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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS Wakefield, VA

May 21, 20226 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 21, 2022, 8:41 PM EDT for 6 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 49 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 21, 2022, 8:41 PM EDT (00:41 UTC)
Expired
May 21, 2022, 9:30 PM EDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties City of Newport News, VA, Gloucester County, VA, James City County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, York County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 21, 8:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQIsle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Franklin24 min
May 21, 8:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ76 min
May 21, 8:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGloucester, Isle of Wight, Surry, York, City of Newport News, City of Williamsburg40 min
May 21, 10:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQEssex, Westmoreland39 min
May 22, 6:15 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ31 hr
May 22, 5:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQPrince Edward50 min
May 22, 5:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQFluvanna54 min
May 22, 5:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQPrince Edward37 min
May 22, 6:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQFluvanna, Louisa42 min
May 22, 7:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQBertie47 min
May 22, 7:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQDorchester56 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.