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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 173, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 18, 2017, 7:58 PM EDT for 11 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 62 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
- Aug 18, 2017, 7:58 PM EDT (23:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2017, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties 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, Middlesex County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Richmond County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 11:20 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, Surry, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton and 4 more | 9 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 37 min |
| Aug 18, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 52 min | |
| Aug 18, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 43 min | |
| Aug 18, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 44 min |
| Aug 18, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline | 53 min |
| Aug 18, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Goochland, Hanover, Powhatan | 66 min |
| Aug 18, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Westmoreland | 67 min |
| Aug 18, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Hanover, King and Queen, Richmond, Westmoreland | 47 min |
| Aug 18, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Essex, Hanover, Henrico, King William, City of Richmond | 60 min |
| Aug 18, 7:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 52 min |
| Aug 18, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Bertie | 42 min |
| Aug 18, 2:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Worcester | 41 min |
| Aug 18, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Worcester | 49 min |
| Aug 18, 3:59 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico | 10 hr |
| Aug 18, 7:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 39 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.