Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2013
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 31, 2013, 1:47 AM EST for 14 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 43 min. 10 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
- Jan 31, 2013, 1:47 AM EST (06:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2013, 2:30 AM EST
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Charles City County, VA, City of Franklin, VA, City of Hampton, VA, City of Newport News, VA, City of Poquoson, VA, City of Suffolk, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, James City County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Surry County, VA, York County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 1:55 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 47 | Williamsburg Airport, VA | KJGG |
| Jan 31, 2:17 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 49 | Newport News, VA | |
| Jan 31, 2:21 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Newport News, VA | |
| Jan 31, 2:22 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Poplar Hall Planta, VA | TREE FELL THROUGH THE BEDROOM OF A SINGLE WIDE TRAILER DESTROYING THE STRUCTURE. THE OCCUPANTS WERE UNINJURED HOWEVER A DOG WAS KILLED BY THE FALLING TREE. |
| Jan 31, 2:25 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Swansea Manor, VA | *** 1 INJ *** TREES FELL ON A HOME IN THE 200 BLOCK OF DAPHIA CIRCLE CAUSING ONE INJURY. |
| Jan 31, 2:28 AM EST | TSTM WND GST 68 | Langley Afb, VA | |
| Jan 31, 2:28 AM EST | TSTM WND GST 75 | Langley Afb, VA | |
| Jan 31, 2:30 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Parkview Mobile H, VA | TREES ON AN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN THE 5000 BLOCK OF ARLINGTON AVE. THREE APARTMENTS SUFFERED DAMAGE AND WERE CONDEMNED. |
| Jan 31, 2:35 AM EST | TSTM WND GST 75 | Langley Afb, VA | |
| Jan 31, 2:35 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 49 | Algren, VA | KPVG |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 4 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 35 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 8:21 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 11:59 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 716 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 321 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 337 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
702
WUUS51 KAKQ 310647
SVRAKQ
VAC036-073-093-095-115-175-181-199-620-650-700-735-800-830-310730-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.SV.W.0002.130131T0647Z-130131T0730Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
147 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN CHARLES CITY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL
VIRGINIA...
SOUTHERN GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHERN JAMES CITY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHERN MATHEWS COUNTY IN EASTERN VIRGINIA...
EASTERN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...
EASTERN SURRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...
YORK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...
CITY OF FRANKLIN IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...
CITY OF HAMPTON IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...
CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...
CITY OF POQUOSON IN VIRGINIA...
CITY OF SUFFOLK IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...
CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 230 AM EST
* AT 146 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM RUSTIC TO COURTLAND...AND MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY...KINGS POINT...JAMESTOWN AND
WILLIAMSBURG AROUND 155 AM EST.
HOLLAND...YORK TERRACE...QUEENS LAKE AND CARVER GARDENS AROUND 200
AM EST.
WHALEYVILLE...GROVE...WINDSOR AND ISLE OF WIGHT AROUND 205 AM EST.
WICOMICO...HAYES AND LEE HALL AROUND 210 AM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE LEES
MILL...CLEOPUS...SKIMINO...BARLOWS CORNER...FIVE
FORKS...OAKTREE...WILLIAMSBURG AIRPORT...WALTERS...AND DELK
CROSSROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3655 7704 3734 7688 3737 7665 3726 7653
3737 7664 3743 7624 3730 7627 3737 7640
3727 7634 3724 7649 3712 7627 3699 7632
3696 7643 3713 7664 3721 7665 3721 7669
3705 7666 3690 7640 3655 7650
TIME...MOT...LOC 0646Z 253DEG 43KT 3730 7683 3676 7700
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.75IN
$$
052 follow-up statements
349
WWUS51 KAKQ 310718
SVSAKQ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
218 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
VAC036-095-175-181-620-830-310727-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T0730Z/
SOUTHAMPTON VA-CITY OF FRANKLIN VA-CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG VA-
CHARLES CITY VA-JAMES CITY VA-SURRY VA-
218 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN SURRY...SOUTHERN JAMES
CITY...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN CHARLES CITY...CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG...
