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NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 8, 2:10 PM EST, 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 310 PM EDT THU JUL 8 2004 .SYNOPSIS...SFC WSHFT BNDRY KICKING OFF CURRENT CNVCTN...AND SFC DEW PTS DRY OUT A LTL BHND THE WSHFT TO NW. UPR IMPULSE TRACKING INTO SE CANADA WL CONT TO BRING UPR ENERGY AND UPR JET SEGMENT ACROSS NRN AREAS. DEEP DRYING SEEN TRACKING INTO OUR REGION IN WTR VPR PIX. && .SHORT TERM...SFC BNDRY VRY SLOW TO SINK THRU THE AREA...AND GDNC SUGG WSHFT BNDRY WL BE OVR OUR SRN AREAS TMRW. DEEP DRYING WL LIMIT RAIN CHCS TMRW AND SATURDAY...BUT ISOLD TSTMS WL HV TO BE EVALUATED DAY BY DAY. SOME AREAS WL SEE ISOLD TSTMS EACH AFTN/EVE...BUT COVERAGE AND SPECIFIC AREAS OF THREAT TOO DIFFUSE TO PUT RAIN CHCS IN ATTM. && .LONG TERM...LOTS OF DISAGREEMENTS IN ALL SOURCES OF GDNC IN TERMS OF TIMING AND STRENGTH OF UPR IMPULSES THRU THE WEEKEND AND INTO NXT WK...BUT AS +PNA REESTABLISHES ITSELF BY THE MDL OF NXT WK AND MEAN ERN U.S. UPR TROF AXIS TRIES TO RETROGRADE GRDLY TO THE W OF THE REGION...GNRLY ABV CLIMO POPS AND TYPICAL NR CLIMO SUMMERTIME TEMPS. ABV CLIMO POPS ALSO SUPPORTED BY MEAN STEERING FLO FROM MIDWEST AND OH VALLEY FROM W AND NW...WHCH WL ALLOW PSBL MCS ACTVTY TO CROSS MTNS...ONCE LLJ SEGMENTS CAN SUSTAIN CNVCTN. NO REAL LLJ SEGMENTS FCSTD TO TRACK TWD OUR REGION UNTIL NXT WK...BUT THAT IS SUBJECT TO CHG SINCE GDNC DOES NOT FCST CNVCTN WELL BEYOND 12-24 HR FCST. && .AVIATION...VFR OUTSIDE OF TSTMS...WHERE IFR CONDS XPCTD. SOME PTCHY FOG EARLY MORNING CREATING MVFR/IFR. && .MARINE...CONDS REMAIN BELOW SCA INTO XTND...AS SFC/UPR FEATURES QUITE WK...WTH WK PRES GRADS. GUSTY AND CHOPPY CONDS IN AND ARND TSTMS. && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. VA...NONE. NC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SBY 64 87 64 85 / 30 10 10 10 OXB 68 87 67 82 / 30 10 10 10 WAL 67 87 67 86 / 30 10 10 10 FVX 67 91 68 88 / 10 10 10 10 RIC 68 90 69 88 / 10 10 10 10 PTB 69 91 69 90 / 10 10 10 10 AKQ 69 91 70 90 / 30 10 10 10 PHF 71 91 71 89 / 30 10 10 10 ORF 74 90 73 88 / 30 10 10 10 ECG 73 91 72 90 / 30 10 10 10 NS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 530 AM EDT THU JUL 08 2004 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-090900- 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 THU JUL 08 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA... NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND THE EASTERN MARYLAND SHORE. .DAY ONE...TODAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT LATER TODAY. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMMAGING WINDS. SEE SPSAKQ FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY. FORECASTER ID 44 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 219 PM EDT THU JUL 8 2004 VAZ070-081>083-090-081845- CHARLES CITY VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-JAMES CITY VA-NEW KENT VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA- 219 PM EDT THU JUL 8 2004 ...LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ORGANIZING IN EASTERN PORTIONS OF CHESTERFIELD AND HENRICO COUNTIES... AT 217 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINES OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM ROXBURY TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHESTER...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR COLONIAL HEIGHTS AROUND 235 PM EDT...HOPEWELL AROUND 240 PM EDT...AND CHARLES CITY AROUND 245 PM EDT WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. SAMMLER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 226 PM EDT THU JUL 8 2004 MDZ021>023-081915- DORCHESTER MD-SOMERSET MD-WICOMICO MD- 226 PM EDT THU JUL 8 2004 ...THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING WESTERN SOMERSET...SOUTHWEST WICOMICO AND SOUTHERN DORCHESTER COUNTIES... AT 223 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHEASTERN ST. MARYS COUNTY...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTH OF LEXINGTON PARK...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR CROCHERON AT 250 PM EDT...DEAL ISLAND AT 300 PM EDT...DAMES QUARTER...AND...WATERVIEW AT 305 PM EDT...MOUNT VERNON...AND...MONIE AT 310 PM EDT...ORIOLE...AND...CHAMP AT 315 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...BRIEF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. MARINERS ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BETWEEN DRUM POINT AND SMITH ISLAND SHOULD HEAD TO SAFE PORT UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. SAMMLER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 237 PM EDT THU JUL 8 2004 VAZ079-081900- BRUNSWICK VA- 237 PM EDT THU JUL 8 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO BRUNSWICK COUNTY... AT 235 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAWRENCEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR PRICES MILL AT 240 PM EDT...COCHRAN AT 245 PM EDT...ALBERTA AT 250 PM EDT...DOLPHIN AT 300 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...BRIEF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. SAMMLER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 248 PM EDT THU JUL 8 2004 VAZ072-073-081>085-090-081930- CHARLES CITY VA-GLOUCESTER VA-JAMES CITY VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NEW KENT VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA- 248 PM EDT THU JUL 8 2004 ...LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE PENINSULA AND MIDDLE PENINSULA... AT 246 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEW KENT TO HOPEWELL...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR CHARLES CITY AROUND 255 PM EDT...WEST POINT AROUND 305 PM EDT...TOANO AROUND 320 PM EDT...NORGE AROUND 325 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS SAMMLER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 252 PM EDT THU JUL 8 2004 MDZ021>023-081915- DORCHESTER MD-SOMERSET MD-WICOMICO MD- 252 PM EDT THU JUL 8 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO SOUTHERN DORCHESTER...WESTERN SOMERSET AND SOUTHWEST WICOMICO COUNTIES... AT 250 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COVE POINT TO 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF CRISFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR ANDREWS AROUND 255 PM EDT...WINGATE AROUND 300 PM EDT...ELLIOTT AROUND 310 PM EDT...AND DAMES QUARTER AROUND 315 PM EDT WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...BRIEF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS SAMMLER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 300 PM EDT THU JUL 8 2004 VAZ082-084-086-090-091-081945- CHARLES CITY VA-GLOUCESTER VA-JAMES CITY VA-MATHEWS VA-YORK VA- 300 PM EDT THU JUL 8 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA... AT 300 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A NEARLY SOLID LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF TOANO TO 7 MILES WEST OF CLAREMONT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR TOANO AROUND 310 PM EDT NORGE AROUND 315 PM EDT WILLIAMSBURG AROUND 335 PM EDT OTHER LOCATIONS TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS INCLUDE GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE...GLOUCESTER POINT...MATHEWS AND QUEENS LAKE. WIND GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. EXPECT FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 1 1/2 PER INCHES PER HOUR...WHICH WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 25
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 41 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:31 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Large limbs in excess of 6 inches in diameter, small trees and power lines down at the intersection of Centerville Road and Longhill Road.
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