...NORTHWESTERN MECKLENBURG...NORTHWESTERN
NOTTOWAY...POWHATAN...PRINCE EDWARD...SOUTHERN GOOCHLAND...WEST
CENTRAL HANOVER AND WESTERN AMELIA COUNTIES...
AT 700 PM EST...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM
BUCKINGHAM TO 35 MILES WEST OF VIRGILINA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. VERY HEAVY RAIN
WILL FALL FROM THESE STORMS...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS
AND FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR PROSPECT
AROUND 715 PM...TRENTON MILLS AROUND 730 PM...WEST VIEW AROUND 745
PM AND PRINCE EDWARD LAKE AROUND 800 PM.
LAT...LON 3668 7871 3670 7865 3688 7850 3708 7846
3709 7850 3713 7853 3714 7859 3720 7870
3726 7869 3734 7861 3738 7861 3740 7858
3734 7851 3735 7846 3761 7827 3768 7825
3775 7759 3664 7863 3663 7872
FORECASTER: ALBRIGHTSpecial weather statement, Nov 16, 7:53 PM EST, 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
753 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
VAZ060-061-063-065>071-079>081-083-087-088-170200-
AMELIA VA-BRUNSWICK VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-CUMBERLAND VA-DINWIDDIE VA-
GREENSVILLE VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-LUNENBURG VA-MECKLENBURG VA-
NEW KENT VA-NOTTOWAY VA-POWHATAN VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-
SUSSEX VA-
753 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AMELIA...
CHESTERFIELD...CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS...CITY OF PETERSBURG...CITY
OF RICHMOND...CITY OF HOPEWELL...DINWIDDIE...EASTERN PRINCE
EDWARD...LUNENBURG...NORTH CENTRAL GREENSVILLE...NORTHERN
BRUNSWICK...NORTHERN MECKLENBURG...NORTHWESTERN NEW
KENT...NORTHWESTERN PRINCE GEORGE...NOTTOWAY...SOUTHEASTERN
HANOVER...SOUTHERN HENRICO...SOUTHERN POWHATAN...SOUTHWESTERN
CUMBERLAND...WEST CENTRAL SUSSEX COUNTIES...
AT 750 PM EST...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM
ANGOLA TO REDOAK...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. VERY HEAVY RAIN
WILL FALL FROM THESE STORMS...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS
AND FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR TOBACCOVILLE
AROUND 800 PM...FLAT ROCK AROUND 810 PM...FOUNDERS BRIDGE AROUND 820
PM...WOODLAKE SUBDIVISION AROUND 830 PM...FIVE FORKS AROUND 840 PM
AND CHERRY HILL AROUND 850 PM.
LAT...LON 3669 7869 3670 7865 3689 7850 3705 7846
3709 7848 3748 7829 3762 7714 3678 7756
3661 7871
FORECASTER: ALBRIGHTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 7:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland, Powhatan, Prince Edward | 59 min |
| Nov 16, 7:49 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico and 4 more | 101 min |
| Nov 16, 7:53 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Lunenburg and 5 more | 67 min |
| Nov 16, 8:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Nottoway | 47 min |
| Nov 16, 9:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, Mathews, Surry, York, City of Williamsburg | 55 min |
| Nov 16, 9:25 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 65 min | |
| Nov 16, 10:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton | 43 min |
| Nov 16, 10:38 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton | 37 min |
| Nov 16, 11:11 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Southampton, City of Suffolk | 34 min |
| Nov 17, 6:14 AM EST | Freeze Watch | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 8 hr |
| Nov 17, 1:11 PM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 5 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 2011Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2011
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.