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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS Wakefield, VA

June 20, 20154 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2015, 6:03 PM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 42 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: Jun 20, 2015, 6:03 PM EDT (22:03 UTC)
Expired: Jun 20, 2015, 6:45 PM EDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Cumberland County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Powhatan County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 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
Jun 20, 3:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 hr

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 Jun 20, 5:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 5:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 3:40 PM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 3:54 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 20, 4:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 20, 4:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
447 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

VAZ060-202130-
PRINCE EDWARD-
447 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN PRINCE EDWARD
COUNTY...

AT 446 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER MADISONVILLE...OR NEAR
RED HOUSE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  DARLINGTON HEIGHTS AROUND 450 PM EDT.
  PROSPECT AROUND 500 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE ALLENS MILL AND ELAM.

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.

LAT...LON 3726 7868 3732 7863 3734 7860 3740 7859
      3737 7858 3737 7857 3736 7856 3733 7851
      3733 7849 3734 7849 3734 7847 3716 7862
      3717 7863 3719 7864 3720 7869 3722 7869
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 210DEG 38KT 3719 7871

JM

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 5:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
501 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

NCZ013-014-030>032-202145-
BERTIE-PERQUIMANS-BERTIE-CHOWAN-GATES-HERTFORD-GATES-HERTFORD-CHOWAN-
501 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT HERTFORD...NORTHEASTERN
BERTIE...NORTHWESTERN PERQUIMANS...CENTRAL GATES AND NORTHWESTERN
CHOWAN COUNTIES...

AT 501 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER COLERAIN...OR 8 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF RYLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HARRELLSVILLE AND TYNER AROUND 515 PM EDT.
  RYLAND AROUND 520 PM EDT.
  GATESVILLE AND HOBBSVILLE AROUND 530 PM EDT.
  SUNBURY AROUND 540 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE MOUNT GOULD...
WAKELON...ICARIA...PEACH...MAVATON...CENTER HILL...CISCO...CARTER...
SMALLS CROSSROADS AND ARROWHEAD BEACH.

STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THESE WIND GUSTS ARE
CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN TREE LIMBS...SMALL OR WEAKENED TREES...AND
BLOWING AROUND TRASH CANS...POTTED PLANTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER
LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

LAT...LON 3615 7685 3651 7675 3642 7647 3640 7646
      3608 7669
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 203DEG 24KT 3619 7675

JM

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 5:41 PM EDT, 22 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
Jun 20, 4:05 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		33 hr
Jun 20, 4:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince Edward	43 min
Jun 20, 5:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Cumberland, Fluvanna	49 min
Jun 20, 5:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Fluvanna, Louisa	42 min
Jun 20, 6:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Louisa	24 min
Jun 20, 6:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	43 min
Jun 20, 6:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Middlesex	23 min
Jun 20, 6:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Goochland, Hanover, Louisa, Powhatan	51 min
Jun 20, 6:41 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		49 min
Jun 20, 6:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward	42 min
Jun 20, 6:59 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Goochland, Hanover	21 min
Jun 20, 7:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Hanover, Louisa	48 min
Jun 20, 7:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa, Powhatan	45 min
Jun 20, 7:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Lunenburg and 3 more	47 min
Jun 20, 7:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico and 3 more	29 min
Jun 20, 7:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline	57 min
Jun 20, 7:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Mecklenburg	51 min
Jun 19, 8:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Bertie	28 min
Jun 20, 3:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Bertie	51 min
Jun 20, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chowan	43 min
Jun 20, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gates	44 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.