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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA

August 22, 2020Greensville County, Sussex County, City of Emporia, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 22, 2020, 12:30 AM EDT for Greensville County, Sussex County, City of Emporia, Virginia. It was in force for 60 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 22, 2020, 12:30 AM EDT (04:30 UTC)
Expired: Aug 22, 2020, 1:30 AM EDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA

Counties City of Emporia, VA, Greensville County, VA, Sussex County, VA

The radar

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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 21, 8:18 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, James City, New Kent and 7 more	12 hr
Aug 21, 11:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Greensville, City of Emporia	62 min
Aug 22, 4:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Mecklenburg	52 min
Aug 22, 5:05 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	3 hr
Aug 22, 5:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Greensville, City of Emporia	53 min
Aug 22, 6:34 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk	41 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2020 Every special weather statement in 2020

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.