Alert archive / North Carolina / Rip Current Statements in 2019
Rip Current Statement 5, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this rip current statement at Aug 25, 2019, 4:12 AM EDT for Currituck County, North Carolina; City of Virginia Beach, Virginia. It took effect at Aug 25, 2019, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 25, 2019, 4:12 AM EDT (08:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 25, 2019, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2019, 7:16 PM EDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 161 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1270 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
083 WHUS41 KAKQ 250812 CFWAKQ Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wakefield VA 412 AM EDT Sun Aug 25 2019 NCZ102-VAZ098-251615- /O.NEW.KAKQ.BH.S.0004.190825T1200Z-190826T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAKQ.RP.S.0005.190825T1200Z-190826T0000Z/ Eastern Currituck-Virginia Beach- 412 AM EDT Sun Aug 25 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect from 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening. A High Rip Current Risk has also been issued. This High Rip Current Risk is in effect from 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening. * LOCATION...Virginia Beach and the northern Outer Banks. * TIMING...From this morning through this evening. * SURF OR RIP CURRENT RISK...Breaking waves of 4 to 5 feet will result in rough surf conditions and a high risk of rip currents. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when threats such as rip currents...longshore currents...sneaker waves and other hazards create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards...beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
3 follow-up statements
917 WHUS41 KAKQ 251358 CFWAKQ Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wakefield VA 958 AM EDT Sun Aug 25 2019 NCZ102-VAZ098-252200- /O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-190826T0000Z/ /O.CON.KAKQ.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-190826T0000Z/ Eastern Currituck-Virginia Beach- 958 AM EDT Sun Aug 25 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...Virginia Beach and the northern Outer Banks. * TIMING...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * SURF OR RIP CURRENT RISK...Breaking waves of 4 to 5 feet will result in rough surf conditions and a high risk of rip currents. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when threats such as rip currents...longshore currents...sneaker waves and other hazards create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards...beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ TG
302 WHUS41 KAKQ 252055 CFWAKQ Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wakefield VA 455 PM EDT Sun Aug 25 2019 NCZ102-VAZ098-260500- /O.NEW.KAKQ.BH.S.0005.190826T1200Z-190827T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAKQ.RP.S.0006.190826T1200Z-190827T0000Z/ /O.CON.KAKQ.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-190826T0000Z/ /O.CON.KAKQ.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-190826T0000Z/ Eastern Currituck-Virginia Beach- 455 PM EDT Sun Aug 25 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...Virginia Beach and the northern Outer Banks. * TIMING...For the Beach Hazards Statement, until 8 PM EDT this evening. For the Beach Hazards Statement, from Monday morning through Monday evening. For the High Rip Current Risk, from Monday morning through Monday evening. * SURF OR RIP CURRENT RISK...Breaking waves of 4 to 5 feet will result in rough surf conditions and a high risk of rip currents. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when threats such as rip currents...longshore currents...sneaker waves and other hazards create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards...beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ MDZ025-VAZ099-100-260500- /O.NEW.KAKQ.BH.S.0005.190826T1200Z-190827T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAKQ.RP.S.0006.190826T1200Z-190827T0000Z/ Maryland Beaches-Accomack-Northampton- 455 PM EDT Sun Aug 25 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a Beach Hazards Statement, which is in effect from Monday morning through Monday evening. A High Rip Current Risk has also been issued. This High Rip Current Risk is in effect from Monday morning through Monday evening. * LOCATION...Maryland Beaches and the Virginia Eastern Shore. * TIMING...From Monday morning through Monday evening. * SURF OR RIP CURRENT RISK...Breaking waves of 4 to 5 feet will result in rough surf conditions and a high risk of rip currents. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when threats such as rip currents...longshore currents...sneaker waves and other hazards create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards...beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ TG
591 WHUS41 KAKQ 252316 CFWAKQ Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Wakefield VA 716 PM EDT Sun Aug 25 2019 NCZ102-VAZ098-260800- /O.CAN.KAKQ.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-190826T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KAKQ.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-190826T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KAKQ.BH.S.0005.190825T2316Z-190827T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KAKQ.RP.S.0006.190825T2316Z-190827T0000Z/ Eastern Currituck-Virginia Beach- 716 PM EDT Sun Aug 25 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...Virginia Beach and the northern Outer Banks. * TIMING...Through Monday evening. * SURF OR RIP CURRENT RISK...Breaking waves of 4 to 5 feet will result in rough surf conditions and a high risk of rip currents. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when threats such as rip currents...longshore currents...sneaker waves and other hazards create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards...beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ MDZ025-VAZ099-100-260800- /O.EXT.KAKQ.BH.S.0005.190825T2316Z-190827T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KAKQ.RP.S.0006.190825T2316Z-190827T0000Z/ Maryland Beaches-Accomack-Northampton- 716 PM EDT Sun Aug 25 2019 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...Maryland Beaches and the Virginia Eastern Shore. * TIMING...Through Monday evening. * SURF OR RIP CURRENT RISK...Breaking waves of 4 to 5 feet will result in rough surf conditions and a high risk of rip currents. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Beach Hazards Statement is issued when threats such as rip currents...longshore currents...sneaker waves and other hazards create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. Caution should be used when in or near the water. There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards...beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current...relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ 44
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 4:12 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | AKQ | Currituck | 15 hr |
| Aug 25, 4:55 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | AKQ | Currituck | 27 hr |
| Aug 25, 4:55 PM EDT | Rip Current Statement | AKQ | Currituck | 27 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in North Carolina, 2019Rip Current Statements in Virginia, 2019Every rip current statement in 2019
Sources
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.