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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA

July 26, 2021Worcester County, Maryland

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Jul 26, 2021, 7:32 PM EDT for Worcester County, Maryland. It was in force for 28 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, 7:32 PM EDT (23:32 UTC)
Expired
Jul 26, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA

County Worcester County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:36 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, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 53 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 2021-07-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1265 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 2021-07-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 94 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
1265 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
768 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
90 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.9

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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 Jul 26, 6:53 PM EDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 6:53 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 6:32 PM EDT, 1 hour before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 26, 6:56 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 26, 7:07 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 26, 7:18 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 26, 7:23 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
723 PM EDT MON JUL 26 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0505 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW WINDSOR            36.82N 76.76W
07/26/2021                   ISLE OF WIGHT      VA   UTILITY COMPANY

            LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWNED ALONG US-460
            NORTHWEST OF WINDSOR. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES
            REPORTED IN THIS AREA. TIME IS RADAR
            ESTIMATED.

&&

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Special weather statement, Jul 26, 7:32 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
732 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

MDZ025-270000-
Maryland Beaches-
732 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT OCEAN CITY...

At 731 PM EDT, a thunderstorm with heavy rain was located over Ocean
City, moving southeast at 15 mph.

Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Ocean City, Cape Isle Of Wight, Ocean Pines, West Ocean City and
Ocean City Municipality.

Motorists should use extra caution in the vicinity of this storm. Be
prepared for rapid changes in weather and road conditions. Heavy rain
could cause ponding of water on roads, and possible minor flooding of
ditches and poor drainage areas.

LAT...LON 3837 7503 3830 7505 3829 7507 3825 7508
      3831 7518 3835 7516 3835 7515 3838 7515
      3837 7513 3838 7512 3839 7513
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 294DEG 8KT 3835 7508

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 3:15 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchAKQCharles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Henrico, James City and 18 more19 hr
Jul 26, 1:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQHanover27 min
Jul 26, 2:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQHanover31 min
Jul 26, 2:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQKing and Queen51 min
Jul 26, 2:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQHanover, Henrico, New Kent50 min
Jul 26, 2:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQChesterfield, City of Richmond2 hr
Jul 26, 2:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCharles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, New Kent, City of Richmond46 min
Jul 26, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQKing and Queen50 min
Jul 26, 3:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCharles City, James City, New Kent, Prince George, Surry, Sussex and 1 more51 min
Jul 26, 3:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQChesterfield, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell3 hr
Jul 26, 4:02 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQChesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell3 hr
Jul 26, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ55 min
Jul 26, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQPrince Edward50 min
Jul 26, 4:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQChesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg31 min
Jul 26, 4:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQSussex37 min
Jul 26, 4:27 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQPrince George, City of Petersburg3 hr
Jul 26, 4:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQIsle of Wight, James City, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Hampton and 1 more42 min
Jul 26, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQChesterfield41 min
Jul 26, 4:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQAmelia, Chesterfield2 hr
Jul 26, 4:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCharles City, James City, York, City of Williamsburg112 min
Jul 26, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQIsle of Wight, Southampton, Sussex41 min
Jul 26, 5:05 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQIsle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex3 hr
Jul 26, 5:06 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQAmelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie3 hr
Jul 26, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQIsle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk45 min
Jul 26, 5:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQIsle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk3 hr
Jul 26, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSouthampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk45 min
Jul 26, 6:55 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQSouthampton, City of Suffolk3 hr
Jul 26, 7:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGates, Hertford, Northampton42 min
Jul 26, 7:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQGates, Hertford, Northampton3 hr
Jul 25, 8:46 PM EDTCoastal Flood StatementAKQDorchester9 hr
Jul 26, 6:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQWorcester39 min
Jul 26, 7:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQWorcester2 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.