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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS Wakefield, VA

June 30, 20154 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2015, 8:00 PM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 30 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 30, 2015, 8:00 PM EDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2015, 8:30 PM EDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties City of Emporia, VA, Greensville County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Sussex County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:02 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 30, 3:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 196 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Roanoke, VA at 00:00Z on 2015-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 476 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Roanoke, VA at 00:00Z on 2015-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 65 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
476 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1275 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
2.8

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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 Jun 30, 4:48 PM EDT, 3 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 4:48 PM EDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
448 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE REGION
WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ALONG THE
FRONT LATER THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 378 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT FOR
THE ERN VA PIEDMONT AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND ERN VA. ALSO FOR
DORCHESTER COUNTY MD AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTY NC.

LATEST GOES VISIBLE IMAGERY DEPICTS EXPANDING CU FIELD OVER THE
LOCAL AREA. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS HAVE
DEVELOPED ALONG A LINE FROM SOUTH HILL TO RICHMOND AND THE NORTHERN
NECK IN VIC OF THE LEE/THERMAL TROUGH. BEGINNING TO SEE LIGHTNING
ACTIVITY INCREASING IN THESE CELLS...BUT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO
FIGHT THE WARM AIR ALOFT AND MODEST MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES. EXPECT
CONVECTION TO CONTINUE IN THIS REGION THRU THE AFTERNOON...AS
LOCATIONS TO THE EAST FIGHT THE RIDGE OVER THE SUBTROPICAL WRN
ATLANTIC. SPC MESOANALYSIS DEPICTS 1000-1500 J/KG MLCAPE ALONG
WITH 40-50 KT EFFECTIVE SHEAR. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS DUE TO STRONG SHEAR IN A REGION OF STEEP LOW-LEVEL
LAPSE RATES AND A WELL MIXED BL. BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL ALSO
EXPECTED. HAVE MAINTAINED 30-40 POPS THIS AFTERNOON AS CONVECTION
REMAINS SCATTERED.

ANOTHER AREA OF CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE
APPROACHING/WEAKENING FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST LATE THRU
THE AFTERNOON. BETTER HEIGHT FALLS/UVM ALSO ARRIVE THIS EVENING.
PV ANOMALY AND INCREASING WINDS ALOFT PROGGED TO DEVELOP A WAVE OF
LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE THERMAL TROUGH. THUNDERSTORMS PROGGED TO
LIFTS INTO THE PIEDMONT FROM THE WEST...SPREADING EWD ACROSS THE
LOCAL AREA. CONTINUED INFLUENCE FROM THE WRN ATLANTIC RIDGE
EXPECTED TO SUPPRESS ACTIVITY AS IT REACHES THE COAST DUE TO WARM
TEMPS ALOFT. LLJ ALSO KICKS IN THIS EVENING...ADVECTING BETTER
MOISTURE INTO THE REGION. DAMAGING WIND THREAT CONTINUES INTO THE
EVENING HOURS.

POPS TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH PARTIAL CLEARING LATE
(ESPECIALLY W). MAY BE A FEW SHOWERS LINGERING ERN VA. LOW TONIGHT
ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY/...
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY SETTLES IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF THE REGION WEDS
AS SHORTWAVE ENERGY EXITS THE NE COAST. OVERALL...THERE IS LITTLE
FORCING IN DEEP LAYER WLY FLOW. SFC TROUGH ALSO LOCATES ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST. WILL RETAIN SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR MOST OF THE
AREA...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LOW END CHANCE POPS CLOSER TO THE
COAST WHERE LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INTERACT WITH THE SFC TROUGH.
HIGHS FORECAST IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S. PARTLY CLOUDY AND DRY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDS NIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S TO
LOW 70S.

THE FRONT SAGS SOUTHWARD INTO THE REGION BY THURSDAY.
MEANWHILE...SHORTWAVE ENERGY IS EXPECTED TO TRACK INTO THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SHORTWAVE WILL DEVELOP A WAVE
OF LOW PRESSURE OVER ERN NC AS ANOTHER STRONGER AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONGER UPPER WAVE LOCATES OVER THE
MID MS VALLEY. 20-30 POPS THURS MORNING INCREASE TO 40-50 POPS
THURS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND CONTINUING THRU THE OVERNIGHT.
PWATS PROGGED TO INCREASE TO 2+ INCHES THURS NIGHT IN DEEP LAYER
SWLY FLOW. ANOMALOUS MOISTURE IN CONCERT WITH SHORTWAVE ENERGY
LIFTING ALONG THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAINFALL THURS NIGHT. DUE TO THE RECENT RAINFALL (UP TO 600
PCT OF NORMAL THIS PAST WEEK)...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AND HAS
BEEN HEADLINED IN THE HWO. 72 HR RAINFALL TOTALS (INCLUDING TODAY)
RANGE FROM OVER AN INCH FROM THE PIEDMONT INTO CENTRAL VIRGINIA TO
THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH NEAR THE COAST. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS
ARE EXPECTED. HIGHS THURS IN THE MID-UPPER 80S. LOWS THURS NIGHT
IN THE MID- UPPER 60S NORTH TO LOW 70S SOUTH.

