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Special Marine Warning 151, NWS Wakefield, VA

July 9, 2021

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special marine warning at Jul 9, 2021, 4:10 PM EDT. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 9, 2021, 4:10 PM EDT (20:10 UTC)
Expired: Jul 9, 2021, 4:35 PM EDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 34.0 mph

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special marine warning went out at Jul 9, 3:38 PM EDT, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 3:38 PM EDT, 32 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 3:12 PM EDT, 58 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 2:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 9, 2:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 9, 3:12 PM EDT, 58 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 9, 3:42 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 9, 3:48 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 9, 4:09 PM EDT, 1 minute before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 8, 8:07 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach	23 min
Jul 8, 8:25 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	35 min
Jul 8, 8:27 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		33 min
Jul 8, 8:37 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		83 min
Jul 8, 8:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, James City, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex and 1 more	38 min
Jul 8, 8:49 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Henrico, James City, King William, New Kent, Prince George	5 hr
Jul 8, 9:00 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		45 min
Jul 8, 9:42 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex and 3 more	4 hr
Jul 8, 10:29 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		76 min
Jul 8, 11:43 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		77 min
Jul 9, 1:14 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Brunswick	34 hr
Jul 9, 2:11 AM EDT	Gale Warning	AKQ		5 hr
Jul 9, 4:12 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		11 hr
Jul 9, 1:38 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Charles City, New Kent	17 hr
Jul 9, 1:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mecklenburg	40 min
Jul 9, 2:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick	44 min
Jul 9, 2:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie	44 min
Jul 9, 3:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Sussex	48 min
Jul 9, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Greensville, Southampton, City of Emporia	48 min
Jul 9, 3:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton	42 min
Jul 9, 4:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Newport News	51 min
Jul 9, 4:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Franklin, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk	57 min
Jul 9, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline	44 min
Jul 9, 5:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth	61 min
Jul 9, 6:19 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		56 min
Jul 9, 6:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	53 min
Jul 9, 6:23 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		67 min
Jul 8, 11:37 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico	3 hr
Jul 8, 11:48 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Wicomico, Worcester	27 min
Jul 9, 12:02 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester	3 hr
Jul 9, 12:04 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Worcester	26 min
Jul 9, 12:05 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Wicomico	25 min
Jul 9, 12:25 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Dorchester	3 hr
Jul 9, 6:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	50 min
Jul 9, 7:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	38 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.