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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2012, 1:22 PM EDT for Worcester County, Maryland. It was in force for 23 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
- Aug 2, 2012, 1:22 PM EDT (17:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2012, 1:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
County Worcester County, MD
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 28 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
- 1789 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 806 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
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 Aug 2, 11:40 AM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 11:40 AM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 3:00 AM EDT, 10 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 300 AM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 MDZ025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>062-064>069-072>079- 084>100-030700- MARYLAND BEACHES-NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN- INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-CAROLINE- MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-KING WILLIAM- KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER- BRUNSWICK-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY- JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK- NORTHAMPTON VA- 300 AM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...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 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ630>638-650-652-654-656-658-030700- 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- 300 AM EDT THU AUG 2 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ063-070-071-080>083-030700- HANOVER-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY- NEW KENT- 300 AM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. AIR QUALITY ALERT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MDZ021>024-030700- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER- 300 AM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. AIR QUALITY ALERT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 2, 11:16 AM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 122 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 MDZ023-024-021745- INLAND WORCESTER MD-SOMERSET MD- 122 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE... AT 120 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SNOW HILL...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF POCOMOKE CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR WHITESBURG AT 125 PM EDT...SNOW HILL AT 145 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STRONG STORM. EXPECT SMALL HAIL AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. 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 3828 7548 3818 7527 3801 7546 3812 7564 MINNICK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 43 min |
| Aug 2, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince George, City of Hopewell | 38 min |
| Aug 2, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Powhatan | 35 min |
| Aug 2, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville | 36 min |
| Aug 2, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King William | 35 min |
| Aug 2, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover, King and Queen, King William | 31 min |
| Aug 2, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Sussex | 25 min |
| Aug 2, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Powhatan, City of Richmond | 38 min |
| Aug 2, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Surry | 63 min |
| Aug 2, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, Sussex | 36 min |
| Aug 2, 4:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Powhatan, City of Richmond | 53 min |
| Aug 2, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 96 min | |
| Aug 2, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | James City, City of Williamsburg | 47 min |
| Aug 2, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Henrico | 36 min |
| Aug 2, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, New Kent, City of Richmond | 34 min |
| Aug 2, 4:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex | 74 min |
| Aug 2, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight | 72 min |
| Aug 2, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, City of Newport News, City of Suffolk | 39 min |
| Aug 2, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 39 min |
| Aug 2, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King and Queen | 40 min |
| Aug 2, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northumberland | 35 min |
| Aug 2, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northumberland | 30 min |
| Aug 2, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth and 2 more | 46 min |
| Aug 2, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 83 min | |
| Aug 2, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Richmond | 49 min |
| Aug 2, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 37 min |
| Aug 2, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 83 min | |
| Aug 2, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Richmond | 34 min |
| Aug 2, 6:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 93 min |
| Aug 2, 6:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 39 min |
| Aug 2, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northampton | 37 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.