Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 18, 2011, 5:16 PM EDT for 6 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 59 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 18, 2011, 5:16 PM EDT (21:16 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2011, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Caroline County, VA, Essex County, VA, Hanover County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, King William County, VA, New Kent County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:19 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 5:30 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Nne Westwood, VA | |
| May 18, 5:45 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Sw Enfield, VA | |
| May 18, 6:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 S Bowling Green, VA | TREE DOWN ON SPARTA RD. |
| May 18, 6:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Bowling Green, VA | TREE DOWN ON FREDRICKSBURG TPK. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 4 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 14 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
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 18, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 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
- 256 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 585 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
601 WUUS51 KAKQ 182116 SVRAKQ VAC033-057-085-097-101-127-182215- /O.NEW.KAKQ.SV.W.0073.110518T2116Z-110518T2215Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 516 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CAROLINE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... NORTHWESTERN ESSEX COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA... SOUTHEASTERN HANOVER COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA... NORTHWESTERN KING AND QUEEN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA... KING WILLIAM COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA... NORTHWESTERN NEW KENT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 615 PM EDT * AT 515 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TUNSTALL...OR 6 MILES SOUTH OF MANQUIN...AND MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... WALKERTON AROUND 525 PM EDT. MANQUIN AND CENTRAL GARAGE AROUND 530 PM EDT. AYLETT AROUND 535 PM EDT. SAINT STEPHENS CHURCH AROUND 540 PM EDT. MANGOHICK AROUND 545 PM EDT. BEULAHVILLE AROUND 550 PM EDT. NEWTOWN AROUND 555 PM EDT. SPARTA AROUND 610 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE RUMFORD...TURPIN...ENFIELD...POLLARDS CORNER...UPSHAW...EPWORTH... ETNA MILLS...GLOBE...CALNO AND OWENTON. PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL AND OR WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED...BY CALLING NOAA'S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD AT...1...800...7 3 7...8 6 2 4. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 3757 7697 3751 7719 3810 7748 3818 7715 TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 163DEG 24KT 3763 7712 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ ESEYMOUR
4 follow-up statements
206 WWUS51 KAKQ 182127 SVSAKQ SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 527 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 VAC127-182136- /O.CAN.KAKQ.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110518T2215Z/ NEW KENT VA- 527 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN NEW KENT COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL AND OR WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED...BY CALLING NOAA'S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD AT...1...800...7 3 7...8 6 2 4. LAT...LON 3766 7706 3762 7721 3810 7748 3818 7715 TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 163DEG 24KT 3769 7715 $$ VAC033-057-085-097-101-182215- /O.CON.KAKQ.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110518T2215Z/ KING WILLIAM VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-HANOVER VA-ESSEX VA-CAROLINE VA- 527 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CAROLINE... EXTREME NORTHWESTERN ESSEX...SOUTHEASTERN HANOVER...NORTHWESTERN KING AND QUEEN AND NORTHWESTERN KING WILLIAM COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM EDT... AT 524 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MANQUIN...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... CENTRAL GARAGE AND AYLETT AROUND 535 PM EDT. MANGOHICK AROUND 545 PM EDT. BEULAHVILLE AROUND 550 PM EDT. NEWTOWN AROUND 555 PM EDT. SPARTA AROUND 610 PM EDT. BOWLING GREEN AND MILFORD AROUND 615 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE TURPIN... ENFIELD...POLLARDS CORNER...EPWORTH...UPSHAW...ETNA MILLS...GLOBE... CALNO...OWENTON AND DUANE FORK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL AND OR WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED...BY CALLING NOAA'S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD AT...1...800...7 3 7...8 6 2 4. && LAT...LON 3766 7706 3762 7721 3810 7748 3818 7715 TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 163DEG 24KT 3769 7715 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ ESEYMOUR
