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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Jul 24, 2021, 5:57 PM EDT for Lunenburg County, Virginia. It was in force for 48 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
- Jul 24, 2021, 5:57 PM EDT (21:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 2021, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
County Lunenburg County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 125 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 722 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 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 Jul 24, 4:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 4:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wakefield VA 403 AM EDT Sat Jul 24 2021 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092- 093-095>100-509>525-250815- 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- 403 AM EDT Sat Jul 24 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. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 3:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wakefield VA 359 PM EDT Sat Jul 24 2021 VAZ067-068-242045- Nottoway-Amelia- 359 PM EDT Sat Jul 24 2021 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL NOTTOWAY AND SOUTHWESTERN AMELIA COUNTIES... At 357 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Jetersville, or near Amelia Courthouse, moving south at 10 mph. Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Crewe, Amelia Courthouse, Nottoway, Jetersville, Maplewood, Fergusonville, Jennings Ordinary, Truxillo, Clay Store, Denaro and Pattersons Store. 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. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike more than 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. LAT...LON 3738 7811 3737 7797 3710 7792 3713 7821 TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 004DEG 8KT 3730 7806 Rogers
Local storm report, Jul 24, 4:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
426 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0353 PM TSTM WND DMG MAPLEWOOD 37.32N 78.05W
07/24/2021 AMELIA VA DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
LANE CLOSURES ON US 360 DUE TO A DOWNED
TREE.
&&Local storm report, Jul 24, 5:11 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
511 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0353 PM TSTM WND DMG MAPLEWOOD 37.32N 78.05W
07/24/2021 AMELIA VA 911 CALL CENTER
A LINE OF TREES DOWN ALONG US 360 CAUSING
LANE CLOSURES.
&&Special weather statement, Jul 24, 5:57 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2:36 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 43 hr | |
| Jul 24, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Nottoway | 42 min |
| Jul 24, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Nottoway | 46 min |
| Jul 24, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Nottoway | 45 min |
| Jul 24, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Nottoway | 47 min |
| Jul 24, 5:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Henrico | 78 min |
| Jul 24, 6:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna | 48 min |
| Jul 24, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna | 44 min |
| Jul 24, 3:07 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 14 hr |
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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.