BOUNDARY AND ANOMALOUS MOISTURE REMAIN OVER THE REGION FRI AS THE
AFOREMENTIONED MID MS VALLEY LOW APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. WILL
MAINTAIN SOLID CHANCE POPS FRI AS SEVERAL WAVES CONTINUE TO SPREAD
OVER THE REGION. HIGHS FRI IN THE LOW-MID 80S (UPPER 70S FAR NW)
UNDER MOSTLY CLOUDY-CLOUDY SKIES.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
UPSTREAM BLOCKING PATTERN RESULTS IN LITTLE MOVEMENT OF OVERALL
SYNOPTIC FEATURES THRU THE HOLIDAY WKEND / MED RANGE PERIOD.

MODELS STALL WAVY FRONTAL BNDRY ACROSS THE MID ATLNTC REGION SAT.
GFS WANTS TO PUSH THIS BNDRY INTO NORTH CAROLINA SUN AS WEAK HIGH
PRS BUILDS INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTH WHILE ECMWF KEEPS THE
BNDRY NEARLY STNRY ACROSS THE RGN. THE BNDRY PROGGED TO LIFT NORTH
AS A WARM FRNT MONDAY WITH A TROF LINGERING ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY.
THUS LOOK FOR CHC POPS EACH DAY AS TIMING OF ANY ONE DISTURBANCE
RATHER PROBLEMATIC THIS FAR OUT.

HIGHS SAT / SUN IN THE M-U80S...85-90 MON / TUE. LOWS U60S-M70S.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
VFR CONDITIONS PERSIST ACROSS AREA TERMINALS THROUGH THE TAF
PERIOD. BEGINNING TO NOTICE SOME CU/SC PUSHING IN FROM THE W/SW
ALONG A WEAK SFC TROUGH. SHRAS/TSTMS ARE PSBL THIS AFTN/EVENG
ESPECIALLY AT RIC/SBY...BUT CHANCE IS TOO LO TO INCLUDE IN THE
TAFS ATTM. WINDS WILL REMAIN S-SW AND COULD SEE AN OCCASIONAL GUST
UP TO ~20 KT THROUGH LATE AFTN. CURRENTLY NOTING NARROW LINE OF
CONVECTION LIFTING NORTHEAST FROM THE WESTERN CAROLINAS. COULD SEE
A BRIEF PERIOD OF SHOWERS TONIGHT AFTER 23Z IN ASSOCIATION WITH
THIS ACTIVITY, AND AS UPPER DISTURBANCE PUSHES ACROSS TONIGHT.
BEST CHANCE WILL BE MAINLY TO THE W OF KRIC. HOWEVER, FORECAST
CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW THAT THIS CONVECTION WILL IMPACT ANY ONE
TERMINAL AND WITH ANY CONVECTION STILL AT LEAST 6 HRS OFF, HV HELD
OUT OF THE TAF FOR NOW. OUTSIDE OF ANY SHOWERS, EXPECT SOME LOWER
CIGS MOVING IN OVERNIGHT ON SW FLOW, AND DROPPED DOWN TO LOW END
VFR NEAR MVFR CATEGORY OVERNIGHT.

OUTLOOK...A FRNTAL SYSTM SLOWLY APPROACHES FM THE W DURING THE
REST OF THE WEEK. MAINLY VFR CONDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD.
THERE WILL BE CHANCES FOR AFTN/EVENG SHRAS/TSTMS EACH DAY WITH THE
HIGHEST CHANCES ON THU AND FRI WITH THE FRONT IN THE VICINITY, BUT
THE PERIOD OF MOST WIDESPREAD RESTRICTION AND CHCS FOR VSBY
RESTRICTIONS COME THURSDAY AFTN/FRIDAY MORNING.

&&

.MARINE...
WILL KEEP CRNT SCA HEADLINES UP FOR THE CHES BAY TONIGHT AS PRS
GRDNT TIGHTENS ENOUGH FOR MARGINAL (15-20 KT) WNDS. GRDNT RELAXES
WED MORNING KEEPING A WEAKER SLY/SWLY FLOW (10-15 KT) THRU WED NIGHT
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRNT. THE FRNT DROPS INTO THE AREA FM
THE NW ON THU...WITH WINDS BCMG LIGHT AND VRBL AS THE FRNT STALLS
THE LIFTS BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT THU NIGHT AND FRI. WAVES AVGG
1-2 FT AND SEAS AVGG 2-4 FT THRU THE WEEKEND.

&&

.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
NC...NONE.
VA...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR ANZ630>632-
     634.

