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Tornado Warning 41, NWS Wakefield, VA

April 28, 2011Bertie County, Chowan County, Perquimans County, North Carolina

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2011, 4:14 PM EDT for Bertie County, Chowan County, Perquimans County, North Carolina. It was in force for 46 min. 1 report 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: Apr 28, 2011, 4:14 PM EDT (20:14 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 2011, 5:00 PM EDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Bertie County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Perquimans County, NC

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 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
Apr 28, 4:50 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 Wnw Edenton, NC	BARN REPORTED LEVELED ON LYNNHAVEN DR

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

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
Apr 28, 2:41 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 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: 1638 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 502 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 227 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 220 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.0
Supercell composite: 6.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

746 
WFUS51 KAKQ 282014
TORAKQ
NCC015-041-143-282100-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.TO.W.0041.110428T2014Z-110428T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
414 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN BERTIE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...
  CHOWAN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...
  SOUTHWESTERN PERQUIMANS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 412 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WILLIAMSTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65
  MPH.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WINDSOR AROUND 425 PM EDT.
  EDENTON AND CAPE COLONY AROUND 440 PM EDT.
  VALHALLA AROUND 445 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE WOODARD...
MIDWAY...EDENHOUSE...MERRY HILL...MOUNT GOULD...MACEDONIA...
HANCOCK...MAVATON...CISCO AND LIGHT NIXON FORK.

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.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3589 7694 3585 7705 3592 7704 3593 7709
      3614 7675 3608 7671 3616 7674 3627 7657
      3606 7641 3600 7651 3600 7659 3604 7662
      3603 7667 3608 7672 3599 7669 3595 7672
      3588 7673 3586 7679 3588 7683 3581 7689
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 233DEG 54KT 3583 7705

$$

ALBRIGHT

1 follow-up statement

891 
WWUS51 KAKQ 282037
SVSAKQ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
437 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

NCC015-041-143-282100-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-110428T2100Z/
BERTIE NC-CHOWAN NC-PERQUIMANS NC-
437 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN PERQUIMANS...
CHOWAN AND SOUTHEASTERN BERTIE COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT...

AT 433 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF PLYMOUTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
MPH.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  EDENTON AND CAPE COLONY AROUND 455 PM EDT.
  SNUG HARBOR AROUND 500 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE MERRY
HILL...MIDWAY...EDENHOUSE...MACEDONIA...HANCOCK...SAINT JOHNS...
SOMERSET...LIGHT NIXON FORK...YEOPIM STATION AND DRUMMOND POINT.

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.

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 3589 7694 3594 7691 3597 7690 3608 7681
      3614 7675 3608 7671 3616 7674 3627 7657
      3606 7641 3600 7651 3600 7659 3604 7662
      3603 7667 3608 7672 3599 7669 3595 7672
      3588 7673 3586 7679 3588 7683 3581 7689
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 234DEG 43KT 3591 7681

$$

ALBRIGHT

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Apr 28, 3:47 PM EDT, 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 3:47 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
347 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS
EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT LATER TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY...THEN BECOMES CENTERED OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION
SATURDAY. THE HIGH WILL THEN DRIFT OFF THE COAST SUNDAY AND
MONDAY...AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE
NORTHWEST. THE FRONT DROPS INTO THE CAROLINAS MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY...THEN STALLS.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
CWA THROUGH 9 PM. THIS WILL LIKELY BE TRIMMED FROM WEST TO EAST AS
THE SEVERE THREAT MOVES EAST. CONVECTION OVER NC IS SPREADING NE
INTO THE LOCAL AREA WITH ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT NW OF RICHMOND. PER
SPC DAY 1 OUTLOOK...SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. DESPITE THE MOISTENING MID/UPR LEVELS
(WEAKENING LAPSE RATES ALOFT)...MUCAPES BTWN 1000-1500 J/KG WILL
NEVERTHELESS MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT INSTBY WHEN CONSIDERING THE STRONG
VERTICAL SHEAR. OVER TIME (AS THE FRONT APPROACHES) EXPECT THE SHEAR
TO BECOME MORE UNIDIRECTIONAL...THIS ALONG WITH THE BROAD SCALE
INCREASING ASCENT WILL TEND TO FAVOR MORE WDSPRD QUASI-LINEAR
CONVECTION WITH EMBEDDED ROTATING CELLS. STILL...GIVEN THE LINGERING
STRONG 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR (40-60 KTS)...WILL NEED TO CONTINUE TO BE
WATCHFUL FOR DISCRETE SUPERCELLS AHEAD OF THE MAIN LINE OF STORMS.

