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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 166, NWS Wakefield, VA

August 10, 2021Amelia County, Dinwiddie County, Nottoway County, Virginia

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2021-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 222 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 2021-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -16 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

$$

Butner
2 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

$$

Butner
853 
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 

$$

Butner

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 3:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQFluvanna42 min
Aug 10, 3:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa50 min
Aug 10, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLouisa45 min
Aug 10, 4:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGoochland48 min
Aug 10, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCumberland46 min
Aug 10, 5:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCumberland51 min
Aug 10, 5:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Richmond35 min
Aug 10, 5:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQAmelia, Cumberland, Powhatan41 min
Aug 10, 5:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQPrince Edward50 min
Aug 10, 6:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQPrince Edward30 min
Aug 10, 6:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQAmelia, Cumberland, Nottoway, Prince Edward44 min
Aug 10, 6:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAmelia46 min
Aug 10, 6:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQLunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward30 min
Aug 10, 6:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQAmelia, Cumberland, Powhatan115 min
Aug 10, 6:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLunenburg, Mecklenburg27 min
Aug 10, 6:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQKing and Queen, King William, New Kent40 min
Aug 10, 7:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQDinwiddie, Prince George, Sussex25 min
Aug 10, 7:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLunenburg, Mecklenburg47 min
Aug 10, 7:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQNew Kent43 min
Aug 10, 7:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSouthampton, Sussex48 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.