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Heat Advisory 3, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this heat advisory at Aug 14, 2021, 3:55 AM EDT for 29 counties in Virginia; 9 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Aug 14, 2021, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2021, 3:55 AM EDT (07:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 14, 2021, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
All 38 counties
Bertie County, NC, Camden County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Currituck County, NC, Gates County, NC, Hertford County, NC, Northampton County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Perquimans County, NC, Charles City County, VA, City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Emporia, VA, City of Franklin, VA, City of Hampton, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Newport News, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Poquoson, VA, City of Virginia Beach, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Essex County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Greensville County, VA, James City County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, King William County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Northampton County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA, York County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:57 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 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 2917 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1083 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this heat advisory 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 heat advisory went out at Aug 14, 3:27 AM EDT, 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 3:27 AM EDT, 28 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wakefield VA 805 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021 NCZ012>017-030>032-102-150015- Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck- Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans-Eastern Currituck- 805 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. One more hot day is expected on Saturday with heat index values reaching 100 to 105 degrees in the afternoon. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MDZ021>025-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092-093-095>100-509>525- 150015- 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- 805 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021 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...Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Slow moving thunderstorms just ahead of a cold front will result in the potential for localized flash flooding Saturday afternoon into Saturday night. In addition, damaging wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph will be possible in the strongest storms. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 12:02 AM EDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 8:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 40 min | |
| Aug 13, 9:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 42 min |
| Aug 13, 9:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 62 min | |
| Aug 14, 12:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland, Goochland, Powhatan | 43 min |
| Aug 14, 12:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline | 25 min |
| Aug 14, 1:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King George | 29 min |
| Aug 14, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland | 45 min |
| Aug 14, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna | 38 min |
| Aug 14, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 61 min | |
| Aug 14, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 37 min | |
| Aug 14, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 27 min |
| Aug 14, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland | 36 min |
| Aug 14, 4:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 54 min |
| Aug 14, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 44 min |
| Aug 14, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline | 43 min |
| Aug 14, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover | 40 min |
| Aug 14, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 66 min | |
| Aug 14, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 44 min |
| Aug 14, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Henrico | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 42 min | |
| Aug 14, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | York | 42 min |
| Aug 14, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City | 40 min |
| Aug 14, 4:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 4:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Richmond | 41 min |
| Aug 14, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 41 min |
| Aug 14, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 55 min | |
| Aug 14, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 50 min |
| Aug 14, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 61 min | |
| Aug 14, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Sussex | 41 min |
| Aug 14, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Surry | 51 min |
| Aug 14, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Nottoway | 65 min |
| Aug 14, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, Prince George, Surry, City of Williamsburg | 42 min |
| Aug 14, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 54 min | |
| Aug 14, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Richmond | 67 min |
| Aug 14, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, James City | 39 min |
| Aug 14, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 95 min | |
| Aug 14, 6:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | James City, Surry, York, City of Williamsburg | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Hopewell | 43 min |
| Aug 14, 6:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Prince George, City of Hopewell | 40 min |
| Aug 14, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 66 min | |
| Aug 14, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 49 min |
| Aug 14, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 31 min |
| Aug 14, 6:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton | 39 min |
| Aug 14, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg | 42 min |
| Aug 14, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | James City, Prince George, Surry, City of Hopewell, City of Williamsburg | 51 min |
| Aug 14, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 62 min |
| Aug 14, 6:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Suffolk | 45 min |
| Aug 14, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | James City | 38 min |
| Aug 14, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Portsmouth | 50 min |
| Aug 14, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George, Surry, Sussex, City of Petersburg | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 55 min | |
| Aug 14, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 65 min | |
| Aug 14, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 45 min |
| Aug 14, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna | 49 min |
| Aug 14, 7:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, Surry, Sussex | 30 min |
| Aug 14, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 42 min |
| Aug 13, 8:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Wicomico, Worcester | 50 min |
Nearby
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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.