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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 18, 2021, 7:45 PM EDT for 6 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 30 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
- Mar 18, 2021, 7:45 PM EDT (23:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2021, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Brunswick County, VA, City of Emporia, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Greensville County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:48 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 5:09 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 517 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 626 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 780 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
141
WUUS51 KAKQ 182345
SVRAKQ
VAC025-053-081-111-117-595-190015-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.SV.W.0013.210318T2345Z-210319T0015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
745 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Greensville County in southeastern Virginia...
Eastern Mecklenburg County in south central Virginia...
Southeastern Lunenburg County in south central Virginia...
The City of Emporia in southeastern Virginia...
Southwestern Dinwiddie County in south central Virginia...
Brunswick County in south central Virginia...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 745 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles south of Kenbridge to near La Crosse to 6
miles west of Ebony, moving northeast at 55 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.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near,
Lawrenceville, Dundas and Gasburg around 755 PM EDT.
Brunswick and Alberta around 800 PM EDT.
McKenney around 810 PM EDT.
Emporia, Purdy, Radium and Dewitt around 815 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Bacons
Fork, Cochran, Beechwood, Gills Corner, Bufford Crossroads, Lanes
Corner, Dolphin, Bowens Corner, Pleasant Shade and Slates Corner.
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.
&&
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for northeastern
North Carolina...and south central and southeastern Virginia.
LAT...LON 3698 7793 3699 7789 3700 7789 3714 7763
3690 7758 3688 7762 3684 7756 3670 7750
3667 7750 3665 7746 3655 7746 3654 7821
3680 7828
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 241DEG 53KT 3686 7815 3672 7806 3654 7811
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
051 follow-up statement
456
WWUS51 KAKQ 182355
SVSAKQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
755 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
VAC025-053-081-111-117-595-190015-
/O.CON.KAKQ.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210319T0015Z/
Greensville VA-Mecklenburg VA-Lunenburg VA-City of Emporia VA-
Dinwiddie VA-Brunswick VA-
755 PM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT
FOR GREENSVILLE...EASTERN MECKLENBURG...SOUTHEASTERN LUNENBURG...
SOUTHWESTERN DINWIDDIE AND BRUNSWICK COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF
EMPORIA...
At 754 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Dundas to near Brodnax to near Ebony, moving east
at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to
trees and powerlines.
These severe storms will be near...
Lawrenceville and Brunswick around 800 PM EDT.
Alberta around 805 PM EDT.
Barley and Radium around 815 PM EDT.
McKenney and Purdy around 820 PM EDT.
Emporia and Dahlia around 825 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Bacons
Fork, Cochran, Beechwood, Gills Corner, Bufford Crossroads, Lanes
Corner, Dolphin, Bowens Corner, Pleasant Shade and Slates Corner.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for northeastern
North Carolina...and south central and southeastern Virginia.
&&
LAT...LON 3698 7793 3699 7789 3700 7789 3714 7763
3690 7758 3688 7762 3684 7756 3670 7750
3667 7750 3665 7746 3655 7746 3654 7821
3680 7828
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 263DEG 40KT 3686 7803 3672 7794 3654 7799
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
05The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 3:50 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Watch | AKQ | James City, Northampton, Surry, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton and 4 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:08 AM EDT | Gale Warning | AKQ | 45 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:11 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 7 more | 45 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:08 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 60 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, City of Emporia | 38 min |
| Mar 18, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, Sussex | 34 min |
| Mar 18, 5:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Greensville | 27 min |
| Mar 18, 5:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, Sussex | 29 min |
| Mar 18, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry | 38 min |
| Mar 18, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 65 min | |
| Mar 18, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, Sussex | 27 min |
| Mar 18, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 45 min |
| Mar 18, 6:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 56 min | |
| Mar 18, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton | 28 min |
| Mar 18, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 41 min |
| Mar 18, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 29 min |
| Mar 18, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 38 min |
| Mar 18, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince George, Surry, Sussex | 47 min |
| Mar 18, 7:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, Mecklenburg | 31 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.