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Gale Warning 2, NWS Wakefield, VA

January 10, 2024

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this gale warning at Jan 10, 2024, 12:32 AM EST. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jan 10, 2024, 12:32 AM EST (05:32 UTC)
Expired: Jan 10, 2024, 4:00 PM EST
In force: 15 hr
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Jan 9, 11:01 PM EST, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 11:01 PM EST, 1 hour 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 9, 10:51 PM EST, 1 hour 41 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 9, 10:33 PM EST, 1 hour 59 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 9, 10:37 PM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 9, 10:41 PM EST, 1 hour 51 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 9, 10:43 PM EST, 1 hour 49 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 9, 10:47 PM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 9, 10:51 PM EST, 1 hour 41 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 9, 7:05 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	AKQ	Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, City of Colonial Heights and 1 more	3 hr
Jan 9, 7:28 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William and 6 more	47 min
Jan 9, 7:36 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Greensville, Southampton	39 min
Jan 9, 7:38 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, New Kent, Prince George, City of Hopewell and 1 more	6 hr
Jan 9, 7:43 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Southampton, Surry and 3 more	47 min
Jan 9, 8:15 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, York, City of Franklin, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 2 more	45 min
Jan 9, 8:20 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Charles City, New Kent, Prince George, Surry, Sussex	5 hr
Jan 9, 8:20 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Mathews, New Kent and 5 more	40 min
Jan 9, 8:31 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson, City of Portsmouth and 2 more	59 min
Jan 9, 8:32 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		58 min
Jan 9, 8:56 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Mathews and 5 more	6 hr
Jan 9, 8:59 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	61 min
Jan 9, 9:04 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Charles City, James City, New Kent, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 2 more	5 hr
Jan 9, 9:08 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Franklin and 1 more	6 hr
Jan 9, 9:12 PM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Mecklenburg	18 hr
Jan 9, 9:17 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach	43 min
Jan 9, 9:23 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach	5 hr
Jan 9, 10:00 PM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Hanover	37 hr
Jan 9, 10:03 PM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Brunswick	3 days
Jan 9, 10:17 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward	9 hr
Jan 9, 10:20 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico and 2 more	9 hr
Jan 9, 10:22 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa	9 hr
Jan 9, 10:24 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg and 8 more	9 hr
Jan 9, 10:29 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond	9 hr
Jan 9, 11:04 PM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Fluvanna	25 hr
Jan 10, 12:32 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		36 hr
Jan 10, 1:09 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, New Kent, Prince George, City of Hopewell and 1 more	6 hr
Jan 10, 1:15 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Charles City, New Kent, Prince George, Surry, Sussex	6 hr
Jan 10, 2:30 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	Charles City, James City, New Kent, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 2 more	5 hr
Jan 10, 4:46 AM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond	60 hr
Jan 10, 4:48 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville, James City and 9 more	57 min
Jan 10, 4:49 AM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Sussex	4 days
Jan 10, 5:23 AM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Powhatan	6 days
Jan 10, 5:54 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex and 12 more	51 min
Jan 10, 5:55 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		50 min
Jan 10, 6:57 AM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Cumberland, Goochland, Powhatan	32 hr
Jan 10, 7:35 AM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Henrico, City of Richmond	54 hr
Jan 10, 8:34 AM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Charles City, New Kent	4 days
Jan 10, 8:38 AM EST	Coastal Flood Warning	AKQ	Northumberland, Westmoreland	5 hr
Jan 10, 1:12 PM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Dinwiddie	40 hr
Jan 10, 1:29 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Northumberland, Westmoreland	3 hr
Jan 10, 4:07 PM EST	Gale Watch	AKQ		32 hr
Jan 10, 6:44 PM EST	Coastal Flood Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	9 hr
Jan 9, 7:59 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Bertie, Gates, Hertford, Northampton	46 min
Jan 9, 9:31 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Dorchester, Wicomico	6 hr
Jan 9, 9:41 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Dorchester, Wicomico	6 hr
Jan 9, 10:27 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester	6 hr
Jan 10, 4:03 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Dorchester	3 hr

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.