1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 13, 8:39 PM EST, 21 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 940 PM EST FRI JUN 13 2003 TNGT...CNVCTN IN SE VA AND NE NC CONTS TO MK PROGRESS NE...BUT SOME WDLY SCT ACTVTY IN WRN VA CONTS TO TRACK INTO THE AREA AS WELL. AREA 00Z SNDGS AND PROFILERS SUGG DEEP DOWNSLOPE FLO...BUT INSTBLTY STILL PRESENT. MAIN UPR ENERGY STILL W OF THE MTNS...SO LTL UPR SUPPORT FOR MAINTENANCE OF CNVCTN. SOME DEGREE OF A LLJ SEEN AT THE BNDRY LYR IN PROFILERS...SO KPG SMALL CHCS FOR TSTMS OVRNGT...ALSO BASED ON SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING SOME ENHNCD TOPS IN DVLPG CNVCTN IN WRN VA. NO ADJUSTMENTS TO TEMPS OR WNDS NCSRY. REST OF FCST UNTOUCHED...AS IT SEEMS THE BACKDOOR SFC BNDRY MAY CLEANLY TRACK THRU...BUT UPR ENERGY AND MOISTURE WL CONT TO LINGER IN OUR AREA BEYOND SATURDAY. IF LLVLS CAN DRY ENUF...MAY BE MORE CLOUDY THAN RAINY SUNDAY AND MONDAY...BUT WL WAIT FOR NEWEST GDNC TO DETERMINE. ON CSTL WTRS...BASED ON LATEST DATA AND TRENDS...ONLY FEW CHGS NCSRY IF ANY. .AKQ... .MD...NONE. .NC...NONE. .VA...NONE. NS
MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-131600- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 530 AM EDT FRI JUN 13 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA... NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. .DAY ONE...TODAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT IS FROM DOWNBURST WINDS. ALSO...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON MAY AGAIN BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON. CULLEN 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): HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/AKQ.
MDZ021>023-132330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 631 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE AFFECTING THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE... AT 630 PM...RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMSFROM CAMBRIDGE TO SALISBURY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY 730 PM. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...BRIEF DOWNPOURS AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE THUNDERSTORMS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION. IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE AND CAN HEAR THUNDER... YOU ARE IN DANGER OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. NS
VAZ064-074-075-140000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 703 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE APPROACHING CAROLINE...NORTHERN ESSEX AND WESTMORELAND COUNTIES... AT 700 PM...RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN HANOVER AND LOUISA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE STORMS WILL TRACK THROUGH CAROLINE...NORTHERN ESSEX AND WESTMORELAND COUNTIES THROUGH 8 PM. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...BRIEF DOWNPOURS AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE THUNDERSTORMS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION. IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE AND CAN HEAR THUNDER... YOU ARE IN DANGER OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. NS
MDZ025-140000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 706 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2003 ...THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT OCEAN CITY THROUGH 730 PM... AT 705 PM...THUNDERSTORMS WERE JUST SOUTH OF OCEAN CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE STORMS WILL PUSH OFFSHORE BY 730 PM. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...BRIEF DOWNPOURS AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE THUNDERSTORMS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION. IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE AND CAN HEAR THUNDER... YOU ARE IN DANGER OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. NS
VAZ091>098-140130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 836 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TOWARD HAMPTON ROADS... AT 835 PM...RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM COURTLAND TO FRANKLIN...AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS JUST OFF HAMPTON. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH...AND WILL AFFECT ISLE OF WIGHT...SUFFOLK...NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH THROUGH 930 PM. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...BRIEF DOWNPOURS AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE THUNDERSTORMS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION. IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE AND CAN HEAR THUNDER... YOU ARE IN DANGER OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. NS
NCZ013>017-VAZ091-093>098-140230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 927 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT HAMPTON ROADS AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH 1030 PM... AT 925 PM...RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM ISLE OF WIGHT AND SUFFOLK...TO AHOSKIE AND NORTHERN CHOWAN COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH...AND WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM YORK AND NEWPORT NEWS TO NORFOLK...CHESAPEAKE AND NORTH OF ELIZABETH CITY THROUGH 1030 PM. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN...AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE THUNDERSTORMS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS LIKELY...AS WELL AS STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW DEEP IT IS. IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE AND CAN HEAR THUNDER... YOU ARE IN DANGER OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. NS CORRECTED TO ADD PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS
NCZ013>017-VAZ091-093>098-140230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 927 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT HAMPTON ROADS AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH 1030 PM... AT 925 PM...RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM ISLE OF WIGHT AND SUFFOLK...TO AHOSKIE AND NORTHERN CHOWAN COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH...AND WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM YORK AND NEWPORT NEWS TO NORFOLK...CHESAPEAKE AND NORTH OF ELIZABETH CITY THROUGH 1030 PM. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...BRIEF DOWNPOURS AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE THUNDERSTORMS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION. IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE AND CAN HEAR THUNDER... YOU ARE IN DANGER OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. NS
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 52 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:57 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
One tree down on a house in Holland section of Suffolk.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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