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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Wakefield, VA

May 16, 20224 counties in North Carolina

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2022, 3:22 PM EDT for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 38 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: May 16, 2022, 3:22 PM EDT (19:22 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2022, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Camden County, NC, Currituck County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Perquimans County, NC

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:25 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
May 16, 1:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 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 May 16, 3:06 PM EDT, 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 3:06 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 16, 2:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 16, 3:08 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 16, 3:09 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 16, 3:15 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 16, 3:16 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 16, 3:17 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 16, 3:20 PM EDT, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
320 PM EDT MON MAY 16 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0220 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 WNW KEMPSVILLE        36.84N 76.21W
05/16/2022                   CITY OF NORFOLK    VA   UTILITY COMPANY

            POWERLINES KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN
            MULTIPLE POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREA. TIME
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 15, 8:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline, Westmoreland	61 min
May 16, 9:49 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		12 hr
May 16, 12:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton, City of Franklin	43 min
May 16, 12:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk	49 min
May 16, 1:05 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		55 min
May 16, 1:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lancaster, Middlesex	39 min
May 16, 1:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Gloucester, New Kent	49 min
May 16, 1:23 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		67 min
May 16, 1:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson	49 min
May 16, 1:28 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		62 min
May 16, 1:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson and 2 more	43 min
May 16, 1:52 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		53 min
May 16, 1:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Middlesex	31 min
May 16, 2:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach	43 min
May 16, 2:08 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		67 min
May 16, 2:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northampton, City of Hampton, City of Poquoson	66 min
May 16, 2:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mecklenburg	49 min
May 16, 2:12 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		50 min
May 16, 2:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	45 min
May 16, 2:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Accomack	60 min
May 16, 2:42 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		63 min
May 16, 2:45 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		75 min
May 16, 2:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick	41 min
May 16, 2:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	25 min
May 16, 2:53 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		67 min
May 16, 2:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	13 min
May 16, 3:24 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		66 min
May 16, 3:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield	33 min
May 16, 4:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	46 min
May 16, 4:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg	24 min
May 16, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		2 hr
May 16, 7:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Accomack	40 min
May 16, 7:39 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		44 min
May 16, 7:43 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		77 min
May 16, 7:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Accomack	42 min
May 16, 2:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chowan	43 min
May 16, 3:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans	59 min
May 16, 3:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northampton	33 min
May 16, 3:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Wicomico	45 min
May 16, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Worcester	13 min
May 16, 5:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AKQ	Dorchester, Wicomico	64 min
May 16, 6:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AKQ	Dorchester, Wicomico, Worcester	64 min
May 16, 6:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Wicomico	28 min
May 16, 7:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester	41 min
May 16, 7:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Somerset	31 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.