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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Wakefield, VA

April 15, 20244 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 15, 2024, 7:39 PM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 51 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: Apr 15, 2024, 7:39 PM EDT (23:39 UTC)
Expired: Apr 15, 2024, 8:30 PM EDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Amelia County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Powhatan County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 15, 1:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 183 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2144 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 137 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 177 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Apr 15, 7:39 PM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 7:39 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 15, 2:19 PM EDT, 5 hours 20 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
219 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

MDZ021>025-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092-093-095>100-509>525-
161830-
Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches-
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-Virginia Beach-Accomack-Northampton-
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-
219 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 109 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, central
Virginia, east central Virginia, eastern Virginia, north central
Virginia, south central 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.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-161830-
Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck-
Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans-Eastern Currituck-
219 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Scattered showers and storms will be possible later this evening and
into the early overnight hours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 15, 7:09 PM EDT, 30 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 15, 7:23 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 15, 7:27 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 15, 7:28 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 15, 7:31 PM EDT, 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 15, 7:35 PM EDT, 4 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
Apr 15, 4:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Louisa	40 min
Apr 15, 4:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Louisa	50 min
Apr 15, 4:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland	41 min
Apr 15, 5:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Hanover, Louisa	51 min
Apr 15, 5:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Essex, King and Queen, Richmond, Westmoreland	51 min
Apr 15, 5:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland	40 min
Apr 15, 5:43 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		92 min
Apr 15, 5:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna, Goochland	47 min
Apr 15, 5:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Powhatan	44 min
Apr 15, 5:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, King William, Louisa	47 min
Apr 15, 6:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Powhatan	47 min
Apr 15, 6:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent and 1 more	40 min
Apr 15, 6:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna	41 min
Apr 15, 6:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Accomack	39 min
Apr 15, 6:53 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		71 min
Apr 15, 6:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Powhatan	36 min
Apr 15, 6:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Accomack	28 min
Apr 15, 7:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Gloucester, Hanover, Henrico, James City and 5 more	52 min
Apr 15, 7:13 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		77 min
Apr 15, 7:16 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		59 min
Apr 15, 7:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield, Powhatan	48 min
Apr 15, 7:35 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		55 min
Apr 15, 7:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, James City, Surry, City of Newport News, City of Williamsburg	49 min
Apr 15, 4:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	38 min
Apr 15, 4:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Dorchester	52 min
Apr 15, 5:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico	30 min
Apr 15, 6:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Somerset, Worcester	25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.