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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Wakefield, VA

June 25, 2020Caroline County, Hanover County, Louisa County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2020, 7:36 PM EDT for Caroline County, Hanover County, Louisa 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 25, 2020, 7:36 PM EDT (23:36 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2020, 8:15 PM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Caroline County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Louisa County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:37 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 Jun 25, 7:19 PM EDT, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 7:19 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 3:50 PM EDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 25, 5:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 25, 6:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 25, 6:59 PM EDT, 37 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 25, 7:14 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 25, 7:18 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 25, 7:29 PM EDT, 7 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
Jun 25, 1:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Sussex	40 min
Jun 25, 1:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, Sussex	45 min
Jun 25, 1:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King William	31 min
Jun 25, 2:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Suffolk	25 min
Jun 25, 2:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk	49 min
Jun 25, 3:18 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		72 min
Jun 25, 3:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Hampton, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson, City of Portsmouth	40 min
Jun 25, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Goochland	48 min
Jun 25, 4:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Hanover	52 min
Jun 25, 4:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Westmoreland	51 min
Jun 25, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond	48 min
Jun 25, 4:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Hanover, Henrico, King William, New Kent	53 min
Jun 25, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland	47 min
Jun 25, 5:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent	47 min
Jun 25, 5:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland	45 min
Jun 25, 5:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell	40 min
Jun 25, 5:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Hanover, Henrico	63 min
Jun 25, 5:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Hanover, Henrico, New Kent	2 hr
Jun 25, 5:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, James City, New Kent, Prince George and 2 more	41 min
Jun 25, 5:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex	40 min
Jun 25, 6:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland	3 hr
Jun 25, 6:20 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell	3 hr
Jun 25, 6:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland	40 min
Jun 25, 6:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, James City, Prince George, Surry, Sussex	28 min
Jun 25, 6:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg	41 min
Jun 25, 6:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Surry	46 min
Jun 25, 7:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Northumberland	29 min
Jun 25, 7:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince George	42 min
Jun 25, 7:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Louisa	46 min
Jun 25, 11:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Wicomico	38 min
Jun 25, 1:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Wicomico	40 min
Jun 25, 1:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Worcester	41 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.