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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 155, NWS Wakefield, VA

August 27, 202013 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 27, 2020, 9:50 PM EDT for 13 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 40 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: Aug 27, 2020, 9:50 PM EDT (01:50 UTC)
Expired: Aug 27, 2020, 10:30 PM EDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Charles City County, VA, City of Hampton, VA, City of Newport News, VA, City of Poquoson, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, James City County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Northampton County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Surry County, VA, York County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Aug 27, 8:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 8:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 27, 9:16 PM EDT, 34 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
Aug 27, 9:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Gloucester, Henrico, James City, Surry, City of Williamsburg	44 min
Aug 27, 9:40 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		65 min
Aug 27, 9:52 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		53 min
Aug 27, 10:07 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		83 min
Aug 27, 10:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson and 3 more	64 min
Aug 27, 10:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Surry, York, City of Newport News	29 min
Aug 27, 10:39 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	James City, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson	96 min
Aug 27, 10:47 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		28 min
Aug 27, 10:52 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		68 min
Aug 27, 11:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach	45 min
Aug 28, 2:50 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		42 hr
Aug 27, 11:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank	58 min
Aug 28, 12:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Currituck	32 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.