Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 166, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2021, 6:38 PM EDT for Amelia County, Dinwiddie County, Nottoway County, Virginia. It was in force for 52 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 10, 2021, 6:38 PM EDT (22:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2021, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Amelia County, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Nottoway County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:38 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
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 222 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -65 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1006 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
360
WUUS51 KAKQ 102238
SVRAKQ
VAC007-053-135-102330-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.SV.W.0166.210810T2238Z-210810T2330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
638 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Nottoway County in south central Virginia...
Northwestern Dinwiddie County in south central Virginia...
Southeastern Amelia County in central Virginia...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 638 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Jetersville,
or near Crewe, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
Blackstone, Crewe, Mannboro, Amelia Courthouse, Wilsons,
Spainville, Scotts Fork, North Wellville, Earls, Ammon, Darvills,
Center Star, Church Road, Wellville, Five Forks, Fergusonville,
Walkers, Hebron, Rocky Run and Ford.
#
#
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 3737 7800 3732 7781 3731 7781 3729 7778
3727 7776 3727 7774 3728 7774 3728 7772
3729 7772 3728 7766 3726 7765 3727 7763
3726 7760 3709 7763 3701 7780 3716 7813
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 294DEG 28KT 3724 7808
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Butner2 follow-up statements
754
WWUS51 KAKQ 102304
SVSAKQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
704 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021
VAC007-053-135-102330-
/O.CON.KAKQ.SV.W.0166.000000T0000Z-210810T2330Z/
Nottoway VA-Dinwiddie VA-Amelia VA-
704 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN NOTTOWAY...NORTHWESTERN DINWIDDIE AND SOUTHEASTERN
AMELIA COUNTIES...
At 704 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Mannboro to near Wilsons to near Fort Pickett,
moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Law enforcement.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
Locations impacted include...
Blackstone, Mannboro, Wilsons, Spainville, Scotts Fork, North
Wellville, Earls, Ammon, Darvills, Center Star, Church Road,
Wellville, Five Forks, Walkers, Hebron, Rocky Run, Ford and
Pattersons Store.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3735 7793 3732 7781 3731 7781 3729 7778
3727 7776 3727 7774 3728 7774 3728 7772
3729 7772 3728 7766 3726 7765 3727 7763
3726 7760 3709 7763 3701 7780 3712 7804
3719 7796
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 299DEG 32KT 3728 7780 3714 7778 3705 7788
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Butner853
WWUS51 KAKQ 102326
SVSAKQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
726 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021
VAC007-053-135-102336-
/O.EXP.KAKQ.SV.W.0166.000000T0000Z-210810T2330Z/
Nottoway VA-Dinwiddie VA-Amelia VA-
726 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NOTTOWAY...
NORTHWESTERN DINWIDDIE AND SOUTHEASTERN AMELIA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE
AT 730 PM EDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3735 7793 3732 7781 3731 7781 3729 7778
3727 7776 3727 7774 3728 7774 3728 7772
3729 7772 3728 7766 3726 7765 3727 7763
3726 7760 3709 7763 3701 7780 3712 7804
3719 7796
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 294DEG 28KT 3721 7762 3707 7760 3698 7770
$$
ButnerThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna | 42 min |
| Aug 10, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa | 50 min |
| Aug 10, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Louisa | 45 min |
| Aug 10, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Goochland | 48 min |
| Aug 10, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland | 46 min |
| Aug 10, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland | 51 min |
| Aug 10, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Richmond | 35 min |
| Aug 10, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Powhatan | 41 min |
| Aug 10, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 50 min |
| Aug 10, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 44 min |
| Aug 10, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia | 46 min |
| Aug 10, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 6:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Powhatan | 115 min |
| Aug 10, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 27 min |
| Aug 10, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King and Queen, King William, New Kent | 40 min |
| Aug 10, 7:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George, Sussex | 25 min |
| Aug 10, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 47 min |
| Aug 10, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | New Kent | 43 min |
| Aug 10, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, Sussex | 48 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.