586 WWUS51 KAKQ 182141 SVSAKQ SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 541 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 VAC085-182151- /O.CAN.KAKQ.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110518T2215Z/ HANOVER VA- 541 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HANOVER COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL AND OR WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED...BY CALLING NOAA'S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD AT...1...800...7 3 7...8 6 2 4. LAT...LON 3775 7710 3772 7727 3810 7748 3818 7715 TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 160DEG 24KT 3779 7721 $$ VAC033-057-097-101-182215- /O.CON.KAKQ.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110518T2215Z/ KING WILLIAM VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-ESSEX VA-CAROLINE VA- 541 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CAROLINE... EXTREME NORTHWESTERN ESSEX...NORTHWESTERN KING AND QUEEN AND NORTHWESTERN KING WILLIAM COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM EDT... AT 538 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CENTRAL GARAGE...OR NEAR AYLETT...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... BEULAHVILLE AROUND 550 PM EDT. SPARTA AROUND 610 PM EDT. MILFORD AND BOWLING GREEN AROUND 615 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE CALNO... DUANE FORK...GETHER AND PENOLA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL AND OR WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED...BY CALLING NOAA'S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD AT...1...800...7 3 7...8 6 2 4. && LAT...LON 3775 7710 3772 7727 3810 7748 3818 7715 TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 160DEG 24KT 3779 7721 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ ESEYMOUR
793 WWUS51 KAKQ 182155 SVSAKQ SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 555 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 VAC033-057-097-101-182215- /O.CON.KAKQ.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110518T2215Z/ KING WILLIAM VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-ESSEX VA-CAROLINE VA- 555 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CAROLINE... EXTREME NORTHWESTERN ESSEX...NORTHWESTERN KING AND QUEEN AND NORTHWESTERN KING WILLIAM COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM EDT... AT 552 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BEULAHVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... SPARTA AROUND 610 PM EDT. MILFORD AND BOWLING GREEN AROUND 615 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE PENOLA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL AND OR WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED...BY CALLING NOAA'S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD AT...1...800...7 3 7...8 6 2 4. && LAT...LON 3784 7711 3781 7732 3810 7748 3818 7715 TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 160DEG 24KT 3788 7725 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ ESEYMOUR
971 WWUS51 KAKQ 182215 SVSAKQ SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 615 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 VAC033-057-097-101-182225- /O.EXP.KAKQ.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110518T2215Z/ KING WILLIAM VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-ESSEX VA-CAROLINE VA- 615 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CAROLINE...EXTREME NORTHWESTERN ESSEX...NORTHWESTERN KING AND QUEEN AND NORTHWESTERN KING WILLIAM COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND IS MOVING OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL AND OR WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED...BY CALLING NOAA'S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD AT...1...800...7 3 7...8 6 2 4. LAT...LON 3784 7711 3781 7732 3810 7748 3818 7715 TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 160DEG 24KT 3801 7731 $$ ESEYMOUR
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 18, 4:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 18, 4:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
413 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL VERY SLOWLY MOVE FROM THE
UPPER OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT TO THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC COAST BY
FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST DURING THE
WEEKEND...AND BECOMES ANCHORED OVER THE SOUTHEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORMING OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS
A SHORTWAVE TROUGH SPINS AROUND THE PARENT UPPER LOW TO THE WEST.
THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF STORMS IS ALIGNED ALONG A NORTH-SOUTH
ORIENTED ZONE OF SURFACE CONVERGENCE IMMEDIATELY WEST OF THE BAY.
WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED WITH MARGINAL AMBIENT
INSTABILITY. HOWEVER...ENOUGH SHEAR MAY BE PRESENT TO SUPPORT
A FEW STRONGER UPDRAFTS HENCE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FROM FLUVANNA/LOUISA COUNTIES EASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDDLE
PENINSULA AND NORTHERN NECK TO THE EASTERN SHORE. A LOCALIZED HEAVY
RAIN THREAT WILL LINGER...WITH THE NW COUNTIES THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE
WHERE THE GROUND IS RATHER SATURATED.
THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS WITH DRY
CONDITIONS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUD COVER SHOULD DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IF NOT MOSTLY CLEAR BY MORNING.
PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE IF ENOUGH CLEARING OCCURS...ESPECIALLY IN
AREAS THAT HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED RAIN. LOW TEMPERATURES SHOULD
RANGE FROM THE MID 50S TO NEAR 60.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THE POSSIBILITY FOR SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE
UPPER LOW SLOWLY MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC. CONVECTION
SHOULD BE PRIMARILY DIURNALLY DRIVEN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...WITH
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED COVERAGE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING HOURS...AND MAINLY DRY OVERNIGHT/EARLY MORNING. CAPE VALUES
AVERAGE AROUND 500 J/KG THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND SLIGHTLY LESS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BE ENOUGH SUPPORT FOR THUNDER ESPECIALLY WITH
THE COLD POOL IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE LOCAL AREA. HOWEVER...THE
MID LEVEL FLOW BECOMES PROGRESSIVELY MORE WESTERLY...SO THIS
COMBINED WITH LIMITED INSTABILITY SHOULD PRODUCE RATHER DISORGANIZED
CONVECTION.
HIGH TEMPERATURES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY SHOULD RANGE FROM THE MID 70S
NORTH...TO NEAR 80 SOUTH. LOW TEMPERATURES THURSDAY NIGHT SHOULD BE
IN THE MID 50S TO NEAR 60.
