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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Jul 18, 2016, 9:13 PM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 47 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
- Jul 18, 2016, 9:13 PM EDT (01:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2016, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
Counties Cumberland County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Louisa County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 156 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -172 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1693 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jul 18, 7:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 7:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 804 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2016 NCZ012>017-030>032-VAZ065-066-079>081-084>090-092-093-095>100- 523>525-200015- NORTHAMPTON-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-WESTERN CURRITUCK- BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE- PRINCE GEORGE-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY- JAMES CITY-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK- CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS- HAMPTON/POQUOSON- 804 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...EASTERN VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF A FRONTAL PASSAGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MDZ021>025-VAZ048-060>062-064-067>069-075>078-082-083-509>522-200015- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- FLUVANNA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-CAROLINE-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA- POWHATAN-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-CHARLES CITY- NEW KENT-WESTERN LOUISA-EASTERN LOUISA-WESTERN HANOVER- EASTERN HANOVER-WESTERN CHESTERFIELD- EASTERN CHESTERFIELD (INCLUDING COL. HEIGHTS)- 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- 804 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MARYLAND...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ONCE AGAIN, DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE THE PRIMARY HAZAARDS IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WRS
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Special weather statement, Jul 18, 7:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 8:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 60 min | |
| Jul 18, 9:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 42 min |
| Jul 18, 9:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Westmoreland | 37 min |
| Jul 18, 9:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Goochland, Hanover | 38 min |
| Jul 18, 10:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 10:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Goochland, Hanover, Powhatan, Richmond and 1 more | 47 min |
| Jul 18, 10:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Accomack | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 11:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 63 min |
| Jul 18, 11:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico, James City, King and Queen, King William, Middlesex and 1 more | 41 min |
| Jul 18, 11:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 49 min |
| Jul 19, 12:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, James City, Prince George, Surry, City of Hopewell and 1 more | 42 min |
| Jul 19, 12:29 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 61 min | |
| Jul 19, 12:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Surry, York, City of Newport News | 47 min |
| Jul 19, 1:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Poquoson | 46 min |
| Jul 19, 1:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northampton | 44 min |
| Jul 19, 1:33 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 72 min | |
| Jul 19, 1:36 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 84 min | |
| Jul 19, 1:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 42 min |
| Jul 19, 2:45 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 60 min | |
| Jul 19, 3:07 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 83 min | |
| Jul 19, 2:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Louisa | 50 min |
| Jul 19, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland, Hanover, Louisa | 45 min |
| Jul 19, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover, Louisa | 44 min |
| Jul 19, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Louisa | 43 min |
| Jul 19, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa | 39 min |
| Jul 19, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland, Hanover | 47 min |
| Jul 19, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover | 32 min |
| Jul 19, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland, Hanover, Louisa | 37 min |
| Jul 19, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland, Henrico | 44 min |
| Jul 19, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Richmond | 36 min |
| Jul 19, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, City of Richmond | 43 min |
| Jul 19, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Goochland | 39 min |
| Jul 19, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Powhatan | 50 min |
| Jul 19, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Prince George and 4 more | 45 min |
| Jul 19, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia | 39 min |
| Jul 19, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince George, Surry, Sussex, City of Petersburg | 48 min |
| Jul 19, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 44 min |
| Jul 19, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 87 min | |
| Jul 19, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | James City | 58 min |
| Jul 19, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia | 41 min |
| Jul 19, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 93 min | |
| Jul 19, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Franklin | 52 min |
| Jul 19, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | James City, Surry, City of Williamsburg | 42 min |
| Jul 19, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia | 28 min |
| Jul 19, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 38 min |
| Jul 19, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 81 min | |
| Jul 19, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 24 min |
| Jul 19, 7:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick | 51 min |
| Jul 19, 7:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk | 42 min |
| Jul 19, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 47 min |
| Jul 19, 7:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 7:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 55 min | |
| Jul 19, 7:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 38 min | |
| Jul 19, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Camden | 40 min |
| Jul 19, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chowan | 45 min |
| Jul 19, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Pasquotank, Perquimans | 43 min |
| Jul 19, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Currituck | 49 min |
| Jul 19, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gates | 52 min |
| Jul 19, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northampton | 47 min |
| Jul 19, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 50 min |
| Jul 19, 7:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Bertie, Gates, Hertford | 66 min |
| Jul 18, 9:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 49 min |
| Jul 18, 10:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 50 min |
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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.