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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA

September 8, 2021City of Hampton, City of Norfolk, Virginia

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2021-09-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 145 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2021-09-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 47 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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 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, Sep 8, 4:44 AM EDT, 12 hours 52 minutes before
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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Special weather statement, Sep 8, 4:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 8, 5:11 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
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Local storm report, Sep 8, 5:34 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 8, 5:36 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 7, 8:07 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementAKQAccomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach4 days
Sep 8, 12:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLunenburg40 min
Sep 8, 1:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQChesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg44 min
Sep 8, 1:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQHanover, King and Queen, King William, City of Richmond42 min
Sep 8, 1:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCharles City, Prince George, Surry, Sussex49 min
Sep 8, 1:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQHanover, Henrico, King William, New Kent44 min
Sep 8, 2:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCharles City, King and Queen, New Kent45 min
Sep 8, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQJames City, City of Williamsburg47 min
Sep 8, 2:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQGloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Middlesex and 1 more31 min
Sep 8, 2:34 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ26 min
Sep 8, 2:43 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ47 min
Sep 8, 2:48 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ57 min
Sep 8, 2:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQGloucester, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland24 min
Sep 8, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGloucester, Mathews, City of Williamsburg49 min
Sep 8, 2:59 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ16 min
Sep 8, 3:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQGloucester, Mathews, Middlesex27 min
Sep 8, 3:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ62 min
Sep 8, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ46 min
Sep 8, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAccomack45 min
Sep 8, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ114 min
Sep 8, 3:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQAccomack30 min
Sep 8, 4:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQBrunswick37 min
Sep 8, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Williamsburg47 min
Sep 8, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSouthampton, City of Franklin56 min
Sep 8, 4:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQJames City, York, City of Williamsburg3 hr
Sep 8, 5:02 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ58 min
Sep 8, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQYork, City of Williamsburg49 min
Sep 8, 5:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQGloucester, James City, Surry, York, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson44 min
Sep 8, 5:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Suffolk27 min
Sep 8, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ67 min
Sep 8, 5:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQNorthampton25 min
Sep 8, 5:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson52 min
Sep 8, 5:56 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ94 min
Sep 8, 6:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSouthampton, City of Franklin37 min
Sep 8, 6:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQYork, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson3 hr
Sep 8, 6:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ65 min
Sep 8, 7:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQMecklenburg67 min
Sep 8, 7:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Virginia Beach51 min
Sep 8, 7:25 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ2 hr
Sep 8, 7:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach3 hr
Sep 8, 7:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Chesapeake40 min
Sep 8, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQNorthampton25 min
Sep 8, 6:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCamden, Currituck, Pasquotank52 min
Sep 8, 6:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCurrituck40 min
Sep 8, 10:41 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementAKQDorchester6 hr
Sep 8, 7:14 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryAKQDorchester11 hr

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Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2021Every special weather statement in 2021

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.