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 May 12, 2:41 PM EST, 9 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 341 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2005 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)... LACK OF CLOUD CVR BHND SFC WSHFT BNDRY RESULTED IN AN EXTRA DAY OF SUMMER LIKE WX TODAY. SFC BNDRY CONTS TO PUSH S AND SW...AND ENHNCD SFC CNVRGNC ALG WTH THERMAL CORE IN WRN/CNTRL AREAS ALLOWING FOR RESPECTABLE INSTBLTY IN AREA OF ENHNCD SFC CNVRGNC. TSTMS ARE DVLPG IN WRN VA...AND ARE TRACKING SE ALG THE SFC WSHFT BNDRY. MULTIPLE SOURCES OF GDNC IN AGREEMENT THAT CORE OF INSTBLTY AND ASSOC CNVCTN TRACKS SE THRU SCNTRL VA LT THS AFTN AND EVE...AND NRN/ERN NC TNGT. SFC DEW PT BNDRY..AND ACTUAL COLD FRONT...ARND MASON-DIXON LN...WL DROP S TNGT IN RESPONSE TO INCRSG DWNSTRM UPR CONFLUENCE IN SE CANADA...COOLING ALL AREAS INTO 50S...WTH 40S LWR MD. TMRW...CONTD ONSHORE LLVL FLO...AND WTH INCRSD DWNSTRM UPR CONFLUENCE...ONSHORE FLO AND COOLING WL BE DEEPER THN TODAY. CLOUD CVR STILL IN QUESTION...AS GDNC SUGG SOME PDS OF MID AND HGH CLOUDS...BUT NO LOW CLOUDS FCSTD...SO TEMPS HV PTNL TO BE A LTL WRMR THN GDNC. THE DEGREE OF ONSHORE FLO THO...SUGG TEMPS IN 60S MOST PLCS...50S ALG WTR...AND ARND 70 IN INTERIOR SRN VA AND NE NC. TMRW NGT THRU SATURDAY NGT...SFC BNDRY WL TRACK BACK TO THE N AND NE...BUT BNDRY LYR FLO RLTVLY WK...SO WTH SUCH WK FRCG...SOME ISOLD SHRA/TSTM ACTVTY CUD FORM ON UNSTBL SD OF SFC BNDRY. EXACT TIMING OF RETREAT OF SFC BNDRY PRVNTS MORE PRECISE TIMING OF SLGT CHCS THRU SATURDAY NGT. TEMPS RCHG WELL INTO 80S SATURDAY OVR INLAND VA AND NE NC. WNDS OFF WTR WL KEEP DELMARVA AREA COOLER. SUNDAY...SURPRISING AGRMT BETWEEN SOURCES OF GDNC WTH TIMING AND STRENGTH OF UPR/SFC FEATURES ASSOC WTH APPCHG COLD FRONT. STRENGTHENING UPR SYSTEM TRACKS ACROSS SRN CANADA...AND UPR HGHTS FALL ACROSS ERN U.S. STILL SOME CONFLICTING SIGNALS AS TO SVR WX PTNL ASSOC WTH SFC FRNTL PASSAGE AND EVENTUAL COOLDOWN. THERMAL RDG AHD OF FRNT WL RESULT IN TEMPS IN 80S SUNDAY...AND AXIS OF VVEL AND INSTBLTY FCSTD TO TRACK ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AFTN AND REACHING THE COAST SUNDAY EVENING. LLJ NOT FCSTD TO BE TOO STG...AS WELL AS UPR DVRGNC...BUT AREA GNRLY FCSTD TO BE IN RGT ENTRANCE REGION OF UPR JET. H8 THETA-E BNDRY NOT VRY IMPRESSIVE SO LLVL FRCG/FRONTOGENESIS NOT AS STG AS IT COULD BE FOR SGNFCNT SVR WX. BUT STILL...THERE IS CERTAINLY A CHC FOR MARGINAL SVR OUTBREAK...AND WLK KP AN EYE ON EVOLUTION. && .LONG TERM (SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)... SUNDAY NGT...LINGERING RAIN CHCS FOR COASTAL AREAS...THEN DRYING AND COOLING AS SFC HGH BUILDS IN...AND BNDRY LYR COOLING TKS PLC. UPR CUT OFF SLOWS AS IT HEADS OFF NEW ENGLAND...SO UPR HGHTS WL BE SLOW TO BUILD...AND UPR PATN SUPPORTIVE OF NR NORMAL TO A LTL BELOW NORMAL TEMPS THRU TUE. UPR RIDGING TRIES TO BUILD IN BY WED/THU...AND UPR SYSTEM IN W TO NW UPR FLO SUGG SOME CNVCTV ACTVTY MAY TRACK E AND SE OUT OF OH VALLEY...INTERACTING WTH RETREATING SFC BNDRY...SO SOLID CHCS TSTMS WED AFTN AND NGT...LINGERING INTO EARLY THU. && .AVIATION...MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NEXT 24 HRS. WIDELY SCTD SHRA/TSTMS EXPECTED TO APPROACH SOUTHERN TAF SITES...MVFR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR SITES. && .MARINE...WEAKENING PRESSURE GRADIENT...ALONG WITH THE INCREASED OFFSHORE COMPONENT...WILL ALLOW SEAS TO CONTINUE BELOW SCA CRITERIA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. NC...NONE. VA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SHORT TERM...NS LONG TERM...NS AVIATION...22 MARINE...22
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 530 AM EDT THU MAY 12 2005 ANZ630>632-650-652-654-656-658- MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-131030- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND TO CHINCOTEAGUE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT TO NC-VA BORDER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC-VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT OUT 20 NM- 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 MAY 12 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA... NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND THE EASTERN MARYLAND SHORE. .DAY ONE...TODAY... 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. 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 319 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2005 VAZ060-061-065-066-122015- CUMBERLAND VA-LUNENBURG VA-MECKLENBURG VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA- 319 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN VIRGINIA PIEDMONT... AT 319 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 17 MILES NORTH OF FARMVILLE TO 63 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HAMPDEN SYDNEY...OR FROM 11 MILES WEST OF CUMBERLAND TO MILTON...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR HAMPDEN SYDNEY AROUND 350 PM AND FARMVILLE AROUND 355 PM. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. MALOIT
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 132 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:42 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Four to five large trees down in town and four to five trees down on Hampden Sydney College Campus.
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