2 thunderstorm wind, 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 Jul 19, 11:36 AM EST, 2 hours 54 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1236 PM EDT WED JUL 19 2006
.SHORT TERM /REST OF THIS AFTERNOON/...
QUICK UPDATE TO MARINE FORECAST. A TUG BOAT NEAR SMITH POINT IN
CHESAPEAKE BAY CALLED N A REPORT OF WINDS N AT 15 KTS AND WAVES 1
FOOT. UPDATED FORECAST TO INCREASE WINDS TO 10 TO 15 KTS. NO OTHER
CHANGES AT THIS TIME.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
(ISSUED 1045 AM EDT WED JUL 19 2006)
SHORT TERM /REST OF TODAY/...
A FEW MINOR CHANGES WERE MADE TO FCST THIS MORNING. RAISED POPS TO
NO LOWER THAN 20 PCT ACROSS ENIRE FA. FCST SOUNDINGS SHOWING AMPLE
INSTABILITY...AND MINIMAL CAP. HOWEVER...SUBSIDENCE FROM T.S.
BERYL WILL LIMIT ACTIVITY TO ISOLATED FOR MOST OF SCENTRAL AND SE
VA. SLOW MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL HELP INITIATE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHERN VA FOOTHILLS...AND THESE CELLS WILL
BEGIN TO ADVANCE INTO THE NW ZONES BY EARLY AFTN. KEPT 30 POPS FOR
THESE ZONES FOR NOW...BUT WILL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON RADAR FOR
POSSIBLE UPDATES. ALSO...MINOR TWEAKS TO TEMPS WERE MADE.
PREV DISCUSSION...
(ISSUED 424 AM EDT WED JUL 19 2006)
SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
TS BERYL PROGGED TO TRACK N ALONG MID ATLNTC COAST NXT 36 HRS.
TPCS TRACK IS FAR ENUF E OF MID ATLNTC COAST TO HAVE LITTLE
IMPACT ON SENSIBLE WX ACROSS AKQ FA...BASICALLY A MARINE CONCERN.
XPCT AN AREA WHERE SUBSIDENCE ARND THE TS WILL KEEP CNDTNS DRY
TDY...SERN VA/NE NC. WILL KEEP CHC POPS OFFSHORE FOR ANY SHOWERS
THAT APPRCH. NXT CONCERN IS CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY ASSCTD WITH FRNTL
BNDRY DRAPED ACROSS NRN VA. CRNTLY SHOWING TSRMS APPRCHG NW CNTYS.
SO WILL KEEP CHC POPS ACROSS THE N. WITH MORE SUN..XPCT WRMST TMPS
IVOF I95 CORRIDOR ONCE AGAIN. MID 90S COMBINED WITH DP TMPS IN
THE L70S NETS HX VALUES ARND 100 AGAIN. LGT ONSHORE FLOW KEEPS
CSTL TMPS AOB 90. CHC EVE POPS TONITE AND ONCE AGAIN THU AFTRN
AS GFS APPEARS TO HAVE CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK PRBLMS AS BNDRY SLOWLY
SAG S ACROSS RGN.
LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
NO CHANGES MADE.
AVIATION...
SOME PATCHY MVFR FOG EARLY THIS AM SHOULD BURN OFF RATHER RAPIDLY
AFTER SUNRISE. SOME AFTN CU WITH THE CHC FOR ISOL TSRA TO DVLP ALONG
FRONTAL BOUNDARY...MAINLY FOR N/NW INLAND AREAS. FOR NOW JUST
MENTIONED CB FOR THE AFTN HRS. CLOSER TO THE COAST SUBSIDENCE AT MID
LVLS WITH AN ONSHORE E/NE FLOW REGIME WILL HAMPER ANY SHRA/TSRA
DVLPMNT. PATCHY FOG LOOKS TO REDEVELOP TNT.
MARINE...
UTILIZED TPC OFFICIAL TRACK OF T.S. BERYL. ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OUT PAST 20 NM SCAS WILL BE ISSUED FROM S TO
N WITH PROGRESSION OF TRACK OF T.S. BERYL FOR WAVE HEIGHTS. WITH
GOOD COLAB FROM MHX/PHL WIND GRIDS WERE A BLEND OF THE NAM/GFS OUT
24 HRS WITH TCM WIND GRIDS OVERLAYED. AFTER 24 HRS ACTUAL TRACK AND
SPEED OF T.S. BERYL WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE...BUT WINDS LOOK TO
BECOME SRLY ONCE AGAIN AHEAD OF THE SLOW PROGRESSION FRONTAL
BOUNDARY DRAPED N OF THE CWA ATTM.
RIP CURRENTS...
RIP CURRENT RISK IS HIGH FOR THE BEACHES OF OCEAN CITY MD...THE
VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE...VIRGINIA BEACH AND NORTHEAST
NC...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE
WHO ENTERS THE SURF.
&&
.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
NC...NONE.
VA...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ANZ658 FROM 8 PM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM
FRIDAY.
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ANZ654-656 FROM 2 AM THURSDAY TO 8 AM
FRIDAY.
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ANZ650-652 FROM 2 PM THURSDAY TO 8 AM
FRIDAY.
&&
SHORT TERM...HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 508 AM EDT WED JUL 19 2006 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-200915- 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- 508 AM EDT WED JUL 19 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MARYLAND...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST 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... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. ANZ630>633-650-652-654-656-658-670-200915- 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- 508 AM EDT WED JUL 19 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY...SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...CURRITUCK SOUND AND THE MID ATLANTIC OFFSHORE WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS FROM INCREASING SWELL TODAY AS TROPICAL STORM BERYL MOVES NORTH ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. SEE WBCSRFAKQ FRO DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. 44
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 151 PM EDT WED JUL 19 2006 VAZ065-191830- MECKLENBURG VA- 151 PM EDT WED JUL 19 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS MECKLENBURG COUNTY... AT 151 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST CENTRAL MECKLENBURG COUNTY...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHASE CITY...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR FINCHLEY AT 200 PM EDT...CLARKSVILLE AT 210 PM EDT...RICHARDSON AT 225 PM EDT. EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THIS STORM. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THESE STORMS REACH YOUR AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. ARK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 228 PM EDT WED JUL 19 2006 VAZ065-191915- MECKLENBURG VA- 228 PM EDT WED JUL 19 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO WESTERN MECKLENBURG COUNTY... AT 228 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL CHARLOTTE COUNTY...OR ABOUT OVER REDOAK...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR BUFFALO JUNCTION AND...CLARKSVILLE AT 315 PM EDT. EXPECT SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. RAINFALL RATES OF TWO INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ARK
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 130 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:29 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Few trees down on Route 47.
Trees down on Browns Creek Road and Robinsons Ferry 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 historyWarnings in Virginia, July 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: 5522191, 5522192.