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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Wakefield, VA

March 28, 2021Camden County, Currituck County, Pasquotank County, North Carolina

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 28, 2021, 5:32 PM EDT for Camden County, Currituck County, Pasquotank County, North Carolina. It was in force for 25 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
Mar 28, 2021, 5:32 PM EDT (21:32 UTC)
Expired
Mar 28, 2021, 5:57 PM EDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Camden County, NC, Currituck County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 28, 5:45 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGJarvisburg, NCTREES DOWN NEAR JARVISBURG.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 28, 3:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 178 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, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-03-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 184 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, Newport, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-03-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 171 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
184 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-190 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
936 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
171 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.8

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The text

As transmitted.

740 
WUUS51 KAKQ 282132
SVRAKQ
NCC029-053-139-282215-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.SV.W.0021.210328T2132Z-210328T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
532 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Camden County in northeastern North Carolina...
  Southeastern Pasquotank County in northeastern North Carolina...
  Southeastern Currituck County in northeastern North Carolina...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 532 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Old Trap, or
  near Weeksville, moving east at 45 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near,
  Old Trap around 535 PM EDT.
  Grandy around 545 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Poplar
Branch, Spot, Aydlett, Glen Cove, Harbinger, Jarvisburg, Coinjock,
Frog Island, Powells Point and Riddle.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3611 7585 3614 7587 3614 7589 3617 7591
      3618 7600 3614 7600 3615 7606 3614 7610
      3613 7611 3613 7613 3631 7615 3639 7576
      3625 7572 3622 7574 3622 7577 3620 7577
      3619 7579 3609 7575 3608 7579 3607 7580
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 256DEG 40KT 3620 7606 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JM
1 follow-up statement
535 
WWUS51 KAKQ 282157
SVSAKQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
557 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

NCC029-053-139-282207-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210328T2215Z/
Camden NC-Pasquotank NC-Currituck NC-
557 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN...
SOUTHEASTERN PASQUOTANK AND SOUTHEASTERN CURRITUCK COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3611 7585 3614 7587 3614 7589 3617 7591
      3618 7600 3614 7600 3615 7606 3614 7610
      3613 7611 3613 7613 3631 7615 3639 7576
      3625 7572 3622 7574 3622 7577 3620 7577
      3619 7579 3609 7575 3608 7579 3607 7580
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 256DEG 40KT 3627 7572 

$$

JM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 28, 7:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQHertford, Northampton49 min
Mar 28, 8:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGates, Hertford42 min
Mar 28, 3:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQBertie51 min
Mar 28, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQBertie24 min
Mar 28, 4:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQBertie, Chowan, Perquimans42 min
Mar 28, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCamden, Currituck, Pasquotank57 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.