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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Jul 26, 2021, 5:45 PM EDT for 6 counties in 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
- Jul 26, 2021, 5:45 PM EDT (21:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2021, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
Counties City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Franklin, VA, City of Portsmouth, VA, City of Suffolk, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, Southampton County, VA
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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 26, 4:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 4:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 26, 5:14 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jul 26, 3:15 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Henrico, James City and 18 more | 19 hr |
| Jul 26, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover | 27 min |
| Jul 26, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover | 31 min |
| Jul 26, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King and Queen | 51 min |
| Jul 26, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico, New Kent | 50 min |
| Jul 26, 2:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, City of Richmond | 2 hr |
| Jul 26, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, New Kent, City of Richmond | 46 min |
| Jul 26, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King and Queen | 50 min |
| Jul 26, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, New Kent, Prince George, Surry, Sussex and 1 more | 51 min |
| Jul 26, 3:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 4:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 55 min | |
| Jul 26, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 50 min |
| Jul 26, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 31 min |
| Jul 26, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Sussex | 37 min |
| Jul 26, 4:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Prince George, City of Petersburg | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, James City, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Hampton and 1 more | 42 min |
| Jul 26, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield | 41 min |
| Jul 26, 4:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield | 2 hr |
| Jul 26, 4:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, James City, York, City of Williamsburg | 112 min |
| Jul 26, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Sussex | 41 min |
| Jul 26, 5:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 5:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 5:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 45 min |
| Jul 26, 6:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Southampton, City of Suffolk | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gates, Hertford, Northampton | 42 min |
| Jul 26, 7:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Gates, Hertford, Northampton | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 8:46 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 9 hr |
| Jul 26, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Worcester | 39 min |
| Jul 26, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Worcester | 28 min |
| Jul 26, 7:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Worcester | 2 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.