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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA

June 22, 2018James City County, City of Williamsburg, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Jun 22, 2018, 1:21 PM EDT for James City County, City of Williamsburg, Virginia. It was in force for 39 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: Jun 22, 2018, 1:21 PM EDT (17:21 UTC)
Expired: Jun 22, 2018, 2:00 PM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA

Counties City of Williamsburg, VA, James City County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 247 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 46 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 640 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jun 22, 10:34 AM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 10:34 AM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 8:07 AM EDT, 5 hours 14 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
807 AM EDT Fri Jun 22 2018

VAZ048-060>062-064-067>069-080>086-088>090-092-093-095>098-509>525-
231215-
Fluvanna-Prince Edward-Cumberland-Goochland-Caroline-Nottoway-Amelia-
Powhatan-Dinwiddie-Prince George-Charles City-New Kent-Gloucester-
Middlesex-Mathews-Sussex-Surry-James City-Southampton-Isle of Wight-
Norfolk/Portsmouth-Suffolk-Chesapeake-Virginia Beach-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-York-Newport News-
Hampton/Poquoson-
807 AM EDT Fri Jun 22 2018

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

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

.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.

   Flash Flood Watch.

Periods of showers and embedded thunderstorms will be possible later
this afternoon into tonight, which could contain heavy rainfall.
Flash flooding is possible across Central Virginia and Tidewater.
Some storms could also be severe producing damaging winds, hail and
isolated tornadoes.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ065-066-079-087-231215-
Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck-
Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans-Eastern Currituck-Mecklenburg-Lunenburg-
Brunswick-Greensville-
807 AM EDT Fri Jun 22 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms will redevelop across the area later this
afternoon into this evening. There is a slight risk for severe
thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours across portions
of central and southeast Virginia. The main threat will be damaging
winds and isolated tornadoes. Otherwise, stronger storms could
contain heavy rainfall, with localized flooding possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MDZ025-VAZ099-100-231215-
Maryland Beaches-Accomack-Northampton-
807 AM EDT Fri Jun 22 2018

...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, eastern
Virginia and southeast Virginia.

.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.

   MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK.

Showers and thunderstorms, some with heavy rain, are possible later
this evening and tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MDZ021>024-VAZ075>078-231215-
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Westmoreland-Richmond-
Northumberland-Lancaster-
807 AM EDT Fri Jun 22 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, east
central Virginia and eastern Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms, some with heavy rain, are possible later
this evening and tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 22, 8:32 AM EDT, 4 hours 49 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 22, 8:45 AM EDT, 4 hours 36 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 22, 9:40 AM EDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 22, 1:14 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 22, 1:21 PM EDT, 0 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 21, 8:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie, City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg	30 min
Jun 21, 8:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton, City of Franklin	38 min
Jun 21, 8:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Sussex	43 min
Jun 21, 8:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk	45 min
Jun 21, 9:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	44 min
Jun 21, 9:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight	42 min
Jun 21, 10:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mecklenburg	45 min
Jun 21, 10:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mecklenburg	41 min
Jun 21, 11:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia	55 min
Jun 21, 11:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Greensville, Mecklenburg, City of Emporia	69 min
Jun 22, 12:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Goochland, Powhatan	49 min
Jun 22, 12:50 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	70 min
Jun 22, 1:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, King William and 1 more	39 min
Jun 22, 1:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Southampton, Sussex and 1 more	62 min
Jun 22, 2:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline, Hanover, King William, City of Richmond	38 min
Jun 22, 2:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, Sussex, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk	46 min
Jun 22, 3:35 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Henrico, King and Queen, King William	40 min
Jun 22, 3:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk	46 min
Jun 22, 4:08 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Hanover, Henrico, New Kent	112 min
Jun 22, 4:28 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Hanover, Henrico, New Kent	2 hr
Jun 22, 4:34 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Suffolk	41 min
Jun 22, 5:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	50 min
Jun 22, 5:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna, Louisa	47 min
Jun 22, 6:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna, Louisa	46 min
Jun 22, 6:29 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, City of Richmond	2 hr
Jun 22, 7:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King William	48 min
Jun 22, 7:45 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	AKQ	Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 32 more	9 hr
Jun 22, 7:59 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Louisa	2 hr
Jun 22, 9:05 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, City of Richmond	3 hr
Jun 22, 1:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Henrico	46 min
Jun 22, 1:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	21 min
Jun 22, 2:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Williamsburg	48 min
Jun 22, 2:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	46 min
Jun 22, 2:22 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Henrico	113 min
Jun 22, 3:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	27 min
Jun 22, 3:24 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	44 min
Jun 22, 3:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	48 min
Jun 22, 3:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia	50 min
Jun 22, 3:46 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		74 min
Jun 22, 3:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	43 min
Jun 22, 3:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mecklenburg	49 min
Jun 22, 4:18 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	AKQ	Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 32 more	8 hr
Jun 22, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Nottoway	30 min
Jun 22, 4:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Mecklenburg	66 min
Jun 22, 4:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lunenburg	31 min
Jun 22, 5:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia	43 min
Jun 22, 5:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince Edward	46 min
Jun 22, 5:19 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		86 min
Jun 22, 5:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Prince Edward	41 min
Jun 22, 5:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City	50 min
Jun 22, 5:36 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		59 min
Jun 22, 5:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick	55 min
Jun 22, 5:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Nottoway	47 min
Jun 22, 5:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie	45 min
Jun 22, 5:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Nottoway	51 min
Jun 22, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Emporia	31 min
Jun 22, 6:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia	62 min
Jun 22, 6:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Surry	33 min
Jun 22, 6:30 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Fluvanna	16 hr
Jun 22, 6:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Henrico, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg	44 min
Jun 22, 6:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie	2 hr
Jun 22, 7:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg	47 min
Jun 22, 7:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex	57 min
Jun 22, 7:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson	35 min
Jun 22, 7:33 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		87 min
Jun 22, 7:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg	42 min
Jun 22, 7:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	York	52 min
Jun 22, 7:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	James City, City of Williamsburg	47 min
Jun 21, 8:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gates	52 min
Jun 21, 8:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Chowan, Gates, Pasquotank, Perquimans	27 min
Jun 21, 9:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Perquimans	41 min
Jun 21, 9:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gates	45 min
Jun 21, 9:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans	38 min
Jun 21, 10:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans	57 min
Jun 22, 3:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northampton	41 min

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