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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 125, NWS Wakefield, VA

June 14, 20176 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2017, 4:55 PM EDT for 6 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 50 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
Jun 14, 2017, 4:55 PM EDT (20:55 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2017, 5:45 PM EDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Charles City County, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, James City County, VA, Surry County, VA, York County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 146 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2017-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 422 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2017-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -9 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
422 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-106 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1455 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jun 14, 4:17 PM EDT, 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 4:17 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 4:27 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 4:08 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
408 PM EDT WED JUN 14 2017

VAZ062-069-513-515-142100-
Goochland-Western Chesterfield-Western Henrico (Including the City of
Richmond)-Powhatan-
408 PM EDT WED JUN 14 2017

...AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN
CHESTERFIELD...SOUTHEASTERN GOOCHLAND...NORTHWESTERN HENRICO AND
SOUTHEASTERN POWHATAN COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF RICHMOND...

At 408 PM EDT, thunderstorms with heavy rain were located along a
line extending from Wyndham to near Bon Air. Movement was southwest
at 10 mph.

Locations impacted include...
Richmond, Moseley, Downtown Richmond, Bon Air, Tuckahoe, University
Of Richmond, Laurel, Manakin, Wyndham, Glen Allen, Flat Rock,
Midlothian, Short Pump, Subletts, Greendale, Roslyn Hills, Holly
Hills, Dumbarton and Clayville.

Motorists should use extra caution in the vicinity of these storms.
Be prepared for rapid changes in weather and road conditions. Heavy
rain could cause ponding of water on roads...and possible minor
flooding of ditches and poor drainage areas.

LAT...LON 3771 7760 3770 7759 3768 7756 3768 7755
      3769 7755 3769 7753 3751 7745 3734 7769
      3751 7790
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 048DEG 7KT 3767 7762 3748 7759

DEROSA
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 4:12 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
412 PM EDT WED JUN 14 2017

VAZ084-090-523-142045-
York-Gloucester-James City-
412 PM EDT WED JUN 14 2017

...A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT WEST CENTRAL
GLOUCESTER...NORTH CENTRAL YORK AND NORTHEASTERN JAMES CITY
COUNTIES...

At 411 PM EDT, a thunderstorm with heavy rain was located near Norge,
moving southwest at 5 mph.

Nickel size hail is possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Gloucester Courthouse, Belroi, Christensons Corner, York River State
Park, Croaker, Camp Peary, Allmondsville and Ark.

Motorists should use extra caution in the vicinity of this storm. Be
prepared for rapid changes in weather and road conditions. Heavy rain
could cause ponding of water on roads...and possible minor flooding
of ditches and poor drainage areas.

LAT...LON 3731 7665 3741 7677 3744 7672 3743 7671
      3745 7670 3744 7669 3746 7668 3746 7666
      3749 7664 3743 7654
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 042DEG 6KT 3741 7667

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Special weather statement, Jun 14, 4:25 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 14, 4:30 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 14, 4:36 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 8:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQDinwiddie32 min
Jun 14, 1:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAccomack52 min
Jun 14, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ61 min
Jun 14, 2:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAccomack52 min
Jun 14, 3:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLouisa63 min
Jun 14, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg31 min
Jun 14, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Richmond52 min
Jun 14, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGloucester33 min
Jun 14, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGloucester35 min
Jun 14, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQFluvanna, Goochland, Louisa60 min
Jun 14, 4:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg24 min
Jun 14, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCumberland, Prince Edward40 min
Jun 14, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCharles City, James City27 min
Jun 14, 5:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQNottoway25 min
Jun 14, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQPrince George, Surry52 min
Jun 14, 5:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQNew Kent51 min
Jun 14, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Portsmouth38 min
Jun 14, 5:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAmelia20 min
Jun 14, 6:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQNottoway32 min
Jun 14, 6:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQKing and Queen, King William41 min
Jun 14, 6:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth49 min
Jun 14, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCaroline, King William46 min
Jun 14, 6:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQEssex, Hanover, King and Queen, King William, New Kent3 hr
Jun 14, 6:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCaroline, Hanover, King William3 hr
Jun 14, 7:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQMecklenburg42 min
Jun 14, 7:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQIsle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk43 min
Jun 14, 7:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQMecklenburg39 min
Jun 14, 1:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSomerset48 min
Jun 14, 2:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSomerset44 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.