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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2016, 5:22 PM EST for 5 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 23 min. 4 reports 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, 5:22 PM EST (22:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 5:45 PM EST
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Caroline County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Louisa County, VA, Powhatan County, VA
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:23 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, 5:35 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Mayos Woods, VA | TREES DOWN |
| Feb 24, 5:35 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Oaklands, VA | A FEW TREES DOWN |
| Feb 24, 5:35 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Cedar Hills, VA | TREES DOWN ALONG FAIRGROUND ROAD. |
| Feb 24, 5:55 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Holliday, VA | TREES DOWN ACROSS THE WEST END OF HANOVER COUNTY |
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
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 113 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 433 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 526 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 627 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
384
WFUS51 KAKQ 242222
TORAKQ
VAC033-075-085-109-145-242245-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.TO.W.0016.160224T2222Z-160224T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
522 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN HANOVER COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
NORTH CENTRAL POWHATAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
WESTERN GOOCHLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISA COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
SOUTHWESTERN CAROLINE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 545 PM EST
* AT 522 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FIFE...OR NEAR GOOCHLAND...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
GUM SPRING AROUND 530 PM EST.
BUMPASS AROUND 545 PM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE CEDAR
FORK...GOLANSVILLE...APPLE GROVE...MAIDENS...IRWIN...PROVOST...HEWLETT...
SANDY HOOK...NOEL AND MABELTON.
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 3807 7778 3805 7777 3805 7775 3802 7775
3803 7773 3801 7772 3799 7764 3807 7755
3794 7737 3760 7799 3769 7810
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 220DEG 48KT 3772 7797
$$
DEROSA2 follow-up statements
124
WWUS51 KAKQ 242234
SVSAKQ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
534 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
VAC033-075-085-109-145-242245-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160224T2245Z/
HANOVER VA-POWHATAN VA-GOOCHLAND VA-LOUISA VA-CAROLINE VA-
534 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN HANOVER...NORTH CENTRAL POWHATAN...CENTRAL GOOCHLAND...
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISA AND SOUTHWESTERN CAROLINE COUNTIES...
AT 534 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GUM
SPRING...OR 8 MILES EAST OF HADENSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BUMPASS AROUND 545 PM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
OLIVER...CEDAR FORK...BEAVERDAM...CHILESBURG...GOLANSVILLE...FREDERICKS
HALL...APPLE GROVE...MAIDENS...IRWIN AND COATESVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3807 7778 3805 7777 3805 7775 3802 7775
3803 7773 3801 7772 3799 7764 3807 7755
3794 7737 3760 7799 3787 7795
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 220DEG 48KT 3784 7784
$$
DEROSA559
WWUS51 KAKQ 242245 RRA
SVSAKQ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
545 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
VAC033-075-085-109-145-242255-
/O.EXP.KAKQ.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160224T2245Z/
HANOVER VA-POWHATAN VA-GOOCHLAND VA-LOUISA VA-CAROLINE VA-
545 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HANOVER...NORTH CENTRAL
POWHATAN...CENTRAL GOOCHLAND...SOUTHEASTERN LOUISA AND SOUTHWESTERN
CAROLINE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3807 7778 3805 7777 3805 7775 3802 7775
3803 7773 3801 7772 3799 7764 3807 7755
3794 7737 3760 7799 3787 7795
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 220DEG 48KT 3784 7784
$$
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, 2:37 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, Prince George, Surry, Sussex, City of Williamsburg | 23 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, 5:28 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.