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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 156, NWS Wakefield, VA

August 10, 2012Fluvanna County, Louisa County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2012, 8:31 PM EDT for Fluvanna County, Louisa County, Virginia. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 10, 2012, 8:31 PM EDT (00:31 UTC)
Expired: Aug 10, 2012, 9:00 PM EDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Fluvanna County, VA, Louisa County, VA

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 10, 7:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 7:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 10, 5:54 PM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 10, 2:44 PM EDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 10, 4:42 PM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 10, 5:47 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 10, 6:18 PM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 10, 8:17 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 10, 8:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna	28 min
Aug 10, 9:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Goochland, Louisa	29 min
Aug 10, 9:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Goochland, Louisa	27 min
Aug 10, 10:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake	26 min
Aug 11, 1:33 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Goochland, Louisa	57 min
Aug 11, 5:33 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King William, City of Richmond	42 min
Aug 11, 6:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northumberland, Richmond	58 min
Aug 11, 1:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mecklenburg	37 min
Aug 11, 1:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Hampton, City of Poquoson	43 min
Aug 11, 1:20 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		70 min
Aug 11, 1:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northampton	40 min
Aug 11, 1:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Newport News	64 min
Aug 11, 1:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mecklenburg	61 min
Aug 11, 2:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Hampton, City of Poquoson	56 min
Aug 11, 2:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Isle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson, City of Suffolk	2 hr
Aug 11, 2:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton	38 min
Aug 11, 2:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Mecklenburg	33 min
Aug 11, 3:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg	23 min
Aug 11, 3:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Greensville, City of Emporia	58 min
Aug 11, 3:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Henrico, Lancaster, Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland and 2 more	23 min
Aug 11, 4:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, James City, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Surry and 1 more	24 min
Aug 11, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia	30 min
Aug 11, 5:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton, Sussex, City of Franklin	30 min
Aug 11, 5:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin	31 min
Aug 11, 5:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex, King William, Richmond, Westmoreland	23 min
Aug 11, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk	30 min
Aug 11, 6:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk	30 min
Aug 11, 6:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach	47 min
Aug 11, 7:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, Mathews, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson	24 min
Aug 11, 7:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach	46 min
Aug 10, 11:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Camden	60 min
Aug 11, 1:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Hertford	46 min
Aug 11, 2:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gates, Hertford	44 min
Aug 11, 6:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	29 min
Aug 11, 6:50 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	25 min
Aug 11, 3:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Worcester	61 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.