Alert archive / Virginia / Gale Warnings in 2020
Gale Warning 5, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this gale warning at Feb 6, 2020, 3:45 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 7, 2020, 3:07 AM EST. It was in force for 16 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
- Feb 6, 2020, 3:45 AM EST (08:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 7, 2020, 3:07 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2020, 7:01 PM EST
- In force
- 16 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 Feb 6, 1:01 AM EST, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 1:01 AM EST, 2 hours 44 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Feb 6, 12:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 29 min |
| Feb 6, 1:15 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 30 min |
| Feb 6, 1:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 31 min |
| Feb 6, 1:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia | 49 min |
| Feb 6, 2:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Sussex, City of Colonial Heights and 2 more | 49 min |
| Feb 6, 2:18 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, City of Emporia, City of Franklin | 42 min |
| Feb 6, 2:42 PM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 49 min |
| Feb 6, 2:57 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Lancaster, Mathews and 10 more | 45 min |
| Feb 6, 3:08 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 3 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:15 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 60 min | |
| Feb 6, 3:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 51 min |
| Feb 6, 3:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk and 4 more | 49 min |
| Feb 6, 3:28 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 62 min | |
| Feb 6, 3:59 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 31 min | |
| Feb 6, 4:02 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 43 min |
| Feb 6, 4:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 40 min |
| Feb 6, 4:10 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 65 min | |
| Feb 6, 4:13 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 92 min | |
| Feb 6, 4:15 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:51 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 12 hr |
| Feb 6, 5:13 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 77 min | |
| Feb 6, 5:15 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 60 min | |
| Feb 6, 4:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank and 1 more | 40 min |
| Feb 6, 4:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans | 50 min |
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Sources
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