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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 18, 2021, 11:58 AM EDT for Chesterfield County, Virginia. It was in force for 32 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 18, 2021, 11:58 AM EDT (15:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2021, 12:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 30
County Chesterfield County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 1011 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 592 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.6
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 18, 9:52 AM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 9:52 AM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wakefield VA 430 AM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021 NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ092-093-095>098-190830- Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck- Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans-Eastern Currituck-Southampton-Isle of Wight- Norfolk/Portsmouth-Suffolk-Chesapeake-Virginia Beach- 430 AM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast North Carolina and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Locally heavy rainfall may lead to localized flooding this afternoon into tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. VAZ048-062-064-069-081>083-509>518-190830- Fluvanna-Goochland-Caroline-Powhatan-Prince George-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- Western King William-Eastern King William- 430 AM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia, east central Virginia, north central Virginia and south central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and 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. In addition, a brief tornado cannot be ruled out late this morning into late this afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. MDZ021>024-VAZ060-061-065>068-075>080-084>090-519>525-190830- Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Prince Edward- Cumberland-Mecklenburg-Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-Westmoreland- Richmond-Northumberland-Lancaster-Brunswick-Dinwiddie-Gloucester- Middlesex-Mathews-Greensville-Sussex-Surry-James City- Western King and Queen-Eastern King and Queen-Western Essex- Eastern Essex-York-Newport News-Hampton/Poquoson- 430 AM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, central Virginia, east central Virginia, eastern Virginia, south central Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon. Some of the storms may produce strong gusty winds. Additionally, another round of heavy rainfall could lead to localized flooding this afternoon into this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon. MDZ025-VAZ099-100-190830- Maryland Beaches-Accomack-Northampton- 430 AM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, eastern Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and 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...Thursday through Tuesday. 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 18, 8:00 AM EDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
1158 AM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021
VAZ069-513-181630-
Western Chesterfield VA-Powhatan VA-
1158 AM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Chesterfield and southeastern Powhatan Counties through 1230 PM
EDT...
At 1158 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
near Moseley, moving northeast at 25 mph. Doppler Radar has
indicated weak rotation with this storm.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Moseley, Holly Hills, Skinquarter, Midlothian, Clayville and
Pilkinton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3739 7787 3740 7787 3758 7778 3749 7757
3730 7779 3731 7781 3732 7780 3734 7780
3734 7784 3736 7786 3737 7788 3738 7788
TIME...MOT...LOC 1558Z 212DEG 24KT 3737 7782
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
EIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 12:49 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 27 hr | |
| Aug 18, 8:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 30 min |
| Aug 18, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, Sussex | 43 min |
| Aug 18, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex | 31 min |
| Aug 18, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, Surry, Sussex | 35 min |
| Aug 18, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Westmoreland | 35 min |
| Aug 18, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lancaster, Middlesex | 25 min |
| Aug 18, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland | 47 min |
| Aug 18, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland | 49 min |
| Aug 18, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Bertie, Chowan | 65 min |
| Aug 18, 3:20 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 11 hr |
| Aug 18, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 43 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.