THE UPPER LOW LIFTS TO THE NORTHEAST BY SATURDAY WITH IMPROVING AND
WARMING CONDITIONS. HIGHS SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE
MID/UPPER 70S FOR THE COASTLINES AND INTERIOR EASTERN SHORE...AND
LOW 80S INLAND AFTER MORNING LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO NEAR 60.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
SUMMER PREVIEW XPCTD FOR THE XTND PDS...AS LO AMPLITUDE RDG ALOFT
SETS UP INVOF SE CONUS. THERE WL BE A CPL INSTANCES OF A WK SYS
PASSING BY N OF FA THROUGH THE PD (TMG AT THIS POINT
UNCERTAIN)...MAY BE ENUF TO RESULT IN ISLTD/SCTD CNVTV DVLPMNT (MNLY
NRN TIER OF FA). OTRW...PCLDY/PSNY. HI TEMPS IN THE M/U80S
SUN/MON...U80S/NR 90F TUE/WED (INLAND)...U70S TO L80S
SUN/MON...L/M80S TUE/WED (CST). MOST NGTTM LO TEMPS IN THE 60S
THROUGH THE PD.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
SCTD CNVTN UNTIL THIS EVE (HIEST PROB OVR E/NE SXNS)...OTRW VFR.
PTCHY FG PSBL LT TNGT (TO MVFR). SCTD CNVTV DVLPMNT AGN
THU...THEN APRS TO BE LESS SO ON FRI AS ULVL FLO PRES LIFTS OUT TO
THE NE OF AREA. SCTD CNVTN PSBL AGN SUN/MON...B4 ISLTD DIURNALLY
DRIVEN CNVTN PSBL TUE/WED.
&&
.MARINE...
THE END IS IN SIGHT TO THE PROLONGED ONSHR LLVL FLO. WL CONT W/ SE
WNDS INTO TNGT...THAT BCM MR SW BY THU AS LO PRES PASSING BY (WELL)
INLAND. THAT LO PRES SYS BEGINS TO LIFT TO THE ENE...AND AWAY FM THE
CSTL WTRS FRI...AND THE WTRS WL BE ON BACKSIDE OF DEPARTING LO SAT.
THE RESULT WL BE WNDS SHIFTING FM WNW TO NNW THROUGH THAT TIME
FRAME. SSW WNDS RETURN AT THE END OF THE WKND/AND FOR ERY NEXT WK.
ALL IN ALL...BETTER MARINE CONDS XPCTD FOR THE WKND. SCAS RMNG UP
FOR THE OCN WTRS (THROUGH 1ST PART OF TNGT S...INTO THU EVE (FAR)
N).
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE RIVANNA RIVER AT PALMYRA DUE TO
RUNOFF FROM LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TUESDAY. SEE FLSAKQ FOR
DETAILS.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
A GRDL RELAXATION OF TIDAL DEPARTURES XPCTD THROUGH END OF THE WK.
FOR TNGT/ERY THU MRNG...ANOTHER HI TIDE W/ ANOMALIES AVVG 1-1.25 FT
PTNTLLY LEADING TO MINOR FLDG IN SPOTS INVOF CNTRL BAY AND ON SRN
SHR OF POTOMAC RVR. EVEN THOUGH GUID SUGGS LVLS STAY SUFFICIENTLY
BLO MINOR FLDG LVLS INVOF SRN BAY AND ON THE ATLC CST...MAY STILL
ISSUE STATEMENT FOR THIS EVE TIDES WHICH WL AVG ARND/JUST OVR 1 FT
ABV NRML.
&&
.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR MDZ021>023.
NC...AIR QUALITY ALERT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THURSDAY FOR NCZ017-102.
VA...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR VAZ077.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR VAZ075.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EDT THURSDAY FOR ANZ654.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR ANZ656-658.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY NIGHT FOR
ANZ650-652.
