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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 140, NWS Wakefield, VA

September 28, 2016Lancaster County, Northumberland County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 28, 2016, 7:15 PM EDT for Lancaster County, Northumberland County, Virginia. It was in force for 45 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: Sep 28, 2016, 7:15 PM EDT (23:15 UTC)
Expired: Sep 28, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Lancaster County, VA, Northumberland County, VA

The radar

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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
Sep 28, 3:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 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 Sep 28, 4:33 PM EDT, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 4:33 PM EDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 28, 4:12 PM EDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
412 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

NCZ012-VAZ065-079>082-084-086>090-092-093-096-523>525-292015-
NORTHAMPTON-MECKLENBURG-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-
CHARLES CITY-GLOUCESTER-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-
SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-SUFFOLK-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS-HAMPTON/POQUOSON-
412 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 488 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ048-060>062-064-066>069-509>516-292015-
FLUVANNA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-CAROLINE-LUNENBURG-
NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-WESTERN LOUISA-EASTERN LOUISA-
WESTERN HANOVER-EASTERN HANOVER-WESTERN CHESTERFIELD-
EASTERN CHESTERFIELD (INCLUDING COL. HEIGHTS)-
WESTERN HENRICO (INCLUDING THE CITY OF RICHMOND)-EASTERN HENRICO-
412 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 488 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...NORTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...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.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ075>078-083-085-517>522-292015-
WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-NEW KENT-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN KING WILLIAM-EASTERN KING WILLIAM-WESTERN KING AND QUEEN-
EASTERN KING AND QUEEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-
412 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 488 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND
EASTERN VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...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.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MDZ021>023-292015-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
412 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MARYLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-292015-
MARYLAND BEACHES-EASTERN CURRITUCK-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-
NORTHAMPTON-
412 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST
MARYLAND...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...EASTERN VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK.

IN ADDITION...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY
PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL LATER TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL REMAINS POSSIBLE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY
NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MDZ024-NCZ013>017-030>032-VAZ095-097-292015-
INLAND WORCESTER-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-WESTERN CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-CHESAPEAKE-
412 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST
MARYLAND...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THE THREAT FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 28, 6:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 28, 6:23 PM EDT, 52 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 28, 6:31 PM EDT, 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 28, 6:46 PM EDT, 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 28, 6:56 PM EDT, 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 28, 7:10 PM EDT, 5 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
Sep 28, 4:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mecklenburg	63 min
Sep 28, 5:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	38 min
Sep 28, 5:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King William	47 min
Sep 28, 5:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick	47 min
Sep 28, 6:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Powhatan	48 min
Sep 28, 6:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia	44 min
Sep 28, 7:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Greensville, City of Emporia	48 min
Sep 28, 2:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Goochland	66 min
Sep 28, 3:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Hanover	63 min
Sep 28, 3:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King and Queen	60 min
Sep 28, 3:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight	46 min
Sep 28, 3:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Goochland, Hanover, Henrico	37 min
Sep 28, 3:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline	49 min
Sep 28, 4:07 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	AKQ	Amelia, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Essex, Fluvanna and 18 more	44 hr
Sep 28, 4:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Hanover, King William	33 min
Sep 28, 4:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth	46 min
Sep 28, 4:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mecklenburg	41 min
Sep 28, 4:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline	43 min
Sep 28, 4:55 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Hanover, Henrico, King William, City of Richmond	2 hr
Sep 28, 5:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Mecklenburg	42 min
Sep 28, 5:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton, City of Franklin	43 min
Sep 28, 5:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Mecklenburg	42 min
Sep 28, 5:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield, City of Richmond	50 min
Sep 28, 5:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick	46 min
Sep 28, 5:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Westmoreland	44 min
Sep 28, 5:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia, Nottoway	38 min
Sep 28, 5:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King and Queen, King William, Richmond	62 min
Sep 28, 5:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mecklenburg	50 min
Sep 28, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	James City	46 min
Sep 28, 6:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond	47 min
Sep 28, 6:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Surry	39 min
Sep 28, 6:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Middlesex, Richmond	65 min
Sep 28, 6:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, King William, New Kent, City of Richmond	4 hr
Sep 28, 6:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia	44 min
Sep 28, 6:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Henrico, New Kent	59 min
Sep 28, 6:48 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Essex, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Middlesex, Richmond	3 hr
Sep 28, 6:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lunenburg	49 min
Sep 28, 7:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mecklenburg	50 min
Sep 28, 7:23 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		67 min
Sep 28, 7:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna	44 min
Sep 28, 7:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, New Kent, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg	39 min
Sep 28, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Hertford, Northampton	44 min
Sep 28, 9:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	61 min
Sep 28, 11:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	57 min
Sep 28, 12:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Somerset	54 min
Sep 28, 1:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Somerset	56 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.