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Tornado Warning 49, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this tornado warning at Jul 28, 2016, 10:22 PM EDT for 6 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 53 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
- Jul 28, 2016, 10:22 PM EDT (02:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 2016, 11:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Essex County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:23 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 91 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
- 962 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 860 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 237 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
The text
As transmitted.
765
WFUS51 KAKQ 290222
TORAKQ
VAC057-103-119-133-159-193-290315-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.TO.W.0049.160729T0222Z-160729T0315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1022 PM EDT THU JUL 28 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN EASTERN VIRGINIA...
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY IN EASTERN VIRGINIA...
LANCASTER COUNTY IN EASTERN VIRGINIA...
RICHMOND COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN ESSEX COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN WESTMORELAND COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 1115 PM EDT
* AT 1021 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER SHARPS...OR NEAR WARSAW...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...
FARNHAM...HAYNESVILLE AND MORATTICO AROUND 1030 PM EDT.
ROBLEY AROUND 1035 PM EDT.
CALLAO AROUND 1040 PM EDT.
HEATHSVILLE AND LEWISETTA AROUND 1050 PM EDT.
WICOMICO CHURCH AROUND 1055 PM EDT.
FAIR PORT AROUND 1105 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
LARA... LILIAN...DOWNING...MONTAGUE...BROWNS STORE...PINEY
GROVE...NUTTSVILLE... VILLAGE...LYELLS AND GIBEON.
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.
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 3803 7651 3802 7647 3797 7641 3795 7634
3789 7624 3789 7621 3786 7620 3782 7621
3780 7623 3777 7623 3775 7627 3768 7626
3776 7677 3779 7680 3779 7685 3803 7679
3807 7653
TIME...MOT...LOC 0221Z 263DEG 26KT 3788 7671
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
MINNICK2 follow-up statements
404
WWUS51 KAKQ 290258
SVSAKQ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1058 PM EDT THU JUL 28 2016
VAC057-119-159-193-290307-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-160729T0315Z/
MIDDLESEX VA-RICHMOND VA-ESSEX VA-WESTMORELAND VA-
1058 PM EDT THU JUL 28 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MIDDLESEX...RICHMOND...
SOUTHEASTERN ESSEX AND SOUTHEASTERN WESTMORELAND COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3794 7632 3789 7624 3789 7621 3786 7620
3782 7621 3780 7623 3777 7624 3775 7627
3768 7626 3774 7657 3775 7657 3784 7654
3784 7651 3786 7653 3791 7651 3795 7652
3797 7645 3797 7641
TIME...MOT...LOC 0257Z 263DEG 26KT 3791 7638
$$
VAC103-133-290315-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-160729T0315Z/
NORTHUMBERLAND VA-LANCASTER VA-
1058 PM EDT THU JUL 28 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT FOR
NORTHUMBERLAND AND NORTHERN LANCASTER COUNTIES...
AT 1057 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR HEATHSVILLE...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF FAIR PORT...
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
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...
FAIR PORT AROUND 1105 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BEANES CORNER...LARA...LILIAN...BROWNS
STORE...NUTTSVILLE...DODLYT...MIDDLETONS
CORNER...REEDVILLE...FLEETON AND HULL NECK.
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 3794 7632 3789 7624 3789 7621 3786 7620
3782 7621 3780 7623 3777 7624 3775 7627
3768 7626 3774 7657 3775 7657 3784 7654
3784 7651 3786 7653 3791 7651 3795 7652
3797 7645 3797 7641
TIME...MOT...LOC 0257Z 263DEG 26KT 3791 7638
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MINNICK118
WWUS51 KAKQ 290308
SVSAKQ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1108 PM EDT THU JUL 28 2016
VAC103-133-290318-
/O.EXP.KAKQ.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-160729T0315Z/
NORTHUMBERLAND VA-LANCASTER VA-
1108 PM EDT THU JUL 28 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHUMBERLAND AND NORTHERN LANCASTER
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3794 7632 3789 7624 3789 7621 3786 7620
3782 7621 3780 7623 3777 7624 3775 7627
3768 7626 3774 7657 3775 7657 3784 7654
3784 7651 3786 7653 3791 7651 3795 7652
3797 7645 3797 7641
TIME...MOT...LOC 0307Z 263DEG 26KT 3791 7638
$$
MINNICKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 8:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 56 min | |
| Jul 28, 8:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 25 min |
| Jul 28, 8:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 58 min | |
| Jul 28, 8:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 39 min |
| Jul 28, 8:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 34 min |
| Jul 28, 8:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Louisa, Westmoreland | 66 min |
| Jul 28, 9:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, King and Queen, King William, Richmond, Westmoreland | 47 min |
| Jul 28, 9:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, Richmond, Westmoreland | 40 min |
| Jul 28, 10:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico, King William, City of Richmond | 38 min |
| Jul 28, 10:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 67 min | |
| Jul 28, 10:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Henrico, New Kent | 46 min |
| Jul 28, 10:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover, Powhatan, City of Richmond | 44 min |
| Jul 28, 10:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William, Middlesex, New Kent | 50 min |
| Jul 28, 10:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, King William | 46 min |
| Jul 28, 11:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 72 min | |
| Jul 28, 11:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland | 37 min |
| Jul 28, 11:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, King and Queen, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex | 48 min |
| Jul 28, 11:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 49 min |
| Jul 29, 12:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 40 min |
| Jul 29, 12:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King and Queen, Lancaster, Northumberland | 38 min |
| Jul 29, 12:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland, Goochland, Powhatan | 31 min |
| Jul 29, 12:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 42 min |
| Jul 29, 12:30 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 60 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.