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Special Weather Statement, NWS Baltimore/Washington

July 16, 2012Prince William County, Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this special weather statement at Jul 16, 2012, 4:11 PM EDT for Prince William County, Virginia. It was in force for 34 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: Jul 16, 2012, 4:11 PM EDT (20:11 UTC)
Expired: Jul 16, 2012, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Baltimore/Washington

County Prince William County, VA

The radar

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 15, 8:24 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		36 min
Jul 15, 9:06 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		84 min
Jul 15, 9:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Page, Shenandoah	50 min
Jul 15, 9:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren	38 min
Jul 15, 10:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Nelson	44 min
Jul 15, 10:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Shenandoah, Warren	45 min
Jul 15, 10:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Nelson	44 min
Jul 16, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		93 min
Jul 16, 3:48 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		87 min
Jul 16, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		89 min
Jul 16, 4:53 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		64 min
Jul 16, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	City of Falls Church	29 min
Jul 16, 5:06 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		54 min
Jul 16, 5:08 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		46 min
Jul 16, 5:21 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		54 min
Jul 16, 5:50 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		55 min
Jul 16, 3:07 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	LWX	Baltimore, City of Baltimore	17 hr
Jul 16, 4:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Prince George's	23 min
Jul 16, 4:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Montgomery	32 min
Jul 16, 4:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Charles	27 min
Jul 16, 5:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Calvert	22 min
Jul 16, 5:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Saint Mary's	21 min
Jul 16, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Saint Mary's	28 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.