THE FRONT WILL CLEAR THE COAST DURING THE EVENING HOURS...WITH DRIER
COOLER AIR ADVECTING IN FROM THE WEST. LATEST MODEL TRENDS INCLUDING
LATEST SREF AND NAM) SHOW POST-FRONTAL SHOWERS LINGERING A LITTLE
WHILE LONGER COMPARED TO PREVIOUS EXPECTATIONS. THIS MAKES SENSE
CONSIDERING THE DEEP UPR TROUGH STILL W OF THE REGION...WITH THE
STRONG MID-UPR LEVEL QG FGEN UPSTREAM AND AXIS OF MAXIMUM LLVL
PETTERSON FGEN PUSHING E ACROSS THE REGION BTWN 21Z AND 03Z (LATE
THIS AFTN THROUGH EVENING). LOW TEMPERATURES SHOULD RANGE FROM NEAR
50 WEST...TO MID TO UPPER 50S ALONG THE COAST.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY/...
A COLD POOL ALOFT DRIFTS OVER THE REGION FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN AT THE SURFACE. STEEP LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND LINGERING
SURFACE MOISTURE SHOULD RESULT IN SCATTERED TO BROKEN CUMULUS DURING
PEAK HEATING HOURS. HOWEVER...GFS AND NAM BUFR SOUNDINGS INDICATE A
STRONG SUBSIDENCE INVERSION LIMITING INSTABILITY AND THE PROBABILITY
OF ANY RAIN SHOWERS. HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD REACH THE LOW TO MID
70S FRIDAY...EVEN TO THE COAST WITH WESTERLY FLOW AFTER MORNING LOWS
IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.

HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. LOW
TEMPERATURES SATURDAY MORNING SHOULD FALL INTO THE MID 40S TO LOW
50S...BEFORE HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 70S...LOCALLY COOLER ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COASTLINES.

HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE COAST SUNDAY ALLOWING SOUTHERLY FLOW TO
PUSH HIGH TEMPERATURES BACK TO THE LOW 80S INLAND...WITH MID TO
UPPER 70S ALONG THE COASTLINES...EVEN LOCALLY COOLER ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE ATLANTIC COAST OF THE LOWER MD AND VA EASTERN SHORE.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
WARM/DRY TO BEGIN THE PERIOD MONDAY...AS HIGH PRES AT THE SFC AND
ALOFT REMAINS ORIENTED ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST. MODELS STILL
HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY IN TIMING NEXT CDFNT/SFC TROUGH WHICH
EVENTUALLY ARRIVES FM THE W LTR MON NGT/ERY TUE MORNING. FOR NOW HV
REMAINED CLOSE TO HPC GUIDANCE....WHICH APPEARS TO BE SPLITTING THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MORE AMPLIFIED/SLOWER ECMWF AND THE MORE
PROGRESSIVE/FASTER GFS. UPSHOT OF THIS WOULD LEAD TO A COOLER AND
MORE CLOUDY CONDITIONS FOR THE MIDDLE/LATTER PORTION OF NEXT WEEK.
CHC POPS REMAIN IN PLACE FOR TUE/TUE NGT BEFORE DRYING OUT
BEHIND THE FRONT FOR WED/THU.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
ACTIVE WX DAY THU W/ COLD FRONT...POTENTIAL FOR IFR IN LWR VSBYS
DUE TO TSRA...MAINLY THROUGH 22Z. ALTHOUGH TSTMS GNLY PUSH OFF TO
THE EAST...ANOTHER ROUND OF +SHRA WILL BE POSSIBLE ALL AREAS
THROUGH 00Z. GUSTY SSW/190-210 WINDS GRADUALLY VEER TO SW/210-240
AFTER 18Z. WINDS DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY BY ABOUT 29/00Z AND BECOME
W TO WNW. BKN CIGS/ABOVE 3K FT MAY PERSIST.

