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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA

March 28, 2021Bertie County, Chowan County, Perquimans County, North Carolina

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Mar 28, 2021, 4:48 PM EDT for Bertie County, Chowan County, Perquimans County, North Carolina. It was in force for 42 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: Mar 28, 2021, 4:48 PM EDT (20:48 UTC)
Expired: Mar 28, 2021, 5:30 PM EDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA

Counties Bertie County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Perquimans County, NC

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 135 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: 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

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 weather statement went out at Mar 28, 4:28 PM EDT, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 4:28 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 28, 3:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
338 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

MDZ021>025-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-099-100-509>525-291945-
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches-
Fluvanna-Prince Edward-Cumberland-Goochland-Caroline-Mecklenburg-
Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-Powhatan-Westmoreland-Richmond-
Northumberland-Lancaster-Brunswick-Dinwiddie-Prince George-
Charles City-New Kent-Gloucester-Middlesex-Mathews-Greensville-
Sussex-Surry-James City-Accomack-Northampton-Western Louisa-
Eastern Louisa-Western Hanover-Eastern Hanover-Western Chesterfield-
Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights)-
Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond)-Eastern Henrico-
Western King William-Eastern King William-Western King and Queen-
Eastern King and Queen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-York-Newport News-
Hampton/Poquoson-
338 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, central
Virginia, east central Virginia, eastern Virginia, north central
Virginia, south central Virginia and southeast Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Showers and scattered thunderstorms will accompany a strong cold
front as it crosses the area this evening. Some storms may be strong
producing gusty and hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ092-093-095>098-291945-
Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck-
Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans-Eastern Currituck-Southampton-Isle of Wight-
Norfolk/Portsmouth-Suffolk-Chesapeake-Virginia Beach-
338 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 68 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast North Carolina and
southeast Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

Showers and thunderstorms will accompany a strong cold front as it
crosses the area this evening. Some storms may be strong to severe.
Damaging wind gusts and large hail will be the main threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 28, 4:48 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
448 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

NCZ030>032-282130-
Bertie-Perquimans-Chowan-
448 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN
PASQUOTANK...PERQUIMANS...EASTERN BERTIE AND CHOWAN COUNTIES...

At 447 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from Rockyhock to 6 miles north of Old Ford.
Movement was east at 45 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph and dime size hail are possible with these
storms.

Locations impacted include...
Windsor, Hertford, Winfall, Colerain, Rockyhock, Cape Colony, Snug
Harbor, Burgess, Valhalla, Midway, Askewville, Goose Pond, Whites
Crossroads, Holiday Island, Arrowhead Beach, Saint Johns, Mount
Gould, Hancock, Yeopim Station and Wakelon.

Strong wind gusts are possible with these storms. These wind gusts
are capable of knocking down tree limbs, small or weakened trees,
and blowing around trash cans, potted plants, lawn furniture, and
other light outdoor objects.

LAT...LON 3590 7692 3586 7704 3593 7703 3594 7705
      3594 7707 3624 7683 3625 7635 3616 7624
      3610 7622 3608 7641 3601 7651 3601 7658
      3606 7662 3604 7666 3593 7674 3595 7670
      3594 7669 3588 7674 3588 7683 3581 7688
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 248DEG 42KT 3618 7670 3573 7711

JM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 28, 1:08 AM EDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	AKQ		8 hr
Mar 28, 8:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Franklin, City of Suffolk	42 min
Mar 28, 8:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk	45 min
Mar 28, 8:58 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Southampton	12 hr
Mar 28, 9:08 AM EDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	AKQ		52 min
Mar 28, 5:23 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		66 min
Mar 28, 7:26 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Hertford, Northampton	49 min
Mar 28, 3:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Bertie	51 min
Mar 28, 4:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Bertie	24 min
Mar 28, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank	57 min
Mar 28, 5:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank	25 min
Mar 28, 7:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	27 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.