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Coastal Flood Statement 15, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this coastal flood statement at May 6, 2017, 6:08 PM EDT for Dorchester County, Somerset County, Wicomico County, Maryland. It took effect at May 6, 2017, 10:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 6, 2017, 6:08 PM EDT (22:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 6, 2017, 10:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 7, 2017, 5:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
Counties Dorchester County, MD, Somerset County, MD, Wicomico County, MD
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this coastal flood statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this coastal flood statement went out at May 6, 4:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 6, 4:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 6, 12:25 PM EDT, 5 hours 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1225 PM EDT SAT MAY 6 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0640 AM TORNADO 2 ENE CLAYVILLE 37.47N 77.79W
05/05/2017 POWHATAN VA NWS STORM SURVEY
NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND DAMAGE CONSISTENT
WITH AN EF0 TORNADO. MANY HARDWOOD TREES
WERE FOUND TO BE UPROOTED AND/OR SNAPPED
ALONG BRADBURY ROAD (STATE ROAD 672) AND
MOSELEY ROAD (STATE ROAD 605). SEVERAL TREES
ALONG THIS ROUTE WERE DOWNED ONTO HOMES.
PATH LENGTH IS MEASURED AT 0.4 MILES, WITH A
PATH WIDTH OF 50 TO 75 YARDS. WIND INTENSITY
IS ESTIMATED AT BETWEEN 75 AND 85 MILES PER
HOUR.
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NWS/AKQLocal storm report, May 6, 2:23 PM EDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 8:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry | 25 min |
| May 5, 8:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 40 min | |
| May 5, 8:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | James City, Surry | 19 min |
| May 5, 8:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King William | 43 min |
| May 5, 8:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover | 41 min |
| May 5, 8:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, City of Williamsburg | 48 min |
| May 5, 9:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline | 44 min |
| May 5, 9:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 34 min |
| May 5, 9:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lancaster | 46 min |
| May 6, 12:37 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Henrico, City of Richmond | 37 hr |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.