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Small Craft Advisory 46, NWS Wakefield, VA

April 22, 2017

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this small craft advisory at Apr 22, 2017, 4:25 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 22, 2017, 3:37 PM EDT. It was in force for 69 hr.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Apr 22, 2017, 4:25 AM EDT (08:25 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 22, 2017, 3:37 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 25, 2017, 12:36 PM EDT
In force: 69 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Apr 22, 4:25 AM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 4:25 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 21, 3:34 PM EDT, 12 hours 51 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
334 PM EDT Fri Apr 21 2017

MDZ021>025-VAZ048-060>062-064-067>069-075>078-080>086-088>090-093-
099-100-509>525-221945-
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches-
Fluvanna-Prince Edward-Cumberland-Goochland-Caroline-Nottoway-Amelia-
Powhatan-Westmoreland-Richmond-Northumberland-Lancaster-Dinwiddie-
Prince George-Charles City-New Kent-Gloucester-Middlesex-Mathews-
Sussex-Surry-James City-Isle of Wight-Accomack-Northampton-
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-
334 PM EDT Fri Apr 21 2017

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.

A cold front will produce scattered thunderstorms this evening. A few
of the storms may be strong to severe.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

A frontal boundary will become nearly stationary across North
Carolina Saturday through Sunday. At the same time, low pressure will
track eastward along the frontal boundary across Tennessee and into
the Carolinas. This will result in the potential for locally heavy
rain across the region from late Saturday through Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ065-066-079-087-092-095>098-221945-
Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck-
Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans-Eastern Currituck-Mecklenburg-Lunenburg-
Brunswick-Greensville-Southampton-Norfolk/Portsmouth-Suffolk-
Chesapeake-Virginia Beach-
334 PM EDT Fri Apr 21 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast North Carolina,
south central Virginia and southeast Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

A cold front will produce scattered thunderstorms tonight.
A few of the storms this evening may be strong to severe.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Scattered thunderstorms are possible again late Saturday. A few of
the storms  may be strong to severe.

In addition, a frontal boundary will become nearly stationary across
North Carolina Saturday through Sunday. At the same time, low
pressure will track eastward along the frontal boundary across
Tennessee and into the Carolinas. This will result in the potential
for locally heavy rain across the region from late Saturday through
Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 21, 10:38 PM EDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 21, 10:38 PM EDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 21, 10:45 PM EDT, 5 hours 40 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 21, 11:37 PM EDT, 4 hours 48 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 22, 12:38 AM EDT, 3 hours 47 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 21, 8:14 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Northumberland, Westmoreland	16 min
Apr 21, 8:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	James City, King and Queen, New Kent	48 min
Apr 21, 8:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Northumberland, Richmond	28 min
Apr 21, 9:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, Mathews, Northampton	47 min
Apr 21, 9:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack	37 min
Apr 21, 9:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack	50 min
Apr 22, 2:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Petersburg	37 min
Apr 22, 2:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mecklenburg	43 min
Apr 22, 2:57 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Mecklenburg	33 min
Apr 22, 3:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mecklenburg	51 min
Apr 22, 3:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Greensville, Southampton, Sussex	29 min
Apr 22, 3:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lunenburg	38 min
Apr 22, 3:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	46 min
Apr 22, 3:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Southampton	27 min
Apr 22, 3:50 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	25 min
Apr 22, 3:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Southampton, Sussex	19 min
Apr 22, 4:05 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	25 min
Apr 22, 4:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Southampton	24 min
Apr 22, 4:22 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Mecklenburg	23 min
Apr 22, 4:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Southampton, City of Suffolk	30 min
Apr 22, 4:37 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia	23 min
Apr 22, 4:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia	24 min
Apr 22, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Suffolk	50 min
Apr 22, 5:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton, City of Franklin	30 min
Apr 22, 3:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northampton	24 min
Apr 22, 3:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Camden, Currituck	34 min
Apr 21, 9:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Somerset	41 min
Apr 21, 10:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Somerset	44 min
Apr 22, 12:38 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	52 min

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