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Beach Hazards Statement 14, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this beach hazards statement at Sep 12, 2023, 8:02 PM EDT for Accomack County, Northampton County, City of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Currituck County, North Carolina; Worcester County, Maryland. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2023, 8:02 PM EDT (00:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 17, 2023, 6:54 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
Counties Worcester County, MD, Currituck County, NC, Accomack County, VA, City of Virginia Beach, VA, Northampton County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 80 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
- 660 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1174 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this beach hazards 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 beach hazards statement went out at Sep 12, 7:48 PM EDT, 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 12, 7:48 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wakefield VA 356 PM EDT Tue Sep 12 2023 MDZ021>024-NCZ012>017-030>032-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092-093- 095>097-509>525-132000- Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Northampton-Hertford- Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck-Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans- Fluvanna-Prince Edward-Cumberland-Goochland-Caroline-Mecklenburg- Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-Powhatan-Westmoreland-Richmond- Northumberland-Lancaster-Brunswick-Dinwiddie-Prince George- Charles City-New Kent-Gloucester-Middlesex-Mathews-Greensville- Sussex-Surry-James City-Southampton-Isle of Wight-Norfolk/Portsmouth- Suffolk-Chesapeake-Western Louisa-Eastern Louisa-Western Hanover- Eastern Hanover-Western Chesterfield- Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights)- Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond)-Eastern Henrico- Western King William-Eastern King William-Western King and Queen- Eastern King and Queen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-York-Newport News- Hampton/Poquoson- 356 PM EDT Tue Sep 12 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, northeast North Carolina, central Virginia, east central Virginia, eastern Virginia, north central 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. MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-132000- Maryland Beaches-Eastern Currituck-Virginia Beach-Accomack- Northampton- 356 PM EDT Tue Sep 12 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, northeast North Carolina, eastern Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Beach Hazards Statement. HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. .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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 12, 4:46 PM EDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
446 PM EDT Tue Sep 12 2023
VAZ062-510-511-122130-
Goochland VA-Western Hanover VA-Eastern Louisa VA-
446 PM EDT Tue Sep 12 2023
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LOUISA...CENTRAL
GOOCHLAND AND NORTHWESTERN HANOVER COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT...
At 446 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Gum Spring, or near Goochland, moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Gum Spring around 450 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this storm include Orchid, Rockville,
Dabneys, Sandy Hook, Vontay, Othma, Irwin, Johnsons Springs, Goodall,
and Locust Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3781 7801 3794 7765 3770 7760 3771 7761
3771 7763 3767 7765 3767 7790 3769 7791
3768 7794 3767 7795 3767 7798
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 258DEG 10KT 3776 7790
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
RogersSpecial weather statement, Sep 12, 5:51 PM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
551 PM EDT Tue Sep 12 2023
VAZ060-061-065>069-122245-
Lunenburg VA-Mecklenburg VA-Nottoway VA-Powhatan VA-Amelia VA-
Cumberland VA-Prince Edward VA-
551 PM EDT Tue Sep 12 2023
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN MECKLENBURG...SOUTHERN
CUMBERLAND...PRINCE EDWARD...LUNENBURG...WESTERN NOTTOWAY...WESTERN
AMELIA AND SOUTHWESTERN POWHATAN COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT...
At 551 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Evergreen to near Mt Laurel. Movement was
east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph, nickel size hail, and frequent
lightning.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small trees and blow around
unsecured objects. Wind impacting handling of high profile
vehicles. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes.
Strong thunderstorms will be near...
Darlington Heights around 600 PM EDT.
Hampden Sydney and Prospect around 610 PM EDT.
Farmville and Hampden Sydney College around 620 PM EDT.
Longwood University and Kells Corner around 625 PM EDT.
Rice, Green Bay, and Rehoboth around 630 PM EDT.
Lunenburg around 635 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these storms include Bacons Fork, Tuggle,
Wilburn, Angola, Arvins Store, Murdocks, Nutbush, Finneywood,
Forksville, and Hawk.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3726 7868 3734 7860 3740 7859 3737 7858
3733 7851 3734 7847 3752 7833 3751 7801
3674 7804 3677 7859 3689 7849 3708 7844
3709 7848 3713 7851 3715 7855 3714 7858
3717 7863 3719 7864 3720 7868
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 268DEG 30KT 3725 7879 3691 7881
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
RogersSpecial weather statement, Sep 12, 6:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 8:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Mecklenburg | 61 min |
| Sep 12, 10:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia | 41 min |
| Sep 13, 3:46 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 63 hr | |
| Sep 13, 4:34 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 86 min | |
| Sep 13, 2:40 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Bertie | 3 hr |
| Sep 13, 1:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Wicomico | 42 min |
| Sep 13, 2:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Wicomico | 45 min |
| Sep 13, 3:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Wicomico | 51 min |
| Sep 13, 3:30 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Wicomico | 3 hr |
| Sep 13, 3:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Worcester | 62 min |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Virginia, 2023Beach Hazards Statements in North Carolina, 2023Beach Hazards Statements in Maryland, 2023Every beach hazards statement in 2023
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.