&&
SYNOPSIS...AJZ
NEAR TERM...AJZ
SHORT TERM...AJZ
LONG TERM...ALB
AVIATION...ALB/BKH
MARINE...ALB
HYDROLOGY...AJZ
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...ALBHazardous weather outlook, May 18, 4:18 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 418 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 NCZ012>016-030>032-VAZ060>062-065>071-079>082-087>098-192030- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG- NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE- PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK- SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH- SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 418 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA...THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...HAIL...AND STRONG WIND GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .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. MDZ024-025-VAZ048-049-063-064-072>074-076-078-083>086-099-100-192030- INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-FLUVANNA-LOUISA-HANOVER-CAROLINE- KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-RICHMOND-LANCASTER-NEW KENT- GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 418 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 305 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... 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...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...HAIL...AND STRONG WIND GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .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>023-192030- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET- 418 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 305 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND. .DAY ONE...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. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...HAIL...AND STRONG WIND GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .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. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ075-192030- WESTMORELAND- 418 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 305 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...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. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...HAIL...AND STRONG WIND GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .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. NCZ017-102-192030- INLAND CURRITUCK-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- 418 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...HAIL...AND STRONG WIND GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .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. AIR QUALITY ALERT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ077-192030- NORTHUMBERLAND- 418 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 305 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...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. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...HAIL...AND STRONG WIND GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .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. ANZ654-192030- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT TO 20 NM- 418 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...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. ANZ656-658-192030- 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- 418 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...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. ANZ650-652-192030- 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- 418 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...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. ANZ632>634-192030- 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- 418 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY AND CURRITUCK SOUND. .DAY ONE...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. ANZ630-631-192030- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- 418 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 305 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY. .DAY ONE...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. .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.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 18, 4:22 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
422 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0415 PM HAIL 4 E DOWNTOWN NORFOLK 36.85N 76.21W
05/18/2011 M1.00 INCH CITY OF NORFOLK VA TRAINED SPOTTER
MILITARY HIGHWAY AND I-264
&&
JMLocal storm report, May 18, 4:34 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
434 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0414 PM TSTM WND GST NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL A 36.90N 76.20W
05/18/2011 M56 MPH CITY OF NORFOLK VA ASOS
&&
JMLocal storm report, May 18, 4:47 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
447 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0424 PM TSTM WND GST 6 NNE BAYSIDE 36.97N 76.11W
05/18/2011 M51.00 MPH ANZ634 VA MESONET
FIRST ISLAND - CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL
0428 PM TSTM WND GST 2 E HAMPTON 37.05N 76.26W
05/18/2011 M46.00 MPH ANZ632 VA MESONET
THIMBLE SHOALS
&&
JMLocal storm report, May 18, 4:49 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
449 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0405 PM HAIL COLLEGE PARK 36.80N 76.21W
05/18/2011 M1.00 INCH CITY OF VIRGINIA B VA TRAINED SPOTTER
0406 PM HAIL CHESAPEAKE 36.82N 76.27W
05/18/2011 M1.00 INCH CITY OF CHESAPEAKE VA TRAINED SPOTTER
0408 PM HAIL BAYBERRY PLACE 36.78N 76.22W
05/18/2011 M1.00 INCH CITY OF CHESAPEAKE VA TRAINED SPOTTER
0410 PM HAIL COLLEGE PARK 36.80N 76.22W
05/18/2011 M1.00 INCH CITY OF VIRGINIA B VA PUBLIC
0411 PM HAIL KNOB HILL 36.81N 76.21W
05/18/2011 M1.00 INCH CITY OF VIRGINIA B VA PUBLIC
0411 PM HAIL TANGLEWOOD 36.83N 76.23W
05/18/2011 M1.25 INCH CITY OF VIRGINIA B VA PUBLIC
&&
EVENT NUMBER AKQ1100094 AKQ1100095 AKQ1100096 AKQ1100097 AKQ1100098
AKQ1100099
DAPLocal storm report, May 18, 4:51 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
451 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0415 PM HAIL 4 ENE DOWNTOWN NORFOLK 36.89N 76.22W
05/18/2011 M1.00 INCH CITY OF NORFOLK VA AMATEUR RADIO
AZALEA GARDEN ROAD AND MILITARY HIGHWAY
&&
JMLocal storm report, May 18, 5:04 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
504 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 ENE CHARLES CITY 37.37N 77.00W
05/18/2011 CHARLES CITY VA EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 615
&&
JMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 10:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 56 min |
| May 17, 10:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 42 min |
| May 17, 10:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna | 36 min |
| May 17, 11:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg, Prince Edward | 45 min |
| May 17, 11:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna | 42 min |
| May 18, 12:09 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 5 hr | |
| May 18, 12:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland, Prince Edward | 43 min |
| May 18, 4:36 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Northumberland | 23 hr |
| May 18, 2:22 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 2 more | 12 hr |
| May 18, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk | 37 min |
| May 18, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King and Queen | 39 min |
| May 18, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Surry, City of Suffolk | 39 min |
| May 18, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 30 min |
| May 18, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 59 min | |
| May 18, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 1 more | 51 min |
| May 18, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Hanover, James City, King and Queen, King William, New Kent | 42 min |
| May 18, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 43 min | |
| May 18, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, Richmond, Westmoreland | 52 min |
| May 18, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Williamsburg | 38 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.