Alert archive / Virginia / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this tornado warning at Apr 16, 2011, 3:44 PM EDT for Brunswick County, Lunenburg County, Nottoway County, Virginia. It was in force for 31 min. 3 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
- Apr 16, 2011, 3:44 PM EDT (19:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2011, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Brunswick County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Nottoway County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:44 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 16, 3:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Victoria, VA | WIND DAMAGE. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Apr 16, 3:45 PM EDT | TORNADO 1 | 1 E Victoria, VA | WIND DAMAGE TO TREES. |
| Apr 16, 4:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Se Blackstone, VA | TREES DOWN IN FORT PICKETT AND FORKLAND. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 16, 12:02 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 126 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 480 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 747 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 975 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
995
WFUS51 KAKQ 161944
TORAKQ
VAC025-111-135-162015-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.TO.W.0005.110416T1944Z-110416T2015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
344 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN BRUNSWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
EASTERN LUNENBURG COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
CENTRAL NOTTOWAY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 415 PM EDT
* AT 340 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LUNENBURG...OR 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
VICTORIA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
VICTORIA AROUND 350 PM EDT.
KENBRIDGE AROUND 355 PM EDT.
BLACKSTONE AND NOTTOWAY AROUND 410 PM EDT.
FORT PICKETT AROUND 415 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE
RUBERMOUNT...THE FALLS...MURDOCKS...IRBY...FORKLAND...DOMINY
CORNER...BLACKSTONE AIRPORT AND PATTERSONS STORE.
PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF LARGE 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...
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 3725 7804 3725 7802 3706 7789 3705 7790
3688 7815 3693 7818 3687 7829 3695 7835
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 231DEG 31KT 3694 7825
$$
441 follow-up statement
597
WWUS51 KAKQ 161958
SVSAKQ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
358 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
VAC025-162007-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110416T2015Z/
BRUNSWICK VA-
358 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN BRUNSWICK COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3725 7804 3725 7802 3706 7789 3700 7798
3702 7800 3698 7800 3690 7812 3697 7820
3704 7825
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 231DEG 31KT 3701 7814
$$
VAC111-135-162015-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110416T2015Z/
NOTTOWAY VA-LUNENBURG VA-
358 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN LUNENBURG AND
CENTRAL NOTTOWAY COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM EDT...
AT 353 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VICTORIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BLACKSTONE...NOTTOWAY AND FORT PICKETT AROUND 410 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE MURDOCKS...
IRBY...FORKLAND...DOMINY CORNER...BLACKSTONE AIRPORT AND PATTERSONS
STORE.
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 3725 7804 3725 7802 3706 7789 3700 7798
3702 7800 3698 7800 3690 7812 3697 7820
3704 7825
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 231DEG 31KT 3701 7814
$$
44The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 10:55 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 16 hr |
| Apr 16, 4:32 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 19 hr |
| Apr 16, 7:05 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 23 hr |
| Apr 16, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 42 min |
| Apr 16, 3:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 37 min |
| Apr 16, 3:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 23 min |
| Apr 16, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward | 49 min |
| Apr 16, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway | 47 min |
| Apr 16, 4:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Nottoway | 27 min |
| Apr 16, 4:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 33 min |
| Apr 16, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Hanover, Henrico and 6 more | 52 min |
| Apr 16, 4:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Mecklenburg | 35 min |
| Apr 16, 4:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa | 28 min |
| Apr 16, 4:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights and 2 more | 24 min |
| Apr 16, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 15 min |
| Apr 16, 4:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, New Kent, Prince George and 3 more | 34 min |
| Apr 16, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Sussex | 17 min |
| Apr 16, 5:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville | 33 min |
| Apr 16, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Louisa, Powhatan | 28 min |
| Apr 16, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia | 22 min |
| Apr 16, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William and 6 more | 47 min |
| Apr 16, 5:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Southampton, Sussex | 25 min |
| Apr 16, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover, Louisa | 14 min |
| Apr 16, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex | 37 min |
| Apr 16, 6:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex | 34 min |
| Apr 16, 6:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 25 min |
| Apr 16, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, New Kent and 4 more | 36 min |
| Apr 16, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland | 49 min |
| Apr 16, 6:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, Surry, York, City of Newport News | 24 min |
| Apr 16, 7:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, York, City of Franklin, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 1 more | 42 min |
| Apr 16, 7:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex | 33 min |
| Apr 16, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 43 min | |
| Apr 16, 7:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 35 min |
| Apr 16, 7:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk | 31 min |
| Apr 16, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 28 min |
| Apr 16, 7:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 25 min |
| Apr 16, 7:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 65 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.