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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 43, NWS Wakefield, VA

March 31, 20175 counties in North Carolina

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 31, 2017, 8:36 PM EDT for 5 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 39 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: Mar 31, 2017, 8:36 PM EDT (00:36 UTC)
Expired: Mar 31, 2017, 9:15 PM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Camden County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Currituck County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Perquimans County, NC

The radar

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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
Mar 31, 3:54 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

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 Mar 31, 7:52 PM EDT, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 7:52 PM EDT, 44 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 7:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 31, 7:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
711 PM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017

VAZ082-084>086-089-090-523>525-010015-
Charles City-Mathews-Hampton/Poquoson-Surry-Middlesex-Newport
News-York-James City-Gloucester-
711 PM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017

...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT GLOUCESTER...
SOUTHEASTERN MIDDLESEX...SOUTHEASTERN CHARLES CITY...YORK...
MATHEWS...JAMES CITY...AND NORTHEASTERN SURRY COUNTIES...THE NORTHERN
CITY OF POQUOSON...THE NORTHERN CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS AND THE CITY OF
WILLIAMSBURG...

At 711 PM EDT, thunderstorms with heavy rain were located along a
line extending from near Norge to near Elberon. Movement was east at
45 mph.

Wind gusts in excess of 30 mph are possible with these storms.

Rainfall amounts of up to 1 inch are possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Newport News, Williamsburg, Mathews, Gloucester Courthouse, Surry,
Queens Lake, Virginia Institute For Marine Sciences, Norge,
Deltaville, Gloucester Point, College Of William And Mary, Patrick
Henry Field, Seaford, Dendron, Busch Gardens, Hayes, Carver Gardens,
Tabb, Elberon and Kings Point.

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 3737 7620 3729 7624 3727 7629 3731 7634
      3724 7635 3721 7635 3715 7626 3708 7667
      3714 7667 3707 7670 3702 7697 3724 7691
      3726 7688 3728 7688 3729 7686 3730 7687
      3734 7687 3762 7624 3758 7626 3746 7621
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 247DEG 38KT 3732 7679 3704 7689

ALB

Local storm report, Mar 31, 7:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
712 PM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0618 PM     HAIL             2 ENE GREENBRIER        36.79N 76.17W
03/31/2017  E1.75 INCH       CITY OF VIRGINIA BEVA   PUBLIC

            NEAR LAKE CHRISTOPHER.

&&

JO

Special weather statement, Mar 31, 7:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
713 PM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017

VAZ089-093-095-096-098-523>525-010015-
Hampton/Poquoson-Isle of Wight-Surry-Norfolk/Portsmouth-Newport
News-Suffolk-York-Virginia Beach-
713 PM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ISLE OF WIGHT...
SOUTHEASTERN YORK AND EAST CENTRAL SURRY COUNTIES...THE CITY OF
POQUOSON...THE CITY OF NORFOLK...THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH...THE
NORTHEASTERN CITY OF SUFFOLK...THE NORTHWESTERN CITY OF VIRGINIA
BEACH...THE CITY OF HAMPTON AND THE CENTRAL CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS...

At 713 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Surry to near
Suffolk. Movement was northeast at 50 mph.

Wind gusts in excess of 30 mph are possible with these storms.

Rainfall amounts of up to 1 inch are possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Virginia Beach, Newport News, Hampton, Smithfield, Windsor, Langley
AFB, Ocean View, Virginia Wesleyan College, Hampton University, Old
Dominion University, Christopher Newport University, Downtown
Norfolk, Patrick Henry Field, Downtown Portsmouth, Churchland,
Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Isle Of
Wight.

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 3686 7613 3680 7639 3681 7640 3685 7639
      3687 7642 3682 7645 3678 7646 3671 7675
      3708 7682 3714 7645 3714 7643 3715 7642
      3714 7641 3715 7641 3717 7630 3716 7627
      3709 7623 3700 7626 3697 7621 3695 7612
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 224DEG 45KT 3707 7676 3674 7672

ALB

Local storm report, Mar 31, 7:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 31, 7:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 31, 7:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 1, 9:38 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Brunswick	27 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2017 Every severe thunderstorm warning 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.