Tornado Warning 7, NWS Wakefield, VA

Issued

Mar 31, 2017, 6:31 PM EDT (22:31 UTC)

Expired

Mar 31, 2017, 6:52 PM EDT

In force

21 min

Issued by

NWS Wakefield, VA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.5 in

Counties City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Suffolk, VA

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

727 
WFUS51 KAKQ 312231
TORAKQ
VAC550-800-312315-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.TO.W.0007.170331T2231Z-170331T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
631 PM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  The City of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia...
  The southeastern City of Suffolk in southeastern Virginia...

* Until 715 PM EDT
    
* At 630 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Corapeake, or 7 miles south of Downtown Suffolk,
  moving east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. 

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely. 

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Deep Creek around 645 PM EDT. 
  Great Bridge around 650 PM EDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include South
Norfolk, Portlock, Nurney, Suffolk Airport, Herberts Corner,
Saunders, Hickory and Chesapeake Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This Tornado Warning replaces the Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued
for the same area.

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

Please send your reports of hail and or wind damage...including
trees or large limbs downed...by calling NOAA'S National Weather
Service in Wakefield at
...7 5 7...8 9 9...2 4 1 5.
&&

LAT...LON 3655 7663 3668 7667 3680 7630 3680 7629
      3681 7628 3682 7624 3659 7614
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 251DEG 45KT 3663 7655 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

ALB

886 
WWUS51 KAKQ 312236 RRA
SVSAKQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
636 PM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017

VAC550-800-312315-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170331T2315Z/
City of Chesapeake VA-City of Suffolk VA-
636 PM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR ...THE
CITY OF CHESAPEAKE AND THE SOUTHEASTERN CITY OF SUFFOLK...
    
At 635 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Corapeake, or 8 miles south of Downtown Suffolk,
moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. 

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely. 

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Deep Creek around 650 PM EDT. 
  Great Bridge around 700 PM EDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include South
Norfolk, Portlock, Nurney, Suffolk Airport, Herberts Corner,
Saunders, Hickory and Chesapeake Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

Please send your reports of hail and or wind damage...including
trees or large limbs downed...by calling NOAA'S National Weather
Service in Wakefield at
...7 5 7...8 9 9...2 4 1 5.&&

LAT...LON 3655 7663 3668 7667 3680 7630 3680 7629
      3681 7628 3682 7624 3659 7614
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 256DEG 42KT 3661 7653 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

ALB

716 
WWUS51 KAKQ 312252
SVSAKQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
652 PM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017

VAC550-800-312301-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170331T2315Z/
City of Chesapeake VA-City of Suffolk VA-
652 PM EDT FRI MAR 31 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR ...THE CITY OF CHESAPEAKE AND THE
SOUTHEASTERN CITY OF SUFFOLK IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for northeastern
North Carolina...and southeastern Virginia.

LAT...LON 3655 7663 3668 7667 3680 7630 3680 7629
      3681 7628 3682 7624 3659 7614
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 251DEG 45KT 3667 7631 

$$

ALB

Tornado Warnings in Virginia, 2017Every tornado warning in 2017Tornadoes in 2017

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.