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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 25, 2017, 1:48 PM EST for 6 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2017, 1:48 PM EST (18:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2017, 2:30 PM EST
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Amelia County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince Edward County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:50 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 1:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 111 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -82 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 983 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 263 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 242 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Feb 25, 1:35 PM EST, 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 1:35 PM EST, 13 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 25, 1:35 PM EST, 13 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service WAKEFIELD VA 135 PM EST Sat Feb 25 2017 MDZ021-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092-093-509>525-261845- Dorchester-Fluvanna-Prince Edward-Cumberland-Goochland-Caroline- Mecklenburg-Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-Powhatan-Westmoreland-Richmond- Northumberland-Lancaster-Brunswick-Dinwiddie-Prince George- Charles City-New Kent-Gloucester-Middlesex-Mathews-Greensville- Sussex-Surry-James City-Southampton-Isle of Wight-Western Louisa- Eastern Louisa-Western Hanover-Eastern Hanover-Western Chesterfield- Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights)- Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond)-Eastern Henrico- Western King William-Eastern King William-Western King and Queen- Eastern King and Queen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-York-Newport News- Hampton/Poquoson- 135 PM EST Sat Feb 25 2017 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 39 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, central Virginia, east central Virginia, eastern Virginia, north central Virginia, south central Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. There is a slight risk for severe thunderstorms this afternoon into early evening. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible. The main threats will be damaging winds and possibly large hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MDZ022-023-261845- Wicomico-Somerset- 135 PM EST Sat Feb 25 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. There is a slight risk for severe thunderstorms this afternoon into early evening. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible. The main threats will be damaging winds and possibly large hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MDZ024-025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ095>100-261845- Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches-Northampton-Hertford-Gates- Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck-Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans- Eastern Currituck-Norfolk/Portsmouth-Suffolk-Chesapeake- Virginia Beach-Accomack- 135 PM EST Sat Feb 25 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, northeast North Carolina, eastern Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Thunderstorms are possible during the late afternoon and early evening hours. Some storms may produce strong wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 25, 1:28 PM EST, 20 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
128 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2017
VAZ060>062-067>069-251915-
Goochland-Nottoway-Powhatan-Amelia-Cumberland-Prince Edward-
128 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2017
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CUMBERLAND...PRINCE
EDWARD...NORTHWESTERN NOTTOWAY...SOUTHWESTERN GOOCHLAND...
NORTHWESTERN AMELIA AND WESTERN POWHATAN COUNTIES...
At 128 PM EST, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Sheppards to near Cullen. Movement
was northeast at 55 mph.
Wind gusts in excess of 30 mph are possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Goochland, Cumberland, Farmville, Crewe, Hampden Sydney, Hampden
Sydney College, Longwood University, Burkeville, Guinea Mills,
Tobaccoville, Darlington Heights, Trenholm, Morven, Lakeside Village,
Macon, Green Bay, Fife, Jetersville, Sunnyside and Rice.
If you see lightning or hear thunder...you are at risk. Take shelter
indoors immediately. If you cannot find shelter in a building a
vehicle provides safety from lightning.
LAT...LON 3736 7856 3735 7855 3733 7851 3734 7846
3762 7826 3771 7822 3780 7791 3776 7789
3775 7782 3713 7816 3712 7824 3710 7828
3711 7836 3709 7838 3708 7845 3709 7848
3713 7851 3715 7855 3714 7858 3717 7863
TIME...MOT...LOC 1828Z 235DEG 49KT 3743 7844 3710 7861
DEROSAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 1:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland, Goochland, Prince Edward | 47 min |
| Feb 25, 2:06 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 39 min |
| Feb 25, 2:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg | 49 min |
| Feb 25, 2:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 42 min |
| Feb 25, 2:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Powhatan and 1 more | 47 min |
| Feb 25, 2:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Goochland | 47 min |
| Feb 25, 2:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Hanover | 40 min |
| Feb 25, 2:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Nottoway | 39 min |
| Feb 25, 3:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg | 26 min |
| Feb 25, 3:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 25 min |
| Feb 25, 3:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, Richmond and 1 more | 47 min |
| Feb 25, 3:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell | 44 min |
| Feb 25, 3:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 43 min |
| Feb 25, 3:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland | 33 min |
| Feb 25, 3:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 49 min |
| Feb 25, 3:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, New Kent, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights and 1 more | 48 min |
| Feb 25, 3:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Mecklenburg | 36 min |
| Feb 25, 3:53 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, New Kent, City of Hopewell | 19 min |
| Feb 25, 3:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Richmond, Westmoreland | 18 min |
| Feb 25, 4:08 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Westmoreland | 22 min |
| Feb 25, 4:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William, Middlesex and 1 more | 46 min |
| Feb 25, 4:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie, City of Petersburg | 42 min |
| Feb 25, 4:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick | 38 min |
| Feb 25, 4:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northumberland | 36 min |
| Feb 25, 4:31 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 59 min | |
| Feb 25, 4:39 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent, Prince George, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 51 min |
| Feb 25, 4:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, King and Queen, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex | 38 min |
| Feb 25, 4:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Prince George and 7 more | 42 min |
| Feb 25, 5:14 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 2 hr | |
| Feb 25, 5:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 67 min |
| Feb 25, 5:26 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 94 min | |
| Feb 25, 5:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mathews, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 39 min |
| Feb 25, 5:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 30 min |
| Feb 25, 6:09 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 96 min | |
| Feb 25, 6:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 37 min |
| Feb 25, 6:12 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 63 min | |
| Feb 25, 6:52 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin | 38 min |
| Feb 25, 4:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dorchester | 13 min |
| Feb 25, 4:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dorchester, Wicomico | 51 min |
| Feb 25, 5:38 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Worcester | 67 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.