16 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
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 Aug 30, 9:45 AM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1045 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2004
REMNANTS OF GASTON TO OVRSPRD FA THIS AFTRN AND EVENING...BASICALLY
TRACKING NE ALONG THE I95 CORRIDOR. ALSO DEALING WITH DEPARTING
CONVECTION OVR LWR MD ERN SHORE WHERE RAINFALL AMTS ESTIMATED BTWN
2-3 IN IN SPOTS.
AFTRN UPDATE ALRDY OUT. TORNADO THREAT STILL EXISTS SINCE THERE IS
STILL SOME SHEAR LEFT WITH CIRCULATION AND GIVEN FACT THAT SOME HTNG
HAS ALRDY OCCURRED THIS AM. SPS ISSUED FOR A GNRL 1-3 INCH EVENT
WITH PTNTL FOR 4 INCHES IN CONVECTION.
MARINE...SCA UP FOR INCRSG SEAS.
&&
.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
NC...NONE.
VA...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ZONES
ANZ632-650-652-654-656-658 TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
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SHORT TERM/LONG TERM/AVIATION...44
MARINE...FOSTERHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 536 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-310900- ACCOMACK VA-AMELIA VA-BERTIE NC-BRUNSWICK VA-CAMDEN NC-CAROLINE VA- CHARLES CITY VA-CHESAPEAKE VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-CHOWAN NC- CUMBERLAND VA-DINWIDDIE VA-DORCHESTER MD-EASTERN CURRITUCK NC- ESSEX VA-FLUVANNA VA-GATES NC-GLOUCESTER VA-GOOCHLAND VA- GREENSVILLE VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-HERTFORD NC-INLAND WORCESTER MD- ISLE OF WIGHT VA-JAMES CITY VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA- LANCASTER VA-LOUISA VA-LUNENBURG VA-MARYLAND BEACHES MD-MATHEWS VA- MECKLENBURG VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NEW KENT VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-NORTHAMPTON VA-NORTHAMPTON NC- NORTHUMBERLAND VA-NOTTOWAY VA-PASQUOTANK NC-PERQUIMANS NC- POWHATAN VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-RICHMOND VA- SOMERSET MD-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SUFFOLK VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA- VIRGINIA BEACH VA-WESTERN CURRITUCK NC-WESTMORELAND VA-WICOMICO MD- YORK VA- 530 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA... NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND THE EASTERN MARYLAND SHORE. .DAY ONE...TODAY... REMNANTS OF GASTON WILL MOVE FROM SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA LATE THIS MORNING...TO THE CENTRAL DELMARVA TONIGHT. ALONG THIS TRACK...WIDESPREAD RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WHILE CLOSER TO THE COAST IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ARE LIKELY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY NEAR THE TRACK OF THE REMNANTS OF GASTON. MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY FOR ALL ATLANTIC BEACHES FROM OCEAN CITY MARYLAND TO VIRGINIA BEACH AND CURRITUCK OUTER BANKS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FORECASTER ID 25 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 734 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 VAZ099-301230- ACCOMACK VA- 734 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 ...STRONG SHOWERS OVER ACCOMACK COUNTY... AT 734 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG RAINSHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL ACCOMACK COUNTY...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE NEXT HOUR INCLUDE PARKSLEY...CLAM...GUILFORD AND SAXIS...ONANCOCK AND ONLEY. EXPECT OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING WITH THESE STORMS AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. FOSTER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 806 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 MDZ023-301300- SOMERSET MD- 806 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 ...HEAVY RAIN OVER SOMERSET COUNTY... AT 806 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN SOMERSET COUNTY MOVING NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH. AREAS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED BY STRONG SHOWERS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL INCLUDE MANOKIN...UPPER HILL... CHAMP...MONIE...ORIOLE...DEAL ISLAND AND PRINCESS ANNE. EXPECT OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR IN SOME AREAS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. FOSTER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 