Alert archive / Virginia / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 84, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this tornado warning at Nov 16, 2011, 10:38 PM EST for Greensville County, Southampton County, Virginia; Northampton County, North Carolina. It was in force for 37 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
- Nov 16, 2011, 10:38 PM EST (03:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2011, 11:15 PM EST
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Northampton County, NC, Greensville County, VA, Southampton County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 11:07 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Severn, NC | TWO TREES WERE UPROOTED JUST SOUTH OF SEVERN. SEVERAL ROAD SIGNS WERE ALSO DAMAGED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 573 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
102 WFUS51 KAKQ 170338 TORAKQ NCC131-VAC081-175-170415- /O.NEW.KAKQ.TO.W.0084.111117T0338Z-111117T0415Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1038 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA... SOUTHEASTERN GREENSVILLE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... SOUTHWESTERN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 1115 PM EST * AT 1037 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GARYSBURG...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... SEABOARD AROUND 1045 PM EST. BRYANTS CORNER AROUND 1050 PM EST. MARGARETTSVILLE AROUND 1055 PM EST. BOYKINS...BRANCHVILLE AND SEVERN AROUND 1105 PM EST. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE LITTLE TEXAS AND SHILOH. 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. TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 3671 7719 3650 7715 3643 7759 3653 7760 TIME...MOT...LOC 0338Z 251DEG 38KT 3648 7756 $$ ALBRIGHT
3 follow-up statements
859 WWUS51 KAKQ 170359 SVSAKQ SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1059 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011 NCC131-VAC081-175-170415- /O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0084.000000T0000Z-111117T0415Z/ NORTHAMPTON NC-SOUTHAMPTON VA-GREENSVILLE VA- 1059 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GREENSVILLE...SOUTHWESTERN SOUTHAMPTON AND NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM EST... AT 1055 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MARGARETTSVILLE... MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... BOYKINS AND SEVERN AROUND 1105 PM EST. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE SHILOH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 3668 7719 3650 7715 3646 7739 3657 7740 TIME...MOT...LOC 0359Z 251DEG 44KT 3653 7727 $$ ALBRIGHT
045
WWUS51 KAKQ 170403
SVSAKQ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1103 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
VAC081-170413-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.TO.W.0084.000000T0000Z-111117T0415Z/
GREENSVILLE VA-
1103 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GREENSVILLE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3648 7731 3656 7731 3664 7719 3663 7718
3650 7715
TIME...MOT...LOC 0403Z 255DEG 41KT 3653 7722
$$
NCC131-VAC175-170415-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0084.000000T0000Z-111117T0415Z/
NORTHAMPTON NC-SOUTHAMPTON VA-
1103 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTHAMPTON
AND NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM EST...
AT 1100 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BRANCHVILLE...OR NEAR
SEVERN...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN
NORTHAMPTON AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTHAMPTON COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3648 7731 3656 7731 3664 7719 3663 7718
3650 7715
TIME...MOT...LOC 0403Z 255DEG 41KT 3653 7722
$$
ALBRIGHT458
WWUS51 KAKQ 170412
SVSAKQ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1112 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
NCC131-VAC175-170423-
/O.EXP.KAKQ.TO.W.0084.000000T0000Z-111117T0415Z/
NORTHAMPTON NC-SOUTHAMPTON VA-
1112 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTHAMPTON AND NORTHEASTERN
NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 PM EST...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3648 7731 3656 7731 3664 7719 3663 7718
3650 7715
TIME...MOT...LOC 0413Z 255DEG 41KT 3656 7708
$$
ALBRIGHTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 7:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland, Powhatan, Prince Edward | 59 min |
| Nov 16, 7:49 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico and 4 more | 101 min |
| Nov 16, 7:53 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Lunenburg and 5 more | 67 min |
| Nov 16, 8:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Nottoway | 47 min |
| Nov 16, 8:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, New Kent, Prince George and 4 more | 45 min |
| Nov 16, 9:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, Mathews, Surry, York, City of Williamsburg | 55 min |
| Nov 16, 9:25 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 65 min | |
| Nov 16, 10:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton | 43 min |
| Nov 16, 11:11 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Southampton, City of Suffolk | 34 min |
| Nov 17, 6:14 AM EST | Freeze Watch | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 8 hr |
| Nov 17, 1:11 PM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 5 hr |
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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.