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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Wakefield, VA

May 16, 20135 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2013, 6:08 PM EDT for 5 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 16, 2013, 6:08 PM EDT (22:08 UTC)
Expired
May 16, 2013, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Gloucester County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, New Kent County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 16, 2:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCaroline, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa54 min
May 16, 3:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCaroline, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa58 min
May 16, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQFluvanna, Goochland, Hanover67 min
May 16, 4:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQHanover, Louisa40 min
May 16, 4:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAmelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico and 2 more54 min
May 16, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQEssex, King and Queen, King William60 min
May 16, 5:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGloucester, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, New Kent49 min
May 16, 5:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ91 min
May 16, 5:59 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ91 min
May 16, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ95 min
May 16, 6:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQYork, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson52 min
May 16, 7:02 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ58 min
May 16, 6:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSomerset48 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.