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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Wakefield, VA

August 10, 20137 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2013, 3:23 PM EDT for 7 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 37 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
Aug 10, 2013, 3:23 PM EDT (19:23 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2013, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties City of Hampton, VA, City of Newport News, VA, City of Norfolk, VA, City of Poquoson, VA, City of Portsmouth, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, York County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 10, 1:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

What 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 Aug 10, 11:04 AM EDT, 4 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 11:04 AM EDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 10, 1:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 10, 2:24 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 10, 2:42 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 10, 2:44 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 10, 2:49 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 10, 2:52 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 10, 3:00 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 8:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ92 min
Aug 10, 11:30 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQFluvanna, Louisa60 min
Aug 10, 12:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQFluvanna, Goochland, Louisa38 min
Aug 10, 12:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGoochland, Powhatan44 min
Aug 10, 1:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQChesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, King William, Louisa and 2 more45 min
Aug 10, 1:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCharles City, Hanover, Henrico, King William, New Kent, City of Richmond46 min
Aug 10, 2:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCharles City, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William, New Kent and 1 more43 min
Aug 10, 2:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ94 min
Aug 10, 2:47 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ58 min
Aug 10, 2:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQIsle of Wight, Surry, City of Newport News37 min
Aug 10, 3:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQGloucester, James City, Mathews, York, City of Newport News, City of Williamsburg42 min
Aug 10, 3:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ90 min
Aug 10, 3:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach46 min
Aug 10, 3:47 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ103 min
Aug 10, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ85 min
Aug 10, 4:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQMecklenburg54 min
Aug 10, 4:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCity of Virginia Beach17 min
Aug 10, 5:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQMecklenburg63 min
Aug 10, 6:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGreensville, City of Emporia51 min
Aug 9, 8:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQSomerset, Wicomico, Worcester58 min
Aug 9, 9:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQWicomico, Worcester2 hr
Aug 10, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCamden, Chowan, Currituck, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans61 min
Aug 10, 6:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQPasquotank, Perquimans63 min
Aug 10, 6:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCamden, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans64 min
Aug 10, 7:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQBertie, Chowan, Gates, Hertford59 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 2013Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2013

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.