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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA

August 22, 2021Prince George County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 22, 2021, 4:14 PM EDT for Prince George County, Virginia. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 22, 2021, 4:14 PM EDT (20:14 UTC)
Expired: Aug 22, 2021, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Hail: 0.50 in
Wind: 45

County Prince George County, VA

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 22, 3:55 PM EDT, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 3:55 PM EDT, 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 22, 2:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 22, 3:52 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 22, 4:00 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
400 PM EDT SUN AUG 22 2021

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

0359 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 WNW MATHEWS           37.44N 76.35W
08/22/2021                   MATHEWS            VA   911 CALL CENTER

            FLOODING IN THE COURTHOUSE AREA OF LIBERTY
            SQUARE.

&&

EI

Special weather statement, Aug 22, 4:04 PM EDT, 10 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
404 PM EDT Sun Aug 22 2021

VAZ080-222030-
Dinwiddie VA-
404 PM EDT Sun Aug 22 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Dinwiddie
County through 430 PM EDT...

At 404 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Dewitt, or near McKenney, moving southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Dinwiddie, McKenney, Dewitt, Center Star, Cherry Hill, Rocky Run,
Wharfs Store and Butterworth.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3703 7780 3714 7767 3707 7740 3705 7740
      3693 7751 3688 7762 3689 7764 3687 7764
      3688 7765 3690 7765 3689 7766 3690 7768
      3691 7769
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 309DEG 7KT 3704 7770

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

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Special weather statement, Aug 22, 4:11 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 22, 4:14 PM 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 22, 1:27 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		63 min
Aug 22, 1:34 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		56 min
Aug 22, 1:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mathews	44 min
Aug 22, 2:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, New Kent	35 min
Aug 22, 2:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	47 min
Aug 22, 2:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	James City, Surry, City of Newport News, City of Williamsburg	38 min
Aug 22, 2:23 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		52 min
Aug 22, 2:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, Mathews	46 min
Aug 22, 2:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Middlesex	40 min
Aug 22, 2:38 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		67 min
Aug 22, 2:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Lunenburg, Nottoway	49 min
Aug 22, 2:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Gloucester, Mathews, York	43 min
Aug 22, 2:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland	40 min
Aug 22, 2:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond	52 min
Aug 22, 3:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	James City	28 min
Aug 22, 3:06 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		54 min
Aug 22, 3:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Gloucester, Mathews	3 hr
Aug 22, 3:14 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond	3 hr
Aug 22, 3:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Williamsburg	31 min
Aug 22, 3:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Middlesex	29 min
Aug 22, 3:25 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Mathews	3 hr
Aug 22, 3:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mecklenburg	46 min
Aug 22, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack	29 min
Aug 22, 3:36 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		54 min
Aug 22, 3:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth	37 min
Aug 22, 3:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie	34 min
Aug 22, 3:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Essex, King and Queen, Middlesex	3 hr
Aug 22, 3:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King and Queen	39 min
Aug 22, 3:54 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		66 min
Aug 22, 4:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach	3 hr
Aug 22, 4:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie	26 min
Aug 22, 4:07 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, Middlesex	3 hr
Aug 22, 4:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack	34 min
Aug 22, 4:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	47 min
Aug 22, 4:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Surry	46 min
Aug 22, 4:19 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		32 min
Aug 22, 4:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Accomack	2 hr
Aug 22, 4:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg	44 min
Aug 22, 4:35 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		55 min
Aug 22, 4:39 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach	3 hr
Aug 22, 4:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex	28 min
Aug 22, 5:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake	41 min
Aug 22, 5:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Sussex	40 min
Aug 22, 5:06 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		39 min
Aug 22, 5:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Prince George, Surry, Sussex, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 1 more	3 hr
Aug 22, 5:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Southampton, Sussex	48 min
Aug 22, 5:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Suffolk	40 min
Aug 22, 5:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight	29 min
Aug 22, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Currituck	47 min
Aug 22, 5:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Camden	50 min
Aug 22, 6:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chowan	42 min
Aug 22, 6:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Bertie, Chowan	52 min
Aug 22, 7:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Bertie, Chowan	33 min
Aug 22, 7:13 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Bertie, Chowan, Hertford	3 hr
Aug 22, 7:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Bertie	43 min
Aug 22, 11:44 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Dorchester, Wicomico	3 hr
Aug 22, 1:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Worcester	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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.