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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Jun 22, 2021, 12:00 PM EDT for Charles City County, New Kent County, Virginia. It was in force for 45 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 22, 2021, 12:00 PM EDT (16:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2021, 12:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
Counties Charles City County, VA, New Kent County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 1075 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1069 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
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 22, 10:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 10:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Wakefield VA 932 AM EDT Tue Jun 22 2021 MDZ021-VAZ048-061-062-064-069-509>511-231345- Dorchester-Fluvanna-Cumberland-Goochland-Caroline-Powhatan- Western Louisa-Eastern Louisa-Western Hanover- 932 AM EDT Tue Jun 22 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, central Virginia and north central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. A cold front will slowly push through today with showers and storms along it. Widespread moderate to locally heavy rainfall is expected. Ponding of water on roads will be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MDZ022>024-NCZ012>017-030>032-VAZ060-065>068-075>090-092-093-095>097- 512>525-231345- Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Northampton-Hertford-Gates- Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck-Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans- Prince Edward-Mecklenburg-Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-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-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- 932 AM EDT Tue Jun 22 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, northeast North Carolina, central Virginia, east central Virginia, eastern Virginia, south central Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. A cold front will slowly push through today with showers and storms along it. Widespread moderate to locally heavy rainfall is expected. Isolated flash flooding will be possible where showers and storms train. Isolated strong to severe storms will also be possible on the leading edge of the precipitation. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-231345- Maryland Beaches-Eastern Currituck-Virginia Beach-Accomack- Northampton- 932 AM EDT Tue Jun 22 2021 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, northeast North Carolina, eastern Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK. A cold front will slowly push through today with showers and storms along it. Widespread moderate to locally heavy rainfall is expected. Isolated flash flooding will be possible where showers and storms train. Isolated strong to severe storms will also be possible on the leading edge of the precipitation. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. 05
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 11:43 AM EDT, 17 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 11:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Lunenburg, Nottoway | 47 min |
| Jun 22, 12:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 38 min |
| Jun 22, 12:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews | 44 min |
| Jun 22, 12:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Lancaster, Middlesex, New Kent | 40 min |
| Jun 22, 1:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Henrico, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 45 min |
| Jun 22, 1:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 41 min | |
| Jun 22, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 61 min | |
| Jun 22, 1:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 1:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | James City, City of Williamsburg | 40 min |
| Jun 22, 1:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico | 101 min |
| Jun 22, 1:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, Prince George, City of Hopewell | 2 hr |
| Jun 22, 1:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 80 min | |
| Jun 22, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson | 64 min |
| Jun 22, 2:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 57 min | |
| Jun 22, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 54 min | |
| Jun 22, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 66 min | |
| Jun 22, 2:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | James City, York, City of Newport News, City of Williamsburg | 2 hr |
| Jun 22, 2:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Northampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk and 4 more | 37 min |
| Jun 22, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 87 min | |
| Jun 22, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 84 min | |
| Jun 22, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 50 min |
| Jun 22, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 77 min | |
| Jun 22, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 37 min | |
| Jun 22, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 52 min | |
| Jun 22, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Camden, Chowan, Pasquotank, Perquimans | 50 min |
| Jun 22, 3:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Currituck | 41 min |
| Jun 22, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans | 62 min |
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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.