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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 35, NWS Wakefield, VA

June 20, 20156 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2015, 6:48 PM EDT for 6 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, 6:48 PM EDT (22:48 UTC)
Expired: Jun 20, 2015, 7:30 PM EDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Amelia County, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Prince Edward County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:49 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 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 5:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 3:40 PM EDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 6:21 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 20, 6:30 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
630 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

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

0554 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S ANTIOCH             37.81N  78.42W
06/20/2015                   FLUVANNA           VA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN NEAR KIDDS DAIRY RD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER AKQ1500923

DAP

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 6:32 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

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

VAZ065-066-202315-
MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-
632 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN LUNENBURG AND
WESTERN MECKLENBURG COUNTIES...

AT 631 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR HITESBURG TO NEAR VIRGILINA...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  CLARKSVILLE AND BUFFALO SPRINGS AROUND 645 PM EDT.
  BOYDTON AROUND 655 PM EDT.
  CHASE CITY AROUND 705 PM EDT.
  KELLS CORNER AROUND 710 PM EDT.
  VICTORIA...LUNENBURG AND REHOBOTH AROUND 715 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE SKIPWITH...NORTH
VIEW...WILBURN...NELSON...SIMPLICITY...ROGERS CORNER...FINCHLEY...
RICHARDSON...WIGHTMAN AND PLANTERSVILLE.

STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. 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 3668 7870 3669 7865 3664 7858 3664 7856
      3667 7860 3667 7861 3668 7862 3668 7863
      3670 7865 3689 7849 3708 7844 3709 7838
      3711 7836 3710 7828 3712 7824 3709 7822
      3682 7819 3654 7845 3654 7873
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 221DEG 42KT 3665 7877 3650 7873

ZIMMERMAN

Local storm report, Jun 20, 6:37 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
637 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

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

0558 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NE BEAR CREEK LAKE ST 37.54N  78.25W
06/20/2015                   CUMBERLAND         VA   911 CALL CENTER

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG SURGAR FORK ROAD JUST NORTH OF
            CUMBERLAND. THE ROAD WAS PATIALLY CLOSED.

&&

EVENT NUMBER AKQ1500924

JO

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 6:37 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 20, 6:43 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
643 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
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0610 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WHITEVILLE              37.60N  78.17W
06/20/2015                   CUMBERLAND         VA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN ALONG CATERSVILLE ROAD CLEARED BY FIRE
            DEPARTMENT.

&&

EVENT NUMBER AKQ1500925

JO

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, 6:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Powhatan	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, 6:59 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.