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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS Wakefield, VA

May 14, 201818 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2018, 8:15 PM EDT for 18 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 45 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: May 14, 2018, 8:15 PM EDT (00:15 UTC)
Expired: May 14, 2018, 9:00 PM EDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Charles City County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Newport News, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, James City County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA, York County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 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
May 14, 6:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 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.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 14, 8:11 PM EDT, 4 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
May 14, 8:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland	42 min
May 14, 8:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, York, City of Hampton and 2 more	48 min
May 14, 8:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton	39 min
May 14, 8:55 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		95 min
May 14, 9:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach	37 min
May 14, 9:20 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		85 min
May 14, 9:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk	50 min
May 14, 9:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	59 min
May 14, 8:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico	34 min
May 14, 10:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and 2 more	62 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 2018 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2018

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.