&&

SYNOPSIS...AJZ/MAM
NEAR TERM...AJZ/SAM
SHORT TERM...AJZ/SAM
LONG TERM...MPR
AVIATION...MAS/MAM
MARINE...MPR
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 3:47 PM EDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
347 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015

VAZ048-060>062-064>069-079>083-509>520-012000-
FLUVANNA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-
LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-
CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-WESTERN LOUISA-EASTERN LOUISA-WESTERN HANOVER-
EASTERN HANOVER-WESTERN CHESTERFIELD-EASTERN CHESTERFIELD-
WESTERN HENRICO-EASTERN HENRICO-WESTERN KING WILLIAM-
EASTERN KING WILLIAM-WESTERN KING AND QUEEN-EASTERN KING AND QUEEN-
347 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 378 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF
VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT STALLS OVER THE REGION. HEAVY RAINFALL IS
POSSIBLE WHICH MAY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THE NWS IN WAKEFIELD.

NCZ013>017-030>032-102-VAZ086-093-095>100-523>525-012000-
HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN-
PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-MATHEWS-ISLE OF WIGHT-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-
NORTHAMPTON VA-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS-HAMPTON/POQUOSON-
347 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHERN OUTER
BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH
HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA...THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE
PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA AND THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT STALLS OVER THE REGION. HEAVY RAINFALL IS
POSSIBLE WHICH MAY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ012-VAZ084-087>090-092-012000-
NORTHAMPTON NC-GLOUCESTER-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-
SOUTHAMPTON-
347 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 378 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF
VIRGINIA AND THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT STALLS OVER THE REGION. HEAVY RAINFALL IS
POSSIBLE WHICH MAY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THE NWS IN WAKEFIELD.

MDZ021-VAZ075>078-085-521-522-012000-
DORCHESTER-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-
347 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 378 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF
MARYLAND...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA AND THE NORTHERN NECK
OF VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT STALLS OVER THE REGION. HEAVY RAINFALL IS
POSSIBLE WHICH MAY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THE NWS IN WAKEFIELD.

MDZ022>025-012000-
WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
347 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF
MARYLAND.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. THE
MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT STALLS OVER THE REGION. HEAVY RAINFALL IS
POSSIBLE WHICH MAY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THE NWS IN WAKEFIELD.

05

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 30, 6:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
633 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015

MDZ021-022-302300-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-
633 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL DORCHESTER AND
NORTHWESTERN WICOMICO COUNTIES...

AT 633 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR VIENNA...OR 11 MILES
NORTHWEST OF SALISBURY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  DELMAR AROUND 640 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE MARDELA SPRINGS...
GALESTOWN AND BROOKVIEW.

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.

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION IN THE VICINITY OF THIS STORM. BE
PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS. HEAVY RAIN
COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING
OF DITCHES AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

LAT...LON 3846 7569 3845 7552 3835 7579 3850 7593
      3862 7571
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 239DEG 49KT 3848 7575

GINGRICH
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 6:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
645 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015

VAZ065-079-087-302330-
BRUNSWICK-MECKLENBURG-GREENSVILLE-
645 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BRUNSWICK...SOUTHEASTERN
MECKLENBURG AND NORTHWESTERN GREENSVILLE COUNTIES...

AT 645 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER BRODNAX...MOVING EAST
AT 40 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BRUNSWICK AROUND 700 PM EDT.
  LAWRENCEVILLE AROUND 705 PM EDT.
  RADIUM AROUND 720 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE EDGERTON...WARFIELD...
PRICES MILL...DOLPHIN...ANTE...BOWENS CORNER...COCHRAN...
CALLAVILLE...FORKSVILLE AND BUFFORD CROSSROADS.

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.

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION IN THE VICINITY OF THIS STORM. BE
PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS. HEAVY RAIN
COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING
OF DITCHES AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

LAT...LON 3678 7806 3678 7803 3680 7803 3692 7772
      3690 7768 3666 7756 3657 7809 3674 7817
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 251DEG 33KT 3668 7805

GINGRICH
Local storm report, Jun 30, 6:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
650 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015

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

0520 PM     HAIL             DUTTON                  37.49N  76.47W
06/30/2015  M0.75 INCH       GLOUCESTER         VA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            DIME SIZE HAIL

&&

EVENT NUMBER AKQ1501083

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 8:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQLunenburg, Mecklenburg40 min
Jun 30, 8:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQSouthampton, Sussex30 min
Jun 30, 8:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQBrunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, City of Emporia36 min
Jun 30, 9:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQIsle of Wight28 min
Jun 30, 9:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQPrince Edward40 min
Jun 30, 9:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Newport News44 min
Jun 30, 9:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQGreensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk47 min
Jun 30, 9:48 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ57 min
Jun 30, 9:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQYork, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson38 min
Jun 30, 9:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQBrunswick, Greensville, Sussex, City of Emporia36 min
Jun 30, 10:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQIsle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth and 1 more45 min
Jun 30, 10:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCaroline, Goochland, Hanover, King William49 min
Jun 30, 10:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQFluvanna, Goochland, Louisa53 min
Jun 30, 11:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQRichmond, Westmoreland23 min
Jun 30, 11:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLouisa29 min
Jun 30, 8:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCamden, Pasquotank27 min
Jun 30, 8:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQNorthampton46 min
Jun 30, 8:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCamden, Pasquotank45 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.