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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS Wakefield, VA

July 24, 2021Lunenburg County, Nottoway County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 24, 2021, 4:30 PM EDT for Lunenburg County, Nottoway County, Virginia. It was in force for 45 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 24, 2021, 4:30 PM EDT (20:30 UTC)
Expired
Jul 24, 2021, 5:15 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lunenburg County, VA, Nottoway County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 24, 4:50 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ene Nottoway, VASIDING DAMAGE ON HOUSE. ALSO, VERY HEAVY RAIN.
Jul 24, 5:06 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ese Nottoway, VATREES DOWN ON EASTBOUND US 460 NEAR NOTTOWAY COURTHOUSE.
Jul 24, 5:08 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 S Nottoway, VATREES DOWN ON W COURTHOUSE ROAD NEAR NOTTOWAY COURTHOUSE.
Jul 24, 5:25 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Nw Blackstone, VATREE DOWN ON POWER LINE THAT RESULTED IN SEVERAL POWER OUTAGES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 129 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2021-07-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 125 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2021-07-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 100 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
125 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
722 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
119 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

865 
WUUS51 KAKQ 242030
SVRAKQ
VAC111-135-242115-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.SV.W.0129.210724T2030Z-210724T2115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
430 PM EDT Sat Jul 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Lunenburg County in south central Virginia...
  Nottoway County in south central Virginia...

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 430 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Crewe, moving
  south at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage 
           to trees and powerlines.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near,
  Crewe around 445 PM EDT.
  Nottoway around 510 PM EDT.
  Blackstone around 515 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Irby,
Dominy Corner, Fergusonville, Jennings Ordinary, Murdocks, Forkland,
Blackstone Airport, The Falls, Rubermount and Pattersons Store.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Please report severe weather by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the
NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.

&&

LAT...LON 3726 7814 3724 7798 3700 7793 3700 7798
      3702 7799 3702 7801 3701 7801 3703 7826
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 006DEG 9KT 3722 7807 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Rogers
1 follow-up statement
324 
WWUS51 KAKQ 242058
SVSAKQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
458 PM EDT Sat Jul 24 2021

VAC111-135-242115-
/O.CON.KAKQ.SV.W.0129.000000T0000Z-210724T2115Z/
Lunenburg VA-Nottoway VA-
458 PM EDT Sat Jul 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN LUNENBURG AND SOUTHWESTERN NOTTOWAY COUNTIES...

At 458 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Nottoway, or
near Crewe, moving south at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to 
         trees and powerlines.

This severe storm will be near...
  Nottoway around 505 PM EDT.
  Blackstone around 515 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Irby,
The Falls, Rubermount and Murdocks.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3722 7814 3721 7802 3704 7798 3702 7799
      3702 7801 3701 7801 3703 7826
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 006DEG 9KT 3715 7808 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Rogers

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 24, 2:36 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ43 hr
Jul 24, 3:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQAmelia, Nottoway42 min
Jul 24, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAmelia, Nottoway46 min
Jul 24, 5:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQLunenburg, Nottoway47 min
Jul 24, 5:25 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQHenrico78 min
Jul 24, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLunenburg48 min
Jul 24, 6:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQFluvanna48 min
Jul 24, 7:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQFluvanna44 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.