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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 249, NWS Wakefield, VA

August 15, 2019Camden County, Currituck County, North Carolina

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 15, 2019, 3:38 PM EDT for Camden County, Currituck County, North Carolina. It was in force for 38 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, 3:38 PM EDT (19:38 UTC)
Expired: Aug 15, 2019, 4:16 PM EDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Camden County, NC, Currituck County, NC

The radar

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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, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 3:08 PM EDT, 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 15, 3:31 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 15, 2:53 PM EDT, 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 15, 3:10 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 15, 3:11 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 15, 3:17 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 15, 3:18 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 15, 3:28 PM EDT, 10 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
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, 3:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell	44 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, 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.