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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 67, NWS Wakefield, VA

June 19, 2020Brunswick County, Lunenburg County, Mecklenburg County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2020, 4:06 PM EDT for Brunswick County, Lunenburg County, Mecklenburg County, Virginia. It was in force for 39 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: Jun 19, 2020, 4:06 PM EDT (20:06 UTC)
Expired: Jun 19, 2020, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Brunswick County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 67 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 699 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 42 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jun 19, 3:19 PM EDT, 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 3:19 PM EDT, 47 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 9:58 AM EDT, 6 hours 8 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
958 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2020

MDZ021>025-NCZ014>017-031-032-102-VAZ075>078-084>086-090-093-095>100-
520>525-201400-
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches-Gates-
Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck-Chowan-Perquimans-
Eastern Currituck-Westmoreland-Richmond-Northumberland-Lancaster-
Gloucester-Middlesex-Mathews-James City-Isle of Wight-
Norfolk/Portsmouth-Suffolk-Chesapeake-Virginia Beach-Accomack-
Northampton-Eastern King and Queen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-York-
Newport News-Hampton/Poquoson-
958 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, northeast
North Carolina, east central Virginia, eastern Virginia and
southeast Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ012-013-030-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-079>083-087>089-092-509>519-
201400-
Northampton-Hertford-Bertie-Fluvanna-Prince Edward-Cumberland-
Goochland-Caroline-Mecklenburg-Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-Powhatan-
Brunswick-Dinwiddie-Prince George-Charles City-New Kent-Greensville-
Sussex-Surry-Southampton-Western Louisa-Eastern Louisa-
Western Hanover-Eastern Hanover-Western Chesterfield-
Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights)-
Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond)-Eastern Henrico-
Western King William-Eastern King William-Western King and Queen-
958 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast North Carolina,
central Virginia, east central Virginia, north central Virginia,
south central Virginia and southeast Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Slow moving showers and thunderstorms Friday afternoon and evening
may result in localized flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Additional showers and thunderstorms are expected on Saturday,
especially during the afternoon and evening hours. With saturated
soils from recent rainfall, any additional heavy rain may result in
localized flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 1:56 PM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
156 PM EDT Fri Jun 19 2020

VAZ062-069-511-515-191845-
Goochland-Western Hanover-Western Henrico (Including the City of
Richmond)-Powhatan-
156 PM EDT Fri Jun 19 2020

...A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN
GOOCHLAND...NORTHWESTERN HENRICO...WEST CENTRAL HANOVER AND EAST
CENTRAL POWHATAN COUNTIES...

At 155 PM EDT, a thunderstorm with heavy rain was located over
Wyndham, or near Tuckahoe, moving northeast at 25 mph.

Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Ashland, Randolph Macon College, Tuckahoe, Sabot, Manakin, Wyndham,
Johnsons Springs, Goodall, Elmont, Short Pump, Subletts, Rockville,
Gilman, Fine Creek Mills and Crozier.

If you see lightning or hear thunder, you are at risk! Take shelter
indoors immediately. If you cannot find shelter in a building a
vehicle provides safety from lightning.

Motorists should use extra caution in the vicinity of this storm. Be
prepared for rapid changes in weather and road conditions. Heavy rain
could cause ponding of water on roads, and possible minor flooding of
ditches and poor drainage areas.

LAT...LON 3751 7774 3755 7786 3766 7778 3776 7770
      3786 7760 3775 7745 3763 7757
TIME...MOT...LOC 1755Z 228DEG 23KT 3768 7765

Poche

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 3:12 PM EDT, 54 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 19, 3:19 PM EDT, 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 19, 3:42 PM EDT, 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 19, 3:47 PM EDT, 19 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 19, 3:49 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
349 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0255 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 SW SHORT PUMP         37.64N 77.62W
06/19/2020                   HENRICO            VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTS OF WATER ON ROADS IN SHORT PUMP.

&&

MRD

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 19, 9:19 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond	24 hr
Jun 19, 12:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Mecklenburg	3 hr
Jun 19, 1:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mecklenburg	51 min
Jun 19, 1:45 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Mecklenburg	3 hr
Jun 19, 1:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Hanover	49 min
Jun 19, 2:25 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Powhatan	2 hr
Jun 19, 2:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Hanover, Henrico, King William	43 min
Jun 19, 3:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex, King and Queen, King William	63 min
Jun 19, 3:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, James City, York, City of Williamsburg	56 min
Jun 19, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Gloucester, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex	63 min
Jun 19, 4:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Gloucester, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond	60 min
Jun 19, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		27 min
Jun 19, 4:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex, King and Queen, King William, Middlesex, New Kent	36 min
Jun 19, 4:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	3 hr
Jun 19, 4:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield, Henrico, New Kent, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg and 1 more	56 min
Jun 19, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna, Louisa	59 min
Jun 19, 5:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick	56 min
Jun 19, 5:22 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent	3 hr
Jun 19, 5:37 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield, Henrico	3 hr
Jun 19, 5:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Goochland	51 min
Jun 19, 6:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna	59 min
Jun 19, 6:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Louisa, Powhatan	40 min
Jun 19, 6:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	New Kent	67 min
Jun 19, 7:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Hanover	58 min
Jun 19, 9:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Pasquotank	37 min
Jun 19, 10:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chowan, Perquimans	51 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.