Alert archive / Virginia / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 15, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this gale warning at Jul 4, 2014, 3:08 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 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
- Jul 4, 2014, 3:08 AM EDT (07:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2014, 12:42 PM EDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Jul 4, 2:28 AM EDT, 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 2:28 AM EDT, 40 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 3, 10:44 PM EDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1044 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014
NCZ012-013-030-031-040330-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-HERTFORD-NORTHAMPTON-
1044 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014
...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHAMPTON...BERTIE...
CHOWAN AND HERTFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM EDT...
AT 1044 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER WAKELON...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF
WINDSOR...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH.
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR TRAP AT 1050 PM EDT...
POWELLSVILLE AT 1100 PM EDT...EARLEYS AT 1110 PM EDT...POOR TOWN AT
1115 PM EDT...MILLENNIUM AT 1120 PM EDT...SAINT JOHN AT 1125 PM EDT.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 45 MPH.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.
SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BUILDING OR VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...
POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
LAT...LON 3600 7721 3601 7722 3606 7733 3608 7733
3611 7724 3616 7729 3616 7731 3622 7739
3643 7709 3609 7671 3599 7667 3596 7671
3595 7671 3587 7677
DAPLocal storm report, Jul 4, 2:22 AM EDT, 46 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 1:02 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 28 min |
| Jul 4, 1:32 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 28 min |
| Jul 4, 1:49 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 41 min | |
| Jul 4, 2:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 46 min |
| Jul 4, 2:31 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 44 min | |
| Jul 4, 2:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, James City, New Kent, Prince George, Southampton, Surry and 2 more | 57 min |
| Jul 4, 2:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 31 min |
| Jul 4, 3:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, Isle of Wight, City of Franklin, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson and 2 more | 53 min |
| Jul 4, 3:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, James City, Middlesex, New Kent, Prince George, Southampton and 3 more | 26 min |
| Jul 4, 4:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Charles City, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen and 15 more | 60 min |
| Jul 4, 4:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 60 min |
| Jul 4, 5:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland, Southampton and 2 more | 57 min |
| Jul 4, 5:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 74 min |
| Jul 4, 6:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex and 7 more | 50 min |
| Jul 4, 7:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Mathews, Northampton, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton and 4 more | 55 min |
| Jul 4, 7:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Lancaster, Mathews, Northampton, Northumberland, York and 4 more | 62 min |
| Jul 4, 8:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 64 min |
| Jul 4, 2:00 PM EDT | Gale Warning | AKQ | 119 min | |
| Jul 3, 9:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Bertie | 56 min |
| Jul 3, 10:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Chowan, Pasquotank, Perquimans | 23 min |
| Jul 3, 10:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Bertie | 46 min |
| Jul 3, 10:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Chowan, Hertford | 30 min |
| Jul 3, 10:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Chowan, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans | 28 min |
| Jul 4, 5:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 2 more | 51 min |
| Jul 4, 6:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Camden, Currituck | 53 min |
| Jul 3, 9:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 9:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Dorchester | 3 hr |
| Jul 3, 10:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 45 min |
| Jul 4, 12:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Dorchester | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 5:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester | 71 min |
| Jul 4, 6:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester, Wicomico, Worcester | 59 min |
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