FRI-MON...OTHER THAN SOME BKN CIGS (ABOVE 3 K FT) POSSIBLE FRI 15Z-
21Z...GNLY A QUIET PERIOD THROUGH MON AM UNDER MCLR SKIES AND LGT-MDT
WINDS. INCREASING CLOUDS/SHRA POSSIBLE LATER MON W/ APPROACH OF
NEXT COLD FRONT.

&&

.MARINE...
SCA FLAGS CONTINUE FOR BAY/CURRITUCK SOUND AND ATLANTIC COASTAL
WATERS NORTH OF CAPE CHARLES ALL AREAS TODAY...WITH TIGHTENING PRES
GRADIENT ALLOWING FOR FREQUENT GUSTS TO LOW END GALE OVER SOUTHERN
COASTAL WATERS AND AT MOUTH OF CHES BAY. SEAS ON NRN CSTL WATERS
CONTINUE TO RUN ~7-9 FT...5-7 FT S AND WAVES ON THE BAY 3-5 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS/WVS SLOW TO SUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT SO SCA WL HAVE TO
REPLACE GALE WARNINGS THIS EVENING. OTHERWISE...HV KEPT HEADLINES IN
PLACE THROUGH FRI MRNG NRN CSTL WATERS...THRU MIDNIGHT SRN CSTL
WATERS...AND ERLY FRI NIGHT BAY/SOUND.

COLD FRONT LOOKS TO BE ORIENTED ALONG COASTAL ZNS BY 03-06Z...WITH
LITTLE IN THE WAY OF A COLD SURGE SO EXPECT WIND SPEEDS TO DIMINISH
TO 10-15 KT ALL AREAS. WINDS LOOKING STAY 10-15 KT FROM THE W ON
FRI...WITH A MODEST COLD SURGE FROM THE NW FRI NGT (HAVE BUMPED UP
WINDS/WAVES SLIGHTLY...COULD HAVE MARGINAL SCA'S ON THE BAY).
DIMINISHING WINDS FOR LATER FRI/SAT...BECMG ELY SAT EVENG W/ WNDS
BECOMING SSW AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM SW THROUGH SUNDAY. GOOD
BOATING CONDITIONS SUNDAY AND ERY MONDAY AS RETURN (SOUTH) FLOW WILL
SET UP AS HIGH PIVOTS OFFSHORE. COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH/CROSS THE
WATERS MONDAY/MONDAY NIGHT WITH WINDS VEERING TO THE NNW BY MONDAY
NGT TUE.

&&

.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
NC...NONE.
VA...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR ANZ634-656-658.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR ANZ632-
     633.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR ANZ630-
     631.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EDT FRIDAY FOR ANZ650-652-654.

&&

SYNOPSIS...BKH/AJZ
NEAR TERM...BKH/AJZ
SHORT TERM...BKH/AJZ
LONG TERM...MAM
AVIATION...LKB
MARINE...MAM/LKB

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 2:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
247 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ072>078-081>100-291900-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-KING WILLIAM-
KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-
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-
247 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...TORNADO WATCH 255 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

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 HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA...THE EASTERN
SHORE OF VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN
NECK OF VIRGINIA AND THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

VAZ048-049-060>071-079-080-291900-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-
MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-
BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-
247 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

ANZ650-652-654-291900-
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-
247 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT FRIDAY...
...TORNADO WATCH 255 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL
WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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 MAY BE NEEDED.

ANZ634-656-658-291900-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK TO CAPE HENRY VA...INCLUDING THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL-
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-
247 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...TORNADO WATCH 255 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY
AND THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

ANZ632-633-291900-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA-
CURRITUCK SOUND-
247 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...TORNADO WATCH 255 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY
AND CURRITUCK SOUND.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

ANZ630-631-291900-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA-
247 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...TORNADO WATCH 255 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.
   SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 28, 1:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
125 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0123 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SW CHAMPLAIN          37.98N 77.03W
04/28/2011                   ESSEX              VA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREE DOWN ACROSS BULL NECK RD

&&

ESS

Local storm report, Apr 28, 1:26 PM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
126 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1000 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 N PROVOST             37.66N  77.98W
04/28/2011                   GOOCHLAND          VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN AT ROCKCASTLE AND THREE SQUARE RD.