959 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-301700- ACCOMACK VA-AMELIA VA-BERTIE NC-BRUNSWICK VA-CAMDEN NC-CAROLINE VA- CHARLES CITY VA-CHESAPEAKE VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-CHOWAN NC- CUMBERLAND VA-DINWIDDIE VA-DORCHESTER MD-EASTERN CURRITUCK NC- ESSEX VA-FLUVANNA VA-GATES NC-GLOUCESTER VA-GOOCHLAND VA- GREENSVILLE VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-HERTFORD NC-INLAND WORCESTER MD- ISLE OF WIGHT VA-JAMES CITY VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA- LANCASTER VA-LOUISA VA-LUNENBURG VA-MARYLAND BEACHES MD-MATHEWS VA- MECKLENBURG VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NEW KENT VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-NORTHAMPTON VA-NORTHAMPTON NC- NORTHUMBERLAND VA-NOTTOWAY VA-PASQUOTANK NC-PERQUIMANS NC- POWHATAN VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-RICHMOND VA- SOMERSET MD-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SUFFOLK VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA- VIRGINIA BEACH VA-WESTERN CURRITUCK NC-WESTMORELAND VA-WICOMICO MD- YORK VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AHOSKIE...AMELIA COURTHOUSE...ASHLAND... AULANDER...BLACKSTONE...BON AIR...BOWLING GREEN...BOYKINS... BRODNAX...CALLAO...CAMBRIDGE...CAMDEN...CAPE CHARLES... CARTERSVILLE...CHAMPLAIN...CHARLES CITY...CHASE CITY...CHESTER... CHINCOTEAGUE...CHURCHLAND...CLAREMONT...COLONIAL BEACH... COLONIAL HEIGHTS...COURTLAND...CREWE...CRISFIELD...CUMBERLAND... CURRITUCK...DAHLIA...DEEP CREEK...DELTAVILLE...DINWIDDIE... DISPUTANTA...DOWNTOWN NORFOLK...DOWNTOWN PORTSMOUTH... DOWNTOWN RICHMOND...DOWNTOWN SUFFOLK...EDENTON...ELIZABETH CITY... EMPORIA...EXMORE...FAIR PORT...FARMVILLE...FORK UNION...FORT LEE... FRANKLIN...FRUITLAND...GARYSBURG...GATESVILLE... GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE...GLOUCESTER POINT...GOOCHLAND...GRANDY... GREAT BRIDGE...HADENSVILLE...HAMPDEN SYDNEY...HAMPTON...HERTFORD... HIGHLAND SPRINGS...HOLLAND...HOPEWELL...HURLOCK...KEMPSVILLE... KENBRIDGE...KILMARNOCK...KING AND QUEEN COURTHOUSE...KING WILLIAM... LANGLEY AFB...LAWRENCEVILLE...LOUISA...MANNBORO...MATHEWS... MCKENNEY...MECHANICSVILLE...MILFORD...MINERAL...MONTROSS...MOSELEY... MURFREESBORO...NEW KENT...NEW POINT COMFORT...NEWPORT NEWS...NORGE... OCEAN CITY...OCEAN VIEW...PALMYRA...PATRICK HENRY FIELD... PETERSBURG...POCOMOKE CITY...POQUOSON...POWHATAN...PRINCESS ANNE... PURDY...QUEENS LAKE...RICH SQUARE...ROBLEY...ROXBURY...RYLAND... SAINT STEPHENS CHURCH...SALISBURY...SEAFORD...SMITHFIELD... SOUTH HILL...SOUTH MILLS...SUNBURY...SURRY...TALLEYSVILLE... TAPPAHANNOCK...TOANO...TUCKAHOE...URBANNA...VICTORIA... VIRGINIA BEACH OCEANFRONT...WAKEFIELD...WARSAW...WAVERLY... WEEKSVILLE...WEST POINT...WILLIAMSBURG...WINDSOR AND WINFALL 959 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 ...REMNANTS OF GASTON WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON... THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION GASTON WAS LOCATED NEAR RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA LATE THIS MORNING. THE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON A NORTHEAST TRACK THIS AFTERNOON...TAKING IT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN VIRGINIA BY THIS EVENING. RAINBANDS FROM AROUND THIS SYSTEM ARE NOW MOVING INTO SOUTHERN VIRGINIA...AND WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD ALL OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS THE CENTER APPROACHES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA BY LATER TODAY. THE SLOW MOTION OF THE SYSTEM COMBINED WITH LOCALIZED RAINFALL RATES OF OVER ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN ANY THUNDERSTORM. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. 44