CITY OF FRANKLIN AND EASTERN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS AND MOVED EAST OF THE WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3656 7676 3713 7668 3696 7644 3713 7664
3735 7666 3726 7653 3735 7662 3737 7664
3743 7625 3743 7624 3730 7627 3737 7640
3727 7634 3724 7649 3712 7628 3700 7632
3693 7648 3689 7640 3655 7650
TIME...MOT...LOC 0717Z 253DEG 43KT 3741 7638 3669 7654
$$
VAC073-093-115-199-650-700-735-800-310730-
/O.CON.KAKQ.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T0730Z/
CITY OF SUFFOLK VA-MATHEWS VA-GLOUCESTER VA-CITY OF POQUOSON VA-
YORK VA-CITY OF HAMPTON VA-ISLE OF WIGHT VA-CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS VA-
218 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CITY OF
NEWPORT NEWS...EASTERN ISLE OF WIGHT...CITY OF HAMPTON...YORK...CITY
OF POQUOSON...SOUTHERN GLOUCESTER...SOUTHERN MATHEWS AND CITY OF
SUFFOLK COUNTIES UNTIL 230 AM EST...
AT 217 AM EST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MOBJACK TO DOWNTOWN
SUFFOLK...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
HAMPTON UNIVERSITY...NEW POINT COMFORT...LANGLEY AFB AND BAVON
AROUND 225 AM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE HALLWOOD...
PEARY...NEW POINT...LABAN...PLUM TREE ISLAND REFUGE...MESSICK...
RALEIGH TERRACE...PHOEBUS...LANGLEY VIEW AND FOX HILL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3656 7676 3713 7668 3696 7644 3713 7664
3735 7666 3726 7653 3735 7662 3737 7664
3743 7625 3743 7624 3730 7627 3737 7640
3727 7634 3724 7649 3712 7628 3700 7632
3693 7648 3689 7640 3655 7650
TIME...MOT...LOC 0717Z 253DEG 43KT 3741 7638 3669 7654
WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.75IN
$$
MMONTE041
WWUS51 KAKQ 310733
SVSAKQ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
233 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
VAC073-093-115-199-650-700-735-800-310742-
/O.EXP.KAKQ.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T0730Z/
CITY OF SUFFOLK VA-MATHEWS VA-GLOUCESTER VA-CITY OF POQUOSON VA-
YORK VA-CITY OF HAMPTON VA-ISLE OF WIGHT VA-CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS VA-
233 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS...EASTERN
ISLE OF WIGHT...CITY OF HAMPTON...YORK...CITY OF POQUOSON...SOUTHERN
GLOUCESTER...SOUTHERN MATHEWS AND CITY OF SUFFOLK COUNTIES HAS
EXPIRED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED AND MOVED
OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE STILL
POSSIBLE WITH THIS LINE OF SHOWERS.
PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED...BY CALLING NOAA'S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
WAKEFIELD AT...1...800...7 3 7...8 6 2 4.
LAT...LON 3656 7676 3713 7668 3696 7644 3713 7664
3735 7666 3726 7653 3735 7662 3737 7664
3743 7625 3743 7624 3730 7627 3737 7640
3727 7634 3724 7649 3712 7628 3700 7632
3693 7648 3689 7640 3655 7650
TIME...MOT...LOC 0718Z 253DEG 43KT 3741 7636 3669 7653
$$
MMONTEWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jan 31, 12:40 AM EST, 1 hour 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 12:40 AM EST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1240 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
A WARM...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL THIS EVENING IN ADVANCE
OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE
AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. COLDER WEATHER WILL
RETURN THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE NORTHEAST STATES ON FRIDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
TORNADO WATCHES 24 AND 25 ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF
THE FA. MAIN THREAT THOUGH CONTINUES TO BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH AN APPROACHING LO-TOPPED CONVECTIVE LINE...WHICH
MAY ALLOW FOR STRONG LLJ WINDS TO MIX DOWN TO THE GROUND. MAIN
ISSUE CONTINUES TO BE LACK OF INSTABILITY WITH NEAR 0 CAPE AND HI
CIN. THE LINE WILL REACH WESTERN FRINGES OF THE FA AROUND
0330Z...RICHMOND/I95 AREA AROUND 06Z...AND COASTAL AREAS A COUPLE
HRS LATER. DON'T EXPECT DAMAGING WINDS TO BE A WIDESPREAD
ISSUE...THOUGH A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THRU OVRNGT AS
GRADIENT WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40-45 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRNT. HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED AS WELL WITH
PWATS ~1.5". ARRIVAL OF A STRONG MID-LVL S/W TROF WILL HELP TO
ACCELERATE THE FRNT THRU THE FA OVRNGT.
