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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Wakefield, VA

June 3, 2021Southampton County, Sussex County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2021, 2:07 PM EDT for Southampton County, Sussex County, Virginia. It was in force for 38 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
Jun 3, 2021, 2:07 PM EDT (18:07 UTC)
Expired
Jun 3, 2021, 2:45 PM EDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Southampton County, VA, Sussex County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:06 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

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 190 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2021-06-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 126 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2021-06-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 122 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
126 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-67 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
573 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
139 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

669 
WUUS51 KAKQ 031807
SVRAKQ
VAC175-183-031845-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.SV.W.0091.210603T1807Z-210603T1845Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
207 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Southampton County in southeastern Virginia...
  Southeastern Sussex County in southeastern Virginia...

* Until 245 PM EDT.

* At 206 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northwest
  of Newsoms, or 9 miles west of Courtland, moving east at 25 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,
  Courtland around 225 PM EDT.
  Sedley around 245 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include
Vicksville, Dory, Berlin, Sebrell, Burdette, Drewryville, Manry,
Joyner, Story and Worrell.

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 3679 7736 3695 7695 3694 7695 3698 7689
      3678 7687 3678 7689 3677 7689 3676 7690
      3674 7690 3674 7691 3672 7691 3671 7693
      3666 7729
TIME...MOT...LOC 1806Z 247DEG 20KT 3673 7723 

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

Poche
1 follow-up statement
388 
WWUS51 KAKQ 031828
SVSAKQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
228 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021

VAC183-031837-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-210603T1845Z/
Sussex VA-
228 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SUSSEX COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3681 7723 3698 7689 3679 7687 3678 7689
      3674 7690 3674 7691 3671 7693 3667 7724
TIME...MOT...LOC 1827Z 247DEG 20KT 3678 7709 

$$

VAC175-031845-
/O.CON.KAKQ.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-210603T1845Z/
Southampton VA-
228 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY...

At 227 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Courtland,
moving northeast at 25 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 storm will be near...
  Sedley around 240 PM EDT.
  Ivor around 300 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include
Vicksville, Dory, Berlin, Sebrell, Burdette, Manry, Story, Worrell
and Capron.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3681 7723 3698 7689 3679 7687 3678 7689
      3674 7690 3674 7691 3671 7693 3667 7724
TIME...MOT...LOC 1827Z 247DEG 20KT 3678 7709 

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

Poche

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 12:52 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Chesapeake38 min
Jun 3, 2:55 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Portsmouth50 min
Jun 3, 3:50 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchAKQGloucester, Greensville, James City, Southampton, Surry, Sussex and 9 more30 hr
Jun 3, 1:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGreensville, City of Emporia44 min
Jun 3, 1:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSussex42 min
Jun 3, 1:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGreensville41 min
Jun 3, 2:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSurry41 min
Jun 3, 2:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQYork, City of Newport News24 min
Jun 3, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSouthampton45 min
Jun 3, 3:04 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQGreensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk5 hr
Jun 3, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGloucester, James City, Surry, City of Williamsburg35 min
Jun 3, 3:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQJames City, York, City of Williamsburg3 hr
Jun 3, 3:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQMecklenburg32 min
Jun 3, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGloucester, Lancaster, Middlesex45 min
Jun 3, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQFluvanna45 min
Jun 3, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLouisa49 min
Jun 3, 5:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQFluvanna, Louisa47 min
Jun 3, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLouisa45 min
Jun 3, 6:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQFluvanna51 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.