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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Oct 19, 2012, 9:04 AM EDT for Dorchester County, Maryland. It was in force for 26 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
- Oct 19, 2012, 9:04 AM EDT (13:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 19, 2012, 9:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
County Dorchester County, MD
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:03 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
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 68 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
- 554 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 514 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
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 Oct 19, 3:57 AM EDT, 5 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 19, 3:57 AM EDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 19, 3:49 AM EDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 349 AM EDT FRI OCT 19 2012 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-200800- 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- 349 AM EDT FRI OCT 19 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ650-652-200800- 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- 349 AM EDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM 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. .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. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ654-656-658-200800- 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- 349 AM EDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ630>638-200800- 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- 349 AM EDT FRI OCT 19 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY...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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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, Oct 19, 5:51 AM EDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 551 AM EDT FRI OCT 19 2012 VAZ049-062>064-067>072-191030- AMELIA-CAROLINE-CHESTERFIELD-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-LOUISA-NOTTOWAY-POWHATAN- 551 AM EDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS LOUISA...AMELIA... CHESTERFIELD...GOOCHLAND...HANOVER...HENRICO...CITY OF RICHMOND... POWHATAN...KING WILLIAM...CAROLINE AND NOTTOWAY COUNTIES THROUGH 630 AM EDT... AT 551 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MOSELEY TO NORTH WELLVILLE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MOSELEY TO 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF BLACKSTONE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. HAZARDS INCLUDE... HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING. THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS INCLUDING DITCHES...CREEKS...ROADWAYS AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS TO AVOID HYDROPLANING. LAT...LON 3775 7781 3792 7724 3733 7750 3705 7808 ALBRIGHT
Special weather statement, Oct 19, 6:24 AM EDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 624 AM EDT FRI OCT 19 2012 VAZ063-064-071>076-191130- CAROLINE VA-ESSEX VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA-RICHMOND VA-WESTMORELAND VA- 624 AM EDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING NORTH OF RICHMOND... AT 623 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER MECHANICSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR ETNA MILLS AT 630 AM EDT... GLOBE AT 635 AM EDT...BEULAHVILLE AT 640 AM EDT...OWENTON AT 645 AM EDT...BEAZLEY AT 650 AM EDT...CHAMPLAIN AT 655 AM EDT. HAZARDS INCLUDE... HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING. THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS INCLUDING DITCHES...CREEKS...ROADWAYS AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS TO AVOID HYDROPLANING. LAT...LON 3819 7704 3788 7677 3756 7737 3773 7753 JM
Special weather statement, Oct 19, 9:04 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
904 AM EDT FRI OCT 19 2012
MDZ021>023-191330-
DORCHESTER MD-SOMERSET MD-WICOMICO MD-
904 AM EDT FRI OCT 19 2012
...SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE LOWER
MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...
AT 903 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS FROM 15 MILES
NORTHWEST OF SECRETARY TO 25 MILES SOUTH OF CAMBRIDGE...OR FROM 16
MILES NORTH OF CAMBRIDGE TO 14 MILES EAST OF LEXINGTON PARK...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH. THE LINE OF SHOWERS WILL BE NEAR...
SECRETARY AROUND 910 AM EDT...
HURLOCK AROUND 915 AM EDT...
VIENNA AROUND 925 AM EDT...
SHARPTOWN AROUND 930 AM EDT...
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS AS THIS LINE OF SHOWERS MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.
LAT...LON 3871 7581 3863 7570 3847 7569 3846 7562
3822 7572 3819 7599 3821 7587 3822 7585
3826 7593 3822 7597 3832 7603 3817 7601
3815 7610 3822 7604 3822 7615 3830 7622
3860 7614 3858 7603 3868 7594
44The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Louisa | 24 min |
| Oct 19, 5:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Hanover, City of Richmond | 39 min |
| Oct 19, 6:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, Hanover | 66 min |
| Oct 19, 9:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester | 45 min |
| Oct 19, 11:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 48 min |
| Oct 19, 11:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 47 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.