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Heat Advisory 2, NWS Wakefield, VA

July 12, 201718 counties in Virginia; 4 counties in Maryland

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this heat advisory at Jul 12, 2017, 3:40 PM EDT for 18 counties in Virginia; 4 counties in Maryland. It took effect at Jul 13, 2017, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 12, 2017, 3:40 PM EDT (19:40 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 13, 2017, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jul 13, 2017, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
All 22 counties

Dorchester County, MD, Somerset County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD, Accomack County, VA, Caroline County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Richmond, VA, Essex County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henrico County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, King William County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Northampton County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 3:20 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryAKQBrunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Greensville, James City, Prince George and 15 more41 hr
Jul 12, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSouthampton, City of Franklin35 min
Jul 12, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ32 min
Jul 12, 4:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGreensville48 min
Jul 12, 3:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQNorthampton23 min
Jul 12, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQNorthampton46 min

Nearby

Heat Advisories in Virginia, 2017Heat Advisories in Maryland, 2017Every heat advisory in 2017

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.