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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Wakefield, VA

February 24, 2016Isle of Wight County, Southampton County, City of Suffolk, Virginia; Gates County, Hertford County, North Carolina

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2016, 8:45 PM EST for Isle of Wight County, Southampton County, City of Suffolk, Virginia; Gates County, Hertford County, North Carolina. It was in force for 30 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
Feb 24, 2016, 8:45 PM EST (01:45 UTC)
Expired
Feb 24, 2016, 9:15 PM EST
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Gates County, NC, Hertford County, NC, City of Suffolk, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, Southampton County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 24, 1:46 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Feb 24, 6:50 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 191 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Newport, NC at 00:00Z on 2016-02-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1276 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Newport, NC at 00:00Z on 2016-02-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 604 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1276 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
644 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
604 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
689 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
5.2
Supercell composite
22.3

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The text

As transmitted.

203 
WFUS51 KAKQ 250145
TORAKQ
NCC073-091-VAC093-175-800-250215-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.TO.W.0039.160225T0145Z-160225T0215Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN HERTFORD COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  NORTHWESTERN GATES COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  SOUTHERN ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA...
  THE SOUTHWESTERN CITY OF SUFFOLK IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 915 PM EST
    
* AT 845 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR AHOSKIE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

  IN ADDITION...HAIL OF 1.00 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER IS POSSIBLE
  WITH THIS STORM. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WINTON...COFIELD AND COMO AROUND 855 PM EST. 
  RODUCO AROUND 900 PM EST. 
  GATES AROUND 905 PM EST. 
  HOLLAND AND WHALEYVILLE AROUND 915 PM EST. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
HAZELTON...EURE...BARTONSVILLE...RIVERDALE...WYANOKE...OAK VILLA...SAINT
JOHN...UNION...MAPLETON AND CHOWAN BEACH.

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 3625 7713 3632 7718 3641 7714 3648 7708
      3648 7707 3649 7707 3665 7692 3665 7691
      3666 7691 3678 7680 3654 7653
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 224DEG 53KT 3633 7707 

$$

DEROSA
3 follow-up statements
659 
WWUS51 KAKQ 250200
SVSAKQ

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

NCC073-091-VAC093-175-800-250215-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160225T0215Z/
HERTFORD NC-GATES NC-ISLE OF WIGHT VA-SOUTHAMPTON VA-
CITY OF SUFFOLK VA-
900 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL HERTFORD...NORTHWESTERN GATES...SOUTHERN ISLE OF WIGHT...AND
SOUTHEASTERN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTIES AND THE SOUTHWESTERN CITY OF
SUFFOLK...
    
AT 859 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RODUCO...
OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF GATESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  GATES AROUND 905 PM EST. 
  WHALEYVILLE AROUND 910 PM EST. 
  HOLLAND AROUND 915 PM EST. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
HAZELTON...BARTONSVILLE...RIVERDALE...WYANOKE...CHOWAN BEACH...DRUM HILL...
RIDDICKSVILLE...CLEOPUS...DORT AND REYNOLDSON.

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 3640 7699 3653 7704 3665 7692 3665 7691
      3666 7691 3678 7680 3654 7653
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 224DEG 53KT 3649 7688 

$$

DEROSA
749 
WWUS51 KAKQ 250207
SVSAKQ

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

NCC091-VAC175-250217-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160225T0215Z/
HERTFORD NC-SOUTHAMPTON VA-
907 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HERTFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3648 7686 3653 7689 3662 7690 3663 7689
      3665 7691 3666 7691 3678 7680 3659 7658
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 224DEG 53KT 3656 7679 

$$

NCC073-VAC093-800-250215-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160225T0215Z/
GATES NC-ISLE OF WIGHT VA-CITY OF SUFFOLK VA-
907 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN GATES...AND SOUTHERN ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTIES AND THE
SOUTHWESTERN CITY OF SUFFOLK...
    
AT 907 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GATES...
OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF HOLLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WHALEYVILLE AROUND 910 PM EST. 
  HOLLAND AROUND 915 PM EST. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CLEOPUS...DORT...REYNOLDSON...ELWOOD...LUMMIS...SOMERTON...DRUM HILL...BOAZ
AND TOPSY.

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 3648 7686 3653 7689 3662 7690 3663 7689
      3665 7691 3666 7691 3678 7680 3659 7658
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 224DEG 53KT 3656 7679 

$$

DEROSA
344 
WWUS51 KAKQ 250217
SVSAKQ

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

NCC073-VAC093-800-250226-
/O.EXP.KAKQ.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160225T0215Z/
GATES NC-ISLE OF WIGHT VA-CITY OF SUFFOLK VA-
917 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GATES...AND SOUTHERN ISLE OF
WIGHT COUNTIES AND THE SOUTHWESTERN CITY OF SUFFOLK HAS EXPIRED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 3648 7686 3653 7689 3662 7690 3663 7689
      3665 7691 3666 7691 3678 7680 3659 7658
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 224DEG 53KT 3656 7679 

$$

DEROSA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 7:01 PM ESTTornado WarningAKQEssex, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Middlesex, New Kent and 3 more44 min
Feb 24, 7:06 PM ESTTornado WarningAKQCharles City, Prince George, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg39 min
Feb 24, 7:15 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQDinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Sussex, City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg30 min
Feb 24, 7:24 PM ESTTornado WarningAKQCharles City, Henrico, King William, New Kent36 min
Feb 24, 7:29 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQIsle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Franklin31 min
Feb 24, 7:40 PM ESTTornado WarningAKQSouthampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk35 min
Feb 24, 7:40 PM ESTTornado WarningAKQCharles City, Henrico, James City, King and Queen, King William, New Kent and 2 more35 min
Feb 24, 7:52 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQEssex, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond and 1 more53 min
Feb 24, 8:05 PM ESTTornado WarningAKQNorthumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland25 min
Feb 24, 8:08 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQEssex, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Middlesex, Richmond37 min
Feb 24, 8:13 PM ESTTornado WarningAKQEssex, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Middlesex, New Kent and 1 more32 min
Feb 24, 8:13 PM ESTTornado WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach32 min
Feb 24, 8:23 PM ESTTornado WarningAKQEssex, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland37 min
Feb 24, 8:28 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ32 min
Feb 24, 8:30 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCity of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson15 min
Feb 24, 8:44 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ91 min
Feb 24, 8:44 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQGloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex11 min
Feb 24, 8:49 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Hampton, City of Poquoson26 min
Feb 24, 9:16 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQIsle of Wight, Mathews, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson and 2 more44 min
Feb 24, 9:54 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAccomack36 min
Feb 24, 10:07 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQAccomack, Northampton23 min
Feb 25, 12:59 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ51 hr
Feb 25, 10:00 AM ESTGale WarningAKQ3 hr
Feb 25, 1:00 PM ESTGale WarningAKQ15 hr
Feb 24, 7:09 PM ESTTornado WarningAKQBertie, Gates, Hertford, Northampton36 min

Nearby

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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.