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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA

August 1, 2021Surry County, Sussex County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 1, 2021, 6:24 AM EDT for Surry County, Sussex County, Virginia. It was in force for 51 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: Aug 1, 2021, 6:24 AM EDT (10:24 UTC)
Expired: Aug 1, 2021, 7:15 AM EDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA

Counties Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 189 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1177 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 77 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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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 Aug 1, 4:36 AM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 4:36 AM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 4:42 AM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
442 AM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ087>089-092-093-095>098-100-523>525-020845-
Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck-
Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans-Eastern Currituck-Greensville-Sussex-Surry-
Southampton-Isle of Wight-Norfolk/Portsmouth-Suffolk-Chesapeake-
Virginia Beach-York-Newport News-Hampton/Poquoson-
442 AM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast North Carolina,
eastern Virginia and southeast Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible today into
this evening. Damaging wind gusts are the main threat, but a brief
tornado cannot be ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MDZ021>025-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>086-090-099-509>522-020845-
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches-
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-James City-
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-
442 AM EDT Sun Aug 1 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, central
Virginia, east central Virginia, eastern Virginia, north central
Virginia, south central Virginia and southeast Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible today into
this evening. Localized damaging wind gusts are the main threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

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, Aug 1, 4:37 AM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 1, 5:11 AM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 1, 5:38 AM EDT, 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 1, 5:50 AM EDT, 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 1, 6:24 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 1, 4:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lunenburg	38 min
Aug 1, 4:56 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, City of Colonial Heights	2 hr
Aug 1, 5:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie	49 min
Aug 1, 5:38 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince George, City of Petersburg	52 min
Aug 1, 5:50 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie	40 min
Aug 1, 6:44 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex	46 min
Aug 1, 7:22 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		53 min
Aug 1, 7:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk	46 min
Aug 1, 8:02 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Lunenburg	43 min
Aug 1, 8:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk	67 min
Aug 1, 8:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia	44 min
Aug 1, 9:07 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk	38 min
Aug 1, 9:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Greensville, Southampton, City of Emporia	47 min
Aug 1, 9:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake	46 min
Aug 1, 10:01 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	City of Chesapeake	119 min
Aug 1, 10:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton, City of Franklin	50 min
Aug 1, 11:05 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		85 min
Aug 1, 12:08 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake	112 min
Aug 1, 12:23 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		2 hr
Aug 1, 10:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gates	51 min
Aug 1, 10:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northampton	42 min
Aug 1, 10:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Pasquotank	41 min
Aug 1, 10:27 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Camden, Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank, Perquimans	63 min
Aug 1, 10:43 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank	47 min
Aug 1, 11:07 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans	53 min
Aug 1, 11:10 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Pasquotank, Perquimans	35 min
Aug 1, 11:14 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Camden, Currituck	61 min
Aug 1, 11:17 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Hertford	43 min
Aug 1, 11:24 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Bertie, Chowan, Hertford	36 min
Aug 1, 11:27 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Camden, Pasquotank	48 min
Aug 1, 11:48 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Chowan, Perquimans	27 min
Aug 1, 12:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans	36 min
Aug 1, 12:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Camden, Chowan, Pasquotank, Perquimans	49 min
Aug 1, 12:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank	3 hr
Aug 1, 12:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans	3 hr
Aug 1, 12:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Currituck	47 min
Aug 1, 1:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Currituck	23 min
Aug 1, 1:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chowan	22 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.