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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Wakefield, VA

July 28, 2026Bertie County, Chowan County, Perquimans County, North Carolina

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this tornado warning at Jul 28, 2026, 10:33 PM EDT for Bertie County, Chowan County, Perquimans County, North Carolina. It was in force for 18 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
Jul 28, 2026, 10:33 PM EDT (02:33 UTC)
Expired
Jul 28, 2026, 10:51 PM EDT
In force
18 min
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

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

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 28, 2:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 151 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Newport, NC at 00:00Z on 2026-07-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2733 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Newport, NC at 00:00Z on 2026-07-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 103 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2733 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
717 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
205 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.8
Supercell composite
19.9

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 8:10 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ65 min
Jul 28, 8:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQEssex, Gloucester, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland and 1 more44 min
Jul 28, 8:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk43 min
Jul 28, 8:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ56 min
Jul 28, 8:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ93 min
Jul 28, 8:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQHanover, City of Richmond44 min
Jul 28, 8:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQAccomack47 min
Jul 28, 8:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach50 min
Jul 28, 8:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGloucester, King and Queen, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex46 min
Jul 28, 9:02 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQCity of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach28 min
Jul 28, 9:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQAccomack, Northampton38 min
Jul 28, 9:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ66 min
Jul 28, 9:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ62 min
Jul 28, 9:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQHenrico, King William, New Kent, City of Richmond46 min
Jul 28, 9:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ75 min
Jul 28, 9:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCharles City, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, New Kent48 min
Jul 28, 9:29 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQAccomack3 hr
Jul 28, 9:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQGloucester, Mathews, Middlesex49 min
Jul 28, 9:45 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ75 min
Jul 28, 10:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGloucester, James City, City of Williamsburg26 min
Jul 28, 10:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ69 min
Jul 28, 10:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ39 min
Jul 28, 10:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ82 min
Jul 28, 10:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSouthampton, City of Franklin43 min
Jul 28, 10:39 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ51 min
Jul 28, 10:49 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ41 min
Jul 28, 10:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ53 min
Jul 28, 11:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQYork, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson41 min
Jul 28, 11:12 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQIsle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk3 hr
Jul 28, 11:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQIsle of Wight, Surry45 min
Jul 28, 11:16 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ74 min
Jul 28, 11:20 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ10 min
Jul 28, 11:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ92 min
Jul 28, 11:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ49 min
Jul 28, 11:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Hampton, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach38 min
Jul 29, 12:42 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ78 min
Jul 28, 8:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQNorthampton42 min
Jul 28, 10:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQChowan, Hertford40 min
Jul 28, 10:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCamden, Currituck39 min
Jul 28, 10:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCurrituck55 min
Jul 28, 11:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCurrituck41 min
Jul 28, 11:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCamden, Currituck, Pasquotank15 min
Jul 28, 11:31 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQCamden, Currituck, Pasquotank2 hr
Jul 28, 11:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCurrituck45 min
Jul 28, 8:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQWorcester38 min

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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.