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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA

June 22, 2021Charles City County, New Kent County, Virginia

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.

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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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2021-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1075 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°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 2021-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 39 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
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

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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 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, Jun 22, 9:32 AM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
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.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 22, 11:43 AM EDT, 17 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 11:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAmelia, Lunenburg, Nottoway47 min
Jun 22, 12:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQChesterfield, Henrico, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg38 min
Jun 22, 12:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGloucester, Mathews44 min
Jun 22, 12:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCharles City, Lancaster, Middlesex, New Kent40 min
Jun 22, 1:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQHenrico, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg45 min
Jun 22, 1:04 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ41 min
Jun 22, 1:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ61 min
Jun 22, 1:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCharles City, New Kent3 hr
Jun 22, 1:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQJames City, City of Williamsburg40 min
Jun 22, 1:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQChesterfield, Henrico101 min
Jun 22, 1:35 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCharles City, Prince George, City of Hopewell2 hr
Jun 22, 1:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ80 min
Jun 22, 1:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQYork, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson64 min
Jun 22, 2:03 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ57 min
Jun 22, 2:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ54 min
Jun 22, 2:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ66 min
Jun 22, 2:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQJames City, York, City of Newport News, City of Williamsburg2 hr
Jun 22, 2:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQIsle of Wight, Northampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk and 4 more37 min
Jun 22, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ87 min
Jun 22, 2:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ84 min
Jun 22, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach50 min
Jun 22, 2:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ77 min
Jun 22, 3:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ37 min
Jun 22, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ52 min
Jun 22, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCamden, Chowan, Pasquotank, Perquimans50 min
Jun 22, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCurrituck41 min
Jun 22, 3:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCamden, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans62 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.