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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA

October 12, 2017Henrico County, City of Richmond, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Oct 12, 2017, 3:05 AM EDT for Henrico County, City of Richmond, Virginia. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Oct 12, 2017, 3:05 AM EDT (07:05 UTC)
Expired: Oct 12, 2017, 3:45 AM EDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA

Counties City of Richmond, VA, Henrico County, VA

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 12, 2:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Richmond	41 min
Oct 12, 4:48 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 8 more	37 hr
Oct 12, 4:53 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Gloucester, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex and 11 more	31 hr
Oct 11, 8:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northampton	45 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2017 Every special weather statement 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.