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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2020, 11:11 PM EDT for 5 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 34 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, 11:11 PM EDT (03:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2020, 11:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Isle of Wight County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 3 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 220 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
- 12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2175 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
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, 3 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 7:19 PM EDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wakefield VA 350 PM EDT Thu Jun 25 2020 MDZ021>025-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092-093-095>100-509>525- 262000- Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches- Fluvanna-Prince Edward-Cumberland-Goochland-Caroline-Mecklenburg- Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-Powhatan-Westmoreland-Richmond- Northumberland-Lancaster-Brunswick-Dinwiddie-Prince George- Charles City-New Kent-Gloucester-Middlesex-Mathews-Greensville- Sussex-Surry-James City-Southampton-Isle of Wight-Norfolk/Portsmouth- Suffolk-Chesapeake-Virginia Beach-Accomack-Northampton- 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- Eastern King and Queen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-York-Newport News- Hampton/Poquoson- 350 PM EDT Thu Jun 25 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, central Virginia, east central Virginia, eastern Virginia, north central Virginia, south central Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...Through tonight. Widely scattered thunderstorms are expected through this evening. The greatest threat will be localized damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ012>017-030>032-102-262000- Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck- Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans-Eastern Currituck- 350 PM EDT Thu Jun 25 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
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Special weather statement, Jun 25, 6:34 PM EDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover | 45 min |
| Jun 25, 8:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 50 min |
| Jun 25, 8:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover, King William | 39 min |
| Jun 25, 8:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 40 min |
| Jun 25, 9:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | King and Queen, King William, New Kent | 31 min |
| Jun 25, 9:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Nottoway | 44 min |
| Jun 25, 9:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Dinwiddie, Nottoway | 44 min |
| Jun 25, 9:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 42 min |
| Jun 25, 9:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Westmoreland | 36 min |
| Jun 25, 10:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 38 min |
| Jun 25, 10:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 10:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell | 42 min |
| Jun 25, 10:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Surry, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 1 more | 44 min |
| Jun 25, 10:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Surry, Sussex, City of Colonial Heights and 2 more | 39 min |
| Jun 25, 10:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 11:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Sussex | 26 min |
| Jun 25, 11:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 61 min | |
| Jun 25, 11:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth | 47 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.