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 29, 2:40 PM EST, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 340 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003 .OVERVIEW...FRNTL BNDRY LAYING JUST S OF THE CWA LATE THIS AFTN...WILL MAINTAIN UNSETTLED WX ACRS MUCH OF THE FA INTO THE WKND...AS IT EVENTUALLY LIFTS BACK N THRU REGION. GOING CLSR TO ETA SOLUTION. .SHORT TERM...RDR INDICATING JUST SCTD -SHRAS OVR VA/MD WITH SCTD TSRAS DEVELOPING/OCCURRING NR FRNT OVR NC. WILL GO WITH THIS TREND FOR TNGT FCST...HAVING LIKELY POPS FOR SHRAS/TSRAS OVR NC ZNS...HI CHC SRN/SE VA...AND JUST CHC SHRAS FOR NRN ZNS (VA/MD). WITH FRNT REMAINING OVR NRN NC DURING WED/WED NGT...WILL HAVE HI CHC POPS OVR SE VA/ NE NC...WITH SML CHCS FOR JUST SHRAS (MAINLY IN THE MORNG) N AND W. SML CHC SHRAS/TSRAS WED NGT SE VA/NE NC...AND KEEPING IT DRY ELSEWHERE. THU INTO SAT...FRNTL BNDRY LIFTS BACK N AND ACRS REGION MAINTAINING CHCS FOR SHRAS/TSRAS. LUKS LIKE MAINLY DIURNAL SCTD TSRAS SAT AND SUN AFTN...WITH CHCS ON MON WITH A COLD FRNT. DRY TUE BEHIND FRNT. .PRELIMINARY TEMPS/POPS... SBY 65 80 65 77 / 30 30 10 10 OXB 65 75 67 77 / 30 30 10 10 WAL 65 78 67 78 / 40 40 10 10 FVX 67 80 65 79 / 40 30 10 30 RIC 69 80 66 80 / 40 30 10 30 PTB 69 80 66 81 / 50 40 10 30 AKQ 70 80 68 82 / 50 40 10 30 PHF 70 80 69 82 / 50 50 10 30 ORF 70 80 70 82 / 50 50 30 30 ECG 71 81 70 83 / 60 50 30 30 .AKQ... .MD...NONE. .VA...NONE. .NC...NONE. 32
MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-281600- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 535 AM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA... NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. .DAY ONE...TODAY OTHER THAN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POTENTIALLY FREQUENT LIGHTNING...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 33 THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN WAKEFIELD, VA CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING (LOWER CASE): WEATHER.NOAA.GOV/AKQ.
NCZ030-292300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 500 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WERE TRACKING SLOWLY ACROSS SOUTHERN BERTIE COUNTY... AT 459 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN PORTION OF BERTIE COUNTY...JUST WEST OF THE ALBEMARLE SOUND. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST...AROUND 10 MPH...AND AT THE SAME TIME WERE REGENERATING TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF BERTIE COUNTY. AS A RESULT PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN BERTIE COUNTY THROUGH 7 PM. RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS. HURLEY
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:15 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees down across Route 38.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5378158.