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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 69, NWS Wakefield, VA

May 25, 20195 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2019, 10:43 PM EDT for 5 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 32 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: May 25, 2019, 10:43 PM EDT (02:43 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2019, 11:15 PM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Chesterfield County, VA, City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA

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 May 25, 9:53 PM EDT, 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 9:53 PM EDT, 50 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 4:54 PM EDT, 5 hours 49 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 25, 9:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 25, 9:44 PM EDT, 59 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 25, 10:02 PM EDT, 41 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 25, 10:20 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 25, 10:30 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 25, 10:36 PM EDT, 7 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
May 25, 8:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Westmoreland	46 min
May 25, 8:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Orange	34 min
May 25, 8:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Cumberland, Powhatan	48 min
May 25, 9:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Richmond, Westmoreland	27 min
May 25, 9:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia, Powhatan	46 min
May 25, 10:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline	28 min
May 25, 10:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield	40 min
May 25, 10:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex	30 min
May 25, 10:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Cumberland, Prince Edward	39 min
May 25, 11:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia	45 min
May 25, 11:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland	53 min
May 25, 11:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie	33 min
May 25, 11:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Nottoway	50 min
May 26, 12:26 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway and 1 more	64 min
May 26, 12:46 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	44 min
May 26, 12:50 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia	40 min
May 26, 1:36 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Sussex, City of Colonial Heights and 3 more	39 min
May 26, 2:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Westmoreland	39 min
May 26, 2:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northumberland	24 min
May 26, 2:53 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		67 min
May 26, 3:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Newport News	47 min
May 26, 12:31 PM EDT	Rip Current Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	7 hr
May 26, 2:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Louisa	49 min
May 26, 3:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa	39 min
May 26, 3:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Hanover	52 min
May 26, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna	47 min
May 26, 3:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa	23 min
May 26, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Goochland, Powhatan	42 min
May 26, 4:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King William	31 min
May 26, 4:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Hanover, King and Queen, King William	40 min
May 26, 5:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna	52 min
May 26, 5:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex, King and Queen, Middlesex	14 min
May 26, 5:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Henrico	23 min
May 26, 5:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa	51 min
May 26, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Louisa	49 min
May 26, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Henrico, New Kent	31 min
May 26, 6:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Goochland	53 min
May 26, 4:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Currituck	44 min
May 26, 2:20 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Wicomico, Worcester	40 min
May 26, 6:24 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico	6 hr
May 26, 3:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	51 min
May 26, 4:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	34 min
May 26, 4:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester, Wicomico	42 min
May 26, 4:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Dorchester	34 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.