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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA

August 6, 20124 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2012, 1:27 PM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 33 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 6, 2012, 1:27 PM EDT (17:27 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA

Counties City of Williamsburg, VA, Prince George County, VA, Surry County, VA, York County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 141 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2012-08-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 988 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2012-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 96 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
988 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
699 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
96 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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 6, 10:21 AM EDT, 3 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 10:21 AM EDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 6, 10:30 AM EDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1030 AM EDT MON AUG 6 2012

MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-071430-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-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-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-
SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-
SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
1030 AM EDT MON AUG 6 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.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN ADVANCE OF AND ALONG A COLD
FRONT WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT. THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING
PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ630>638-650-652-654-656-658-071430-
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-
1030 AM EDT MON AUG 6 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 6, 1:21 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 1:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQMecklenburg24 min
Aug 6, 1:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQBrunswick, Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Prince Edward, Southampton and 1 more59 min
Aug 6, 2:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Williamsburg50 min
Aug 6, 2:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson48 min
Aug 6, 2:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Virginia Beach31 min
Aug 6, 2:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQBrunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway and 5 more73 min
Aug 6, 2:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Norfolk26 min
Aug 6, 2:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Hampton23 min
Aug 6, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAccomack35 min
Aug 6, 3:05 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCity of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach115 min
Aug 6, 3:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSouthampton, City of Franklin56 min
Aug 6, 3:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQMecklenburg22 min
Aug 6, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach45 min
Aug 6, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQBrunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia57 min
Aug 6, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach30 min
Aug 6, 4:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAmelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Powhatan, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights and 1 more42 min
Aug 6, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach45 min
Aug 6, 5:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Newport News62 min
Aug 6, 5:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQChesterfield45 min
Aug 6, 5:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQMathews37 min
Aug 6, 5:59 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ46 min
Aug 6, 6:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQMathews, Middlesex27 min
Aug 6, 6:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ65 min
Aug 6, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQMathews46 min
Aug 6, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGates, Hertford46 min
Aug 6, 4:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGates, Hertford43 min
Aug 6, 4:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQNorthampton37 min
Aug 6, 5:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQBertie, Chowan39 min
Aug 6, 6:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCurrituck48 min

Nearby

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.