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 Sep 20, 2:15 PM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 315 PM EDT TUE SEP 20 2005 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)... SVR TSTM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENG...SCTD TSRAS IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRNT THIS EVENG MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WNDS AND POSSIBLY LRG HAIL. OTHRWISE...LWR CHCS OVRNGT INTO WED MORNG AND MAINLY OVR SRN CNTIES...AS FRNT DROPS THRU AND S OF FA. DRIER AIR FILTERS INTO REGION FOR WED AND WED NGT...AS SFC HI PRES BLDS IN FM THE W. MORE SUNSHINE N THAN S WED AFTN WITH MAX TEMPS IN THE LWR TO MID 80S. DRY AND A LITTLE WRMER THU...AS THE HI SLIDES OFF THE CST. && .LONG TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)... GOING WITH A GENERALLY DRY FCST AT THIS TIME WITH ONLY SLGT CHCS THRU THE PERIOD...AS A COUPLE OF BACKDOOR FRNTS CUD AFFECT THE REGION FRI NGT AND MON THRU TUE. DESPITE BACKDOOR FRNTS...WILL STILL GO CLS TO NORMALS FOR TEMPS ESPLY SAT THRU TUE. && MARINE... SUB-SCA CONDS EXPECTED IN THE SHORT TERM. SW WINDS AVGG 15KT BAY/SOUND AND 20KT OVR CSTL WTRS LATE THIS AFTN. SEAS BUILDING TO NEAR 5FT AT 44009 AT FAR NRN END OVR MARINE FCST AREA BUT THINK WINDS WILL TEND TO DECREASE TWD EVE AS BNDRY LAYER STABILIZES SMWHT SO NOT EXPECTG PROLONGED 5 FT SEAS. WINDS SHIFTING NW/N BEHIND SFC FRONT LTR TNGT BUT WEAK CAA SUGG WINDS (AND SUBSEQUENTLY WAVES/SEAS) STAY BLO SCA CRITERIA. N/NE WINDS DECREASING BY LATE WED INTO THU AS WEAK HIGH BUILDS IN. MAY BEGIN TO SEE SWELL FROM DISTANT PHILLIPE BY BEGINNING OF WEEKEND. && AVIATION... OUTSIDE SCTD SHWRS/STORMS...TAF SITES MNLY VFR GOING INTO THIS EVE. SHUD SEE SOME LIGHT FOG CAUSING TEMPO MVFR VSBYS OVRNGT BUT SFC BNDRY DROPPING THRU OVRNGT SHUD HELP KEEP BNDRY LAYER MIXED SO WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG NOT EXPECTED. ALL TAF SITES VFR AGAIN BY SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE WED. && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. NC...NONE. VA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SHORT TERM/LONG TERM...32 AVIATION/MARINE...20
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 649 AM EDT TUE SEP 20 2005 NCZ012>016-030>032-VAZ060-065>070-079>082-087>089-092-093-095>097- 211100- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-PRINCE EDWARD-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA- POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE- CHARLES CITY-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE- 649 AM EDT TUE SEP 20 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...DENSE FOG COVERS MOST OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA. SEE WBCNPWAKQ FOR DENSE FOG ADVISORY DETAILS. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDEERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY. ANZ630>633-650-652-654-656-658-670-MDZ021>025-NCZ017-102-VAZ048- 049-061>064-071>078-083>086-090-091-094-098>100-211100- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA- CURRITUCK SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC FROM 20 TO 40 NM-DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER- MARYLAND BEACHES-INLAND CURRITUCK-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-FLUVANNA- LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM- KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND- LANCASTER-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-JAMES CITY-YORK- NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 649 AM EDT TUE SEP 20 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF AN...SOUTHEAST MARYLAND...SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
446 PM EDT TUE SEP 20 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0410 PM HAIL 4 NW WINGATE 38.32N 76.13W
09/20/2005 0.88 INCH DORCHESTER MD POST OFFICE
NICKLE OR LARGER HAIL REPORTED AT THE POST OFFICE AT
CRAPO.
