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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 116, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 24, 2014, 6:32 PM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 43 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
- Jul 24, 2014, 6:32 PM EDT (22:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 2014, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties City of Suffolk, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Surry County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 488 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -101 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1039 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
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 Jul 24, 6:01 PM EDT, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 6:01 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 326 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2014 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-251930- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK- BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-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-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK- SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH- SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 326 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA...THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA...THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .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. 44
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 3:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 349 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2014 VAZ063-070-071-083-242045- CHESTERFIELD-HANOVER-HENRICO-NEW KENT- 349 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2014 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER DOWNTOWN RICHMOND...HENRICO... CHESTERFIELD...HANOVER AND NEW KENT COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT... AT 349 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER DOWNTOWN RICHMOND...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR MONTROSE...AND...RICHMOND HEIGHTS AT 355 PM EDT...VARINA AT 400 PM EDT...RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL...AND...FAIR OAKS AT 405 PM EDT...SANDSTON AT 410 PM EDT...GLENDALE AT 415 PM EDT. HAZARDS INCLUDE... GUSTY WINDS OF 30 MPH. HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING. FREQUENT LIGHTNING. 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 3759 7721 3740 7722 3743 7754 3756 7754 44
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 3:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
358 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2014
VAZ062-068>070-242100-
AMELIA-CHESTERFIELD-GOOCHLAND-POWHATAN-
358 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2014
...STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS AMELIA...
GOOCHLAND...CHESTERFIELD AND POWHATAN COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT...
AT 357 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM JEFFERSON TO
PAINEVILLE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM GOOCHLAND TO 9 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CUMBERLAND...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR WORSHAMS AROUND 405 PM EDT...
WORSHAMS AROUND 410 PM EDT...
TRUXILLO AROUND 415 PM EDT...
SUBLETTS AROUND 420 PM EDT...
GENITO AROUND 425 PM EDT...
PILKINTON AROUND 430 PM EDT...
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
PEA SIZE HAIL.
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.
DON'T WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THE FIRST LIGHTNING FLASH BEFORE HEADING TO
SAFETY. MOVE INDOORS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THREATENING SKIES OR THE
FIRST SOUND OF THUNDER. MAKE SURE THAT LIGHTNING IS WELL AWAY FROM
YOUR LOCATION BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH CAN 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 3751 7754 3740 7754 3732 7756 3721 7779
3741 7818 3767 7788
JFOSTERSpecial weather statement, Jul 24, 5:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
511 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2014
VAZ060-065>068-070-079-080-087-242215-
AMELIA-BRUNSWICK-CHESTERFIELD-DINWIDDIE-GREENSVILLE-LUNENBURG-
MECKLENBURG-NOTTOWAY-PRINCE EDWARD-
511 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2014
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS AMELIA...CHESTERFIELD...
PRINCE EDWARD...MECKLENBURG...LUNENBURG...BRUNSWICK...DINWIDDIE...
NOTTOWAY AND GREENSVILLE COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...
AT 509 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A NEARLY SOLID LINE OF
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM WALKERS TO FERGUSONVILLE TO BRIERY TO 15
MILES WEST OF BUFFALO SPRINGS...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9
MILES EAST OF MANNBORO TO 5 MILES EAST OF CREWE TO KEYSVILLE TO 13
MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLOVER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
AREAS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE SCHOLFIELD AROUND 515 PM
EDT...
SUTHERLAND AROUND 520 PM EDT...
WELLVILLE AROUND 525 PM EDT...
NUTBUSH AROUND 530 PM EDT...
THE FALLS AROUND 535 PM EDT...
SPANISH GROVE AROUND 540 PM EDT...
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
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.
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 3668 7870 3670 7865 3691 7849 3708 7845
3710 7850 3713 7852 3715 7856 3717 7855
3726 7810 3727 7762 3700 7741 3685 7769
3676 7814 3654 7839 3654 7873 3655 7874
44Local storm report, Jul 24, 5:49 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 9:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King George | 44 min |
| Jul 23, 10:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline | 39 min |
| Jul 24, 5:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell | 57 min |
| Jul 24, 7:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Nottoway, City of Emporia | 38 min |
| Jul 24, 7:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince George | 50 min |
| Jul 24, 7:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince George | 48 min |
| Jul 24, 7:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester | 45 min |
| Jul 24, 7:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Surry | 27 min |
| Jul 24, 7:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Surry, Sussex | 40 min |
| Jul 24, 8:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, Sussex | 43 min |
| Jul 24, 8:05 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 85 min | |
| Jul 24, 8:20 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 40 min |
| Jul 24, 8:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin | 23 min |
| Jul 24, 8:41 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 49 min | |
| Jul 24, 8:42 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 108 min | |
| Jul 24, 8:52 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 83 min | |
| Jul 24, 8:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 35 min |
| Jul 24, 9:10 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 95 min | |
| Jul 24, 9:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 62 min |
| Jul 24, 9:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 52 min |
| Jul 24, 9:27 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Northampton | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 9:46 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 59 min | |
| Jul 24, 10:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northampton | 29 min |
| Jul 24, 10:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 56 min |
| Jul 24, 10:16 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 74 min | |
| Jul 24, 2:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna | 50 min |
| Jul 24, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland, Powhatan | 60 min |
| Jul 24, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Henrico, City of Richmond | 56 min |
| Jul 24, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Powhatan | 62 min |
| Jul 24, 4:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Powhatan | 28 min |
| Jul 24, 4:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Richmond | 56 min |
| Jul 24, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, Powhatan, City of Richmond | 47 min |
| Jul 24, 4:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield | 35 min |
| Jul 24, 4:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 91 min |
| Jul 24, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 1 more | 51 min |
| Jul 24, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway | 64 min |
| Jul 24, 5:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Prince George, City of Petersburg | 23 min |
| Jul 24, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, James City, New Kent, City of Hopewell | 41 min |
| Jul 24, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince George, Surry, Sussex | 51 min |
| Jul 24, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, Mecklenburg, Sussex, City of Emporia | 56 min |
| Jul 24, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 116 min | |
| Jul 24, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin | 56 min |
| Jul 24, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 45 min |
| Jul 24, 7:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 65 min |
| Jul 23, 10:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 42 min |
| Jul 23, 10:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester, Wicomico | 48 min |
| Jul 24, 12:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 73 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 2014Every severe thunderstorm 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.