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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 25, NWS Wakefield, VA

April 25, 20144 counties in North Carolina

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 25, 2014, 6:45 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 45 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: Apr 25, 2014, 6:45 PM EDT (22:45 UTC)
Expired: Apr 25, 2014, 7:30 PM EDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bertie County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Hertford County, NC, Perquimans County, NC

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 25, 1:19 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 156 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 100 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 667 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 125 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 109 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Apr 25, 6:36 PM EDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 6:36 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 25, 5:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
513 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2014

VAZ063-070>072-082-083-252200-
CHARLES CITY-CHESTERFIELD-HANOVER-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-NEW KENT-
513 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2014

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS CHESTERFIELD...HANOVER...
HENRICO...CITY OF RICHMOND...CHARLES CITY...KING WILLIAM AND NEW KENT
COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT...

AT 512 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
CHESTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR GLENDALE AT 525 PM EDT...ELKO
AT 530 PM EDT...WRIGHTS CORNER AT 535 PM EDT...NEW KENT AIRPORT AT
540 PM EDT...TALLEYSVILLE AT 545 PM EDT...NEW KENT AT 550 PM EDT.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH.
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL.

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.

LAT...LON 3769 7696 3748 7683 3730 7742 3743 7751

ZIMMERMAN

Local storm report, Apr 25, 5:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
539 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0424 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOSELEY                 37.48N  77.78W
04/25/2014                   POWHATAN           VA   PUBLIC

            TREE DOWN

0435 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BON AIR                 37.52N  77.57W
04/25/2014                   CHESTERFIELD       VA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN IN BON AIR BLOCKING THE ROAD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER AKQ1400866 AKQ1400865

DAP

Local storm report, Apr 25, 5:46 PM EDT, 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
546 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0424 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOSELEY                 37.48N  77.78W
04/25/2014                   POWHATAN           VA   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AND UPROOTED

&&

CORRECTED REMARKS

EVENT NUMBER AKQ1400866

DAP

Local storm report, Apr 25, 5:57 PM EDT, 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
557 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0535 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 E GARYSBURG           36.45N  77.54W
04/25/2014                   NORTHAMPTON        NC   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER UP TO THE CAR WINDOWS ON THE JACKSON BYPASS NEAR
            GARYSBURG. SEVERAL CARS STRANDED IN FLOOD WATERS. WATER
            REPORTED RUSHING DOWN THE ROADS.

&&

EVENT NUMBER AKQ1400867

DAP

Special weather statement, Apr 25, 6:08 PM EDT, 37 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
608 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2014

VAZ063-064-070>078-082-083-085-090-252245-
CAROLINE-CHARLES CITY-CHESTERFIELD-ESSEX-HANOVER-HENRICO-JAMES
CITY-KING AND QUEEN-KING WILLIAM-LANCASTER-MIDDLESEX-NEW
KENT-NORTHUMBERLAND-RICHMOND-WESTMORELAND-
608 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2014

...SECOND ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS
CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...

AT 607 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DUANE FORK TO
BEACH...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES WEST OF SAINT
STEPHENS CHURCH TO 8 MILES EAST OF MOSELEY...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR
  CHESTER AROUND 615 PM EDT...
  SAINT STEPHENS CHURCH AROUND 620 PM EDT...
  TAPPAHANNOCK AROUND 630 PM EDT...
  WARSAW AROUND 635 PM EDT...
  PROVIDENCE FORGE AROUND 640 PM EDT...
  CENTER CROSS AROUND 645 PM EDT...

HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS.

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 3803 7650 3735 7688 3731 7775 3802 7712
      3805 7651

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Local storm report, Apr 25, 6:23 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
623 PM EDT FRI APR 25 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0615 PM     FLASH FLOOD      JACKSON                 36.39N  77.42W
04/25/2014                   NORTHAMPTON        NC   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE AROUND JACKSON.

&&

EVENT NUMBER AKQ1400868

DAP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 25, 3:46 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		32 hr
Apr 25, 2:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond	67 min
Apr 25, 2:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	64 min
Apr 25, 2:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton	40 min
Apr 25, 2:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Greensville, Mecklenburg	46 min
Apr 25, 3:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Goochland and 8 more	60 min
Apr 25, 3:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Henrico	27 min
Apr 25, 3:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Nottoway, Powhatan	50 min
Apr 25, 4:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Henrico, King William	29 min
Apr 25, 4:09 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Powhatan	36 min
Apr 25, 4:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway	64 min
Apr 25, 4:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Greensville, Southampton, City of Emporia	40 min
Apr 25, 4:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, City of Colonial Heights	43 min
Apr 25, 4:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Powhatan, City of Richmond	25 min
Apr 25, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline, Essex, King and Queen, King William	29 min
Apr 25, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway	53 min
Apr 25, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Henrico, New Kent	47 min
Apr 25, 5:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Southampton, City of Suffolk	42 min
Apr 25, 5:54 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk	36 min
Apr 25, 6:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Essex, Henrico, King and Queen, King William and 3 more	37 min
Apr 25, 7:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach	57 min
Apr 25, 7:42 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		78 min
Apr 25, 4:29 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Northampton	46 min
Apr 25, 5:22 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Northampton	3 hr
Apr 25, 5:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Bertie, Chowan	48 min
Apr 25, 6:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Camden, Chowan, Gates, Hertford, Northampton, Pasquotank and 1 more	38 min
Apr 25, 7:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans	50 min
Apr 25, 7:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Bertie	38 min

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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.