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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Jun 9, 2021, 2:01 PM EDT for Surry County, Virginia. It was in force for 29 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 9, 2021, 2:01 PM EDT (18:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2021, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
County Surry County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:03 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, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 174 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 795 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -87 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 967 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Jun 9, 10:28 AM EDT, 3 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 10:28 AM EDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wakefield VA 522 AM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092- 093-095>100-509>525-100930- Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches- Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck- Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans-Eastern Currituck-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-Southampton- Isle of Wight-Norfolk/Portsmouth-Suffolk-Chesapeake-Virginia Beach- Accomack-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- 522 AM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, northeast North Carolina, central Virginia, east central Virginia, eastern Virginia, north central Virginia, south central Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop and move across the outlook area late this afternoon into this evening. Any showers and storms will be capable of producing localized flooding, especially in low lying...poor drainage...and other flood prone areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. The potential for showers and thunderstorms producing locally heavy downpours continue through late this week, as a frontal boundary becomes stalled across the area. Ponding of water and flash flooding is possible across the outlook area Thursday and Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. 05
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 2:01 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
201 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021
VAZ088-089-091830-
Surry-Sussex-
201 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN SUSSEX AND
NORTHWESTERN SURRY COUNTIES...
At 200 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Waverly, moving
northeast at 10 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Waverly, Cabin Point, Carsley, Gwaltney Corner, Oak Hill Corner,
Savedge and Barham.
If you see lightning or hear thunder, you are at risk! Take shelter
indoors immediately. If you cannot find shelter in a building a
vehicle provides safety from lightning.
Strong wind gusts are possible with this storm. 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 3710 7718 3711 7717 3711 7716 3713 7714
3719 7705 3719 7704 3720 7704 3709 7686
3700 7706
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 221DEG 7KT 3708 7705
EIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 41 min |
| Jun 9, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Surry | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Newport News | 28 min |
| Jun 9, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Surry | 27 min |
| Jun 9, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince George, City of Petersburg | 34 min |
| Jun 9, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 61 min | |
| Jun 9, 3:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Colonial Heights | 52 min |
| Jun 9, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield | 35 min |
| Jun 9, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna, Goochland | 50 min |
| Jun 9, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Newport News | 30 min |
| Jun 9, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 36 min |
| Jun 9, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince George, Surry, Sussex | 51 min |
| Jun 9, 3:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 42 min |
| Jun 9, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Petersburg | 36 min |
| Jun 9, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 39 min |
| Jun 9, 3:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Prince George | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield | 48 min |
| Jun 9, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 62 min | |
| Jun 9, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Goochland | 44 min |
| Jun 9, 4:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Sussex | 50 min |
| Jun 9, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 40 min | |
| Jun 9, 4:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, City of Richmond | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 40 min |
| Jun 9, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, City of Emporia, City of Franklin | 49 min |
| Jun 9, 4:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Hanover, City of Richmond | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 5:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Henrico | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King and Queen | 49 min |
| Jun 9, 5:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Richmond | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 53 min | |
| Jun 9, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northumberland | 39 min |
| Jun 9, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 76 min | |
| Jun 9, 6:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Essex, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 60 min | |
| Jun 9, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 58 min | |
| Jun 9, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 56 min | |
| Jun 9, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Camden | 37 min |
| Jun 9, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Currituck | 29 min |
| Jun 9, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Currituck | 38 min |
| Jun 8, 8:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 45 min |
| Jun 8, 9:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Wicomico | 43 min |
| Jun 9, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Worcester | 41 min |
| Jun 9, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Wicomico, Worcester | 51 min |
| Jun 9, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 53 min |
| Jun 9, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Worcester | 39 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.