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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Wakefield, VA

May 22, 20145 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2014, 5:01 PM EDT for 5 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 29 min. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 22, 2014, 5:01 PM EDT (21:01 UTC)
Expired: May 22, 2014, 5:30 PM EDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Charles City County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Richmond, VA, Henrico County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 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 was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 22, 5:03 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 W Chestnut Hill, VA	8 LARGE PANE WINDOWS WERE BLOWN OUT OF THE NAPA STORE IN THE 1600 BLOCK OF CHAMBERLAYNE AVE.
May 22, 5:05 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Downtown Richmond, VA	EXXON SERVICE STATION LOST PART OF CANOPY NEAR BROAD AND 17TH
May 22, 5:05 PM EDT	HAIL 1	1 Ese Westhampton, VA
May 22, 5:07 PM EDT	HAIL 1	Downtown Richmond, VA	HAIL NEAR MAIN AND BELVIDERE
May 22, 5:10 PM EDT	HAIL 1	Downtown Richmond, VA	DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR CHAMBERLAYNE AVE
May 22, 5:35 PM EDT	HAIL 1	Enon, VA	WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH WITH BROAD ROTATION.
May 22, 5:37 PM EDT	HAIL 1	Screamersville, VA
May 22, 5:40 PM EDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	Walthall, VA	FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED NEAR EXIT 58 AND INTERSTATE 95.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 22, 2:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 169 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: 291 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -102 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 839 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 91 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

998 
WFUS51 KAKQ 222101
TORAKQ
VAC036-041-087-570-760-222130-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.TO.W.0013.140522T2101Z-140522T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
501 PM EDT THU MAY 22 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL CHARLES CITY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  EASTERN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  HENRICO COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  NORTHERN CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  CITY OF RICHMOND IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 530 PM EDT

* AT 456 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR UNIVERSITY OF
  RICHMOND...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BENSLEY AROUND 515 PM EDT.
  BELLWOOD AROUND 520 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE MONTROSE...
RICHMOND HEIGHTS...FAIR OAKS...DREWRYS BLUFF...RICHMOND
INTERNATIONAL...VARINA...MEADOWVILLE AND GLENDALE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE... OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3765 7746 3738 7714 3730 7732 3732 7734
      3729 7735 3725 7743 3758 7761
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 317DEG 25KT 3755 7749

$$

MINNICK

2 follow-up statements

387 
WWUS51 KAKQ 222116
SVSAKQ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
516 PM EDT THU MAY 22 2014

VAC036-041-087-570-760-222130-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140522T2130Z/
CHESTERFIELD VA-HENRICO VA-CHARLES CITY VA-CITY OF RICHMOND VA-
CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS VA-
516 PM EDT THU MAY 22 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN CITY OF COLONIAL
HEIGHTS...SOUTHERN CITY OF RICHMOND...WEST CENTRAL CHARLES CITY...
SOUTHEASTERN HENRICO AND EASTERN CHESTERFIELD COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM
EDT...

AT 515 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BENSLEY...OR 5 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN RICHMOND...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN
CHESTERFIELD...NORTHERN CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS...SOUTHEASTERN
HENRICO...SOUTHERN CITY OF RICHMOND AND WEST CENTRAL CHARLES CITY
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS VARINA AND MEADOWVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3754 7740 3738 7714 3731 7730 3731 7732
      3732 7734 3729 7735 3725 7743 3748 7749
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 317DEG 25KT 3747 7740

$$

MINNICK

792 
WWUS51 KAKQ 222130
SVSAKQ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
530 PM EDT THU MAY 22 2014

VAC036-041-087-570-760-222140-
/O.EXP.KAKQ.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140522T2130Z/
CHESTERFIELD VA-HENRICO VA-CHARLES CITY VA-CITY OF RICHMOND VA-
CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS VA-
530 PM EDT THU MAY 22 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS...
SOUTHEASTERN CITY OF RICHMOND...WEST CENTRAL CHARLES CITY...
SOUTHEASTERN HENRICO AND EASTERN CHESTERFIELD COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.

LAT...LON 3754 7740 3738 7714 3731 7730 3731 7732
      3732 7734 3729 7735 3725 7743 3748 7749
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 317DEG 25KT 3740 7732

$$

MINNICK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 21, 8:27 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		33 min
May 21, 8:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex	47 min
May 21, 9:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mathews	22 min
May 22, 3:41 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		30 hr
May 22, 3:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Louisa	44 min
May 22, 3:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline	46 min
May 22, 3:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Hanover, Louisa	46 min
May 22, 4:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland	45 min
May 22, 4:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond	40 min
May 22, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King William	28 min
May 22, 4:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Northumberland, Westmoreland	33 min
May 22, 4:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, City of Hopewell and 1 more	49 min
May 22, 5:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Essex, King and Queen, King William	41 min
May 22, 5:15 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland	30 min
May 22, 5:21 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Prince George and 2 more	84 min
May 22, 5:29 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 1 more	31 min
May 22, 5:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Essex, King and Queen, King William	34 min
May 22, 5:45 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Essex, Lancaster, Richmond	30 min
May 22, 5:54 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		96 min
May 22, 5:56 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Essex, King and Queen, King William, Middlesex	34 min
May 22, 5:59 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex	31 min
May 22, 6:01 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		89 min
May 22, 6:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond	46 min
May 22, 6:27 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, Middlesex, New Kent, City of Williamsburg	33 min
May 22, 6:29 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk	46 min
May 22, 6:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Henrico, City of Hopewell, City of Richmond	38 min
May 22, 6:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Gloucester, Mathews, York, City of Hampton, City of Poquoson	63 min
May 22, 7:07 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		83 min
May 22, 7:14 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk	31 min
May 22, 7:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince George, Surry, City of Hopewell	67 min
May 22, 7:28 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		62 min
May 22, 7:33 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		87 min
May 22, 7:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	48 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.