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Small Craft Advisory 56, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this small craft advisory at Apr 17, 2011, 12:11 AM EDT. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 17, 2011, 12:11 AM EDT (04:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 18, 2011, 6:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Apr 16, 9:07 PM EDT, 3 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 9:07 PM EDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 16, 8:13 PM EDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
813 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
VAZ048-049-063-170045-
FLUVANNA VA-HANOVER VA-LOUISA VA-
813 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO LOUISA AND FLUVANNA COUNTIES...
AT 812 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF BOSWELLS TAVERN TO 7
MILES WEST OF TROY...OR FROM 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF LOUISA TO 8 MILES
NORTHWEST OF PALMYRA...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. THE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
FERNCLIFF AROUND 825 PM EDT...
LOUISA AROUND 830 PM EDT...
MINERAL AROUND 835 PM EDT...
BUMPASS AROUND 840 PM EDT...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
EXPECT OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IN THE PATH OF THESE
STORMS. 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 3813 7821 3814 7812 3816 7810 3814 7806
3814 7801 3812 7797 3810 7783 3802 7772
3800 7765 3796 7762 3787 7765 3793 7838
3794 7837
GINGRICHLocal storm report, Apr 16, 10:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1139 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0330 PM TSTM WND DMG LUNENBURG 36.96N 78.27W
04/16/2011 LUNENBURG VA LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN
0345 PM TSTM WND DMG REHOBOTH 36.92N 78.36W
04/16/2011 LUNENBURG VA TRAINED SPOTTER
WIND DAMAGE. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0345 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E VICTORIA 36.99N 78.21W
04/16/2011 LUNENBURG VA TRAINED SPOTTER
WIND DAMAGE. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0437 PM TSTM WND DMG DINWIDDIE 37.08N 77.59W
04/16/2011 DINWIDDIE VA LAW ENFORCEMENT
POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE TO HOMES IN THE FIVE FORKS AREA.
ON WHITE OAK RD, SHANNON DRIVE AND WILKERSON DRIVE
0535 PM HAIL POWHATAN 37.54N 77.92W
04/16/2011 E1.25 INCH POWHATAN VA TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL THE SIZE OF A HALF DOLLAR AT 2700 PINE RIDGE LANE
0535 PM HAIL POWHATAN 37.54N 77.92W
04/16/2011 M1.00 INCH POWHATAN VA PUBLIC
0535 PM HAIL POWHATAN 37.54N 77.92W
04/16/2011 M1.00 INCH POWHATAN VA TRAINED SPOTTER
0630 PM TSTM WND DMG HOMEVILLE 36.95N 77.17W
04/16/2011 SUSSEX VA PUBLIC
TOPS OF PINE TREES KNOCKED OFF
0700 PM TORNADO ASKEWVILLE 36.11N 76.94W
04/16/2011 BERTIE NC EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 14 FATAL *** NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. NUMEROUS HOMES
DAMAGED. NWS STORM SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED SUNDAY
MORNING.
0705 PM TORNADO 1 SW CLAM 37.34N 76.55W
04/16/2011 GLOUCESTER VA EMERGENCY MNGR
3 HOUSES DAMAGED ON HUMMINGBIRD LN. UNCONFIRMED
FATALITIES. STORM SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED SUNDAY
MORNING.
0705 PM TORNADO 1 N WHITE MARSH 37.35N 76.52W
04/16/2011 GLOUCESTER VA EMERGENCY MNGR
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO PAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
0725 PM TORNADO POWELLSVILLE 36.22N 76.93W
04/16/2011 BERTIE NC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TORNADO SIGHTED BY FIRE DEPT NEAR ASKEWVILLE RD. POSSIBLE
FATALITIES.
0730 PM TORNADO SMITHFIELD 36.98N 76.62W
04/16/2011 ISLE OF WIGHT VA TRAINED SPOTTER
HOUSE DAMAGED...TREES KNOCKED DOWN PARTIALLY DEFOLIATED.
0730 PM HAIL SAVAGE 36.49N 76.60W
04/16/2011 M1.00 INCH GATES NC TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 PM TSTM WND GST FRANKLIN 36.68N 76.94W
04/16/2011 M61.00 MPH CITY OF FRANKLIN VA AWOS
0930 PM TSTM WND DMG HARBINGER 36.10N 75.81W
04/16/2011 CURRITUCK NC EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
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05Local storm report, Apr 16, 11:57 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1157 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0437 PM TORNADO 4 WNW DINWIDDIE 37.10N 77.66W
04/16/2011 F1 DINWIDDIE VA LAW ENFORCEMENT
RATED AS A HIGH-END EF1 TORNADO WITH APPROXIMATE PATH
LENGTH OF 8 MILES...PATH WIDTH VARIABLE...ABOUT 300-400
YARDS AT ITS GREATEST EXTENT. TORNADO PATH STARTED ON
DOYLE ROAD...WEST OF GLEBE ROAD...THEN TRACKED ENE TO THE
FIVE FORKS AREA OF DINWIDDIE COUNTY. HUNDREDS OF TREES
WERE EITHER DOWNED OR SNAPPED OFF...WITH NUMEROUS POWER
LINES DOWN AND SEVERAL HOMES WITH MINOR TO MODERATE
DAMAGE. MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS ON PATILLO ROAD AT
WOODED LANE, AND ON WILKINSON ROAD NEAR SHANNON DRIVE.
&&
HURLEYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 8:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 54 min | |
| Apr 16, 8:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Louisa | 32 min |
| Apr 16, 8:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Isle of Wight, Mathews, Middlesex, York, City of Chesapeake and 6 more | 32 min |
| Apr 16, 8:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 85 min | |
| Apr 16, 8:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 23 min |
| Apr 16, 8:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 95 min | |
| Apr 16, 9:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 53 min | |
| Apr 17, 5:20 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Goochland, Powhatan | 28 hr |
| Apr 17, 5:20 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Richmond | 10 hr |
| Apr 17, 5:20 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 61 hr |
| Apr 17, 10:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna | 18 hr |
| Apr 16, 8:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Chowan, Pasquotank, Perquimans | 37 min |
| Apr 16, 8:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Hertford | 19 min |
| Apr 16, 8:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans | 44 min |
| Apr 16, 10:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico | 63 min |
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