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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 27, NWS Wakefield, VA

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

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 15, 2019, 5:00 AM EDT for Camden County, Currituck County, North Carolina. It was in force for 30 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: Apr 15, 2019, 5:00 AM EDT (09:00 UTC)
Expired: Apr 15, 2019, 5:30 AM EDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Camden County, NC, Currituck County, NC

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 15, 12:41 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

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 Apr 15, 4:27 AM EDT, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 4:27 AM EDT, 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 15, 4:18 AM EDT, 42 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 15, 3:36 AM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 15, 3:41 AM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 15, 4:34 AM EDT, 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 15, 4:53 AM EDT, 7 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 15, 4:54 AM EDT, 6 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 15, 4:56 AM EDT, 4 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
Apr 15, 12:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna, Louisa	59 min
Apr 15, 12:36 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	39 min
Apr 15, 12:39 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa	51 min
Apr 15, 12:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mecklenburg	35 min
Apr 15, 12:43 AM EDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	AKQ		4 hr
Apr 15, 1:00 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward	45 min
Apr 15, 1:03 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway	42 min
Apr 15, 1:20 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia	40 min
Apr 15, 1:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Henrico, King and Queen, New Kent, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights and 2 more	47 min
Apr 15, 1:28 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico and 3 more	47 min
Apr 15, 1:28 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline	47 min
Apr 15, 1:36 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Charles City, King William, New Kent	24 min
Apr 15, 1:38 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Sussex	52 min
Apr 15, 1:50 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Essex, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King William and 3 more	40 min
Apr 15, 1:53 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Essex, King and Queen, King William, Middlesex	52 min
Apr 15, 2:08 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Dinwiddie, James City, New Kent, Prince George, Surry and 2 more	52 min
Apr 15, 2:09 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond	51 min
Apr 15, 2:16 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Charles City, James City, King and Queen, King William, New Kent, Prince George	29 min
Apr 15, 2:22 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		53 min
Apr 15, 2:26 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Greensville, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Emporia	49 min
Apr 15, 2:32 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex, King and Queen, King William, Middlesex, New Kent	43 min
Apr 15, 2:32 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin	28 min
Apr 15, 2:38 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		82 min
Apr 15, 2:44 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Gloucester, King and Queen, Middlesex	31 min
Apr 15, 2:50 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland	32 min
Apr 15, 2:54 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Mathews, Middlesex, York and 1 more	66 min
Apr 15, 2:54 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland	51 min
Apr 15, 3:01 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Mathews, Middlesex, York	27 min
Apr 15, 3:06 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, James City, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, York and 6 more	39 min
Apr 15, 3:14 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		61 min
Apr 15, 3:19 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		71 min
Apr 15, 3:26 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Gloucester, James City, Mathews, York, City of Newport News	34 min
Apr 15, 3:36 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk	24 min
Apr 15, 3:46 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk and 4 more	44 min
Apr 15, 3:51 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton	39 min
Apr 15, 3:55 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		65 min
Apr 15, 3:57 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		93 min
Apr 15, 4:29 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach	48 min
Apr 15, 4:46 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		74 min
Apr 15, 4:53 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		52 min
Apr 15, 6:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	45 min
Apr 15, 4:34 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Camden, Currituck	41 min
Apr 15, 2:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	44 min
Apr 15, 2:51 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico	39 min
Apr 15, 3:36 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Wicomico, Worcester	54 min
Apr 15, 3:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Somerset	34 min
Apr 15, 3:44 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Somerset	31 min
Apr 15, 4:00 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester	46 min
Apr 15, 4:16 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Worcester	29 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.