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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 7, 2020, 3:57 PM EDT for 5 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 48 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
- Apr 7, 2020, 3:57 PM EDT (19:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2020, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Caroline County, VA, Essex County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 128 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2155 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Apr 7, 3:43 PM EDT, 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 3:43 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wakefield VA 637 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2020 NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ060-061-065>069-079>082-087>090-092-093- 095>098-513-514-523>525-081045- Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck- Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans-Eastern Currituck-Prince Edward-Cumberland- Mecklenburg-Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-Powhatan-Brunswick-Dinwiddie- Prince George-Charles City-Greensville-Sussex-Surry-James City- Southampton-Isle of Wight-Norfolk/Portsmouth-Suffolk-Chesapeake- Virginia Beach-Western Chesterfield- Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights)-York-Newport News- Hampton/Poquoson- 637 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast North Carolina, central Virginia, east central Virginia, south central Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible later today, primarily during the late afternoon and early evening hours. The main threats will be from damaging winds and large hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible Wednesday, primarily during the afternoon. The main threats will be from damaging winds and large hail. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed later today. VAZ048-062-064-075>078-083>086-509>512-515>522-081045- Fluvanna-Goochland-Caroline-Westmoreland-Richmond-Northumberland- Lancaster-New Kent-Gloucester-Middlesex-Mathews-Western Louisa- Eastern Louisa-Western Hanover-Eastern Hanover- Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond)-Eastern Henrico- Western King William-Eastern King William-Western King and Queen- Eastern King and Queen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex- 637 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia, east central Virginia, eastern Virginia, north central Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms later today, primarily between 3 pm and 9 pm. The main threats will be from damaging winds and large hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible Wednesday, primarily during the afternoon. The main threats will be from damaging winds and large hail. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed later today. MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-081045- Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches- Accomack-Northampton- 637 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, eastern Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms later today, primarily between 6 pm and midnight. The main threats will be from damaging winds and large hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible Wednesday, primarily during the afternoon. The main threats will be from damaging winds and large hail. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed later today. LKB
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 7, 2:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 12:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 48 min |
| Apr 7, 12:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Nottoway, Prince Edward | 47 min |
| Apr 7, 1:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg | 51 min |
| Apr 7, 1:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 47 min |
| Apr 7, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 36 min |
| Apr 7, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Sussex | 28 min |
| Apr 7, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, Sussex | 24 min |
| Apr 7, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 22 min |
| Apr 7, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton | 21 min |
| Apr 7, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond and 1 more | 45 min |
| Apr 7, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 96 min | |
| Apr 7, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland | 34 min |
| Apr 7, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover | 27 min |
| Apr 7, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 43 min | |
| Apr 7, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 55 min |
| Apr 7, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, King William, City of Richmond | 44 min |
| Apr 7, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 55 min | |
| Apr 7, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico, New Kent, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 1 more | 32 min |
| Apr 7, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 65 min | |
| Apr 7, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Surry | 50 min |
| Apr 7, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Prince George, Surry, Sussex | 28 min |
| Apr 7, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 53 min | |
| Apr 7, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight | 45 min |
| Apr 7, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Portsmouth | 37 min |
| Apr 7, 7:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 29 min | |
| Apr 7, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Halifax | 46 min |
| Apr 7, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gates, Hertford | 52 min |
| Apr 7, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Gates, Hertford | 33 min |
| Apr 7, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Bertie | 27 min |
| Apr 7, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Bertie | 36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.