1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 22, 1:33 PM EST, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA 233 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2001 WELCOMING BACK TYPICAL SUMMERTIME CONDS FOR ERY/MID PART OF UPCOMING WK. SFC HI PRES RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR PLSNT WX RECENTLY BRKG DN ATTM...AND RDG OVR THE ATLC WL BE TAKING CHRG...LEADING TO MR HUMID CONDS THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WRT POPS...NOT GOING TO BUY INTO THE WET IDEAS PORTRAYED BY SHRT RNG MDLS RIGHT NOW...THINKING IS TO LMT POPS TO LO CHC (30/40%) - SSE SXNS OF FA - OR HIDDEN (20%) - ELSW - FOR MON/TUE. WK CIRCULATION ALOFT INVOF FL SHUD MV TO THE N BY TUE...BUT BELIEVE FOCUS FOR (WDSPRD) PCPN WL RMN S OF FA. HIER CHCS BY LT WED OR THU/FRI AS NEXT CDFNT ENTERS RGN FM THE NNW. NOT CONFIDENT IN THE XNTDD PDS WITH AMT OF PUSH TO ANY DRIER AMS BY LT WK/NEXT WKND...SO WL CONT WITH UNSETTLED CONTS (BUT GRDLY DIMINISH POPS). BASED ON CURRENT RDR TRENDS...MAY INCLD WDLY SCTD SHRAS IN XTRM NE NC/SE VA THIS EVE (WL DECIDE B4 ISSUANCE). WITH LLVL MSTR INCRSG OVRNGT...WL LIKELY BE BKN ST DVLPMNT (AND WL INCLD PTCHY FG FOR SBY SINCE THAT AREA SEEMS TO GET FG QUITE OFTEN)...THAT LINGERS IN PART OF MON (SAME IDEA MON NGT INTO TUE). FEEL MON/TUE BOTH AVG PSNY EVERYWHERE. FCSTID = 25 SBY 62 86 70 87 / 10 20 20 20 OXB 67 81 72 84 / 10 20 20 20 ECG 70 86 75 87 / 20 40 30 20 ORF 70 86 75 87 / 20 40 30 20 PHF 68 86 73 87 / 10 30 30 20 AKQ 68 86 72 87 / 10 30 30 20 RIC 66 86 71 87 / 10 20 20 20 FVX 64 86 70 87 / 10 20 20 20 .AKQ... MD...NONE. NC...NONE. VA...NONE.
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:26 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A dust devil occurred in a store parking lot on West Broad Street. Flying debris caused 4 minor injuries and damage to cars and property.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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