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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Wakefield, VA

January 4, 20234 counties in North Carolina

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 4, 2023, 2:43 PM EST for 4 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 47 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: Jan 4, 2023, 2:43 PM EST (19:43 UTC)
Expired: Jan 4, 2023, 3:30 PM EST
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bertie County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Hertford County, NC, Perquimans County, NC

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Jan 3, 6:35 PM EST, 20 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 6:35 PM EST, 20 hours 8 minutes 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
Jan 4, 1:47 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia, City of Franklin	43 min
Jan 4, 2:14 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Greensville, Southampton	46 min
Jan 4, 2:22 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		53 min
Jan 4, 2:36 PM EST	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Greensville, Southampton	24 min
Jan 4, 2:54 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		81 min
Jan 4, 2:59 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin	27 min
Jan 4, 3:37 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		15 hr
Jan 4, 3:23 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans	52 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2023 Every severe thunderstorm warning 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.