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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA

October 19, 20255 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Oct 19, 2025, 11:21 PM EDT for 5 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Oct 19, 2025, 11:21 PM EDT (03:21 UTC)
Expired: Oct 20, 2025, 12:00 AM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Wakefield, VA
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 50

Counties Gloucester County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, Northumberland County, VA

The radar

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 19, 9:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 1 more	47 min
Oct 19, 9:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, King William, City of Richmond	41 min
Oct 19, 10:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Essex, King and Queen, King William, Middlesex, New Kent and 3 more	63 min
Oct 19, 10:30 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		2 hr
Oct 19, 10:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Greensville, James City, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex and 2 more	59 min
Oct 19, 10:57 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		2 hr
Oct 19, 11:16 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		119 min
Oct 19, 11:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, York, City of Franklin, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 3 more	47 min
Oct 19, 11:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Mathews, Northampton, York	78 min
Oct 20, 12:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach	50 min
Oct 20, 3:24 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		52 hr
Oct 19, 11:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dorchester	41 min
Oct 20, 2:27 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Dorchester, Wicomico	4 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.