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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Oct 5, 2021, 3:33 PM EDT for Wicomico County, Worcester County, Maryland. It was in force for 42 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
- Oct 5, 2021, 3:33 PM EDT (19:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 5, 2021, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 30
Counties Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:33 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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 32 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
- 713 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 965 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
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 Oct 5, 11:26 AM EDT, 4 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 5, 11:26 AM EDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wakefield VA 1134 AM EDT Tue Oct 5 2021 NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-060>062-065>069-079>084-086>090-092- 093-095>100-512>516-518-523>525-061545- Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck- Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans-Eastern Currituck-Fluvanna-Prince Edward- Cumberland-Goochland-Mecklenburg-Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-Powhatan- Brunswick-Dinwiddie-Prince George-Charles City-New Kent-Gloucester- Mathews-Greensville-Sussex-Surry-James City-Southampton- Isle of Wight-Norfolk/Portsmouth-Suffolk-Chesapeake-Virginia Beach- Accomack-Eastern Hanover-Western Chesterfield- Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights)- Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond)-Eastern Henrico- Eastern King William-York-Newport News-Hampton/Poquoson- 1134 AM EDT Tue Oct 5 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast North Carolina, central Virginia, east central Virginia, eastern Virginia, south central Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MDZ021>025-VAZ064-075>078-085-509>511-517-519>522-061545- Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches- Caroline-Westmoreland-Richmond-Northumberland-Lancaster-Middlesex- Western Louisa-Eastern Louisa-Western Hanover-Western King William- Western King and Queen-Eastern King and Queen-Western Essex- Eastern Essex- 1134 AM EDT Tue Oct 5 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, central Virginia, east central Virginia, eastern Virginia and north central Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Slow moving showers and thunderstorms will be capable of producing heavy downpours and localized flash flooding this afternoon and this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. LKB
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 5, 2:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
222 PM EDT Tue Oct 5 2021
MDZ021>025-051930-
Dorchester MD-Wicomico MD-Maryland Beaches MD-Somerset MD-
Inland Worcester MD-
222 PM EDT Tue Oct 5 2021
...Scattered thunderstorms will impact portions of Somerset,
Wicomico, Worcester and Dorchester Counties through 330 PM EDT...
At 220 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking scattered thunderstorms
with heavy rain over portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore,
moving east at 5 to 10 mph.
HAZARD...Rainfall of 1 to 2 inches.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Possible flooding of low lying areas.
Locations impacted include...
Salisbury, Cambridge, Fruitland, Pocomoke City, Princess Anne,
Hurlock, University Of Maryland Eastern Shore, Salisbury University,
Berlin, Delmar, Snow Hill, Hebron, Sharptown, Secretary, Vienna,
Westover, Parsonsburg, Newark, Cape Isle Of Wight and Ocean Pines.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3864 7571 3846 7569 3845 7525 3834 7508
3799 7563 3813 7583 3814 7579 3818 7595
3822 7582 3826 7592 3836 7587 3823 7597
3837 7601 3824 7605 3849 7634 3849 7631
3851 7621 3862 7628 3857 7603 3870 7583
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 273DEG 6KT 3862 7582
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
GINGRICHSpecial weather statement, Oct 5, 3:33 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
333 PM EDT Tue Oct 5 2021
MDZ022>024-052015-
Wicomico MD-Somerset MD-Inland Worcester MD-
333 PM EDT Tue Oct 5 2021
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northeastern
Somerset, southeastern Wicomico and western Worcester Counties
through 415 PM EDT...
At 332 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking showers and embedded
thunderstorms...along a line extending from near Parsonsburg to 10
miles southeast of Fruitland to near Snow Hill. Movement was
southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Rain 1 to 2 inches.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Possible flooding of low lying areas.
Locations impacted include...
Salisbury, Fruitland, Pocomoke City, Salisbury University, Snow Hill,
Parsonsburg, West Pocomoke, Newark, Pittsville, Willards, Cokesbury,
Goodwill, Longridge, Cedartown, Chesapeake Heights, Powellville,
Mount Wesley, Whiton, Whitesburg and Boxiron.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in
Ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and
Minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.
Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid
hydroplaning.
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LAT...LON 3803 7531 3805 7556 3839 7569 3845 7537
3845 7534 3815 7528
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 295DEG 7KT 3841 7551 3824 7547 3812 7544
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
05The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline | 44 min |
| Oct 5, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 48 min |
| Oct 5, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover | 43 min |
| Oct 5, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, King William, Richmond | 67 min |
| Oct 5, 6:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Richmond | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lancaster, Middlesex | 48 min |
| Oct 5, 7:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland | 38 min |
| Oct 5, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 52 min | |
| Oct 5, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 60 min |
| Oct 5, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester, Wicomico, Worcester | 68 min |
| Oct 5, 3:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Wicomico | 2 hr |
| Oct 5, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Worcester | 49 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.