TEMPS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STEADY...OR DECREASE SLIGHTLY IN ADVANCE
OF THE FRONT...BEFORE FALLING QUICKLY POST FRONTAL UNDER CLEARING
SKIES. H85 TEMPS PROGGED TO FALL NEARLY 20C/12 HRS AS LOW LEVEL
THICKNESS VALUES FALL 20M. HOWEVER...STRONG W/SW DOWNSLOPE WINDS
WILL LIMIT TEMPS FROM DROPPING BELOW THE LOW/MID 40S INLAND AND
NEAR 50 ALONG THE COAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY/...
ADDITIONAL ENERGY WILL DIVE DOWN THE BACK SIDE OF THE UPPER TROUGH
AS THE MAIN SHORTWAVE LIFTS OVER SE CANADA...RESULTING IN BROAD
CYCLONIC FLOW OVER THE NE CONUS. PRECIP WILL PUSH OFFSHORE THURSDAY
MORNING AS W/WSWLY DOWNSLOPE WINDS USHER IN MUCH DRIER AIR THROUGH
THE DAY...WITH SUNNY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. STRONG CAA WILL LEAD TO
BREEZY CONDITIONS AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35
MPH. HEIGHT/THICKNESS FALLS WILL BE OVERCOME BY STRONG WLY
FLOW...WITH TEMPS FORECAST IN THE UPPER 40S/LOW 50S.
MID LEVEL VORT MAX WILL DIVE OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND INTO THE MID
ATLANTIC REGION FRIDAY AS A CLIPPER SYSTEM DROPS OVER THE NE. HI RES
MODELS DEVELOP A MESO LOW OVER THE NRN FA WITH A WEAK FRONTAL
BOUNDARY EXTENDING SWD ACROSS THE FA. THIS COULD RESULT IN LIGHT
SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE NRN FA...INCLUDING THE MD ERN SHORE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. HAVE PLACED SLIGHT CHANCE/CHANCE POPS OVER THE NRN FA
WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS (<1"). ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN
BEHIND THE DEPARTING CLIPPER SYSTEM WITH COLD TEMPS AND BREEZY NW
WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON. FRIDAY HIGHS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE
MID 30S NW TO MID 40S SE.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THE EXTENDED PERIOD BEGINS FRIDAY NIGHT WITH A LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER
THE EASTERN US WITH MID/UPPER LEVEL NW FLOW LOCALLY OVER THE MID
ATLANTIC REGION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST RESULTING
IN A CLEAR/MOSTLY CLEAR SKY AND ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO
THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE FLOW AROUND
THE BASE OF THE LONGWAVE TROUGH REMAINS RATHER ACTIVE WITH ANOTHER
SHORTWAVE TROUGH/VORT MAX DIVING SE FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST ON
SAT...AND PUSHING OFF THE NC COAST BETWEEN 12 AND 18Z SUNDAY.
LATEST ECMWF REMAINS A LITTLE STRONGER WITH THIS FEATURE AND WOULD
SUGGEST BEST POTENTIAL FOR PRECIP SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN MORNING.
MODEL SOUNDINGS REMAIN DRY IN THE LOW LEVELS SAT WITH JUST SOME
INCREASING MAINLY MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS AND HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
N TO 40-45 CENTRAL AND SOUTH. THERE IS A LITTLE MORE POTENTIAL
FOR PRECIPITATION SAT NIGHT/EARLY SUNDAY (ESPECIALLY IF THE ECMWF
VERIFIES) BUT OVERALL THE PATTERN APPEARS FAIRLY PROGRESSIVE AND
CYCLOGENESIS OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WOULD OCCUR TOO LATE FOR THIS
TO RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR THE REGION.
HOWEVER THE LATEST FORECAST HAS TRENDED UP TO CHC POPS N AND
SLIGHT CHC ELSEWHERE...WITH MAINLY SNOW AS P-TYPE (RA/SN IN THE
FAR SE). HIGH TEMPERATURES SUNDAY WILL MAINLY BE IN THE 40S. THE
FLOW BECOMES MORE ZONAL EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH ANOTHER QUICK MOVING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM BRINGING A SLIGHT CHC FOR MAINLY RAIN ACROSS THE
AREA IN THE MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY TIMEFRAME...WITH DRY CONDITIONS WED.
HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD GENLY RANGE FROM THE UPPER 40S NORTH TO THE
MID 50S SOUTH MON-TUE...FALLING BACK A BIT AGAIN FOR WED (IN THE
40S).
&&
.AVIATION /06Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
PER PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...BIGGEST AVIATION ISSUE NEXT 24 HOURS IS
WIND. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS PREVAIL AHEAD OF STRONG COLD FRONT...ALONG
WITH VFR/MVFR CEILINGS. EXPECT A 3 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD OF
PRECIPITATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH FRONT...ENDING AT KRIC AROUND
10Z...REACHING KSBY AROUND 06Z...AND KORF/KPHF/KECG IN THE 07Z-
08Z TIME FRAME. WIND SHIFT TO THE SW WILL ACCOMPANY
PRECIPITATION...WITH SOME POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS AOA 40KTS IN MOST
INTENSE SHWRS/ISOLD TSTMS. HAVE ALSO INCLUDED TEMPO FOR IFR VSBY
IN THE HEAVIER SHWRS. PRECIPITATION CLEARS ALL AREAS BY 12Z
THURSDAY...WITH SKIES CLEARING. HOWEVER...GUSTY W/WNW WINDS WILL
PERSIST THE ENTIRE DAY...WITH SOME GUSTS REACHING OR EXCEEDING 30
KTS.
GENLY DRY/VFR THEREAFTER...ASIDE FROM A CLIPPER SYSTEM BRINGING A
CHC FOR -SHSN ON FRI...WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES AT KSBY.
&&
.MARINE...
GALE WARNING TODAY THRU THU MORNG...DUE TO VERY STRONG S WINDS AHEAD
OF A COLD FRONT AND STRONG COLD AIR SURGE BEHIND THE FRONT. THE
FRONT WILL PUSH ACRS THE WATERS BETWEEN 06Z AND 10Z TNGT INTO EARLY
THU MORNG. A STRONG SSW LO-LEVEL JET IS PROGGED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF
THE FRONT. HOWEVER...THE MARINE BOUNDARY LAYER WILL BE VERY
STABLE...AS LAND TEMPS WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL (70-75 THIS AFTN)
AND WATER TEMPS ARE 40-45. THIS MAY MAKE IT TOUGH TO ATTAIN
SUSTAINED GALE FORCE WINDS LATE THIS AFTN INTO EARLY THU MORNG.
BUT...DO THINK THE STRONG LO LEVEL JET WILL HELP BRING DOWN ENOUGH
FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 KTS ACRS THE WTRS...ESPLY IN
HEAVIER SHOWERS (CONVECTION). SEAS WILL BLD TO 7-12 FT OUT NEAR 20NM
LATER THIS AFTN INTO TNGT.
BREEZY CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE THU AND THU NGT WITH A 20-25 KT
W WIND GUSTING TO OVER 30 KT...WITH SCA CONDITIONS EXPECTED. A LO
PRES SYSTEM CROSSES THE AREA FRI MORNG WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF CAA
EXPECTED LATER FRI AFTN AND EVENG. HI PRES BRIEFLY CROSSES THE
REGION SAT FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER QUICK MOVING LO PRES SYSTEM SAT
NGT.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
RIVER LEVELS WILL SHOW A SIGNIFICANT RISE BEGINNING TONIGHT AND
PERSISTING INTO THU/FRI. LATEST DATA AND RFC FORECAST SHOWS
POSSIBILITY OF SOME FLOODING FOR THE JAMES RIVER BASIN INCLUDING
RICHMOND WESTHAM BY FRI. WILL NOT BE ISSUING ANY WARNINGS YET AS
THERE IS STILL A FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY REGARDING QPF AMOUNTS
FROM THE FRONT WED NIGHT.
&&
.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
HAVE RAISED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY EARLY THU FOR THE MD ERN
SHORE COUNTIES ADJACENT TO THE CHES BAY BASED ON LATEST OBS
SHOWING SURGING WATER LEVELS (NOW TO 1.0-1.5 FT ABOVE NORMAL). THE
LATEST EXTRATROPICAL CBOFS GUIDANCE NOW DEPICTS A WATER LEVEL
AROUND 4.0 FT MLLW AT CAMBRIDGE (ABOUT A 2.5 FT ANOMALY). THIS
WATER LEVEL IS AT THE THRESHOLD BETWEEN MINOR AND MODERATE
FLOODING...SO IT MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING IF ANOMALIES
INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY (WILL BE ABLE TO ADJUST W/ SIGNIFICANT LEAD
TIME AS THE HIGH TIDES OF CONCERN ARE GENLY NOT UNTIL AFTER 3 AM).
