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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2016, 2:37 PM EST for 6 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 23 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2016, 2:37 PM EST (19:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 3:00 PM EST
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Charles City County, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, James City County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 3:05 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ne Kennon, VA | TREE DOWN ACROSS TELEPHONE LINE ALONG CAPITAL TRAIL EAST OF CHARLES CITY CH |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 1:46 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -165 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 504 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 268 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
554
WFUS51 KAKQ 241937
TORAKQ
VAC036-095-149-181-183-830-242000-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.TO.W.0001.160224T1937Z-160224T2000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
237 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SURRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA...
JAMES CITY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA...
NORTHEASTERN SUSSEX COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN CHARLES CITY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
NORTHEASTERN PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
THE SOUTHWESTERN CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 300 PM EST
* AT 236 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED OVER WAVERLY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CABIN POINT AROUND 245 PM EST.
CLAREMONT AROUND 255 PM EST.
RUSTIC AND HOLDCROFT AROUND 300 PM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CARSLEY...TAYLORS CORNER...GWALTNEY CORNER...MOUNT AIRY...GOVERNORS LAND...
BRANDON...SAVEDGE...SPRING GROVE...OAK HILL CORNER AND WILLIAMSBURG
AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3706 7714 3741 7700 3723 7666 3701 7709
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 214DEG 41KT 3707 7707
$$
DEROSA1 follow-up statement
124
WWUS51 KAKQ 241953
SVSAKQ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
253 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
VAC183-830-242001-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160224T2000Z/
SUSSEX VA-CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG VA-
253 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SUSSEX AND THE SOUTHWESTERN
CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3728 7674 3714 7697 3719 7709 3741 7700
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 206DEG 44KT 3725 7699
$$
VAC036-095-149-181-242000-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160224T2000Z/
SURRY VA-JAMES CITY VA-CHARLES CITY VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-
253 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN SURRY...JAMES CITY...SOUTHEASTERN CHARLES CITY AND
NORTHEASTERN PRINCE GEORGE COUNTIES...
AT 251 PM EST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADIC
STORM WAS LOCATED OVER CLAREMONT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RUSTIC AROUND 255 PM EST.
HOLDCROFT AROUND 300 PM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BRANDON...TAYLORS CORNER...SPRING GROVE...MOUNT AIRY AND GOVERNORS LAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO HAS BEEN SIGHTED. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE
COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3728 7674 3714 7697 3719 7709 3741 7700
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 206DEG 44KT 3725 7699
$$
DEROSAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 7:17 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 15 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:17 AM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 24 hr | |
| Feb 24, 8:43 AM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 53 hr |
| Feb 24, 10:13 AM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 65 hr |
| Feb 24, 12:51 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland, Prince Edward | 39 min |
| Feb 24, 1:02 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 18 hr |
| Feb 24, 1:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, City of Emporia | 50 min |
| Feb 24, 2:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince George, Surry, Sussex | 25 min |
| Feb 24, 2:56 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, King and Queen, King William, New Kent | 34 min |
| Feb 24, 3:11 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa, Powhatan | 23 min |
| Feb 24, 3:24 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson, City of Suffolk | 36 min |
| Feb 24, 3:29 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 46 min | |
| Feb 24, 3:31 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 29 min |
| Feb 24, 3:40 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 50 min | |
| Feb 24, 3:51 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Prince Edward | 27 min |
| Feb 24, 3:54 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews, York, City of Poquoson | 36 min |
| Feb 24, 3:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Norfolk | 16 min |
| Feb 24, 4:02 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 43 min | |
| Feb 24, 4:08 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 37 min | |
| Feb 24, 4:08 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna | 37 min |
| Feb 24, 4:22 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 23 min |
| Feb 24, 4:25 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland | 35 min |
| Feb 24, 4:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 32 min |
| Feb 24, 4:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Louisa | 28 min |
| Feb 24, 4:39 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 36 min |
| Feb 24, 4:41 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 34 min |
| Feb 24, 4:47 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa | 28 min |
| Feb 24, 4:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 26 min |
| Feb 24, 4:51 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 39 min |
| Feb 24, 5:04 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Goochland, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward | 26 min |
| Feb 24, 5:11 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway | 34 min |
| Feb 24, 5:22 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa, Powhatan | 23 min |
| Feb 24, 5:28 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Powhatan | 32 min |
| Feb 24, 5:32 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Mecklenburg, Sussex | 43 min |
| Feb 24, 5:34 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Nottoway | 41 min |
| Feb 24, 5:39 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa | 36 min |
| Feb 24, 5:52 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond | 38 min |
| Feb 24, 5:58 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover | 32 min |
| Feb 24, 6:06 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Sussex, City of Petersburg | 39 min |
| Feb 24, 6:11 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, Sussex, City of Emporia | 34 min |
| Feb 24, 6:14 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Essex, Hanover, King and Queen, King William | 46 min |
| Feb 24, 6:35 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent, Prince George, City of Hopewell | 40 min |
| Feb 24, 6:38 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Essex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 37 min |
| Feb 24, 6:45 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George, Sussex | 30 min |
| Feb 24, 6:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Sussex | 24 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.