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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA

October 5, 2021Wicomico County, Worcester County, Maryland

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 12:00Z on 2021-10-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 713 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 2021-10-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 19 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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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 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, Oct 5, 11:34 AM EDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before
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

GINGRICH
Special 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.

&&

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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 5, 4:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCaroline44 min
Oct 5, 4:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQAccomack48 min
Oct 5, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQHanover43 min
Oct 5, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQEssex, King and Queen, King William, Richmond67 min
Oct 5, 6:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQEssex, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Richmond3 hr
Oct 5, 7:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLancaster, Middlesex48 min
Oct 5, 7:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQLancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland38 min
Oct 5, 7:38 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ52 min
Oct 5, 7:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQPrince Edward60 min
Oct 5, 2:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQDorchester, Wicomico, Worcester68 min
Oct 5, 3:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQWicomico2 hr
Oct 5, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQWorcester49 min

Nearby

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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.