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Freeze Warning 2, NWS Wakefield, VA

April 16, 201431 counties in Virginia; Northampton County, North Carolina; 4 counties in Maryland

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this freeze warning at Apr 16, 2014, 2:30 PM EDT for 31 counties in Virginia; Northampton County, North Carolina; 4 counties in Maryland. It took effect at Apr 17, 2014, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 16, 2014, 2:30 PM EDT (18:30 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 17, 2014, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 17, 2014, 8:36 AM EDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
All 36 counties

Dorchester County, MD, Somerset County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD, Northampton County, NC, Amelia County, VA, Brunswick County, VA, Caroline County, VA, Charles City County, VA, City of Emporia, VA, City of Franklin, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Greensville County, VA, James City County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince Edward County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:30 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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freeze 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 freeze warning went out at Apr 15, 6:34 PM EDT, 19 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 6:34 PM EDT, 19 hours 56 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 15, 3:55 PM EDT, 22 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
355 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

MDZ021>024-162000-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-
355 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

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.

   FREEZE WARNING.

GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND A STRONG COLD
FRONT THIS EVENING. GUSTS BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FREEZE WARNING.

TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN FALL TO NEAR FREEZING THURSDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ012-VAZ087>090-092-093-162000-
NORTHAMPTON NC-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-SOUTHAMPTON-
ISLE OF WIGHT-
355 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST 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.

   FREEZE WARNING.

GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND A STRONG COLD
FRONT THIS EVENING. GUSTS BETWEEN 30 TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FREEZE WARNING.

TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN FALL INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S THURSDAY
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ048-049-060>085-162000-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-
MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-
KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-
CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-
355 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF
VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF 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.

   FREEZE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FREEZE WARNING.

TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN FALL TO NEAR FREEZING THURSDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ086-162000-
MATHEWS-
355 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF
VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND A STRONG COLD
FRONT THIS EVENING. GUSTS BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN FALL TO NEAR FREEZING THURSDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ091-094-162000-
YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-
355 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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.

   FREEZE WARNING.

GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND A STRONG COLD
FRONT THIS EVENING. GUSTS BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FREEZE WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ013>017-030>032-102-VAZ095>098-162000-
HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN-
PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-
CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-
355 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHERN OUTER
BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND A STRONG COLD
FRONT THIS EVENING. GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MDZ025-VAZ099-100-162000-
MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
355 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF
MARYLAND AND THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND A STRONG COLD
FRONT THIS EVENING. GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 15, 8:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Chesapeake42 min
Apr 15, 8:32 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ43 min
Apr 16, 7:22 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ5 days
Apr 16, 3:33 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ21 hr
Apr 15, 9:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCurrituck, Pasquotank44 min

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in Virginia, 2014Freeze Warnings in Maryland, 2014Freeze Warnings in North Carolina, 2014Every freeze warning in 2014

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.