PERSISTENT WESTERLY FLOW WILL RESULT IN BELOW NORMAL TIDES LATER
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
&&
.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR MDZ021>025.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR
MDZ021>023.
NC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR NCZ012-013-
030.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR NCZ014>017-
031-032-102.
VA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR VAZ048-049-
060>076-079>083-087>090-092.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR VAZ077-078-
084>086-091-093>100.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR ANZ630>632-634-
650-652-654-656-658.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR ANZ633-
635>638.
&&
SYNOPSIS...ALB/SAM
NEAR TERM...MAS
SHORT TERM...SAM
LONG TERM...LKB
AVIATION...WRS
MARINE...TMG/DAP
HYDROLOGY...
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 12:51 AM EST, 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1251 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 NCZ013-030-VAZ072>076-089-090-010600- HERTFORD-BERTIE-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND- RICHMOND-SURRY-JAMES CITY- 1251 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...TORNADO WATCH 27 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA AND THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRONT THE WEST. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND MODERATE RAINFALL AS THE FRONT CROSSES THE AREA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ012-VAZ063-064-070-071-079>083-087-088-092-010600- NORTHAMPTON NC-HANOVER-CAROLINE-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-BRUNSWICK- DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX- SOUTHAMPTON- 1251 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...TORNADO WATCH 25 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRONT THE WEST. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND MODERATE RAINFALL AS THE FRONT CROSSES THE AREA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ048-049-060>062-065>069-010600- FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-MECKLENBURG- LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN- 1251 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRONT THE WEST. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND MODERATE RAINFALL AS THE FRONT CROSSES THE AREA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MDZ021>023-010600- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET- 1251 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...TORNADO WATCH 27 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRONT THE WEST. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND MODERATE RAINFALL AS THE FRONT CROSSES THE AREA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ014>016-031-032-VAZ077-078-084>086-091-093>097-010600- GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER- GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-YORK-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE- 1251 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...TORNADO WATCH 27 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA AND THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRONT THE WEST. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND MODERATE RAINFALL AS THE FRONT CROSSES THE AREA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ630>632-634-650-652-654-656-658-010600- 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- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK TO CAPE HENRY VA...INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL- 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- 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- 1251 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...TORNADO WATCH 27 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ633-635>638-010600- CURRITUCK SOUND-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- 1251 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...TORNADO WATCH 27 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CURRITUCK SOUND...THE EASTERN JAMES RIVER...THE EASTERN RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER AND THE EASTERN YORK RIVER. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MDZ024-025-NCZ017-102-VAZ098>100-010600- INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-INLAND CURRITUCK- OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 1251 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...TORNADO WATCH 27 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA AND THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRONT THE WEST. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND MODERATE RAINFALL AS THE FRONT CROSSES THE AREA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 31, 12:01 AM EST, 1 hour 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1201 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
VAZ049-060>076-079>083-087-088-310615-
AMELIA VA-BRUNSWICK VA-CAROLINE VA-CHARLES CITY VA-CHESTERFIELD
VA-CUMBERLAND VA-DINWIDDIE VA-ESSEX VA-GOOCHLAND VA-GREENSVILLE
VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA-LOUISA
VA-LUNENBURG VA-MECKLENBURG VA-NEW KENT VA-NOTTOWAY VA-POWHATAN
VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-RICHMOND VA-SUSSEX
VA-WESTMORELAND VA-
1201 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
...SHOWERS ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS HEADING TOWARD THE INTERSTATE
95 CORRIDOR...
AT 1158 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM BUMPASS TO 17 MILES SOUTH OF BOYDTON...OR
FROM 5 MILES EAST OF MINERAL TO 7 MILES NORTH OF HENDERSON NC
...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
NEAR...LOCUST CREEK AROUND 1210 AM EST...MURDOCKS AROUND 1215 AM
EST...SPAINVILLE AROUND 1225 AM EST...RUTHER GLEN AROUND 1230 AM
EST...WOODFORD AROUND 1235 AM EST...AND VILLBORO AROUND 1240 AM EST.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN BRING DOWN SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES.
