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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Sep 8, 2021, 5:36 PM EDT for City of Hampton, City of Norfolk, Virginia. It was in force for 39 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
- Sep 8, 2021, 5:36 PM EDT (21:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2021, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 50
Counties City of Hampton, VA, City of Norfolk, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 145 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -150 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1075 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Sep 8, 3:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 3:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wakefield VA 444 AM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021 MDZ021>024-NCZ012>017-030>032-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092-093- 095>097-509>525-090845- Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Northampton-Hertford- Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck-Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans- 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-Greensville- Sussex-Surry-James City-Southampton-Isle of Wight-Norfolk/Portsmouth- Suffolk-Chesapeake-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-York-Newport News- Hampton/Poquoson- 444 AM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, northeast North Carolina, central Virginia, east central Virginia, eastern Virginia, north central Virginia, south central Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms today. The primary threat is damaging wind gusts. .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. MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-090845- Maryland Beaches-Eastern Currituck-Virginia Beach-Accomack- Northampton- 444 AM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, northeast North Carolina, 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. Beach Hazards Statement. There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms today. The primary threat is damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. A high risk of rip currents is expected to continue Thursday through the end of the week due to swell originating from Hurricane Larry. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 8, 4:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 8:07 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 4 days |
| Sep 8, 12:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg | 40 min |
| Sep 8, 1:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 44 min |
| Sep 8, 1:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover, King and Queen, King William, City of Richmond | 42 min |
| Sep 8, 1:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Prince George, Surry, Sussex | 49 min |
| Sep 8, 1:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico, King William, New Kent | 44 min |
| Sep 8, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, King and Queen, New Kent | 45 min |
| Sep 8, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | James City, City of Williamsburg | 47 min |
| Sep 8, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Middlesex and 1 more | 31 min |
| Sep 8, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 26 min | |
| Sep 8, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 47 min | |
| Sep 8, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 57 min | |
| Sep 8, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland | 24 min |
| Sep 8, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews, City of Williamsburg | 49 min |
| Sep 8, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 16 min | |
| Sep 8, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex | 27 min |
| Sep 8, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 62 min | |
| Sep 8, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 46 min | |
| Sep 8, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 45 min |
| Sep 8, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 114 min | |
| Sep 8, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 30 min |
| Sep 8, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick | 37 min |
| Sep 8, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Williamsburg | 47 min |
| Sep 8, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin | 56 min |
| Sep 8, 4:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | James City, York, City of Williamsburg | 3 hr |
| Sep 8, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 58 min | |
| Sep 8, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | York, City of Williamsburg | 49 min |
| Sep 8, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, Surry, York, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 44 min |
| Sep 8, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 27 min |
| Sep 8, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 67 min | |
| Sep 8, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northampton | 25 min |
| Sep 8, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 52 min |
| Sep 8, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 94 min | |
| Sep 8, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin | 37 min |
| Sep 8, 6:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 3 hr |
| Sep 8, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 65 min | |
| Sep 8, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 67 min |
| Sep 8, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 51 min |
| Sep 8, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 2 hr | |
| Sep 8, 7:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Sep 8, 7:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 40 min |
| Sep 8, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northampton | 25 min |
| Sep 8, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank | 52 min |
| Sep 8, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Currituck | 40 min |
| Sep 8, 10:41 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 6 hr |
| Sep 8, 7:14 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Dorchester | 11 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.