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Gale Warning 30, NWS Wakefield, VA

December 25, 2020

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this gale warning at Dec 25, 2020, 3:16 AM EST. It was in force for 7 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: Dec 25, 2020, 3:16 AM EST (08:16 UTC)
Expired: Dec 25, 2020, 10:00 AM EST
In force: 7 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 Dec 25, 2:33 AM EST, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 2:33 AM EST, 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 25, 2:35 AM EST, 41 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 24, 11:59 PM EST, 3 hours 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 25, 12:15 AM EST, 3 hours 1 minute before

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Local storm report, Dec 25, 12:38 AM EST, 2 hours 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 25, 12:53 AM EST, 2 hours 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 25, 12:56 AM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 25, 1:06 AM EST, 2 hours 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
Dec 24, 7:03 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton, Surry, City of Franklin	27 min
Dec 24, 7:44 PM EST	High Wind Warning	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	6 hr
Dec 24, 7:48 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Charles City, James City, New Kent, York, City of Newport News, City of Williamsburg	117 min
Dec 24, 8:06 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex and 3 more	3 hr
Dec 24, 8:09 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson	2 hr
Dec 24, 9:43 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Dinwiddie	32 min
Dec 24, 10:04 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Greensville	26 min
Dec 24, 10:19 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Greensville, City of Emporia	26 min
Dec 24, 10:29 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Greensville, City of Colonial Heights, City of Emporia, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg	31 min
Dec 24, 10:37 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Henrico, King William, City of Richmond	23 min
Dec 24, 10:48 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, New Kent, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex and 4 more	27 min
Dec 24, 10:57 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex, King and Queen, King William, Richmond, Westmoreland	48 min
Dec 24, 11:04 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk	26 min
Dec 24, 11:17 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, James City, New Kent, Surry, City of Williamsburg	28 min
Dec 24, 11:24 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk	51 min
Dec 24, 11:29 PM EST	Tornado Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk	31 min
Dec 24, 11:30 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Surry, York, City of Hampton and 4 more	30 min
Dec 24, 11:41 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland	49 min
Dec 24, 11:58 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 2 more	32 min
Dec 25, 12:04 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach	41 min
Dec 25, 12:25 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton	35 min
Dec 25, 12:45 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton	10 min
Dec 25, 12:56 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack	49 min
Dec 25, 12:58 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		42 hr
Dec 25, 4:36 AM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond	40 hr
Dec 25, 12:14 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		2 hr
Dec 25, 3:49 PM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Henrico, City of Richmond	23 hr
Dec 24, 10:45 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Bertie, Hertford, Northampton	30 min
Dec 24, 8:26 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Dorchester	6 hr
Dec 25, 12:15 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	45 min
Dec 25, 12:53 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Somerset, Wicomico	67 min

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Virginia, 2020 Every gale warning in 2020

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.