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CROSSLEYSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 510 PM EDT TUE SEP 20 2005 NCZ012-VAZ087>094-202215- GREENSVILLE VA-ISLE OF WIGHT VA-JAMES CITY VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA-NORTHAMPTON NC-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA-YORK VA- 510 PM EDT TUE SEP 20 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO HAMPTON ROADS AND SOUTHERN VIRGINIA... AT 510 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM CLAREMONT TO 6 MILES WEST OF DAHLIA... MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... DAHLIA AROUND 530 PM EDT... SURRY AROUND 540 PM EDT... WAKEFIELD AROUND 555 PM EDT... THE STRONGEST STORM WITHIN THE LINE IS NEAR CLAREMONT...AND AS IT MOVES EAST...WILL ALSO TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN WILLIAMSBURG AND NEWPORT NEWS BETWEEN 530 AND 615 PM. WIND GUSTS TO **FILL-IN** MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. EXPECT FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. 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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 510 PM EDT TUE SEP 20 2005 NCZ012-VAZ087>094-202215- GREENSVILLE VA-ISLE OF WIGHT VA-JAMES CITY VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA-NORTHAMPTON NC-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA-YORK VA- 510 PM EDT TUE SEP 20 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO HAMPTON ROADS AND SOUTHERN VIRGINIA... AT 510 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM CLAREMONT TO 6 MILES WEST OF DAHLIA... MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... DAHLIA AROUND 530 PM EDT... SURRY AROUND 540 PM EDT... WAKEFIELD AROUND 555 PM EDT... THE STRONGEST STORM WITHIN THE LINE IS NEAR CLAREMONT...AND AS IT MOVES EAST...WILL ALSO TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN WILLIAMSBURG AND NEWPORT NEWS BETWEEN 530 AND 615 PM. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. EXPECT FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. 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 FOR TYPO
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 20 2005 MDZ023-VAZ073-077-078-082>086-090-099-100-202230- ACCOMACK VA-CHARLES CITY VA-GLOUCESTER VA-JAMES CITY VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-LANCASTER VA-MATHEWS VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NEW KENT VA-NORTHAMPTON VA-NORTHUMBERLAND VA-SOMERSET MD- 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 20 2005 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN NECK AND EASTERN SHORE... AT 530 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM CRISFIELD BACK INTO NEW KENT COUNTY VIRGINIA...MOVING EAST...SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR NORGE AROUND 550 PM EDT... GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE AROUND 605 PM EDT... MATHEWS AROUND 620 PM EDT... EXPECT HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WITH THESE STORMS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED AS WELL. BROWN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 601 PM EDT TUE SEP 20 2005 MDZ021-022-VAZ048-049-060>064-068>076-083-210015- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND- GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO- KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NEW KENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...LOUISA... FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND... TAPPAHANNOCK 601 PM EDT TUE SEP 20 2005 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 804 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA AND THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH 804 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA... FLUVANNA...LOUISA...PRINCE EDWARD...CUMBERLAND... GOOCHLAND...HANOVER...CAROLINE...AMELIA...POWHATAN...CHESTERFIELD...HENRICO... KING WILLIAM...KING AND QUEEN...ESSEX...WESTMORELAND...RICHMOND...NEW KENT... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...LOUISA... FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND... TAPPAHANNOCK. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH 804 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN MARYLAND... DORCHESTER...WICOMICO THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER HAS SHIFTED SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA. NS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 615 PM EDT TUE SEP 20 2005 VAZ066-067-070-079>084-088>091-094-202315- BRUNSWICK VA-CHARLES CITY VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-DINWIDDIE VA-GLOUCESTER VA-JAMES CITY VA-LUNENBURG VA-NEW KENT VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA-NOTTOWAY VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA-YORK VA- 615 PM EDT TUE SEP 20 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND PARTS OF HAMPTON ROADS... AT 615 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM TOANO TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VICTORIA... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... NORGE AROUND 625 PM EDT... DINWIDDIE AROUND 640 PM EDT... MCKENNEY AROUND 655 PM EDT... DISPUTANTA AROUND 700 PM EDT... QUEENS LAKE AROUND 705 PM EDT... WILLIAMSBURG AROUND 710 PM EDT... NEWPORT NEWS AROUND 715 PM EDT... WAVERLY AROUND 715 PM EDT... ALBERTA AROUND 715 PM EDT... WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. EXPECT FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. 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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several structures damaged from falling treetops near Greys Point campground.
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