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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Mar 3, 2012, 4:39 AM EST for City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, Virginia. It was in force for 66 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
- Mar 3, 2012, 4:39 AM EST (09:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2012, 5:45 AM EST
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
Counties City of Norfolk, VA, City of Portsmouth, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 545 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 84 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 586 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 926 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Mar 3, 4:28 AM EST, 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 4:28 AM EST, 11 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 2, 4:03 PM EST, 12 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 403 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 MDZ021>025-VAZ048-049-060>086-090-091-099-100-032115- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE- MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO- KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND- NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE- CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-JAMES CITY-YORK- ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 403 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA...THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WITH A WARM FRONT THROUGH THIS EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND STORMS TO MOVE IN FROM THE WEST LATE TONIGHT WITH A COLD FRONT...CLOSER TO DAYBREAK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SHOWERS WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS. THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ087>089-092>098-032115- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK- BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX- SURRY-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 403 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA AND THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WITH A WARM FRONT THROUGH THIS EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND STORMS TO MOVE IN FROM THE WEST LATE TONIGHT WITH A COLD FRONT...CLOSER TO DAYBREAK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SHOWERS WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS. THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT BY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ650-652-032115- 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- 403 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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 IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ654-656-658-032115- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT TO 20 NM- 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- 403 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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 IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ630>634-032115- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA- CURRITUCK SOUND- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK TO CAPE HENRY VA...INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL- 403 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY AND CURRITUCK SOUND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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 IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DEROSA
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 3, 12:01 AM EST, 4 hours 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1201 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
MDZ024-025-VAZ099-030600-
ACCOMACK VA-INLAND WORCESTER MD-MARYLAND BEACHES MD-
1201 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...HEAVY SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS WORCESTER COUNTY TOWARDS OCEAN CITY...
AT 1200 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
HEAVY SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS FROM 5 MILES WEST OF
ASSATEAGUE NATIONAL REFUGE TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF ASSATEAGUE NATIONAL
REFUGE...OR FROM NEWARK TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF ASSATEAGUE NATIONAL
REFUGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE NEAR...SNUG HARBOR AROUND 1205 AM EST...
EXPECT OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH
THESE STORMS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 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 AFTER THE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
LAT...LON 3811 7517 3798 7528 3808 7528 3807 7526
3811 7521 3819 7518 3823 7521 3823 7522
3818 7526 3815 7524 3815 7528 3810 7529
3810 7530 3819 7534 3835 7508
05Special weather statement, Mar 3, 1:34 AM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
134 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
VAZ048-049-061-062-069-030730-
CUMBERLAND VA-FLUVANNA VA-GOOCHLAND VA-LOUISA VA-POWHATAN VA-
134 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO CUMBERLAND AND FLUVANNA
COUNTIES...
AT 133 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM FROM 14 MILES WEST OF BREMO BLUFF TO 13 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF BREMO BLUFF...OR FROM 15 MILES NORTH OF DILLWYN TO 5
MILES NORTH OF DILLWYN...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH. THE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR FORK UNION AROUND 140 AM EST...PALMYRA
AROUND 145 AM EST...KENTS STORE AROUND 150 AM EST...
EXPECT OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH
THESE STORMS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING
AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 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.
LAT...LON 3794 7813 3767 7796 3761 7827 3768 7824
3770 7829 3771 7835 3773 7837 3773 7841
3774 7843 3777 7848 3779 7849
05Special weather statement, Mar 3, 4:21 AM EST, 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
421 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
NCZ012-013-030-031015-
BERTIE NC-HERTFORD NC-NORTHAMPTON NC-
421 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO NORTHAMPTON COUNTY...
AT 420 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM FROM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RICH SQUARE TO 10 MILES
WEST OF LEWISTON WOODVILLE...OR FROM SCOTLAND NECK TO 5 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF SCOTLAND NECK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR RICH SQUARE AROUND 425 AM EST...
WOODLAND AROUND 430 AM EST...AULANDER AROUND 435 AM EST.
EXPECT OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH
THESE STORMS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING
AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 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.
LAT...LON 3607 7734 3609 7731 3611 7724 3616 7727
3616 7731 3619 7733 3621 7739 3624 7738
3627 7742 3630 7743 3646 7732 3614 7701
3603 7728
05Special weather statement, Mar 3, 4:39 AM EST, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 11:20 PM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 47 hr |
| Mar 3, 1:34 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna | 56 min |
| Mar 3, 4:21 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hertford | 54 min |
| Mar 3, 5:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northampton | 61 min |
| Mar 3, 12:01 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Worcester | 59 min |
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Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2012Every special weather statement in 2012
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.