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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA

August 6, 2015Chesterfield County, City of Richmond, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2015, 8:53 PM EDT for Chesterfield County, City of Richmond, Virginia. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 6, 2015, 8:53 PM EDT (00:53 UTC)
Expired: Aug 6, 2015, 9:30 PM EDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA

Counties Chesterfield County, VA, City of Richmond, VA

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 6, 7:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 7:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 6, 4:06 PM EDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
406 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015

MDZ021>025-VAZ048-060>062-064-068-069-075>078-082>086-099-100-
509>522-072015-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
FLUVANNA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-CAROLINE-AMELIA-POWHATAN-
WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-
GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-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-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-
406 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HEAVY RAIN WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ065>067-079>081-087>090-092-093-095>098-
523>525-072015-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-
NOTTOWAY-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-
JAMES CITY-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-
CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS-HAMPTON/POQUOSON-
406 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS BEING THE MAIN
THREAT. LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 6, 7:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
704 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015

NCZ012-VAZ066-067-079-080-087-088-092-062345-
NORTHAMPTON-BRUNSWICK-NOTTOWAY-DINWIDDIE-SOUTHAMPTON-LUNENBURG-
GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-
704 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL
NORTHAMPTON...CITY OF EMPORIA...SOUTHERN DINWIDDIE...SOUTHEASTERN
NOTTOWAY...SOUTHWESTERN SOUTHAMPTON...BRUNSWICK...SOUTHEASTERN
LUNENBURG...SOUTHWESTERN SUSSEX AND GREENSVILLE COUNTIES...

AT 704 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF SOUTH HILL TO NEAR SEABOARD...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  SEABOARD AROUND 710 PM EDT.
  ALBERTA AROUND 735 PM EDT.
  BOYKINS AND NEWSOMS AROUND 745 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE GALATIA...
EDGERTON...WARFIELD...PLEASANT HILL...BRANCHVILLE...ANTE...SHILOH...
BACONS FORK...SLATES CORNER AND TRIPLET.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING.  IF THE ROAD AHEAD OF YOU IS FLOODED...TURN
AROUND. DRIVING THROUGH FLOODED ROADS IS DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY
LIFE THREATENING.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU HEAR
THUNDER...SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3686 7820 3714 7779 3664 7700 3639 7743
      3676 7803 3678 7803 3678 7806
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 235DEG 20KT 3684 7813 3642 7743

GINGRICH

Special weather statement, Aug 6, 7:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 7:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 7:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 8:46 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 8:53 PM EDT, 0 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
Aug 6, 8:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Prince George and 5 more	117 min
Aug 6, 8:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, Middlesex, New Kent	44 min
Aug 6, 9:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex, Gloucester, Hanover, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster and 4 more	44 min
Aug 6, 10:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline, Essex, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Middlesex and 3 more	34 min
Aug 6, 10:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline, Essex, King and Queen, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond and 1 more	47 min
Aug 7, 4:31 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		3 days
Aug 7, 1:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight	27 min
Aug 7, 3:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth	3 hr
Aug 7, 4:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Franklin	50 min
Aug 7, 4:37 PM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach	26 hr
Aug 7, 5:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans	33 min
Aug 7, 5:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Camden, Gates, Pasquotank	3 hr
Aug 6, 11:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester, Somerset	45 min
Aug 7, 12:02 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	43 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2015 Every special weather statement in 2015

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.