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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Wakefield, VA

April 26, 201910 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 26, 2019, 3:24 PM EDT for 10 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 33 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 26, 2019, 3:24 PM EDT (19:24 UTC)
Expired: Apr 26, 2019, 3:57 PM EDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Charles City County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henrico County, VA, King William County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Prince George County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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 26, 2:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 171 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 49 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -221 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 715 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 293 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 355 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.8

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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 Apr 26, 2:56 PM EDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 2:56 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 2:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 26, 2:46 PM EDT, 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 26, 2:56 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 26, 3:06 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 26, 3:09 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 26, 3:12 PM EDT, 12 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 26, 6:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	29 min
Apr 26, 7:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Dinwiddie, Henrico, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg	49 min
Apr 26, 7:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield, City of Richmond	28 min
Apr 26, 8:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick	33 min
Apr 26, 9:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Prince George, Surry, Sussex, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 1 more	51 min
Apr 26, 10:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Essex, King and Queen, King William, New Kent, Richmond and 1 more	49 min
Apr 26, 10:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton	46 min
Apr 26, 11:18 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk	42 min
Apr 26, 11:33 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland	42 min
Apr 26, 11:35 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		55 min
Apr 26, 11:51 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 3 more	39 min
Apr 26, 11:52 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		68 min
Apr 26, 11:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	92 min
Apr 26, 12:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk and 1 more	67 min
Apr 26, 12:27 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		93 min
Apr 26, 12:38 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		37 min
Apr 26, 12:42 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		63 min
Apr 26, 12:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Northampton	30 min
Apr 26, 1:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	112 min
Apr 26, 1:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	38 min
Apr 26, 1:41 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		64 min
Apr 26, 1:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa	46 min
Apr 26, 1:51 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		54 min
Apr 26, 1:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Surry	46 min
Apr 26, 2:21 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		24 min
Apr 26, 2:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield, Hanover, Nottoway, City of Richmond	51 min
Apr 26, 2:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northumberland	29 min
Apr 26, 2:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland	19 min
Apr 26, 3:03 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		57 min
Apr 26, 3:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Dinwiddie, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, New Kent and 3 more	51 min
Apr 26, 3:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, New Kent, Richmond and 5 more	48 min
Apr 26, 3:15 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		60 min
Apr 26, 3:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk	35 min
Apr 26, 3:26 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		48 min
Apr 26, 3:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson, City of Portsmouth and 1 more	27 min
Apr 26, 3:39 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		66 min
Apr 26, 3:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Greensville, City of Emporia	50 min
Apr 26, 3:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland	42 min
Apr 26, 3:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, Mathews	23 min
Apr 26, 3:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex	22 min
Apr 26, 3:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, James City, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Surry and 2 more	49 min
Apr 26, 4:00 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		45 min
Apr 26, 4:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Northampton	51 min
Apr 26, 4:12 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		63 min
Apr 26, 4:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton, City of Franklin	39 min
Apr 26, 4:21 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Northampton	24 min
Apr 26, 4:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	50 min
Apr 26, 4:29 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		76 min
Apr 26, 4:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach	46 min
Apr 26, 4:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland	42 min
Apr 26, 4:41 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	2 hr
Apr 26, 4:43 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		47 min
Apr 26, 4:50 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		70 min
Apr 26, 4:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack	37 min
Apr 26, 4:54 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		66 min
Apr 26, 5:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach	40 min
Apr 26, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		100 min
Apr 26, 6:05 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		70 min
Apr 26, 12:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chowan, Perquimans	51 min
Apr 26, 12:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans	52 min
Apr 26, 3:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Currituck	24 min
Apr 26, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank	48 min
Apr 26, 9:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	50 min
Apr 26, 10:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	47 min
Apr 26, 12:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Wicomico	29 min
Apr 26, 1:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Worcester	50 min
Apr 26, 1:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Wicomico	44 min
Apr 26, 1:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Wicomico	28 min
Apr 26, 1:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Worcester	43 min
Apr 26, 4:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico	63 min
Apr 26, 4:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester	64 min
Apr 26, 5:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Worcester	30 min
Apr 26, 5:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Worcester	27 min

Nearby

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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.