3 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 11, 2:11 PM EST, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 311 PM EDT THU MAY 11 2006 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... UPPER LOW NOW SPINNING OVER THE GRTLKS. VORT LOBE...AS SEEN IN WATER VAPOR IMAGERY...NOW PIVOTING AROUND BASE OF TROUGH...MOVING E INTO KY. AT SFC...LAPS AND RUC ANALYSES SHOW AREA OF INSTABILITY OVER CENTRAL NC...EXTENDING NWD INTO S CENTRAL VA. THESE AREAS HAVE HAD BREAKS IN CLOUD COVER...WITH SFC OBS GENERALLY AROUND 80 TEMP...65 DEWPT. RADAR HAS SHOWN SOME SHOWER DEVELOPMENT OVER PAST HOUR OVER THE FA. STILL LOOKS LIKE SOME POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...GIVEN FAVORABLE SHEAR PROFILES...AND SOME LIMITED INSTABILITY...AND WITH LIFT ASSOC WITH UPPER VORT JUST BEGINNING TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA. BEST LIFT APPEARS TO BE BETWEEN 5 PM AND 7 PM OVER WESTERN HALF OF FA...AND MAINLY AFTER 8 PM ERN SECTIONS...ALTHOUGH THERE WILL LIKELY BE SCATTERED DEVELOPMENT AHEAD OF THIS AREA. GIVEN STRONG LOW LEVEL SHEAR...AND WINDS...THINK MAIN THREAT WILL BE MARGINALLY SEVERE WINDS...MAINLY OVER SCNTRL VA AND NE NC...BUT AS SPC POINTS OUT IN DISCUSSION...WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR ANY ROTATING STORMS. FRONT PUSHES E OF THE AREA TONIGHT...AND SHOULD DRY OUT FROM W TO E. POSSIBILITY OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A FEW STORMS...FRI AFTERNOON...GIVEN TROF AXIS EXTENDING OUTWARD OVER THE AREA...FROM GREAT LAKES UPPER LOW...AND ASSOC COLD POOL. BY LATE SAT AND SAT NIGHT...UPPER LOW PROGGED TO DRIFT SE...AND START TO SEE SOME LOW LEVEL WAA AND LIFT ASSOC WITH WARM FRONT BY SAT NIGHT. SUN LOOKS UNSETTLED AS WELL...AS UPPER LOW AND ASSOC SFC CYCLONE PROGGED TO DRIFT EVEN CLOSER TO THE AREA. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... UPPER LOW AND ASSOC SFC FEATURE RIGHT OVER THE AREA MON...WITH A CONTINUED CHANCE OF SHOWERS. THIS UNSETTLED WEATHER TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST WED...WHEN WE MAY FINALLY SEE THE INFLUENCE OF THE UPPER LOW SHIFT E. OF COURSE...THE MODELS HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME HANDLING MOVEMENT OF THESE UPPER CUTOFF FEATURES...SO FCAST UNCERTAINTY GREATER THAN AVERAGE. BOTTOM LINE...AND UNSETTLED PERIOD IN STORE. && .AVIATION... MAINLY VFR...EXCEPT FOR TEMPO LOWER CIGS AND VSBYS IN SHOWRS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. && .MARINE... EXPECT AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...SO WILL KEEP UP WITH CURRENT HEADLINES FOR SCA. COLD FRONT WL APPROACH AND PASS THROUGH THE WATERS AND EXITS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING....SOMETIME BEFORE 12Z...SCA CONDS WL GO AWAY SOON AFTERWARDS. FOR THE FORECAST PERIOD WINDS WL PROGRESS FROM E-SE TO W-SW BEFORE SWITCHING AGAIN TO SE AHEAD OF THE NXT SYSTEM LATER INTO THE WEEKEND...SUNDAY/MONDAY TIMEFRAME. && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. NC...NONE. VA...NONE. MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ANZ630>633-656-658 UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY. ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ANZ650-652-654 UNTIL 3 PM FRIDAY. && SHORT TERM...REILLY LONG TERM...REILLY AVIATION...FOSTER MARINE...LYNCH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 524 AM EDT THU MAY 11 2006 ANZ630>632-650-652-654-656-658-670-MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-120930- 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-DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER- MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 524 AM EDT THU MAY 11 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY...SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...SOUTHEAST MARYLAND...THE MID ATLANTIC OFFSHORE WATERS AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SHOWERS WILL BECOME LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE BUT SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. ANZ633-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>098-120930- CURRITUCK SOUND-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- 524 AM EDT THU MAY 11 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CURRITUCK SOUND...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. SEE SPSAKQ FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. BROWN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1132 AM EDT THU MAY 11 2006 NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>098-111945- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE... ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...COROLLA...LOUISA...FARMVILLE... GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND...SOUTH HILL...CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS... RICHMOND...TAPPAHANNOCK...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL... EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG...POQUOSON...FRANKLIN... NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON 1132 AM EDT THU MAY 11 2006 ...SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON...AND PUSH ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A LINE OF STORMS...CROSSING THE MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WILL ALSO LIKELY HOLD TOGETHER. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREAT. AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE GREATEST RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 95...AND LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR AREAS EAST.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 431 PM EDT THU MAY 11 2006 VAZ048-049-062-112115- FLUVANNA VA-GOOCHLAND VA-LOUISA VA- 431 PM EDT THU MAY 11 2006 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE WESTERN PIEDMONT... AT 431 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM PALMYRA TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORK UNION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...FORK UNION AROUND 440 PM EDT...LOUISA AROUND 510 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. 44
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 447 PM EDT THU MAY 11 2006 VAZ072>076-112115- ESSEX VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA-RICHMOND VA-WESTMORELAND VA- 447 PM EDT THU MAY 11 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN NECK... AT 443 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER KING WILLIAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR BRUINGTON...AND...CROUCH AT 455 PM EDT...MILLERS TAVERN AT 500 PM EDT...HOWERTONS...AND...DUNBROOKE AT 505 PM EDT...TAPPAHANNOCK...AND...BRAYS FORK AT 510 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. TG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 455 PM EDT THU MAY 11 2006 VAZ065-066-079-112130- BRUNSWICK VA-LUNENBURG VA-MECKLENBURG VA- 455 PM EDT THU MAY 11 2006 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... AT 455 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 11 MILES WEST OF SOUTH HILL TO 25 MILES SOUTH OF SOUTH HILL...OR FROM 11 MILES WEST OF SOUTH HILL TO 7 MILES WEST OF WARRENTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...SOUTH HILL AROUND 510 PM EDT... BRODNAX AROUND 515 PM EDT... WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. RAINFALL RATES OF UO TO ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. 44
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
504 PM EDT THU MAY 11 2006
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0450 PM TORNADO KENTS STORE 37.88N 78.13W
05/11/2006 FLUVANNA VA PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTED POSSIBLE TORNADO
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LYNCHThe Sterling radar (KLWX), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:03 UTC.
3 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
F0 tornado tracked from Fluvanna county into Louisa county. Numerous trees down, some uprooted and others snapped off.
F0 tornado tracked into Louisa county from Fluvanna county. Minor damage to two homes, including broken windows and lost shingles. Trees down.
Branches snapped off the top of several trees along the intersection of Route 60 and Brook Boulevard.
F1 tornado uprooted large trees, and many trees snapped off in spiral pattern. Roof blown off of boat house about 100 feet, and outhouse destroyed.
Trees down.
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, May 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: 5508206, 5508549, 5508203, 5508204, 5508550, 5508205.