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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Wakefield, VA

April 5, 20115 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this tornado warning at Apr 5, 2011, 4:58 AM EDT for 5 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 5, 2011, 4:58 AM EDT (08:58 UTC)
Expired: Apr 5, 2011, 5:30 AM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Charles City County, VA, Henrico County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, King William County, VA, New Kent County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:00 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 5, 2:18 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 135 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1729 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 229 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 317 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

885 
WFUS51 KAKQ 050858
TORAKQ
VAC036-087-097-101-127-050930-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.TO.W.0002.110405T0858Z-110405T0930Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
458 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL CHARLES CITY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  EXTREME EAST CENTRAL HENRICO COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN KING AND QUEEN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN KING WILLIAM COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  NEW KENT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 530 AM EDT

* AT 456 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ROXBURY...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  NEW KENT AROUND 510 AM EDT.
  BARHAMSVILLE AROUND 515 AM EDT.
  WEST POINT AROUND 520 AM EDT.
  SHACKLEFORDS AROUND 525 AM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE COLONIAL
DOWNS...SLATERVILLE...ELTHAM...PLUM POINT...HOLLY FORKS...MATTAPONI
AND GRESSIT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE... OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3768 7677 3750 7665 3748 7665 3747 7666
      3745 7682 3744 7685 3738 7718 3749 7721
TIME...MOT...LOC 0858Z 264DEG 42KT 3745 7712

$$

CWAMSLEY

5 follow-up statements

434 
WWUS51 KAKQ 050902
SVSAKQ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
502 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011

VAC087-050912-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110405T0930Z/
HENRICO VA-
502 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL HENRICO COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3753 7667 3752 7668 3750 7665 3748 7665
      3747 7666 3741 7710 3748 7713 3768 7677
TIME...MOT...LOC 0902Z 258DEG 51KT 3747 7703

$$

VAC036-097-101-127-050930-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110405T0930Z/
CHARLES CITY VA-NEW KENT VA-KING WILLIAM VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-
502 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN KING AND
QUEEN...SOUTHEASTERN KING WILLIAM...NEW KENT AND NORTH CENTRAL
CHARLES CITY COUNTIES UNTIL 530 AM EDT...

AT 500 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PROVIDENCE FORGE...OR NEAR ROXBURY...MOVING
EAST AT 50 MPH.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BARHAMSVILLE AROUND 510 AM EDT.
  WEST POINT AROUND 515 AM EDT.
  SHACKLEFORDS AROUND 520 AM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE ROMANCOKE...
PLUM POINT...ELTHAM...MATTAPONI...HOLLY FORKS AND GRESSIT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3753 7667 3752 7668 3750 7665 3748 7665
      3747 7666 3741 7710 3748 7713 3768 7677
TIME...MOT...LOC 0902Z 258DEG 51KT 3747 7703

$$

CWAMSLEY

066 
WWUS51 KAKQ 050907
SVSAKQ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
507 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011

VAC036-050918-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110405T0930Z/
CHARLES CITY VA-
507 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CHARLES CITY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3753 7667 3752 7668 3750 7665 3748 7665
      3747 7666 3744 7701 3750 7705 3768 7677
TIME...MOT...LOC 0908Z 256DEG 51KT 3750 7691

$$

VAC097-101-127-050930-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110405T0930Z/
NEW KENT VA-KING WILLIAM VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-
507 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN KING AND
QUEEN...SOUTHEASTERN KING WILLIAM AND EASTERN NEW KENT COUNTIES UNTIL
530 AM EDT...

AT 504 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW KENT...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WEST POINT AROUND 515 AM EDT.
  SHACKLEFORDS AROUND 520 AM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE ROMANCOKE...
HOLLY FORKS...PLUM POINT...MATTAPONI...ELTHAM AND GRESSIT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3753 7667 3752 7668 3750 7665 3748 7665
      3747 7666 3744 7701 3750 7705 3768 7677
TIME...MOT...LOC 0908Z 256DEG 51KT 3750 7691

$$

CWAMSLEY

287 
WWUS51 KAKQ 050915
SVSAKQ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
515 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011

VAC097-101-127-050930-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110405T0930Z/
NEW KENT VA-KING WILLIAM VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-
515 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN KING AND
QUEEN...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KING WILLIAM AND EAST CENTRAL NEW KENT
COUNTIES UNTIL 530 AM EDT...

