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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 18, 2014, 2:44 PM EDT for 8 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 46 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 18, 2014, 2:44 PM EDT (18:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2014, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Charles City County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Surry County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 194 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
- 260 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 918 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
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 18, 2:37 PM EDT, 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 2:37 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 18, 5:04 AM EDT, 9 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 504 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2014 NCZ012-VAZ048-049-060>072-079>083-087-088-092-191030- NORTHAMPTON NC-FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND- HANOVER-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN- CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE- CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SOUTHAMPTON- 504 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING...POOR DRAINAGE...AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MDZ021>025-NCZ013>017-030>032-102-VAZ073>078-084>086-089>091-093>100- 191030- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND- RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-SURRY- JAMES CITY-YORK-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK- NORTHAMPTON VA- 504 AM EDT MON AUG 18 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...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA...THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA AND THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING...POOR DRAINAGE...AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 05
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 18, 12:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1238 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
VAZ060-065>068-079-181730-
AMELIA-BRUNSWICK-LUNENBURG-MECKLENBURG-NOTTOWAY-PRINCE EDWARD-
1238 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL MOVE ACROSS
AMELIA...PRINCE EDWARD...MECKLENBURG...LUNENBURG...BRUNSWICK AND
NOTTOWAY COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM EDT...
AT 1237 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES WEST OF BRIERY TO
CLARKSVILLE TO 26 MILES SOUTH OF EPPES FORK...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM PHENIX TO 11 MILES SOUTH OF REDOAK TO 6 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LOUISBURG...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
AREAS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE FAIRVIEW AROUND 1250 PM
EDT...
PLANTERSVILLE AROUND 1255 PM EDT...
KELLS CORNER AROUND 100 PM EDT...
SIMPLICITY AROUND 105 PM EDT...
BRIERY CREEK LAKE AROUND 110 PM EDT...
SCHOLFIELD AROUND 115 PM EDT...
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
OCCASIONAL DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.
THESE STORMS 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 3689 7850 3708 7845 3710 7850 3714 7853
3715 7857 3713 7859 3717 7863 3734 7807
3685 7783 3659 7773 3655 7777 3653 7858
3671 7865
GINGRICHSpecial weather statement, Aug 18, 1:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
121 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
NCZ012-VAZ065>067-079-080-087-088-092-181815-
BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-GREENSVILLE-LUNENBURG-MECKLENBURG-NORTHAMPTON-
NOTTOWAY-SOUTHAMPTON-SUSSEX-
121 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHAMPTON...MECKLENBURG...
LUNENBURG...BRUNSWICK...DINWIDDIE...NOTTOWAY...CITY OF EMPORIA...
GREENSVILLE...SOUTHAMPTON AND SUSSEX COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT...
AT 120 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WILBURN TO LA CROSSE TO 17
MILES SOUTH OF EBONY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTH
OF VICTORIA TO SOUTH HILL TO 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WARRENTON...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.
AREAS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE ORAL OAKS AROUND 125 PM
EDT...
KENBRIDGE AROUND 130 PM EDT...
LAFOON CORNER AROUND 135 PM EDT...
VULTARE AROUND 140 PM EDT...
FORKLAND AROUND 145 PM EDT...
GUM FORKS AROUND 150 PM EDT...
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.
IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE AT RISK. TAKE SHELTER
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CANNOT FIND SHELTER IN A BUILDING A
VEHICLE PROVIDES SAFETY FROM LIGHTNING.
THESE STORMS 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 3691 7841 3720 7744 3714 7739 3700 7740
3704 7731 3695 7723 3655 7712 3654 7716
3652 7711 3638 7755 3641 7755 3643 7761
3648 7765 3648 7777 3650 7788 3654 7791
3654 7816 3665 7819
GINGRICHSpecial weather statement, Aug 18, 2:08 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
208 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
VAZ062-063-068>072-080>083-181900-
AMELIA-CHARLES
CITY-CHESTERFIELD-DINWIDDIE-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-HENRICO-KING
WILLIAM-NEW KENT-POWHATAN-PRINCE GEORGE-
208 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS...
CITY OF RICHMOND...AMELIA...GOOCHLAND...HENRICO...CHESTERFIELD...
HANOVER...POWHATAN...CHARLES CITY...KING WILLIAM...NEW KENT...CITY OF
HOPEWELL...CITY OF PETERSBURG...DINWIDDIE AND PRINCE GEORGE COUNTIES
THROUGH 300 PM EDT...
AT 207 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MIDLOTHIAN TO BEACH TO
ROCKY RUN...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BON AIR TO 10 MILES WEST
OF CHESTER TO 8 MILES WEST OF DINWIDDIE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
AREAS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE TUCKAHOE AROUND 215 PM
EDT...
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND AROUND 220 PM EDT...
DINWIDDIE AROUND 225 PM EDT...
DUMBARTON AROUND 230 PM EDT...
LAKESIDE AROUND 235 PM EDT...
VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY AROUND 240 PM EDT...
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.
IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE AT RISK. TAKE SHELTER
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CANNOT FIND SHELTER IN A BUILDING A
VEHICLE PROVIDES SAFETY FROM LIGHTNING.
THESE STORMS 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 3769 7714 3738 7710 3709 7726 3701 7786
3730 7771 3761 7774
GINGRICHSpecial weather statement, Aug 18, 2:31 PM EDT, 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 12:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 52 min |
| Aug 18, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg, Sussex, City of Emporia | 54 min |
| Aug 18, 1:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia | 41 min |
| Aug 18, 2:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 2 more | 52 min |
| Aug 18, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Southampton, Sussex | 46 min |
| Aug 18, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince George | 44 min |
| Aug 18, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Surry | 45 min |
| Aug 18, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 55 min | |
| Aug 18, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Surry, City of Newport News, City of Williamsburg | 52 min |
| Aug 18, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, James City, New Kent, Surry, City of Williamsburg | 57 min |
| Aug 18, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 40 min |
| Aug 18, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 55 min | |
| Aug 18, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 45 min | |
| Aug 18, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 46 min |
| Aug 18, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northampton | 60 min |
| Aug 18, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 41 min | |
| Aug 18, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 96 min | |
| Aug 18, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 12 min |
| Aug 18, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 55 min |
| Aug 18, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 54 min | |
| Aug 18, 7:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline | 55 min |
| Aug 18, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Bertie | 40 min |
| Aug 18, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chowan, Gates | 40 min |
| Aug 18, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Pasquotank, Perquimans | 58 min |
| Aug 18, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Camden, Pasquotank | 62 min |
| Aug 18, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank | 55 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.