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 Jul 12, 1:50 PM EST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 250 PM EDT WED JUL 12 2006 .SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT/... STRONG MID LEVEL CAP IN PLACE OVER THE CWA ATTM. SOME SCT CU DVLPG OVER SE BUT LACK OF FORCING IS PRESENT. COULD SEE SOME SHRA/TSRA DVLP OVER FAR N/NW AS WHERE BETTER FORCING EXISTS LATE AFTN-ERLY PM (ALREADY SEEING DVLPMNT N OF CWA). MAIN THREAT IF STORMS DO DVLP INTO THE CWA WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND BRIEF HVY RAINFALL. MARGINAL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE W/FRZG LVLS ARND 15K. MUGGY NIGHT IN STORE AS TEMPS GENRLY WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID 70S. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... TMRW GETS MORE INTERESTING AS FRONTAL SYSTEM STRETCHED FROM NEW ENGL TO THE OH VLY SLOWLY SAGS SOUTHWARD. SHRWV OVER SRN IL WILL TRAVERSE W-E ALONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND START TO IMPACT CWA BY THURS AFTN. MOST OF CWA WILL BE IN THE 90S BY THE AFTN WITH DEWS IN THE 70S BY THE TIME SHRTWV ACTS AS A TRIGGER FOR SHRA/TSRA DVLPMNT (ESP OVER NRN/WRN HALF). PWATS INCREASE TO OVER 2 INCHES AS MBE VELOCITIES LOWER TO UNDER 5 KTS. THIS WOULD SUGGEST SLOW MOVG/TRAINING STORMS THAT WILL HAVE THE TENDENCY TO MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AN HOURS TIMEFRAME. MOD/HVY RAIN CONTINUES OVRNT...SO MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTION TRAVELING. ON AVG...WATER BASINS LOOK TO AVG A HALF INCH BY FRI AFTN...BUT SOME AREAS MAY SEE RAINFALL EXCEED 2 TO 3 INCHES (SEE TODAYS WBCESFAKQ ISSUED AT 1043 AM EDT). LONG RANGE GUIDANCE VARIES WHERE FRONTAL SYSTEM LIES OVER THE WEEKEND. BLEND OF GFS/ECMWF PREFERRED WHICH WOULD STALL OUT FRONT NEAR VA/NC BORDER. NUMEROUS SHRTWVS WILL RIDE ALONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND MAKE FOR CHCS OF SHRA/TSRA. REMAINDER OF LONG RANGE LEFT AS IS. && .AVIATION... GENERALLY VFR CONDS TNGT INTO THU AFTN...WITH ONLY ISLTD MVFR CONDS ERLY THU MORNG DUE TO FOG. && .MARINE... NO HEADLINES FOR TNGT THRU FRI. SW WNDS LESS THAN 20 KTS WITH WAVES 1 TO 3 FT IN THE BAY/SND...AND SEAS 2 TO 4 FT THRU THU. THEN...FRNTL BNDRY DROPS INTO THE NRN PART OF THE AREA FOR LATER THU NGT AND FRI WITH WNDS LESS THAN 15 KTS...AND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT AND SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. NC...NONE. VA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SHORT/LONG TERM...WAMSLEY AVIATION/MARINE...GINGRICH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 530 AM EDT WED JUL 12 2006 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 WED JUL 12 2006 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... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY BRING HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS DURING LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. CULLEN 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 558 PM EDT WED JUL 12 2006 VAZ048-049-122230- FLUVANNA VA-LOUISA VA- 558 PM EDT WED JUL 12 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO FLUVANNA COUNTY... AT 558 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES WEST OF PALMYRA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR ANTIOCH AT 605 PM EDT... CUNNINGHAM...AND...NAHOR AT 615 PM EDT...PALMYRA...AND...UNION MILLS AT 620 PM EDT...WILDWOOD...AND...TROY AT 625 PM EDT...BYBEE...AND... ZION CROSSROADS AT 630 PM EDT. EXPECT FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. ARK
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:21 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Large tree down on home in Zion Crossroads trailer park. Other trees down in the vicinity between I-64 and US-250.
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