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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA

May 17, 20189 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at May 17, 2018, 4:21 PM EDT for 9 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 54 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: May 17, 2018, 4:21 PM EDT (20:21 UTC)
Expired: May 17, 2018, 5:15 PM EDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA

Counties Amelia County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Richmond, VA, Henrico County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince George County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at May 16, 7:19 PM EDT, 21 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 7:19 PM EDT, 21 hours 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
May 17, 12:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Surry, City of Hampton, City of Newport News	52 min
May 17, 2:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline	41 min
May 17, 2:32 PM EDT	Flood Watch	AKQ	Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 35 more	51 hr
May 17, 2:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King George	38 min
May 17, 2:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	40 min
May 17, 3:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Caroline, Essex, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa, Westmoreland	3 hr
May 17, 3:13 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	3 hr
May 17, 5:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight	60 min
May 17, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Cumberland, Goochland, Hanover, Powhatan, City of Richmond	53 min
May 17, 5:36 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond	114 min
May 17, 5:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Westmoreland	53 min
May 17, 6:02 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Caroline, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico and 2 more	3 hr
May 17, 6:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland	3 hr
May 17, 7:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King William	54 min
May 16, 9:51 PM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	AKQ	Worcester	6 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2018 Every special weather statement 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.