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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this tornado warning at Jun 1, 2012, 6:22 PM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 38 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 1, 2012, 6:22 PM EDT (22:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2012, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Goochland County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henrico County, VA, Powhatan County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:25 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 6:33 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Centerville, VA | TRAINED SPOTTER CHASING A DESCENDING FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR JUDES FERRY ROAD EAST OF CENTERVILLE. |
| Jun 1, 7:00 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 Nnw Gwathmey, VA | FIRE CREWS REPORTED A LOW HANGING FUNNEL CLOUD SOUTH OF ASHLAND. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 1:50 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 135 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
- 26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -174 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1061 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
903 WFUS51 KAKQ 012222 TORAKQ VAC075-085-087-145-012300- /O.NEW.KAKQ.TO.W.0007.120601T2222Z-120601T2300Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 622 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN GOOCHLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA... CENTRAL HANOVER COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA... NORTHWESTERN HENRICO COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA... NORTHEASTERN POWHATAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 700 PM EDT * AT 620 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SABOT...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GOOCHLAND...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... ASHLAND AROUND 655 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE CENTERVILLE...JOHNSONS SPRINGS...ROCKVILLE...GOODALL...GILMAN AND ELMONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 3790 7759 3772 7743 3759 7779 3763 7782 TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 230DEG 26KT 3764 7777 $$ LBROWN
2 follow-up statements
827
WWUS51 KAKQ 012247
SVSAKQ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
647 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012
VAC075-145-012256-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120601T2300Z/
POWHATAN VA-GOOCHLAND VA-
647 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GOOCHLAND AND NORTHEASTERN
POWHATAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3768 7763 3770 7763 3772 7765 3785 7755
3772 7743
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 237DEG 27KT 3773 7757
$$
VAC085-087-012300-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120601T2300Z/
HENRICO VA-HANOVER VA-
647 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL HANOVER AND
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN HENRICO COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT...
AT 644 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF ASHLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
ASHLAND AROUND 655 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE ELMONT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3768 7763 3770 7763 3772 7765 3785 7755
3772 7743
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 237DEG 27KT 3773 7757
$$
LBROWN178
WWUS51 KAKQ 012300
SVSAKQ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
700 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012
VAC085-087-012311-
/O.EXP.KAKQ.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120601T2300Z/
HENRICO VA-HANOVER VA-
700 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL HANOVER AND EXTREME NORTHWESTERN
HENRICO COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3768 7763 3770 7763 3772 7765 3785 7755
3772 7743
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 237DEG 27KT 3773 7756
$$
LBROWNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 12:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick | 55 min |
| Jun 1, 1:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, City of Emporia | 57 min |
| Jun 1, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Nottoway | 56 min |
| Jun 1, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King and Queen | 57 min |
| Jun 1, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland | 53 min |
| Jun 1, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton | 37 min |
| Jun 1, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond and 1 more | 43 min |
| Jun 1, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico, King William, City of Richmond | 51 min |
| Jun 1, 3:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 31 min |
| Jun 1, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna | 53 min |
| Jun 1, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna, Louisa | 36 min |
| Jun 1, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northumberland | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa | 52 min |
| Jun 1, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, City of Franklin, City of Newport News, City of Suffolk | 53 min |
| Jun 1, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 36 min | |
| Jun 1, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Goochland, Louisa, Powhatan | 49 min |
| Jun 1, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 63 min |
| Jun 1, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa | 48 min |
| Jun 1, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 58 min | |
| Jun 1, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick | 61 min |
| Jun 1, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland, Hanover, Louisa, Powhatan | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 59 min |
| Jun 1, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 39 min | |
| Jun 1, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 46 min | |
| Jun 1, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin | 59 min |
| Jun 1, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 87 min | |
| Jun 1, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson | 54 min |
| Jun 1, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 39 min |
| Jun 1, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 64 min | |
| Jun 1, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Sussex and 2 more | 52 min |
| Jun 1, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight | 64 min |
| Jun 1, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Isle of Wight, New Kent and 6 more | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 7:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Hanover, King and Queen, King William | 36 min |
| Jun 1, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 67 min | |
| Jun 1, 7:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson, City of Suffolk | 100 min |
| Jun 1, 7:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa | 55 min |
| Jun 1, 7:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 35 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.