Tornado Warning 48, NWS Wakefield, VA

Issued

Jul 28, 2016, 9:50 PM EDT (01:50 UTC)

Expired

Jul 28, 2016, 10:30 PM EDT

In force

40 min

Issued by

NWS Wakefield, VA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.0 in

Counties Essex County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA

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210 
WFUS51 KAKQ 290150
TORAKQ
VAC057-097-159-193-290230-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.TO.W.0048.160729T0150Z-160729T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
950 PM EDT THU JUL 28 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  RICHMOND COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  NORTHWESTERN KING AND QUEEN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  ESSEX COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN WESTMORELAND COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT
    
* AT 950 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MILLERS TAVERN...OR 7 MILES WEST OF
  TAPPAHANNOCK... MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MILLERS TAVERN AROUND 955 PM EDT. 
  TAPPAHANNOCK AROUND 1005 PM EDT. 
  DUNNSVILLE AROUND 1010 PM EDT. 
  WARSAW AROUND 1020 PM EDT. 
  HAYNESVILLE...FARNHAM AND HAGUE AROUND 1030 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
TEMPLEMAN...ELEVON...DOWNING...PINEY
GROVE...LYELLS...THREEWAY...EMMERTON... OLDHAMS...HOWERTONS AND
SALVIA.

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 OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL AND OR WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING
TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED...BY CALLING NOAA'S NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD AT
...7 5 7...8 9 9...2 4 1 5.
&&

LAT...LON 3798 7663 3796 7662 3781 7659 3779 7664
      3781 7710 3797 7714 3797 7710 3796 7710
      3797 7707 3801 7708 3812 7666
TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 254DEG 25KT 3790 7700 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

MINNICK

173 
WWUS51 KAKQ 290208
SVSAKQ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1008 PM EDT THU JUL 28 2016

VAC097-290218-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-160729T0230Z/
KING AND QUEEN VA-
1008 PM EDT THU JUL 28 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN KING AND QUEEN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3798 7663 3796 7662 3781 7659 3780 7661
      3780 7662 3779 7665 3781 7692 3799 7697
      3809 7673 3810 7672 3812 7666
TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 254DEG 31KT 3789 7683 

$$

VAC057-159-193-290230-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-160729T0230Z/
RICHMOND VA-ESSEX VA-WESTMORELAND VA-
1008 PM EDT THU JUL 28 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR
RICHMOND...SOUTHEASTERN ESSEX AND SOUTHEASTERN WESTMORELAND
COUNTIES...
    
AT 1008 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER DUNNSVILLE...OR OVER TAPPAHANNOCK...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE
         IS LIKELY. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WARSAW AND SHARPS AROUND 1015 PM EDT. 
  HAYNESVILLE AND FARNHAM AROUND 1025 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
TIDEWATER...TEMPLEMAN...BRAYS FORK...DOWNING...PINEY
GROVE...KREMLIN... LYELLS...THREEWAY...EMMERTON AND OLDHAMS.

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 OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL AND OR WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING
TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED...BY CALLING NOAA'S NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD AT
...7 5 7...8 9 9...2 4 1 5.&&

LAT...LON 3798 7663 3796 7662 3781 7659 3780 7661
      3780 7662 3779 7665 3781 7692 3799 7697
      3809 7673 3810 7672 3812 7666
TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 254DEG 31KT 3789 7683 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

MINNICK

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