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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 12, 2018, 4:00 PM EDT for City of Richmond, Virginia. It was in force for 60 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2018, 4:00 PM EDT (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 12, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
County City of Richmond, VA
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NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 12, 1:55 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 12, 1:55 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wakefield VA 358 PM EDT Sun Aug 12 2018 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092- 093-095>100-509>525-132000- Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches- Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck- Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans-Eastern Currituck-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- Isle of Wight-Norfolk/Portsmouth-Suffolk-Chesapeake-Virginia Beach- 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-York-Newport News- Hampton/Poquoson- 358 PM EDT Sun Aug 12 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...This Afternoon and Tonight. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected through the overnight hours. Heavy downpours and gusty winds will be possible in any thunderstorm, with localized flooding possible, especially in urban or low-lying areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are also expected Monday afternoon and evening. Heavy downpours and gusty winds will be possible in any thunderstorm, with minor flooding possible, especially in urban or low-lying areas. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
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Special weather statement, Aug 12, 3:21 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Aug 11, 8:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Caroline | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 8:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Henrico | 42 min |
| Aug 11, 8:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Westmoreland | 67 min |
| Aug 12, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 54 min |
| Aug 12, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Louisa | 43 min |
| Aug 12, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 50 min |
| Aug 12, 3:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Prince Edward | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway | 62 min |
| Aug 12, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Louisa | 56 min |
| Aug 12, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 38 min |
| Aug 12, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline | 46 min |
| Aug 12, 4:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover, City of Richmond | 63 min |
| Aug 12, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Powhatan | 42 min |
| Aug 12, 4:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Goochland, Hanover, Henrico | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, King William, Richmond, Westmoreland | 65 min |
| Aug 12, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, New Kent, Prince George, Sussex and 4 more | 56 min |
| Aug 12, 5:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | King William, New Kent | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, James City, City of Williamsburg | 64 min |
| Aug 12, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, New Kent, Prince George and 3 more | 44 min |
| Aug 12, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 60 min | |
| Aug 12, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Surry, Sussex | 54 min |
| Aug 12, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, York and 1 more | 57 min |
| Aug 12, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 58 min |
| Aug 12, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 95 min | |
| Aug 11, 9:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Talbot | 55 min |
| Aug 11, 9:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 57 min |
| Aug 11, 10:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 41 min |
| Aug 12, 1:51 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Wicomico | 61 min |
| Aug 12, 6:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Somerset, Wicomico | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Wicomico | 64 min |
| Aug 12, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 41 min |
| Aug 12, 6:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Dorchester | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 62 min |
| Aug 12, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Currituck | 47 min |
| Aug 12, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Camden, Currituck | 39 min |
| Aug 12, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Currituck | 39 min |
| Aug 12, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chowan, Perquimans | 39 min |
| Aug 12, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gates | 53 min |
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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.