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 959 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-301700- ACCOMACK VA-AMELIA VA-BERTIE NC-BRUNSWICK VA-CAMDEN NC-CAROLINE VA- CHARLES CITY VA-CHESAPEAKE VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-CHOWAN NC- CUMBERLAND VA-DINWIDDIE VA-DORCHESTER MD-EASTERN CURRITUCK NC- ESSEX VA-FLUVANNA VA-GATES NC-GLOUCESTER VA-GOOCHLAND VA- GREENSVILLE VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-HERTFORD NC-INLAND WORCESTER MD- ISLE OF WIGHT VA-JAMES CITY VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA- LANCASTER VA-LOUISA VA-LUNENBURG VA-MARYLAND BEACHES MD-MATHEWS VA- MECKLENBURG VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NEW KENT VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-NORTHAMPTON VA-NORTHAMPTON NC- NORTHUMBERLAND VA-NOTTOWAY VA-PASQUOTANK NC-PERQUIMANS NC- POWHATAN VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-RICHMOND VA- SOMERSET MD-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SUFFOLK VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA- VIRGINIA BEACH VA-WESTERN CURRITUCK NC-WESTMORELAND VA-WICOMICO MD- YORK VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AHOSKIE...AMELIA COURTHOUSE...ASHLAND... AULANDER...BLACKSTONE...BON AIR...BOWLING GREEN...BOYKINS... BRODNAX...CALLAO...CAMBRIDGE...CAMDEN...CAPE CHARLES... CARTERSVILLE...CHAMPLAIN...CHARLES CITY...CHASE CITY...CHESTER... CHINCOTEAGUE...CHURCHLAND...CLAREMONT...COLONIAL BEACH... COLONIAL HEIGHTS...COURTLAND...CREWE...CRISFIELD...CUMBERLAND... CURRITUCK...DAHLIA...DEEP CREEK...DELTAVILLE...DINWIDDIE... DISPUTANTA...DOWNTOWN NORFOLK...DOWNTOWN PORTSMOUTH... DOWNTOWN RICHMOND...DOWNTOWN SUFFOLK...EDENTON...ELIZABETH CITY... EMPORIA...EXMORE...FAIR PORT...FARMVILLE...FORK UNION...FORT LEE... FRANKLIN...FRUITLAND...GARYSBURG...GATESVILLE... GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE...GLOUCESTER POINT...GOOCHLAND...GRANDY... GREAT BRIDGE...HADENSVILLE...HAMPDEN SYDNEY...HAMPTON...HERTFORD... HIGHLAND SPRINGS...HOLLAND...HOPEWELL...HURLOCK...KEMPSVILLE... KENBRIDGE...KILMARNOCK...KING AND QUEEN COURTHOUSE...KING WILLIAM... LANGLEY AFB...LAWRENCEVILLE...LOUISA...MANNBORO...MATHEWS... MCKENNEY...MECHANICSVILLE...MILFORD...MINERAL...MONTROSS...MOSELEY... MURFREESBORO...NEW KENT...NEW POINT COMFORT...NEWPORT NEWS...NORGE... OCEAN CITY...OCEAN VIEW...PALMYRA...PATRICK HENRY FIELD... PETERSBURG...POCOMOKE CITY...POQUOSON...POWHATAN...PRINCESS ANNE... PURDY...QUEENS LAKE...RICH SQUARE...ROBLEY...ROXBURY...RYLAND... SAINT STEPHENS CHURCH...SALISBURY...SEAFORD...SMITHFIELD... SOUTH HILL...SOUTH MILLS...SUNBURY...SURRY...TALLEYSVILLE... TAPPAHANNOCK...TOANO...TUCKAHOE...URBANNA...VICTORIA... VIRGINIA BEACH OCEANFRONT...WAKEFIELD...WARSAW...WAVERLY... WEEKSVILLE...WEST POINT...WILLIAMSBURG...WINDSOR AND WINFALL 959 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 ...REMNANTS OF GASTON WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON... THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION GASTON WAS LOCATED NEAR RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA LATE THIS MORNING. THE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON A NORTHEAST TRACK THIS AFTERNOON...TAKING IT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN VIRGINIA BY THIS EVENING. RAINBANDS FROM AROUND THIS SYSTEM ARE NOW MOVING INTO SOUTHERN VIRGINIA...AND WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD ALL OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS THE CENTER APPROACHES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA BY LATER TODAY. THE SLOW MOTION OF THE SYSTEM COMBINED WITH LOCALIZED RAINFALL RATES OF OVER ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN ANY THUNDERSTORM. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. 44
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1145 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-301900- ACCOMACK VA-AMELIA VA-BERTIE NC-BRUNSWICK VA-CAMDEN NC-CAROLINE VA- CHARLES CITY VA-CHESAPEAKE VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-CHOWAN NC- CUMBERLAND VA-DINWIDDIE VA-DORCHESTER MD-EASTERN CURRITUCK NC- ESSEX VA-FLUVANNA VA-GATES NC-GLOUCESTER VA-GOOCHLAND VA- GREENSVILLE VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-HERTFORD NC-INLAND WORCESTER MD- ISLE OF WIGHT VA-JAMES CITY VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA- LANCASTER VA-LOUISA VA-LUNENBURG VA-MARYLAND BEACHES MD-MATHEWS VA- MECKLENBURG VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NEW KENT VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH VA-NORTHAMPTON VA-NORTHAMPTON NC- NORTHUMBERLAND VA-NOTTOWAY VA-PASQUOTANK NC-PERQUIMANS NC- POWHATAN VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-RICHMOND VA- SOMERSET MD-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SUFFOLK VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA- VIRGINIA BEACH VA-WESTERN CURRITUCK NC-WESTMORELAND VA-WICOMICO MD- YORK VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AHOSKIE...AMELIA