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Gale Warning 11, NWS Wakefield, VA

April 9, 2020

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this gale warning at Apr 9, 2020, 3:10 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 10, 2020, 1:32 AM EDT. It was in force for 22 hr. 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 9, 2020, 3:10 AM EDT (07:10 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 10, 2020, 1:32 AM EDT
Expired: Apr 11, 2020, 12:00 AM EDT
In force: 22 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Apr 9, 2:23 AM EDT, 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 2:23 AM EDT, 47 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 8, 11:44 PM EDT, 3 hours 26 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 9, 5:01 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward	44 min
Apr 9, 8:51 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		39 min
Apr 9, 8:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack	23 min
Apr 9, 9:29 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		46 min
Apr 9, 2:41 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		49 min
Apr 9, 3:45 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton	27 hr
Apr 9, 3:52 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 6 more	14 hr
Apr 9, 6:50 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	55 min
Apr 9, 1:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Wicomico, Worcester	38 min
Apr 9, 2:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Worcester	37 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.