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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 155, NWS Wakefield, VA

August 1, 20214 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 1, 2021, 6:44 AM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 46 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 1, 2021, 6:44 AM EDT (10:44 UTC)
Expired
Aug 1, 2021, 7:30 AM EDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Isle of Wight County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:45 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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 184 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2021-08-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2021-08-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1177 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

962 
WUUS51 KAKQ 011044
SVRAKQ
VAC093-175-181-183-011130-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.SV.W.0155.210801T1044Z-210801T1130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
644 AM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Isle of Wight County in southeastern Virginia...
  Northeastern Southampton County in southeastern Virginia...
  East central Sussex County in southeastern Virginia...
  Southeastern Surry County in southeastern Virginia...

* Until 730 AM EDT.

* At 644 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Homeville, or
  9 miles south of Waverly, moving east at 30 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near,
  Wakefield around 700 AM EDT.
  Ivor around 710 AM EDT.
  Zuni around 720 AM EDT.
  Windsor around 730 AM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include
Vicksville, Booth Fork, Pons, Berlin, Bethel Church, Lumberton, Ellis
Fork, Manry, Littleton and Central Hill.

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 3681 7726 3699 7724 3704 7670 3676 7674
      3675 7675
TIME...MOT...LOC 1044Z 269DEG 26KT 3691 7714 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Zimmerman
2 follow-up statements
480 
WWUS51 KAKQ 011107
SVSAKQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
707 AM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021

VAC181-183-011116-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-210801T1130Z/
Sussex VA-Surry VA-
707 AM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SUSSEX AND
SOUTHEASTERN SURRY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3679 7706 3690 7705 3696 7691 3697 7671
      3676 7674 3675 7675
TIME...MOT...LOC 1106Z 278DEG 25KT 3686 7696 

$$

VAC093-175-011130-
/O.CON.KAKQ.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-210801T1130Z/
Isle of Wight VA-Southampton VA-
707 AM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ISLE OF WIGHT AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTHAMPTON
COUNTIES...

At 706 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ivor, or 7
miles south of Wakefield, moving east at 30 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.

This severe storm will be near...
  Ivor around 710 AM EDT.
  Zuni around 725 AM EDT.
  Windsor around 730 AM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Central
Hill, Vicksville, Whitley, Collosse, Dory, Berlin, Walters, Bethel
Church, Manry and Raynor.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3679 7706 3690 7705 3696 7691 3697 7671
      3676 7674 3675 7675
TIME...MOT...LOC 1106Z 278DEG 25KT 3686 7696 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Zimmerman
077 
WWUS51 KAKQ 011127
SVSAKQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
727 AM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021

VAC093-175-011136-
/O.EXP.KAKQ.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-210801T1130Z/
Isle of Wight VA-Southampton VA-
727 AM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ISLE OF WIGHT AND
NORTHEASTERN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 730 AM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3679 7706 3690 7705 3696 7691 3697 7671
      3676 7674 3675 7675
TIME...MOT...LOC 1126Z 269DEG 26KT 3686 7678 

$$

JM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 4:37 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLunenburg38 min
Aug 1, 4:56 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQAmelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, City of Colonial Heights2 hr
Aug 1, 5:11 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQDinwiddie49 min
Aug 1, 5:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQPrince George, City of Petersburg52 min
Aug 1, 5:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQDinwiddie40 min
Aug 1, 6:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSurry, Sussex51 min
Aug 1, 7:22 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ53 min
Aug 1, 7:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQIsle of Wight, City of Suffolk46 min
Aug 1, 8:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQBrunswick, Lunenburg43 min
Aug 1, 8:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk67 min
Aug 1, 8:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQBrunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia44 min
Aug 1, 9:07 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk38 min
Aug 1, 9:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGreensville, Southampton, City of Emporia47 min
Aug 1, 9:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Chesapeake46 min
Aug 1, 10:01 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCity of Chesapeake119 min
Aug 1, 10:10 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSouthampton, City of Franklin50 min
Aug 1, 11:05 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ85 min
Aug 1, 12:08 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake112 min
Aug 1, 12:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ2 hr

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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.