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Gale Warning 12, NWS Wakefield, VA

February 15, 2015

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this gale warning at Feb 15, 2015, 3:51 PM EST. It was in force for 12 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: Feb 15, 2015, 3:51 PM EST (20:51 UTC)
Expired: Feb 16, 2015, 4:00 AM EST
In force: 12 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 Feb 15, 1:21 PM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 1:21 PM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 12:59 PM EST, 2 hours 52 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 14, 7:24 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa and 1 more	51 min
Feb 14, 7:52 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 18 more	53 min
Feb 14, 8:11 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	34 min
Feb 14, 8:39 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack	51 min
Feb 14, 8:45 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Charles City, Gloucester, James City, Lancaster, Mathews and 8 more	60 min
Feb 14, 8:48 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Prince George, Southampton, Surry and 3 more	57 min
Feb 14, 8:57 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		78 min
Feb 14, 9:16 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		89 min
Feb 14, 9:42 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach	93 min
Feb 14, 10:01 PM EST	Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory	AKQ		30 hr
Feb 15, 6:00 AM EST	Low Water Advisory	AKQ		24 hr
Feb 15, 3:51 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		21 hr
Feb 15, 4:40 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	AKQ	Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 30 more	11 hr
Feb 14, 7:39 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico	51 min

Nearby

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Sources

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