2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Jan 11, 2:56 PM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 256 PM EST WED JAN 11 2006 .TONIGHT...BAND OF SHWR AHEAD OF CDFRNT NOW W OF I95 AND SHUD STEADILY CROSS FA THIS EVE B4 MOVG OFFSHORE AFTR MIDNITE. SINCE TMPS / DP TMPS MORE SPRING-LIKE...WILL ADD ISLTD THUNDER AS BAND OF PCPN MOVES E. TSCTNS SHOW AIRMASS DRING OUT AFTR 06Z. WITH CLRG SKIES AND DP TMPS REMAINING AOA 40...XPCT ANTHR ROUND OF FOG LATE TONITE INTO ERLY THU. CUD BE LCLLY DENSE IN SPOTS. .THU / THU NITE...WEAK H5 RIDGE BUILD OVRHD AS FRNTL BNDRY SETTLES INTO SERN STATES. MSTLY SUNNY & UNSEASONABLY WRM AFTR AM FOG. CONT MILD THU NITE. HIGHS IN THE 60S. LOWS 40-50. .FRI / FRI NITE...ANTHR WRM DAY AHEAD OF NXT SYSTM. MODELS HAVE COME TOGETHER WRT TIMING OF NXT (POTENT) SYSTM. LOW PRS TRACKS FROM MID WEST INTO GT LAKES RGN. SYSTM BECOMES NEG TILTED WITH TRAILING COLD FRNT PROGGED ACROSS FA FRI NITE. DYNMCS COMING TOGETHER FOR YET ANTHR SPRING-LIKE EVENT. CRNT FCST HAS THIS PRETTY WELL HANDLED WITH CHC POPS FRI AND LIKELY POPS FRI NITE...THOUGH HAVE BUMPED UP POPS A BIT. NOTE SPC HAS SRN HALF OF VA ON S IN DAY3 OUTLOOK FOR PSBL SVR TSTRMS. .SAT / SAT NITE...STILL SOME UNCERTAINITY AS TO HOW THE UPR LVL LOW AFFECTS FA. MOST MODELS KEEP IT NE OF RGN...HOWEVER...NOGAPS CONT TO LAG SYSTM BACK ENUF TO KEEP CHC POPS OVR NRN 2/3RD OF FA. WHAT WILL BE OF NOTE IS THE STRNG CAA BEHIND SYSTM KICKING UP THE WNDS INTO 15- 25 MPH RANGE...20-30 MPH AT THE COAST. NOT MUCH RISE IN TMPS XPCTD. HIGHS 45-50. COLD NITE ??? SAT NITE WITH LOWS DROPPING INTO 20S. .SUNDAY THRU WEDNESDAY...SPRING LIKE PTRN CONTS WITH NO WINTER WX IN SIGHT. SERIES OF PAC SYSTMS COT TO MARCH ACROSS CONUS EVERY 2-3 DAYS. NXT SUCH SYSTM PROGGED LATE TUE INTO WED WITH ANTHR ROUND OF LIQUID PCPN AHEAD OF A CDFRNT FRNT. && .AVIATION...DENSE FOG FORMED LAST NIGHT NEAR AND NORTH OF SFC WARM FRONT...AS SHALLOW LAYER OF COOL...MOIST AIR WAS OVERRUN BY WARM MOIST AMS. A LITTLE DIFFERENT SET UP TONIGHT...BUT STILL HAVE FOG POTENTIAL...AS BAND OF RAIN WORKS ITS WAY FROM W TO E ACROSS THE AREA. BEHIND RAIN BAND...VERY LITTLE WIND...AND NO HINT OF ANY DRIER AIR FILTERING IN...SO SHOULD FOG IN PRETTY QUICK GIVEN ANY PARTIAL CLEARING. WILL FORECAST LIFR CONDITIONS RIC...SBY...AND PHF...WITH IRF AT ECG AND ORF...FOR FOG AND LOW STRATUS. SHOULD SEE IMPROVING CONDITIONS THU MORNING. && .MARINE...LOW PASSES BY TO W AND N...WITH INCREASING SLY WINDS FOR A TIME THIS EVENING. SEAS CURRENTLY RUNNING AROUND 2 FT AT DUCK AND 44009. WAVEWATCH ACTUALLY SHOWING A QUICK JUMP TO 5 FT FOR NRN WATERS...BUT THINK THAT IS A TAD OVERDONE...SO WILL CAP AT 4 FT. LOOKS LIKE FULL FLEDGED GALE CONDITIONS BEGINNING SAT AND CONTINUING SAT NIGHT...AS STG CDNFT PUSHES ACROSS THE FA...FROM W TO E...WITH FROPA AROUND 12Z SAT...GIVE OR TAKE 6 HOURS. && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. NC...NONE. VA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SHORT / LONG TERM...44 MARINE / AVIATION...18
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 618 AM EST WED JAN 11 2006 ANZ633-MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100- 121030- CURRITUCK SOUND-DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER- MARYLAND BEACHES-NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN- INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER- CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN- CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX- WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK- DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER- MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK- SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH- SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 618 AM EST WED JAN 11 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF AN...SOUTHEAST MARYLAND...