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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 17, 2021, 6:01 PM EDT for Essex County, Virginia. It was in force for 29 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 17, 2021, 6:01 PM EDT (22:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2021, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 45
County Essex County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 226 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -58 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 577 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
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 17, 4:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 4:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wakefield VA 413 PM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021 NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ087-088-092-093-095>098-182015- Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck- Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans-Eastern Currituck-Greensville-Sussex- Southampton-Isle of Wight-Norfolk/Portsmouth-Suffolk-Chesapeake- Virginia Beach- 413 PM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast North Carolina and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Locally heavy rainfall may lead to localized flooding Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MDZ021>024-VAZ060-061-064>068-075>081-084>086-089-090-517>525-182015- Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Prince Edward- Cumberland-Caroline-Mecklenburg-Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia- Westmoreland-Richmond-Northumberland-Lancaster-Brunswick-Dinwiddie- Prince George-Gloucester-Middlesex-Mathews-Surry-James City- Western King William-Eastern King William-Western King and Queen- Eastern King and Queen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-York-Newport News- Hampton/Poquoson- 413 PM EDT Tue Aug 17 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...Tonight. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible across the outlook area through tonight. Locally heavy rainfall is the main threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Additional rounds of heavy rainfall from showers and thunderstorms may lead to localized flooding Wednesday into Wednesday night. In addition, a brief tornado cannot be ruled out Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. VAZ048-062-069-082-083-509>516-182015- Fluvanna-Goochland-Powhatan-Charles City-New Kent-Western Louisa- Eastern Louisa-Western Hanover-Eastern Hanover-Western Chesterfield- Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights)- Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond)-Eastern Henrico- 413 PM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia and east central 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. Flash Flood Watch. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible across the outlook area through tonight. Locally heavy rainfall is the main threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. Additional rounds of heavy rainfall from showers and thunderstorms may lead to localized flooding Wednesday into Wednesday night. In addition, a brief tornado cannot be ruled out Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MDZ025-VAZ099-100-182015- Maryland Beaches-Accomack-Northampton- 413 PM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, eastern 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. MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK. Additional rounds of heavy rainfall from showers and thunderstorms may lead to localized flooding Wednesday into Wednesday night. In addition, a brief tornado cannot be ruled out Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 17, 5:24 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 1:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 3:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover and 10 more | 25 hr |
| Aug 17, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King and Queen | 51 min |
| Aug 17, 10:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Dorchester | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 12:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Dorchester, Wicomico | 3 hr |
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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.