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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 247, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 15, 2019, 3:31 PM EDT for 6 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 44 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
- Aug 15, 2019, 3:31 PM EDT (19:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 15, 2019, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Charles City County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, Henrico County, VA, Prince George County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:31 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 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 Aug 15, 3:08 PM EDT, 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 3:08 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 8:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson, City of Portsmouth, City of Williamsburg | 50 min |
| Aug 14, 8:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 48 min |
| Aug 14, 8:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 44 min | |
| Aug 14, 8:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 8:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 8:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson, City of Portsmouth and 1 more | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 9:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince George, City of Hopewell | 44 min |
| Aug 14, 11:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George, Surry, Sussex, City of Petersburg | 53 min |
| Aug 15, 12:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland | 42 min |
| Aug 15, 12:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Powhatan | 52 min |
| Aug 15, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Powhatan | 43 min |
| Aug 15, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Powhatan, City of Richmond | 51 min |
| Aug 15, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 41 min |
| Aug 15, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Nottoway | 52 min |
| Aug 15, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond | 42 min |
| Aug 15, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Sussex | 49 min |
| Aug 15, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight | 43 min |
| Aug 15, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover | 42 min |
| Aug 15, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk | 39 min |
| Aug 15, 3:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg | 45 min |
| Aug 15, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Sussex | 50 min |
| Aug 15, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk | 44 min |
| Aug 15, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King William | 43 min |
| Aug 15, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, Prince George, Surry | 48 min |
| Aug 15, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, Sussex, City of Franklin | 42 min |
| Aug 15, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince George | 41 min |
| Aug 15, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk | 51 min |
| Aug 15, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, Surry, York, City of Williamsburg | 48 min |
| Aug 15, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight | 46 min |
| Aug 15, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 57 min | |
| Aug 15, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 51 min |
| Aug 15, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 45 min |
| Aug 15, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 43 min |
| Aug 15, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 57 min | |
| Aug 15, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 79 min | |
| Aug 15, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 56 min | |
| Aug 15, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 45 min |
| Aug 15, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 43 min |
| Aug 15, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 49 min | |
| Aug 15, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Poquoson | 32 min |
| Aug 15, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 49 min |
| Aug 15, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Mecklenburg | 55 min |
| Aug 15, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick | 47 min |
| Aug 15, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Camden | 50 min |
| Aug 15, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Camden, Currituck | 38 min |
| Aug 15, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Currituck | 44 min |
| Aug 15, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Camden | 44 min |
| Aug 15, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Currituck | 51 min |
| Aug 15, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Camden, Currituck | 45 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.