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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS Wakefield, VA

May 28, 2021Lancaster County, Northumberland County, Richmond County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2021, 3:09 PM EDT for Lancaster County, Northumberland County, Richmond County, Virginia. It was in force for 23 min. 2 reports 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: May 28, 2021, 3:09 PM EDT (19:09 UTC)
Expired: May 28, 2021, 3:32 PM EDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Lancaster County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Richmond County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:09 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
May 28, 3:25 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Lottsburg, VA	CORRECTS PREVIOUS TIME OF TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM LOTTSBURG. TREE DOWNED ALONG NORTHUMBERLAND HIGHWAY (US-360) BETWEEN CALLAO AND LOTTSBURG.
May 28, 3:35 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Lottsburg, VA	TREE DOWNED ALONG NORTHUMBERLAND HIGHWAY (US-360) BETWEEN CALLAO AND LOTTSBURG.

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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 95 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1176 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 226 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

526 
WUUS51 KAKQ 281909
SVRAKQ
VAC103-133-159-281945-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.SV.W.0085.210528T1909Z-210528T1945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
309 PM EDT Fri May 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northumberland County in eastern Virginia...
  Southeastern Richmond County in east central Virginia...
  North central Lancaster County in eastern Virginia...

* Until 345 PM EDT.

* At 308 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Robley,
  moving northeast at 35 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,
  Callao and Heathsville around 325 PM EDT.
  Lewisetta around 330 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Lara,
Browns Store, Lottsburg, Village, Alfonso, Avalon, Moon Corner, Hull
Neck, Edwardsville and Howland.

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 3802 7651 3802 7647 3797 7641 3795 7634
      3793 7631 3778 7645 3788 7666 3803 7656
      3803 7655 3804 7653 3804 7652
TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 212DEG 29KT 3783 7657 

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

jo

2 follow-up statements

645 
WWUS51 KAKQ 281924
SVSAKQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
324 PM EDT Fri May 28 2021

VAC103-133-159-281945-
/O.CON.KAKQ.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-210528T1945Z/
Northumberland VA-Richmond VA-Lancaster VA-
324 PM EDT Fri May 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR NORTHUMBERLAND...SOUTHEASTERN RICHMOND AND NORTH CENTRAL
LANCASTER COUNTIES...

At 324 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Kinsale to near Lewisetta, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.

These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of
Northumberland, southeastern Richmond and north central Lancaster
Counties, including the following locations... Lara, Browns Store,
Lottsburg, Village, Alfonso, Avalon, Moon Corner, Hull Neck,
Edwardsville and Howland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3802 7651 3802 7647 3797 7641 3795 7634
      3793 7631 3778 7645 3788 7666 3803 7656
      3803 7655 3804 7653 3804 7652
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 203DEG 25KT 3802 7656 3796 7645 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

jo

111 
WWUS51 KAKQ 281932
SVSAKQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
332 PM EDT Fri May 28 2021

VAC103-133-159-281942-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-210528T1945Z/
Northumberland VA-Richmond VA-Lancaster VA-
332 PM EDT Fri May 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHUMBERLAND...SOUTHEASTERN
RICHMOND AND NORTH CENTRAL LANCASTER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3802 7651 3802 7647 3797 7641 3795 7634
      3793 7631 3778 7645 3788 7666 3803 7656
      3803 7655 3804 7653 3804 7652
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 212DEG 29KT 3807 7652 3801 7641 

$$

jo

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 28, 4:27 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		3 days
May 28, 1:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, New Kent	42 min
May 28, 1:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Westmoreland	42 min
May 28, 1:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland	35 min
May 28, 2:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King and Queen, Middlesex, New Kent	45 min
May 28, 2:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Richmond	33 min
May 28, 2:45 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		45 min
May 28, 4:17 PM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach	52 hr
May 28, 4:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa	38 min
May 28, 4:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa	38 min
May 28, 4:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Cumberland	43 min
May 28, 4:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Hanover	43 min
May 28, 5:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Louisa	29 min
May 28, 5:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward	44 min
May 28, 5:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline	33 min
May 28, 6:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	48 min
May 28, 6:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex	47 min
May 28, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield, Dinwiddie	31 min
May 28, 7:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland	44 min
May 28, 7:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond and 1 more	50 min
May 28, 7:12 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Essex, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Richmond	33 min
May 28, 7:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Gloucester, James City, Middlesex, New Kent, City of Williamsburg	39 min
May 28, 7:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland	38 min
May 28, 7:28 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		62 min
May 28, 7:41 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		79 min
May 28, 7:43 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Northumberland, Westmoreland	17 min
May 28, 7:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northumberland	31 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.