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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 152, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 2019, 7:04 PM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2019, 7:04 PM EDT (23:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 2019, 7:28 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Chesterfield County, VA, City of Richmond, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henrico County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 114 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -122 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1075 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 11, 4:27 PM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 4:27 PM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 11, 5:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
632 PM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019
VAZ064-075-076-519-521-112315-
Western King and Queen-Richmond-Westmoreland-Western Essex-Caroline-
632 PM EDT Thu Jul 11 2019
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN KING AND
QUEEN...NORTHWESTERN RICHMOND...CAROLINE...NORTHWESTERN WESTMORELAND
AND NORTHWESTERN ESSEX COUNTIES...
At 632 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Fairview Beach to Fort A.p. Hill to
near Ladysmith. Movement was east at 25 mph.
Wind gusts in excess of 40 mph are possible with these storms.
Rainfall amounts of up to 1 inch are possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Colonial Beach, Bowling Green, Montross, Champlain, Milford, Port
Royal, Ladysmith, Newtown, Newland, Loretto, Leedstown, Fort A.p.
Hill, Beazley, Golansville, Hustle, Potomac Beach, Corbin, Elevon,
Supply and Penola.
If you see lightning or hear thunder, you are at risk! Take shelter
indoors immediately. If you cannot find shelter in a building a
vehicle provides safety from lightning.
Strong wind gusts are possible with these storms. These wind gusts
are capable of knocking down tree limbs, small or weakened trees, and
blowing around trash cans, potted plants, lawn furniture, and other
light outdoor objects.
Motorists should use extra caution in the vicinity of these storms.
Be prepared for rapid changes in weather and road conditions. Heavy
rain could cause ponding of water on roads, and possible minor
flooding of ditches and poor drainage areas.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike more than 10 miles away from a thunderstorm.
Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3821 7695 3817 7681 3806 7682 3801 7690
3807 7692 3801 7691 3786 7713 3791 7723
3788 7725 3796 7760 3812 7739 3823 7739
3825 7735 3822 7729 3825 7723 3823 7725
3819 7725 3814 7707 3826 7705 3828 7698
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 278DEG 23KT 3827 7729 3810 7724 3797 7745
EISpecial weather statement, Jul 11, 6:55 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 12:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna | 36 min |
| Jul 11, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 36 min |
| Jul 11, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 43 min |
| Jul 11, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna, Louisa | 45 min |
| Jul 11, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway | 55 min |
| Jul 11, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland | 44 min |
| Jul 11, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 34 min |
| Jul 11, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 25 min |
| Jul 11, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa, Powhatan and 1 more | 47 min |
| Jul 11, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway | 56 min |
| Jul 11, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline | 43 min |
| Jul 11, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg and 1 more | 50 min |
| Jul 11, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 39 min |
| Jul 11, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Sussex, City of Emporia, City of Petersburg | 53 min |
| Jul 11, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 2 hr | |
| Jul 11, 7:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George, Sussex | 27 min |
| Jul 11, 7:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 39 min |
| Jul 11, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex | 66 min |
| Jul 11, 7:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex | 31 min |
| Jul 11, 7:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 119 min | |
| Jul 11, 12:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Worcester | 34 min |
| Jul 11, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 52 min |
| Jul 11, 7:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dorchester, Wicomico | 42 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.