The combination of a very hot and humid airmass and a lee side trough helped to produce scattered severe thunderstorms across the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.
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The episode as NWS AKQ wrote it up.
The combination of a very hot and humid airmass and a lee side trough helped to produce scattered severe thunderstorms across the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.
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, 2:16 PM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 316 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...THEN MOVE OFFSHORE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION FOR SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/... AFT CALL W/ SPC...AND BASED ON MVMNT/TRENDS OF CNVTN...HV DECIDED TO XTND CURRENT SVR WATCH TO THE E AND S. STRNG/SVR CNVTN MVG INTO CNTRL VA ATTM...NMRS REPORTS OF TREES DN W OF RIC W/ CURRENT LNS OF STRMS. WL CONT TO MONITOR RDR AND WX TRENDS. CDFNT APPROACHES AREA FM THE NW LT TNGT...WL KP POPS IN CHC MOST PLCS THROUGH TNGT. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... SLOWING DN OF CDFNT AS IT MVS FM NW TO SE ACRS FA ON FRI...THEN INTO ESE SXNS FRI NGT. NOT AS HOT ON FRI...DUE TO MORE CLDS AND POSSIBLE PCPN. QPF/PCPN CVRG ALWAYS PROBLEMATIC IN THESE SITUATIONS (W/ SSE MVG CDFNTS)...CANNOT GUARANTEE WDSPD PCPN ATTM. MAX TEMPS IN THE MID 80S TO ARND 90. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... SUBSTANTIAL AMPLIFICATION OF TROF ALOFT INTO THE MID ATLC STATES PUSHES LLVL BNDRY FARTHER OFFSHR LATER SAT...WHERE IT WILL LIKELY LINGER INTO ERLY NEXT WK. COOLER/DRIER WX XPCTD THIS WKND ACRS FA. SREFS SHOWING MUCH UNCERTAINTY W/ AMPLITUDE/MVMNT OF TROUGH ALOFT ACRS FA BY LT WKND INTO ERY NEXT WK. CONSENSUS CONTS TO BE FOR SFC HI PRES TO SETTLE OVR THE REGION THRU THE XTNDD PERIODS. && .AVIATION /19Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... SCATTERED SHOWERS/TSTMS AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF MVFR (LCL IFR) CIGS AND VSBYS. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SLIDE OFFSHORE FRIDAY...RESULTING IN GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS OVER THE WEEKEND WITH DRY N-NE LLVL FLOW. && .MARINE... FINALLY A CHANGE IN THE LGT TO MODERATE S/SW FLOW THAT HAS PERSISTED MUCH OF THIS WEEK. FAIRLY STRONG COLD FRONT FOR MIDSUMMER DROPS THRU MARINE AREA ON FRI AND WITH A DECENT PGRAD WINDS/SEAS MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED SMALL CRAFT ADV THRESHOLDS DURING THE WEEKEND. TIDAL DEPARTURES MAY EXCEED 1FT ABV NORM THIS WEEKEND AS WELL AND MAY GET EVEN HIGHER IF DEVELOPING CSTL LOW SLOWER TO MOVE OUT THEN CURRENTLY FCST. && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. NC...NONE. VA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...25 NEAR TERM...25 SHORT TERM...25 LONG TERM...25 AVIATION...KCS MARINE...BTC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 228 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 ANZ630>633-650-652-654-656-658-MDZ022>025-NCZ102-VAZ078-084>086-099- 100-201830- 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-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS- ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 228 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...CURRITUCK SOUND...THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA...THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA AND THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT BETWEEN 98 AND 103 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL REMAIN A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...AS A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. MDZ021-VAZ048-049-061>064-069-072>077-083-201830- DORCHESTER-FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE- POWHATAN-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND- NORTHUMBERLAND-NEW KENT- 228 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 543 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL REMAIN A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...AS A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. NCZ012>017-030>032-VAZ060-065>068-079>082-087>098-201830- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK- BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-PRINCE EDWARD-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG- NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY- GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT- NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE- VIRGINIA BEACH- 228 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA...THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL REMAIN A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...AS A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. VAZ070-071-201830- CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO- 228 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 543 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL REMAIN A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...AS A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. 25
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 409 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 VAZ076>078-192115- LANCASTER VA-NORTHUMBERLAND VA-RICHMOND VA- 409 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN NECK... AT 409 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER ROBLEY...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR MULCH AT 415 PM EDT...MOON CORNER AT 420 PM EDT...DODLYT AT 425 PM EDT...HEATHSVILLE AT 435 PM EDT...AVALON AT 440 PM EDT...HULL NECK AT 445 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. TREE LIMBS AND SMALL TREES COULD BE BLOWN DOWN. EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. CULLEN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
418 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0345 PM TSTM WND DMG DOWNTOWN RICHMOND 37.53N 77.47W
07/19/2007 CITY OF RICHMOND VA PUBLIC
LARGE TREE FELL ON TWO HOUSES ON GROVE AVE
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JFOSTERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
421 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0345 PM TSTM WND DMG POTOMAC MILLS 38.16N 76.94W
07/19/2007 WESTMORELAND VA EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN WESTERN PART OF COUNTY.
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CULLENPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
436 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0412 PM TSTM WND DMG PRINCE GEORGE 37.22N 77.29W
07/19/2007 PRINCE GEORGE VA EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN MOSTLY NORTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY
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JFOSTERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
438 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG PETERSBURG 37.20N 77.39W
07/19/2007 CITY OF PETERSBURG VA LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN
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JFOSTERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
442 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG TOANO 37.38N 76.80W
07/19/2007 JAMES CITY VA TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG WILLIAMSBURG 37.27N 76.71W
07/19/2007 CITY OF WILLIAMSBU VA TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON GREENSPRING ROAD
0355 PM TSTM WND DMG ELKO 37.47N 77.21W
07/19/2007 HENRICO VA PUBLIC
SHED BLOWN DOWN
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JFOSTERThe Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:50 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees were downed in western part of county.
Large tree limbs were blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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