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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 92, NWS Wakefield, VA

June 24, 2018Northampton County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2018, 7:15 PM EDT for Northampton County, Virginia. It was in force for 27 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: Jun 24, 2018, 7:15 PM EDT (23:15 UTC)
Expired: Jun 24, 2018, 7:42 PM EDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Northampton County, VA

The radar

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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 Jun 24, 4:02 PM EDT, 3 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 4:02 PM EDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 10:24 AM EDT, 8 hours 51 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1024 AM EDT Sun Jun 24 2018

NCZ015>017-031-032-102-251430-
Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck-Chowan-Perquimans-
Eastern Currituck-
1024 AM EDT Sun Jun 24 2018

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Heat Advisory.

Additionally, isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected late
this afternoon and early this evening. Some of the storms may
produce strong wind gusts, small hail, and brief heavy downpours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ013-014-030-VAZ093-095>098-523>525-251430-
Hertford-Gates-Bertie-Isle of Wight-Norfolk/Portsmouth-Suffolk-
Chesapeake-Virginia Beach-York-Newport News-Hampton/Poquoson-
1024 AM EDT Sun Jun 24 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Heat indices are expected to reach 100 to 104 degrees this
afternoon.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected late this afternoon
and early this evening. Some of the storms may produce strong wind
gusts, small hail, and brief heavy downpours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MDZ021>025-NCZ012-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092-099-100-509>522-
251430-
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches-
Northampton-Fluvanna-Prince Edward-Cumberland-Goochland-Caroline-
Mecklenburg-Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-Powhatan-Westmoreland-Richmond-
Northumberland-Lancaster-Brunswick-Dinwiddie-Prince George-
Charles City-New Kent-Gloucester-Middlesex-Mathews-Greensville-
Sussex-Surry-James City-Southampton-Accomack-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-
1024 AM EDT Sun Jun 24 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and
early this evening. Some of the storms may produce strong wind gusts,
small hail, and brief heavy downpours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 24, 6:39 PM EDT, 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 24, 6:39 PM EDT, 36 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 24, 6:43 PM EDT, 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 24, 6:46 PM EDT, 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 24, 6:55 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 24, 7:13 PM EDT, 2 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
Jun 24, 3:23 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Caroline	12 hr
Jun 24, 3:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Orange	45 min
Jun 24, 3:13 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Caroline	24 hr
Jun 24, 3:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Louisa	39 min
Jun 24, 3:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Louisa	24 min
Jun 24, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northumberland	48 min
Jun 24, 3:53 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		67 min
Jun 24, 4:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Hanover, Louisa	40 min
Jun 24, 4:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna, Goochland	46 min
Jun 24, 4:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Essex, King and Queen, King William, Richmond, Westmoreland	42 min
Jun 24, 4:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa and 1 more	52 min
Jun 24, 5:08 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		82 min
Jun 24, 5:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Mathews and 4 more	52 min
Jun 24, 5:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico and 4 more	41 min
Jun 24, 5:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Accomack, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northampton, Northumberland	41 min
Jun 24, 6:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, James City, New Kent and 4 more	42 min
Jun 24, 6:09 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		96 min
Jun 24, 6:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex	35 min
Jun 24, 6:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton	46 min
Jun 24, 6:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	James City, Prince George, Surry, Sussex, York, City of Newport News and 1 more	51 min
Jun 24, 6:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick	50 min
Jun 24, 6:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Suffolk	47 min
Jun 24, 7:08 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		97 min
Jun 24, 7:09 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		66 min
Jun 24, 7:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie	41 min
Jun 24, 7:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach	52 min
Jun 24, 7:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton, City of Franklin	49 min
Jun 23, 8:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Somerset	42 min
Jun 23, 9:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	42 min
Jun 24, 4:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Somerset	54 min
Jun 23, 8:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Currituck	50 min

Nearby

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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.