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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA

August 18, 2015City of Williamsburg, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 18, 2015, 4:12 PM EDT for City of Williamsburg, Virginia. It was in force for 33 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 18, 2015, 4:12 PM EDT (20:12 UTC)
Expired: Aug 18, 2015, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA

County City of Williamsburg, VA

The radar

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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 18, 2:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Middlesex	27 min
Aug 18, 2:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond	31 min
Aug 18, 2:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince George	27 min
Aug 18, 2:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland	31 min
Aug 18, 3:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City	33 min
Aug 18, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, Middlesex	24 min
Aug 18, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Middlesex	29 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.