Tornado Warning 3, NWS Wakefield, VA

Issued

Feb 24, 2016, 3:11 PM EST (20:11 UTC)

Expired

Feb 24, 2016, 3:34 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 Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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660 
WFUS51 KAKQ 242011
TORAKQ
VAC033-075-085-109-145-242045-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.TO.W.0003.160224T2011Z-160224T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
311 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN HANOVER COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  NORTHEASTERN POWHATAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN GOOCHLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN LOUISA COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHWESTERN CAROLINE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 345 PM EST
    
* AT 310 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SABOT...OR 8 MILES EAST OF GOOCHLAND...AND
  MOVING NORTH...NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MONTPELIER AROUND 320 PM EST. 

* A TORNADO WATECH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
OLIVER...SUBLETTS...CROZIER...BEAVERDAM...DOSWELL...ROCKVILLE...JOHNSONS
SPRINGS...FINE CREEK MILLS...GILMAN 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 3801 7767 3799 7766 3799 7764 3788 7743
      3771 7760 3770 7763 3766 7765 3758 7773
      3760 7784 3802 7771
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 196DEG 51KT 3767 7773 

$$

BROWN

938 
WWUS51 KAKQ 242034
SVSAKQ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
334 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

VAC033-075-085-109-145-242043-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160224T2045Z/
HANOVER VA-POWHATAN VA-GOOCHLAND VA-LOUISA VA-CAROLINE VA-
334 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HANOVER...NORTHEASTERN
POWHATAN...SOUTHEASTERN GOOCHLAND...SOUTHEASTERN LOUISA AND
SOUTHWESTERN CAROLINE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS AND EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 PM EST.

LAT...LON 3801 7767 3799 7766 3799 7764 3788 7743
      3771 7760 3770 7763 3766 7765 3758 7773
      3760 7784 3802 7771
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 196DEG 51KT 3799 7761 

$$

BROWN

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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.