Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 14, 2021, 5:10 PM EDT for Charles City County, New Kent County, Virginia. It was in force for 50 min. 1 report 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
- Aug 14, 2021, 5:10 PM EDT (21:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Charles City County, VA, New Kent County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 5:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Adkins Store, VA | TREE DOWNED AND PARTIALLY BLOCKING SAMARIA LN AT LOTT CARY RD (VA-602). NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES REPORTED ON THE AREA. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 2533 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 844 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.7
The text
As transmitted.
186
WUUS51 KAKQ 142110
SVRAKQ
VAC036-127-142200-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.SV.W.0182.210814T2110Z-210814T2200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Sat Aug 14 2021
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Charles City County in east central Virginia...
Southwestern New Kent County in east central Virginia...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 510 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Adkins Store,
or over Roxbury, and is nearly stationary.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
Roxbury, Adkins Store, Providence Forge, Ruthville, Colonial Downs,
Sandybottom, Mountcastle and Roaches Corner.
#
#
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Please report severe weather by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the
NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
&&
LAT...LON 3750 7695 3735 7696 3738 7720 3747 7719
3748 7718
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 275DEG 4KT 3743 7712
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Butner2 follow-up statements
870 WWUS51 KAKQ 142126 SVSAKQ Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Wakefield VA 526 PM EDT Sat Aug 14 2021 VAC036-127-142200- /O.CON.KAKQ.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-210814T2200Z/ Charles City VA-New Kent VA- 526 PM EDT Sat Aug 14 2021 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL CHARLES CITY AND SOUTHWESTERN NEW KENT COUNTIES... At 526 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Adkins Store, or near Roxbury, and is nearly stationary. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. Locations impacted include... Roxbury, Adkins Store, Providence Forge, Ruthville, Colonial Downs, Sandybottom, Mountcastle and Roaches Corner. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. && LAT...LON 3750 7695 3735 7696 3738 7715 3748 7715 TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 275DEG 4KT 3743 7710 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Butner
148
WWUS51 KAKQ 142150
SVSAKQ
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
550 PM EDT Sat Aug 14 2021
VAC036-127-142200-
/O.EXP.KAKQ.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-210814T2200Z/
Charles City VA-New Kent VA-
550 PM EDT Sat Aug 14 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CHARLES CITY AND
SOUTHWESTERN NEW KENT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Wakefield.
LAT...LON 3750 7695 3735 7696 3738 7715 3748 7715
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 275DEG 4KT 3743 7707
$$
ButnerThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 8:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 40 min | |
| Aug 13, 9:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 42 min |
| Aug 13, 9:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 62 min | |
| Aug 14, 12:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland, Goochland, Powhatan | 43 min |
| Aug 14, 12:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline | 25 min |
| Aug 14, 1:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King George | 29 min |
| Aug 14, 3:55 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Greensville, James City, King and Queen and 23 more | 14 hr |
| Aug 14, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland | 45 min |
| Aug 14, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna | 38 min |
| Aug 14, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 61 min | |
| Aug 14, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 37 min | |
| Aug 14, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 27 min |
| Aug 14, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland | 36 min |
| Aug 14, 4:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 54 min |
| Aug 14, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 44 min |
| Aug 14, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline | 43 min |
| Aug 14, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover | 40 min |
| Aug 14, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 66 min | |
| Aug 14, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 44 min |
| Aug 14, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Henrico | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 42 min | |
| Aug 14, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | York | 42 min |
| Aug 14, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City | 40 min |
| Aug 14, 4:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 4:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Richmond | 41 min |
| Aug 14, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 41 min |
| Aug 14, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 55 min | |
| Aug 14, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 61 min | |
| Aug 14, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Sussex | 41 min |
| Aug 14, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Surry | 51 min |
| Aug 14, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Nottoway | 65 min |
| Aug 14, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, Prince George, Surry, City of Williamsburg | 42 min |
| Aug 14, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 54 min | |
| Aug 14, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Richmond | 67 min |
| Aug 14, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, James City | 39 min |
| Aug 14, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 95 min | |
| Aug 14, 6:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | James City, Surry, York, City of Williamsburg | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Hopewell | 43 min |
| Aug 14, 6:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Prince George, City of Hopewell | 40 min |
| Aug 14, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 66 min | |
| Aug 14, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 49 min |
| Aug 14, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 31 min |
| Aug 14, 6:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton | 39 min |
| Aug 14, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg | 42 min |
| Aug 14, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | James City, Prince George, Surry, City of Hopewell, City of Williamsburg | 51 min |
| Aug 14, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 62 min |
| Aug 14, 6:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Suffolk | 45 min |
| Aug 14, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | James City | 38 min |
| Aug 14, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Portsmouth | 50 min |
| Aug 14, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George, Surry, Sussex, City of Petersburg | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 55 min | |
| Aug 14, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 65 min | |
| Aug 14, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 45 min |
| Aug 14, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna | 49 min |
| Aug 14, 7:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, Surry, Sussex | 30 min |
| Aug 14, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 42 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.