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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Wakefield, VA

March 20, 20187 counties in Virginia; Dorchester County, Somerset County, Wicomico County, Maryland

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 20, 2018, 3:38 PM EDT for 7 counties in Virginia; Dorchester County, Somerset County, Wicomico County, Maryland. It took effect at Mar 21, 2018, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 20, 2018, 3:38 PM EDT (19:38 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 21, 2018, 12:00 AM EDT
Expired: Mar 22, 2018, 12:00 AM EDT
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA

Counties Dorchester County, MD, Somerset County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Caroline County, VA, Essex County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Louisa County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Mar 20, 3:11 PM EDT, 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 20, 3:11 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 20, 4:54 AM EDT, 10 hours 44 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 20, 10:00 AM EDT, 5 hours 38 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
Mar 20, 10:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more	15 min
Mar 20, 2:59 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Gloucester, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex and 9 more	38 hr
Mar 20, 2:59 PM EDT	High Surf Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton	28 hr
Mar 20, 3:38 PM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Essex and 14 more	32 hr
Mar 20, 4:59 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Watch	AKQ	Worcester	10 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2018 Winter Storm Warnings in Maryland, 2018 Every winter storm 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.