LAT...LON 3743 7827 3812 7792 3800 7764 3826 7734
3823 7728 3825 7727 3824 7723 3819 7724
3821 7722 3817 7717 3816 7707 3823 7706
3829 7699 3825 7694 3822 7695 3818 7687
3816 7666 3672 7747 3654 7857
WRSLocal storm report, Jan 31, 12:17 AM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1217 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0715 PM TSTM WND DMG BOSWELLS TAVERN 38.07N 78.19W
01/30/2013 LOUISA VA 911 CALL CENTER
COUPLE OF TREES DOWN WESTERN PORTION OF COUNTY.
0830 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG COLONIAL HEIGHTS 37.26N 77.40W
01/30/2013 CITY OF COLONIAL H VA TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE DOWNED TREE WITH PROPERTY DAMAGE
0915 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 NW BEXLEY 37.48N 77.57W
01/30/2013 CHESTERFIELD VA TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DOWN
1021 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SALISBURY 38.33N 75.50W
01/30/2013 M49 MPH WICOMICO MD ASOS
1040 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ASHLAND 37.76N 77.48W
01/30/2013 M44 MPH HANOVER VA ASOS
REPORTED AT KOFP
1045 PM NON-TSTM WND GST NORFOLK 36.90N 76.20W
01/30/2013 M47 MPH CITY OF NORFOLK VA ASOS
1050 PM NON-TSTM WND GST RICHMOND 37.50N 77.33W
01/30/2013 M49 MPH HENRICO VA ASOS
1050 PM NON-TSTM WND GST OCEANA NAS 36.82N 76.03W
01/30/2013 M47 MPH CITY OF VIRGINIA B VA ASOS
1107 PM NON-TSTM WND GST OCEANA NAS 36.82N 76.03W
01/30/2013 M47 MPH CITY OF VIRGINIA B VA ASOS
1132 PM NON-TSTM WND GST NORFOLK 36.90N 76.20W
01/30/2013 M54 MPH CITY OF NORFOLK VA ASOS
1145 PM NON-TSTM WND GST FARMVILLE 37.35N 78.43W
01/30/2013 M43 MPH CUMBERLAND VA AWOS
&&
EVENT NUMBER AKQ1300207 AKQ1300208 AKQ1300209 AKQ1300214 AKQ1300215
AKQ1300210 AKQ1300211 AKQ1300216 AKQ1300217 AKQ1300212 AKQ1300213
WRSLocal storm report, Jan 31, 12:17 AM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1217 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0715 PM TSTM WND DMG BOSWELLS TAVERN 38.07N 78.19W
01/30/2013 LOUISA VA 911 CALL CENTER
COUPLE OF TREES DOWN WESTERN PORTION OF COUNTY.
0830 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG COLONIAL HEIGHTS 37.26N 77.40W
01/30/2013 CITY OF COLONIAL H VA TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE DOWNED TREE WITH PROPERTY DAMAGE
0915 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 NW BEXLEY 37.48N 77.57W
01/30/2013 CHESTERFIELD VA TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DOWN
1021 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SALISBURY 38.33N 75.50W
01/30/2013 M449 MPH WICOMICO MD ASOS
1040 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ASHLAND 37.76N 77.48W
01/30/2013 M44 MPH HANOVER VA ASOS
REPORTED AT KOFP
1045 PM NON-TSTM WND GST NORFOLK 36.90N 76.20W
01/30/2013 M47 MPH CITY OF NORFOLK VA ASOS
1050 PM NON-TSTM WND GST RICHMOND 37.50N 77.33W
01/30/2013 M49 MPH HENRICO VA ASOS
1050 PM NON-TSTM WND GST OCEANA NAS 36.82N 76.03W
01/30/2013 M47 MPH CITY OF VIRGINIA B VA ASOS
1107 PM NON-TSTM WND GST OCEANA NAS 36.82N 76.03W
01/30/2013 M47 MPH CITY OF VIRGINIA B VA ASOS
1132 PM NON-TSTM WND GST NORFOLK 36.90N 76.20W
01/30/2013 M54 MPH CITY OF NORFOLK VA ASOS
1145 PM NON-TSTM WND GST FARMVILLE 37.35N 78.43W
01/30/2013 M43 MPH CUMBERLAND VA AWOS
&&
EVENT NUMBER AKQ1300207 AKQ1300208 AKQ1300209 AKQ1300214 AKQ1300215
AKQ1300210 AKQ1300211 AKQ1300216 AKQ1300217 AKQ1300212 AKQ1300213
WRSSpecial weather statement, Jan 31, 12:35 AM EST, 1 hour 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1235 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
NCZ012-VAZ065-079-087-092-310615-
BRUNSWICK VA-GREENSVILLE VA-MECKLENBURG VA-NORTHAMPTON NC-SOUTHAMPTON
VA-
1235 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
...SHOWERS ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS HEADED TOWARD EMPORIA AND
ROANOKE RAPIDS...
