Alert archive / Virginia / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this tornado warning at Jun 1, 2012, 2:14 PM EDT for Nelson County, Virginia. It was in force for 31 min. 6 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, 2:14 PM EDT (18:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2012, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Nelson County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2:14 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Massies Mill, VA | LARGE LIMBS DOWN FROM THUNDERSTORM WIND |
| Jun 1, 2:14 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wsw Massies Mill, VA | HALF DOZEN 6 INCH DIAMETER HARDWOOD TREES DOWN. |
| Jun 1, 2:14 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 W Massies Mill, VA | REPORTED BY NSSL |
| Jun 1, 2:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Roseland, VA | SEVERAL LARGE TREES UPROOTED |
| Jun 1, 2:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ssw Jonesboro, VA | STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND TREES DOWN |
| Jun 1, 2:20 PM EDT | HAIL 1.25 | 1 Ssw Jonesboro, VA |
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, 1:28 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 347 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 528 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
378
WFUS51 KLWX 011814
TORLWX
VAC125-011845-
/O.NEW.KLWX.TO.W.0002.120601T1814Z-120601T1845Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
214 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL NELSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 245 PM EDT
* AT 211 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 13 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF WINTERGREEN...OR 6 MILES NORTH OF CLIFFORD...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINTERGREEN...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING AND AVOID WINDOWS. IF OUTDOORS OR IN A MOBILE HOME OR
VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES IN HILLY OR MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS
BECAUSE YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO APPROACH. TAKE
COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3769 7899 3770 7902 3772 7907 3778 7908
3796 7890 3785 7873 3768 7898
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 225DEG 28KT 3775 7902
$$
KRAMAR1 follow-up statement
539 WWUS51 KLWX 011826 RRA SVSLWX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 226 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 VAC125-011845- /O.CON.KLWX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120601T1845Z/ NELSON VA- 226 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR NELSON COUNTY... AT 224 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WINTERGREEN...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLIFFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NELLYSFORD... WINTERGREEN... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING AND AVOID WINDOWS. IF OUTDOORS OR IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3779 7898 3793 7886 3785 7873 3773 7890 TIME...MOT...LOC 1827Z 225DEG 28KT 3782 7893 $$ KRAMAR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 11:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, City of Charlottesville | 24 min |
| Jun 1, 1:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Clarke | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 1:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | City of Manassas | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 1:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Spotsylvania | 48 min |
| Jun 1, 1:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Nelson | 49 min |
| Jun 1, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 2:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church, City of Manassas and 1 more | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 2:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson, City of Charlottesville | 53 min |
| Jun 1, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 52 min |
| Jun 1, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Jun 1, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 41 min | |
| Jun 1, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 52 min |
| Jun 1, 3:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Jun 1, 3:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 18 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 1, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Culpeper, Madison, Orange | 45 min |
| Jun 1, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William | 43 min |
| Jun 1, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 117 min | |
| Jun 1, 4:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William, City of Manassas | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Prince William | 37 min |
| Jun 1, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 39 min | |
| Jun 1, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William, Stafford, City of Fairfax, City of Manassas and 1 more | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 5:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William | 18 min |
| Jun 1, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Jun 1, 5:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 114 min | |
| Jun 1, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 6:06 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, Warren | 49 min |
| Jun 1, 6:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, Warren | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 6:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Frederick | 31 min |
| Jun 1, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 7:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 91 min | |
| Jun 1, 7:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 31 min |
| Jun 1, 7:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 25 min | |
| Jun 1, 7:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 113 min | |
| Jun 1, 7:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr |
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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.