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...NORTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY...WITH VISIBILITIES LOCALLY REDUCED TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. ANZ630>632-650-652-654-656-658-670-121030- 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- 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- 618 AM EST WED JAN 11 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF AN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. BROWN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 324 PM EST WED JAN 11 2006 VAZ065-079-112100- BRUNSWICK VA-MECKLENBURG VA- 324 PM EST WED JAN 11 2006 ...THUNDERSTORM THROUGH MECKLENBURG COUNTY... AT 324 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH HILL...OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHASE CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR BEECHWOOD...AND...BASKERVILLE AT 330 PM EST...SOUTH HILL AT 340 PM EST...LA CROSSE AND BRODNAX AT 350 PM EST...AND MEREDITHVILLE AT 400 PM EST. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING. DR
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 324 PM EST WED JAN 11 2006 VAZ065-079-112100- BRUNSWICK VA-MECKLENBURG VA- 324 PM EST WED JAN 11 2006 ...THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS MECKLENBURG COUNTY VIRGINIA... AT 324 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH HILL...OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHASE CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR BEECHWOOD...AND...BASKERVILLE AT 330 PM EST...SOUTH HILL AT 340 PM EST...LA CROSSE AND BRODNAX AT 350 PM EST...AND MEREDITHVILLE AT 400 PM EST. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING. DR
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 405 PM EST WED JAN 11 2006 VAZ079-087-112145- BRUNSWICK VA-GREENSVILLE VA- 405 PM EST WED JAN 11 2006 ...THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS BRUNSWICK COUNTY VIRGINIA... AT 400 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES WEST OF LAWRENCEVILLE...OR ABOUT OVER BRODNAX...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR LAWRENCEVILLE AT 410 PM EST...EDGERTON AT 415 PM EST... DOLPHIN AT 420 PM EST...CALLAVILLE AT 430 PM EST...PURDY AT 435 PM EST. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING. GINGRICH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 514 PM EST WED JAN 11 2006 VAZ081-088-089-112245- PRINCE GEORGE VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA- 514 PM EST WED JAN 11 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS SUSSEX COUNTY... AT 510 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WAVERLY...OR ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DISPUTANTA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR HOMEVILLE AT 525 PM EST...NEWVILLE AT 530 PM EST...WAVERLY AT 540 PM EST. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING. GINGRICH
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 23 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:20 UTC.
2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
F1 tornado caused intermittent minor roof damage to several residences in its path. A trailer was overturned which caused damage to a vehicle next to it. Pine tree limbs of up to a foot in diameter were snapped off.
F1 tornado caused intermittent damage at the Jamestown Beach Campground and Foxfield subdivision. One trailer and a pop-up camper were destroyed at the campground and caused minor injuries to two occupants. Two townhomes suffered minor roof and siding damage in the subdivision. Many trees were damaged along Jamestown Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Virginia, 2006Warnings in Virginia, January 2006
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: 5487686, 5487687.