1000 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE SANDY HOOK         37.73N  77.89W
04/28/2011                   GOOCHLAND          VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN AT POORHOUSE AND TURNER RD.

1000 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N THREE OAKS          37.74N  77.83W
04/28/2011                   GOOCHLAND          VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ALONG I-64.

1100 AM     TSTM WND DMG     OAK GROVE               38.18N  77.00W
04/28/2011                   WESTMORELAND       VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TWO TREES DOWN.

1115 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MONTROSS                38.09N  76.82W
04/28/2011                   WESTMORELAND       VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TWO TREES DOWN.

&&

EVENT NUMBER AKQ1100089 AKQ1100090 AKQ1100091 AKQ1100092 AKQ1100093

DAP

Local storm report, Apr 28, 1:29 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
129 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1110 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SW CHAMPLAIN          37.98N 77.03W
04/28/2011                   ESSEX              VA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREE DOWN ACROSS BULL NECK RD

&&

ESS

Local storm report, Apr 28, 2:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
247 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0745 PM     HAIL             COLUMBIA                37.75N 78.17W
04/27/2011  E1.75 INCH       FLUVANNA           VA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

05

Special weather statement, Apr 28, 3:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
309 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

NCZ012>014-030-031-281945-
BERTIE NC-CHOWAN NC-GATES NC-HERTFORD NC-NORTHAMPTON NC-
309 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA...

AT 307 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 9 MILES WEST OF RICH SQUARE TO 22 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF LEWISTON WOODVILLE...OR FROM 8 MILES EAST OF HALIFAX TO
7 MILES EAST OF TARBORO...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  RICH SQUARE AROUND 315 PM EDT...
  WOODLAND AROUND 320 PM EDT...
  AULANDER AROUND 325 PM EDT...
  MURFREESBORO AROUND 330 PM EDT...
  AHOSKIE AROUND 335 PM EDT...
  WINTON AROUND 340 PM EDT...

WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
ARE EXPECTED 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.

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS...AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS.

LAT...LON 3594 7705 3593 7719 3601 7721 3606 7733
      3611 7724 3616 7727 3621 7739 3631 7750
      3637 7750 3655 7662 3604 7662 3603 7664
      3615 7673 3628 7668 3630 7671 3618 7676
      3600 7669 3596 7673 3588 7704

ZIMMERMAN

Special weather statement, Apr 28, 3:40 PM EDT, 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
340 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

VAZ063-064-071>074-282015-
CAROLINE VA-ESSEX VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING
WILLIAM VA-
340 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

AT 338 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTH OF MONTPELIER...OR ABOUT 9 MILES
WEST OF ASHLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH. THE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR GUM TREE AT 345 PM EDT...BURRUSS CORNER AT
350 PM EDT...GETHER AT 355 PM EDT...SPARTA AT 400 PM EDT...HUSTLE AT
405 PM EDT...LORETTO AT 410 PM EDT.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS THAT MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

LAT...LON 3816 7707 3809 7703 3811 7700 3809 7698
      3807 7692 3801 7691 3765 7758 3780 7772
      3815 7714 3815 7713 3816 7710 3815 7708

ESEYMOUR

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 28, 3:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Bertie, Gates, Hertford	36 min
Apr 28, 4:51 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank	24 min
Apr 28, 4:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank, Perquimans	66 min
Apr 28, 4:58 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans	17 min
Apr 28, 5:11 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank	19 min
Apr 28, 5:28 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Currituck	32 min
Apr 28, 6:13 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Camden, Currituck	32 min
Apr 28, 6:37 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank	23 min
Apr 28, 7:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Currituck	13 min
Apr 28, 7:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Bertie, Chowan, Gates	39 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.