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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 152, NWS Wakefield, VA

June 22, 2022Caroline County, Hanover County, King William County, Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2022, 2:53 PM EDT for Caroline County, Hanover County, King William County, Virginia. It was in force for 22 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 22, 2022, 2:53 PM EDT (18:53 UTC)
Expired: Jun 22, 2022, 3:15 PM EDT
In force: 22 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Destructive
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 80.0 mph

Counties Caroline County, VA, Hanover County, VA, King William County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 22, 2:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 22, 2:49 PM EDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 2:49 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 2:29 PM EDT, 24 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 22, 2:51 PM EDT, 2 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 22, 2:52 PM EDT, 1 minute 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
Jun 22, 2:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Essex, Hanover, King and Queen, King William, Westmoreland	51 min
Jun 22, 3:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	AKQ	Caroline, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, King William and 5 more	52 min
Jun 22, 3:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Sussex, City of Colonial Heights and 2 more	31 min
Jun 22, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		62 min
Jun 22, 4:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Prince George, Southampton, Surry and 2 more	27 min
Jun 22, 4:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Greensville, Southampton, City of Emporia, City of Franklin	45 min
Jun 22, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex	50 min
Jun 22, 5:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa	50 min
Jun 22, 5:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Fluvanna, Louisa	32 min
Jun 22, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		32 min
Jun 22, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson, City of Portsmouth	47 min
Jun 22, 6:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach	35 min
Jun 22, 7:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton	44 min
Jun 22, 3:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	51 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.