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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Jul 19, 2012, 11:15 PM EDT for Accomack County, Virginia. It was in force for 60 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
- Jul 19, 2012, 11:15 PM EDT (03:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 2012, 12:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
County Accomack County, VA
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 25 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
- 1571 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1208 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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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 Jul 19, 10:39 PM EDT, 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 10:39 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 419 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012 NCZ012-013-030-102-VAZ060-065>071-079>083-087-202030- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-BERTIE-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-PRINCE EDWARD- MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO- BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GREENSVILLE- 419 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ANY STORM...WITH A FEW STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS. IN ADDITION...HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 100 AND 104 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BRING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ON BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ON FRIDAY. NCZ014>017-031-032-VAZ088>098-202030- GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-SUSSEX- SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 419 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS 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. HEAT ADVISORY. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ANY STORM...WITH A FEW STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BRING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ON BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ON FRIDAY. ANZ630>638-650-652-654-656-658-202030- 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- RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER FROM URBANNA TO WINDMILL POINT-YORK RIVER- JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE- JAMES RIVER FROM THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE TO THE HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE- TUNNEL- 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- 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- 419 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...CURRITUCK SOUND...THE EASTERN JAMES RIVER...THE EASTERN RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER AND THE EASTERN YORK RIVER. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ANY STORM...WITH A FEW STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BRING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ON BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY FOR NORTHERN WATERS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ON FRIDAY. MDZ021>025-VAZ048-049-061>064-072>078-084>086-099-100-202030- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-KING WILLIAM- KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER- GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 419 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ANY STORM...WITH A FEW STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS. IN ADDITION...HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 100 AND 104 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BRING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ON BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ON FRIDAY. BMD
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 4:34 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 44 hr | |
| Jul 20, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 66 min |
| Jul 20, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Sussex | 38 min |
| Jul 20, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Sussex | 42 min |
| Jul 20, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Franklin | 54 min |
| Jul 20, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 51 min |
| Jul 20, 5:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 2 hr |
| Jul 20, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk | 60 min |
| Jul 20, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 54 min |
| Jul 20, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 64 min |
| Jul 20, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia | 66 min |
| Jul 20, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, Sussex, City of Emporia | 56 min |
| Jul 20, 7:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 59 min |
| Jul 20, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Washington | 26 min |
| Jul 20, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hertford | 42 min |
| Jul 20, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gates, Hertford | 66 min |
| Jul 20, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gates | 43 min |
| Jul 20, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Currituck | 43 min |
| Jul 20, 7:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hertford, Northampton | 63 min |
| Jul 19, 11:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 51 min |
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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.