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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 109, NWS Wakefield, VA

July 27, 2016Brunswick County, Lunenburg County, Mecklenburg County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2016, 12:08 AM EDT for Brunswick County, Lunenburg County, Mecklenburg County, 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 27, 2016, 12:08 AM EDT (04:08 UTC)
Expired: Jul 27, 2016, 12:45 AM EDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Brunswick County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 128 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1118 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1443 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 43 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.0

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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 Jul 26, 9:30 PM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 9:30 PM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 7:56 PM EDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
756 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2016

MDZ021>025-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>078-083>086-099-100-509>513-
515>522-280000-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
FLUVANNA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-
LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN LOUISA-EASTERN LOUISA-WESTERN HANOVER-
EASTERN HANOVER-WESTERN CHESTERFIELD-
WESTERN HENRICO (INCLUDING THE CITY OF RICHMOND)-EASTERN HENRICO-
WESTERN KING WILLIAM-EASTERN KING WILLIAM-WESTERN KING AND QUEEN-
EASTERN KING AND QUEEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-
756 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MARYLAND...CENTRAL
VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTH CENTRAL
VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ079>082-087>090-092-093-095>098-514-
523>525-280000-
NORTHAMPTON-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-WESTERN CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-EASTERN CURRITUCK-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-
PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-
SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
VIRGINIA BEACH-EASTERN CHESTERFIELD (INCLUDING COL. HEIGHTS)-YORK-
NEWPORT NEWS-HAMPTON/POQUOSON-
756 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2016

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

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

   HEAT ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

TG

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 26, 9:06 PM EDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 26, 11:08 PM EDT, 1 hour before

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Local storm report, Jul 26, 11:15 PM EDT, 53 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 26, 11:26 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 26, 11:29 PM EDT, 39 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 26, 11:37 PM EDT, 31 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
Jul 26, 8:06 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Amelia, Cumberland, Nottoway, Prince Edward	114 min
Jul 26, 8:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline, Louisa	38 min
Jul 26, 8:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King and Queen, King William	43 min
Jul 26, 9:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, King William, Powhatan and 1 more	54 min
Jul 26, 9:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Cumberland, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Louisa, Powhatan	2 hr
Jul 26, 10:33 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, Powhatan, City of Richmond	117 min
Jul 26, 11:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Nottoway, Prince Edward	34 min
Jul 26, 11:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	46 min
Jul 27, 12:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Nottoway	36 min
Jul 27, 12:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick	43 min
Jul 27, 5:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton	41 min
Jul 27, 5:49 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack	41 min
Jul 27, 6:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack	44 min
Jul 27, 12:38 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		52 min
Jul 27, 1:11 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		64 min
Jul 27, 1:22 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		53 min
Jul 27, 2:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna	39 min
Jul 27, 3:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna	48 min
Jul 27, 4:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Cumberland	41 min
Jul 27, 4:20 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	AKQ	Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester and 31 more	28 hr
Jul 27, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia, Cumberland, Powhatan	48 min
Jul 27, 5:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland	45 min
Jul 27, 5:33 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		42 min
Jul 27, 5:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia, Nottoway	39 min
Jul 27, 5:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Cumberland, Nottoway, Prince Edward	42 min
Jul 27, 5:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mecklenburg	48 min
Jul 27, 6:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex	36 min
Jul 27, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Nottoway	46 min
Jul 27, 6:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Mecklenburg	35 min
Jul 27, 6:45 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		45 min
Jul 27, 6:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester	59 min
Jul 27, 7:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince George, Surry	52 min
Jul 27, 2:05 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Hertford, Northampton	40 min
Jul 27, 5:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester, Wicomico	48 min
Jul 27, 12:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Worcester	42 min
Jul 27, 12:47 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	AKQ	Worcester	28 min
Jul 27, 1:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Worcester	41 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.