COURTHOUSE...ASHLAND... AULANDER...BLACKSTONE...BON AIR...BOWLING GREEN...BOYKINS... BRODNAX...CALLAO...CAMBRIDGE...CAMDEN...CAPE CHARLES... CARTERSVILLE...CHAMPLAIN...CHARLES CITY...CHASE CITY...CHESTER... CHINCOTEAGUE...CHURCHLAND...CLAREMONT...COLONIAL BEACH... COLONIAL HEIGHTS...COURTLAND...CREWE...CRISFIELD...CUMBERLAND... CURRITUCK...DAHLIA...DEEP CREEK...DELTAVILLE...DINWIDDIE... DISPUTANTA...DOWNTOWN NORFOLK...DOWNTOWN PORTSMOUTH... DOWNTOWN RICHMOND...DOWNTOWN SUFFOLK...EDENTON...ELIZABETH CITY... EMPORIA...EXMORE...FAIR PORT...FARMVILLE...FORK UNION...FORT LEE... FRANKLIN...FRUITLAND...GARYSBURG...GATESVILLE... GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE...GLOUCESTER POINT...GOOCHLAND...GRANDY... GREAT BRIDGE...HADENSVILLE...HAMPDEN SYDNEY...HAMPTON...HERTFORD... HIGHLAND SPRINGS...HOLLAND...HOPEWELL...HURLOCK...KEMPSVILLE... KENBRIDGE...KILMARNOCK...KING AND QUEEN COURTHOUSE...KING WILLIAM... LANGLEY AFB...LAWRENCEVILLE...LOUISA...MANNBORO...MATHEWS... MCKENNEY...MECHANICSVILLE...MILFORD...MINERAL...MONTROSS...MOSELEY... MURFREESBORO...NEW KENT...NEW POINT COMFORT...NEWPORT NEWS...NORGE... OCEAN CITY...OCEAN VIEW...PALMYRA...PATRICK HENRY FIELD... PETERSBURG...POCOMOKE CITY...POQUOSON...POWHATAN...PRINCESS ANNE... PURDY...QUEENS LAKE...RICH SQUARE...ROBLEY...ROXBURY...RYLAND... SAINT STEPHENS CHURCH...SALISBURY...SEAFORD...SMITHFIELD... SOUTH HILL...SOUTH MILLS...SUNBURY...SURRY...TALLEYSVILLE... TAPPAHANNOCK...TOANO...TUCKAHOE...URBANNA...VICTORIA... VIRGINIA BEACH OCEANFRONT...WAKEFIELD...WARSAW...WAVERLY... WEEKSVILLE...WEST POINT...WILLIAMSBURG...WINDSOR AND WINFALL 959 AM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 ...REMNANTS OF GASTON WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON... THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION GASTON WAS LOCATED JUST EAST OF RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON A NORTHEAST TRACK...TAKING IT ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN VIRGINIA BY THIS EVENING. RAINBANDS FROM AROUND THIS SYSTEM HAVED MOVED INTO SOUTHERN VIRGINIA ...AND WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD ALL OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON. EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLE WEAK TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE AS THE CENTER APPROACHES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA BY LATER TODAY...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 4 INCHES. THE SLOW MOTION OF THE SYSTEM COMBINED WITH LOCALIZED RAINFALL RATES OF OVER ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN ANY THUNDERSTORM. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. 44
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 56 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:10 UTC.
16 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
F0 tornado downed or damaged trees, and lifted up and threw a shed.
F0 tornado ripped sheet metal roofing off of church, and snapped off tops of trees.
F0 tornado downed trees and caused minor building damage.
F0 tornado downed trees.
F0 tornado occurred in Appomattox Manor area of Hopewell. The tornado downed or damaged 25 to 30 trees, and damaged a shed.
F0 tornado downed or damaged several trees.
F0 tornado downed or damaged several trees.
F0 tornado downed or damaged several trees near Drummonds Field Subdivision and the James River.
F0 tornado downed trees, and caused minor damage to buildings and cars at the University of Richmond.
F0 tornado downed trees on River Road and Wythe Creek Road.
F0 tornado damaged a shed and trees on Hall Road.
F0 tornado downed trees and damaged roofs at Pinewood Drive and Highway 134.
F0 tornado blew roof off of garage and damaged trees.
F0 tornado touched down at Cumberland Hospital downing trees and causing some structural damage. Tornado then caused intermittent damage to trees along a nearly 6 mile path ending about 2 miles south of Tunstall.
F0 tornado downed or damaged trees along Routes 606, 607, and 619.
F0 tornado downed or damaged trees along Route 693.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Virginia, 2004Warnings in Virginia, August 2004
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: 5422672, 5422673, 5422674, 5421486, 5422675, 5421487, 5422676, 5422677, 5421485, 5422678, 5422679, 5421481, 5421482, 5421483, 5421484, 5421488.