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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 14, 2021, 10:37 PM EDT for Dorchester County, Maryland. It was in force for 23 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 14, 2021, 10:37 PM EDT (02:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2021, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
County Dorchester County, MD
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:37 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, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 1575 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1189 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 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 Aug 14, 10:00 PM EDT, 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 10:00 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wakefield VA 320 PM EDT Sat Aug 14 2021 MDZ021>025-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075-079-080-099-509>517-519-521- 151930- Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches- Fluvanna-Prince Edward-Cumberland-Goochland-Caroline-Mecklenburg- Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-Powhatan-Westmoreland-Brunswick-Dinwiddie- 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-Western King and Queen-Western Essex- 320 PM EDT Sat Aug 14 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, central Virginia, east central Virginia, north central Virginia, south central Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Slow moving thunderstorms just ahead of a cold front will result in the potential for localized flash flooding tonight. In addition, isolated severe storms with damaging wind gusts are possible early this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ076>078-081>090-092-093-095>098-100-518- 520-522>525-151930- Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck- Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans-Eastern Currituck-Richmond-Northumberland- Lancaster-Prince George-Charles City-New Kent-Gloucester-Middlesex- Mathews-Greensville-Sussex-Surry-James City-Southampton- Isle of Wight-Norfolk/Portsmouth-Suffolk-Chesapeake-Virginia Beach- Eastern King William-Eastern King and Queen-Eastern Essex-York- Newport News-Hampton/Poquoson- 320 PM EDT Sat Aug 14 2021 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast North Carolina, east central Virginia, eastern Virginia, south central Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. Slow moving thunderstorms just ahead of a cold front will result in the potential for localized flash flooding tonight. In addition, isolated severe storms with damaging wind gusts are possible early this evening. .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
Local storm report, Aug 14, 9:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 8:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin | 47 min |
| Aug 14, 8:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Goochland | 43 min |
| Aug 14, 8:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 56 min | |
| Aug 14, 9:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Goochland, Powhatan | 43 min |
| Aug 14, 10:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Hanover, King William | 119 min |
| Aug 14, 10:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Hanover | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 10:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 45 min |
| Aug 15, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk | 40 min |
| Aug 15, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 91 min | |
| Aug 15, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King William, City of Richmond | 64 min |
| Aug 15, 4:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, City of Emporia | 42 min |
| Aug 15, 4:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 5:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond | 5 hr |
| Aug 15, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, City of Emporia | 52 min |
| Aug 15, 5:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Greensville, Sussex | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, New Kent, City of Williamsburg | 59 min |
| Aug 15, 6:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, James City, King and Queen, King William, New Kent | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 55 min |
| Aug 15, 7:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 7:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell | 26 min |
| Aug 15, 7:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 7:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Chesterfield | 11 min |
| Aug 15, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Camden, Pasquotank | 33 min |
| Aug 15, 2:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Pasquotank, Perquimans | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Camden, Gates, Pasquotank | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northampton | 45 min |
| Aug 14, 11:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 40 min |
| Aug 15, 12:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Dorchester, Wicomico | 3 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.