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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Wakefield, VA

June 30, 2012Charles City County, James City County, New Kent County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this tornado warning at Jun 30, 2012, 8:37 PM EDT for Charles City County, James City County, New Kent County, Virginia. It was in force for 23 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 30, 2012, 8:37 PM EDT (00:37 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2012, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Charles City County, VA, James City County, VA, New Kent County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:38 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 30, 8:45 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Nne Sandybottom, VASEVERAL TREES DOWN SOUTH OF PROVIDENCE FORGE.
Jun 30, 8:55 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 S Mount Airy, VATREES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 623

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 154 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 00:00Z on 2012-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 640 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2012-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 12 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
640 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-227 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1583 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

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

378 
WFUS51 KAKQ 010037
TORAKQ
VAC036-095-127-010100-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.TO.W.0015.120701T0037Z-120701T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
837 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN CHARLES CITY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  NORTHWESTERN JAMES CITY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHWESTERN NEW KENT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 900 PM EDT

* AT 834 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR
  ROXBURY. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30
  MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  PROVIDENCE FORGE AROUND 845 PM EDT.
  RUTHVILLE AROUND 855 PM EDT.
  HOLDCROFT AROUND 900 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE COLONIAL DOWNS...
SANDYBOTTOM...ROACHES CORNER...CHICKAHOMINY SHORE...WALKERS...
LANEXA...MOUNT AIRY...KINGS CORNER AND DIASCUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE... OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3740 7683 3726 7697 3729 7700 3729 7699
      3731 7701 3748 7718 3750 7719 3755 7710
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 312DEG 27KT 3749 7712

$$

JM
2 follow-up statements
827 
WWUS51 KAKQ 010047
SVSAKQ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
847 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

VAC036-095-127-010100-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120701T0100Z/
NEW KENT VA-CHARLES CITY VA-JAMES CITY VA-
847 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN JAMES CITY...
EASTERN CHARLES CITY AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW KENT COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM
EDT...

AT 843 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PROVIDENCE FORGE...OR NEAR ROXBURY...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  HOLDCROFT AROUND 855 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE WALKERS...
CHICKAHOMINY SHORE...MOUNT AIRY AND DIASCUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3743 7712 3747 7706 3739 7684 3726 7697
      3729 7700 3729 7699 3738 7708
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 313DEG 30KT 3743 7704

$$

JM
005 
WWUS51 KAKQ 010055
SVSAKQ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
855 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

VAC036-095-127-010100-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120701T0100Z/
NEW KENT VA-CHARLES CITY VA-JAMES CITY VA-
855 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN JAMES CITY...
EAST CENTRAL CHARLES CITY AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW KENT COUNTIES UNTIL
900 PM EDT...

AT 852 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RUTHVILLE...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHARLES
CITY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  HOLDCROFT AROUND 900 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE MOUNT AIRY...DIASCUND
AND KINGS CORNER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3740 7704 3745 7700 3739 7684 3730 7693
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 309DEG 31KT 3739 7696

$$

JM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 8:07 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQHanover, King William, New Kent38 min
Jun 30, 8:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLouisa35 min
Jun 30, 8:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCharles City, Hanover, King and Queen, King William, New Kent48 min
Jun 30, 8:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQHanover21 min
Jun 30, 8:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQHanover16 min
Jun 30, 8:35 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQCaroline, Hanover, Henrico, King William20 min
Jun 30, 8:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCharles City, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, Prince George, City of Hopewell and 1 more33 min
Jun 30, 8:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCharles City, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, King William and 6 more38 min
Jun 30, 8:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCaroline, Hanover, Henrico, King William15 min
Jun 30, 8:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQChesterfield, Cumberland, Goochland, Hanover, King William, Louisa and 2 more47 min
Jun 30, 9:01 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQCharles City, James City, New Kent, York, City of Williamsburg24 min
Jun 30, 9:03 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ87 min
Jun 30, 9:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCharles City, Isle of Wight, Prince George, Surry, Sussex, City of Colonial Heights and 2 more38 min
Jun 30, 9:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCaroline, Hanover17 min
Jun 30, 9:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCharles City, Chesterfield, Gloucester, Henrico, New Kent, City of Hopewell18 min
Jun 30, 9:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCharles City, James City, New Kent, Prince George, Surry33 min
Jun 30, 9:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQGloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Surry, York, City of Hampton and 3 more20 min
Jun 30, 9:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQChesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg26 min
Jun 30, 9:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCharles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond36 min
Jun 30, 9:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCharles City, Chesterfield, Essex, Gloucester, Hanover, Henrico and 16 more57 min
Jun 30, 9:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQGloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Surry, York, City of Newport News and 1 more42 min
Jun 30, 9:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQPrince George, Surry, Sussex39 min
Jun 30, 10:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCharles City, Prince George, Surry, Sussex26 min
Jun 30, 10:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQIsle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Suffolk43 min
Jun 30, 10:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQIsle of Wight, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk and 4 more47 min
Jun 30, 10:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ89 min
Jun 30, 10:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCharles City, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Henrico, Isle of Wight, James City and 25 more39 min
Jun 30, 10:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk45 min
Jun 30, 10:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQDinwiddie19 min
Jun 30, 11:02 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ88 min
Jun 30, 11:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach37 min
Jun 30, 11:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQIsle of Wight, City of Newport News, City of Suffolk28 min
Jun 30, 11:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCharles City, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City and 18 more57 min
Jun 30, 11:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQGreensville, Southampton51 min
Jun 30, 11:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQIsle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Franklin45 min
Jun 30, 11:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCharles City, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Mathews, New Kent and 3 more42 min
Jun 30, 11:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ83 min
Jul 1, 12:08 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQIsle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth and 1 more52 min
Jul 1, 12:11 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQBrunswick, Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews and 14 more64 min
Jul 1, 12:32 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach58 min
Jul 1, 12:43 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQNorthampton47 min
Jul 1, 12:47 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ103 min
Jul 1, 1:09 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ66 min
Jul 1, 1:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLunenburg, Prince Edward63 min
Jul 1, 2:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQMecklenburg55 min
Jul 1, 2:52 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQLunenburg, Mecklenburg28 min
Jul 1, 4:02 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryAKQAmelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville and 17 more15 hr
Jul 1, 5:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCharles City, James City63 min
Jul 1, 5:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQYork, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson61 min
Jul 1, 5:55 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ95 min
Jul 1, 7:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQMecklenburg52 min
Jul 1, 7:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQIsle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk50 min
Jul 1, 7:37 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ83 min
Jul 1, 7:43 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach22 min
Jul 1, 7:59 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ31 min
Jul 1, 8:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQDinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg36 min
Jul 1, 2:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQMecklenburg24 min
Jul 1, 2:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQMecklenburg50 min
Jul 1, 3:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQBrunswick, Mecklenburg38 min
Jul 1, 3:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSouthampton, City of Franklin49 min
Jul 1, 3:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQIsle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin23 min

Nearby

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.