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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 10, 2012, 5:50 AM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 55 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 10, 2012, 5:50 AM EDT (09:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2012, 6:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
Counties Essex County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 349 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -144 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1386 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
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 Aug 10, 4:07 AM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 4:07 AM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 10, 4:58 AM EDT, 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 458 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 2012 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-110900- 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- 458 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 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 STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE PRIMARY WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THE STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANZ635>637-110900- RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER FROM URBANNA TO WINDMILL POINT-YORK RIVER- JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE- 458 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN JAMES RIVER...THE EASTERN RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER AND THE EASTERN YORK RIVER. .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. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE PRIMARY WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANZ650-652-654-110900- 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- 458 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .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. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE PRIMARY WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. .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. IN ADDITION...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANZ656-658-110900- 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- 458 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE PRIMARY WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANZ630>634-638-110900- 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- JAMES RIVER FROM THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE TO THE HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE- TUNNEL- 458 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY...CURRITUCK SOUND AND THE EASTERN JAMES RIVER. .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. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE PRIMARY WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BROWN
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 10, 5:50 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
550 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 2012
VAZ064-072>078-083-085-101045-
CAROLINE VA-ESSEX VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA-LANCASTER
VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NEW KENT VA-NORTHUMBERLAND VA-RICHMOND
VA-WESTMORELAND VA-
550 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE MIDDLE PENINSULA AND INTO
THE NORTHERN NECK...
AT 549 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 7 MILES WEST OF NEWTOWN TO WEST POINT...OR
FROM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MILFORD TO WEST POINT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
30 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
SPARTA AROUND 555 AM EDT...
SALVIA AROUND 600 AM EDT...
MILLERS TAVERN AROUND 605 AM EDT...
SUPPLY AROUND 610 AM EDT...
MOUNT LANDING AROUND 615 AM EDT...
TAPPAHANNOCK AROUND 620 AM EDT...
EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND
WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH 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 3827 7696 3822 7695 3818 7687 3816 7660
3811 7659 3808 7653 3803 7650 3802 7646
3797 7641 3793 7630 3748 7684 3798 7737
3817 7718 3816 7707 3826 7705 3828 7699
LBROWNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 4:48 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 49 hr | |
| Aug 10, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Camden | 48 min |
| Aug 10, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Currituck | 43 min |
| Aug 10, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Bertie | 57 min |
| Aug 10, 8:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 67 min |
| Aug 10, 8:59 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dorchester, Wicomico | 46 min |
| Aug 10, 1:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 28 min |
| Aug 10, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester, Wicomico | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Wicomico | 31 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.