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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2016, 1:45 PM EDT for Surry County, City of Newport News, 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2016, 1:45 PM EDT (17:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2016, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
Counties City of Newport News, VA, Surry County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 251 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
- 90 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -78 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1040 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 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 Aug 2, 11:27 AM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 11:27 AM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 406 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016 ANZ637-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092-093- 095>100-509>525-030815- JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE-NORTHAMPTON- HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-WESTERN CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-EASTERN CURRITUCK-FLUVANNA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND- GOOCHLAND-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN- WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE- PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS- GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK- 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-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS- HAMPTON/POQUOSON- 406 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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. MDZ021>025-030815- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- 406 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MARYLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 12:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1228 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016
VAZ084-086-090-100-520-523-021715-
YORK-MATHEWS-GLOUCESTER-NORTHAMPTON-EASTERN KING AND QUEEN-JAMES
CITY-
1228 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT GLOUCESTER...CENTRAL MATHEWS...
SOUTHEASTERN KING AND QUEEN...NORTHEASTERN JAMES CITY...SOUTHERN
NORTHAMPTON AND CENTRAL YORK COUNTIES...
AT 1228 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
NORGE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE...CAPE
CHARLES...GLOUCESTER POINT...CHERITON... BAVON...BAY
VIEW...ACHILLES...WICOMICO...MOBJACK...HAYES...RUFF...WHITE
MARSH...PORT
HAYWOOD...CAPEVILLE...BELROI...TOWNSEND...CHEAPSIDE...ADNER...
ORDINARY AND ARK.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MORE THAN 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM.
SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3706 7592 3705 7597 3707 7602 3728 7607
3729 7607 3729 7623 3727 7629 3731 7634
3721 7635 3715 7626 3718 7631 3739 7681
3755 7671 3738 7620 3736 7621 3730 7607
3733 7606 3734 7606 3725 7580
TIME...MOT...LOC 1628Z 310DEG 17KT 3745 7670
LSASpecial weather statement, Aug 2, 12:53 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
145 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016
VAZ081-082-089-090-093-523-524-021830-
YORK-CHARLES CITY-NEWPORT NEWS-ISLE OF WIGHT-SURRY-JAMES CITY-PRINCE
GEORGE-
145 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SURRY...NORTHEASTERN
ISLE OF WIGHT...NORTHEASTERN PRINCE GEORGE...SOUTHWESTERN CHARLES
CITY AND SOUTHEASTERN YORK COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS...
AT 145 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR BURROWSVILLE TO NEAR NEWPORT NEWS.
MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NEWPORT
NEWS...SMITHFIELD...CLAREMONT...SURRY...CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT
UNIVERSITY...PATRICK HENRY FIELD...BURROWSVILLE...FORT
EUSTIS...ELBERON...
GARYSVILLE...TABB...BEACONSDALE...RESCUE...SCOTLAND...CABIN POINT...
DENBIGH...HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE...BACONS CASTLE...LAWSON AND
SPRING GROVE.
MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS.
BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS. HEAVY
RAIN COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND POSSIBLE MINOR
FLOODING OF DITCHES AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MORE THAN 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM.
SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3709 7643 3708 7645 3705 7645 3696 7650
3711 7717 3730 7723 3725 7698 3724 7695
3724 7692 3721 7678 3719 7676 3720 7673
3718 7662 3717 7661 3718 7660 3715 7643
3714 7643 3714 7641 3713 7641
TIME...MOT...LOC 1745Z 325DEG 6KT 3724 7711 3709 7655
BROWNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 8:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 65 min | |
| Aug 1, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 43 min |
| Aug 1, 10:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 53 min | |
| Aug 2, 12:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, James City, City of Williamsburg | 40 min |
| Aug 2, 12:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Middlesex | 38 min |
| Aug 2, 12:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, York | 47 min |
| Aug 2, 12:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Newport News, City of Poquoson, City of Williamsburg | 52 min |
| Aug 2, 12:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 66 min | |
| Aug 2, 12:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 47 min |
| Aug 2, 1:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton | 38 min |
| Aug 2, 1:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 42 min | |
| Aug 2, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights and 2 more | 49 min |
| Aug 2, 2:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 118 min |
| Aug 2, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Nottoway and 5 more | 45 min |
| Aug 2, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 51 min |
| Aug 2, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Sussex, City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg | 44 min |
| Aug 2, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover | 43 min |
| Aug 2, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hertford | 45 min |
| Aug 2, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Gates, Hertford, Northampton and 2 more | 45 min |
| Aug 2, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Halifax | 48 min |
| Aug 2, 2:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 1, 8:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Wicomico, Worcester | 45 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.