AT 513 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BARHAMSVILLE...OR NEAR WEST POINT...MOVING
EAST AT 50 MPH.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SHACKLEFORDS AROUND 520 AM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE MATTAPONI
AND GRESSIT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3762 7673 3753 7667 3752 7668 3750 7665
      3748 7665 3747 7666 3747 7689 3752 7692
TIME...MOT...LOC 0915Z 257DEG 46KT 3752 7682

$$

CWAMSLEY

837 
WWUS51 KAKQ 050924
SVSAKQ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
524 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011

VAC101-127-050934-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110405T0930Z/
NEW KENT VA-KING WILLIAM VA-
524 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KING WILLIAM AND EAST
CENTRAL NEW KENT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3753 7667 3752 7668 3750 7665 3748 7665
      3747 7666 3748 7674 3753 7678 3758 7671
TIME...MOT...LOC 0924Z 257DEG 46KT 3753 7667

$$

VAC097-050930-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110405T0930Z/
KING AND QUEEN VA-
524 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN KING AND
QUEEN COUNTY UNTIL 530 AM EDT...

AT 521 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SHACKLEFORDS...OR NEAR WEST POINT...MOVING
EAST AT 50 MPH.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN
KING AND QUEEN COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3753 7667 3752 7668 3750 7665 3748 7665
      3747 7666 3748 7674 3753 7678 3758 7671
TIME...MOT...LOC 0924Z 257DEG 46KT 3753 7667

$$

CWAMSLEY

526 
WWUS51 KAKQ 050928
SVSAKQ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
528 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011

VAC097-050939-
/O.EXP.KAKQ.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110405T0930Z/
KING AND QUEEN VA-
528 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KING AND QUEEN COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 530 AM EDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED ACROSS THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3753 7667 3752 7668 3750 7665 3748 7665
      3747 7666 3748 7674 3753 7678 3758 7671
TIME...MOT...LOC 0929Z 257DEG 46KT 3746 7657

$$

CWAMSLEY

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 4, 11:15 PM EDT	Gale Warning	AKQ		11 hr
Apr 4, 11:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Lunenburg, Prince Edward	60 min
Apr 5, 12:15 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa, Powhatan and 1 more	60 min
Apr 5, 2:56 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Cumberland, Lunenburg, Prince Edward	64 min
Apr 5, 3:19 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa	41 min
Apr 5, 3:44 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway	61 min
Apr 5, 3:54 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa, Powhatan	51 min
Apr 5, 4:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Colonial Heights, City of Richmond	36 min
Apr 5, 4:36 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Hanover, Henrico and 7 more	54 min
Apr 5, 4:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Sussex, City of Emporia, City of Petersburg	60 min
Apr 5, 4:56 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland and 2 more	64 min
Apr 5, 5:02 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		88 min
Apr 5, 5:23 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Isle of Wight, James City, Prince George, Southampton, Surry and 4 more	37 min
Apr 5, 5:28 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Lancaster, Mathews and 4 more	51 min
Apr 5, 5:42 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Northampton, York, City of Hampton and 4 more	63 min
Apr 5, 5:43 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Accomack, Lancaster, Northumberland	62 min
Apr 5, 6:02 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		88 min
Apr 5, 6:07 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach	53 min
Apr 5, 7:30 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		90 min
Apr 5, 9:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Sussex, City of Colonial Heights and 3 more	64 min
Apr 5, 9:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline, Chesterfield, Essex, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen and 5 more	59 min
Apr 5, 9:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex, Gloucester, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster and 6 more	63 min
Apr 5, 10:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, Prince George, Southampton and 10 more	60 min
Apr 5, 10:17 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Mathews and 4 more	58 min
Apr 5, 10:19 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen and 18 more	56 min
Apr 5, 10:34 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		71 min
Apr 5, 11:13 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Mathews, Northampton, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton and 6 more	62 min
Apr 5, 11:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack	45 min
Apr 5, 11:42 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		93 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.