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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Jul 20, 2012, 5:51 PM EDT for Lunenburg County, Mecklenburg County, Virginia. It was in force for 54 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 20, 2012, 5:51 PM EDT (21:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 2012, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
Counties Lunenburg County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 629 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -89 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 765 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 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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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 20, 3:36 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 3:36 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 521 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 MDZ021>024-VAZ048-049-061>064-069-071>078-083>086-212130- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-FLUVANNA-LOUISA- CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-POWHATAN-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM- KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER- NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS- 521 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BRING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. MODERATE RAINFALL...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...MAY CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADWAYS AND COULD ALSO FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AS THE COLD FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MDZ025-VAZ099-212130- MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK- 521 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND AND THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BRING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. MODERATE RAINFALL...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...MAY CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADWAYS AND COULD ALSO FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS. .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. MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AS THE COLD FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ060-065>068-070-079>082-087>098-212130- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK- BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-PRINCE EDWARD- MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-CHESTERFIELD-BRUNSWICK- DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY- JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 521 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 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...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA...THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BRING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADWAYS AND COULD ALSO FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...WITH STRONG WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AS THE COLD FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ100-212130- NORTHAMPTON VA- 521 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BRING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADWAYS AND COULD ALSO FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...WITH STRONG WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. .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. MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AS THE COLD FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ650-652-212130- 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- 521 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT 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. IN ADDITION...A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BRING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE IN ANY STORM. .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. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AS THE COLD FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ630>638-654-656-658-212130- 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 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- 521 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 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...TONIGHT. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BRING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE IN ANY STORM. A FEW STORMS SOUTH OF A NEW POINT COMFORT TO PARRAMORE ISLAND LINE MAY BECOME SEVERE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...WITH STRONG WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AS THE COLD FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jul 19, 11:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 60 min |
| 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, 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.