AT 1232 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM BRODNAX TO 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
LOUISBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE NEAR...GASBURG AROUND 1245 AM EST...BARLEY AROUND 100 AM EST...
GASTON AROUND 105 AM EST...AND GARYSBURG AROUND 110 AM EST.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN BRING DOWN SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES.
LAT...LON 3664 7808 3671 7746 3632 7745 3630 7750
3630 7756 3635 7759 3638 7755 3640 7755
3644 7763 3648 7765 3648 7777 3650 7781
3650 7789 3654 7792 3654 7809
WRSSpecial weather statement, Jan 31, 1:04 AM EST, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
104 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
VAZ063-064-070>076-082-083-310700-
CAROLINE-CHARLES CITY-CHESTERFIELD-ESSEX-HANOVER-HENRICO-KING AND
QUEEN-KING WILLIAM-NEW KENT-RICHMOND-WESTMORELAND-
104 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST OF RICHMOND METRO TOWARDS
NORTHERN NECK...
AT 103 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES WEST OF POTOMAC
BEACH TO BELLWOOD...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST
OF COLONIAL BEACH TO CHESTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...NEWTOWN...NEW KENT
AIRPORT...TALLEYSVILLE...SLATERVILLE...ROSE GARDEN...KING AND QUEEN
COURT HOUSE.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
THIS STORM 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 3826 7695 3822 7695 3818 7687 3816 7661
3750 7688 3729 7748 3751 7741 3752 7739
3754 7740 3819 7720 3817 7717 3816 7707
3826 7705 3828 7698
05Special weather statement, Jan 31, 1:08 AM EST, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
108 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
NCZ012-013-VAZ070-080-081-084-087>093-310700-
CHESTERFIELD-DINWIDDIE-GLOUCESTER-GREENSVILLE-HERTFORD-ISLE OF
WIGHT-JAMES CITY-NORTHAMPTON-PRINCE
GEORGE-SOUTHAMPTON-SURRY-SUSSEX-YORK-
108 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA TOWARDS
MIDDLE PENINSULA...
AT 107 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HOPEWELL TO JARRATT TO 6
MILES SOUTHWEST OF MUD CASTLE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
HOPEWELL TO 7 MILES EAST OF PURDY TO HALIFAX...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...BOONES CROSSROADS...
MARGARETTSVILLE...SEVERN...SHILOH...SUNBEAM...HUNTERDALE.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
THIS STORM 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 3635 7759 3640 7755 3644 7763 3728 7741
3732 7722 3731 7709 3727 7707 3731 7701
3722 7689 3729 7686 3743 7690 3747 7674
3743 7671 3751 7665 3750 7659 3721 7670
3718 7677 3715 7672 3658 7693 3630 7756
MMONTEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 7:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna, Louisa | 44 min |
| Jan 30, 10:27 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Goochland, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway and 2 more | 78 min |
| Jan 31, 12:01 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex and 15 more | 74 min |
| Jan 31, 12:35 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, City of Emporia | 40 min |
| Jan 31, 1:04 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, New Kent, Richmond and 1 more | 56 min |
| Jan 31, 1:08 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, James City, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex and 6 more | 52 min |
| Jan 31, 1:20 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 55 min | |
| Jan 31, 1:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Lancaster, Mathews and 4 more | 34 min |
| Jan 31, 2:08 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 37 min |
| Jan 31, 2:15 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 90 min | |
| Jan 31, 2:31 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 59 min |
| Jan 31, 4:03 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 45 hr | |
| Jan 31, 8:41 AM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna | 21 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:14 PM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 60 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.