Scattered severe thunderstorms produced wind damage and large hail across portions of southeast Virginia.
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The episode as NWS AKQ wrote it up.
Scattered severe thunderstorms produced wind damage and large hail across portions of southeast Virginia.
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 Aug 5, 1:54 PM EST, 14 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 254 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2007 .SYNOPSIS... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL DROP SOUTH THROUGH CENTRAL VIRGINIA INTO THIS EVENING...BEFORE STALLING TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE BACK NORTH OF THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT ON MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK ACROSS THE REGION ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...BRINGING INCREASINGLY WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS OVER THE MID ATLANTIC THROUGH MIDWEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... VIS SAT/RAMSDIS WV IMAGERY SHOWS MCS ALONG AND NORTH OF WARM FRONTAL BNDRY OVER IN/OH...WITH OBJECTIVE SURFACE ANALYSIS DEPICTING FRONT SNAKING INTO CENTRAL VA AND BACK NE INTO ATLANTIC CANADA. MEANWHILE...1020MB SFC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING SOUTH FROM SOUTHERN QUEBEC INTO NEW ENGLAND. SHIELD OF EXPANSIVE CLOUD COVER PUSHING INTO NORTHWESTERN CWA ATTM. MOISTURE/CLDS FROM OH VLY CONVECTION WL CONTINUE TO INFILTRATE THE REGION...WITH SCT SHRA/TSRAS CURRENTLY OVER AND NW OF THE BLUE RIDGE MTNS PUSHING INTO THE AREA (ESP OVER EASTERN SHORE AND NORTHERN NECK) AS AFTN PROGRESSES. FORECAST SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO SHOW MODERATE SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY...WITH SOME DECENT LIFT OVER EASTERN THIRD OF THE REGION...WITH SBCAPE >2000 J/KG OVER THIS AREA. WITH STRENGTHENING NW FLOW ALOFT...THIS MAY JUST BE ENOUGH TO TOUCH OFF SOME STRONG STORMS THIS AFTN. ACRS COASTAL ZNS...STORMS COULD EASILY FIRE ALONG SEABRZ BNDRY...WITH ADDITIONAL OUTFLOW INTERACTIONS ALSO AIDING CONVECTION. BULK SHEAR NOT PARTICULARLY IMPRESSIVE, BUT AT 35-35 KTS...COULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE MARGINAL WIND GUST/HAIL THREATS. IN ANY CASE...AGAIN EXPECT SVR THREAT TO DIMINISH QUICKLY ARND SUNSET TNGT. USED A MET/FWC BLEND FOR LOWS TONIGHT GENLY LOW-MID 70S. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... AS S/W EXITS THE AREA...UPR LVL RIDGING BUILDS OVERHEAD FROM THE SOUTHWEST. AT THE SFC...HIGH PRESSURE CONTS TO BUILD INTO THE SE U.S. TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...THE FRNTL BNDRY WILL SLOWLY PUSH BACK TO THE NORTH AS A WARM FRNT. CANNOT DISCOUNT POSSIBILITY MAY SEE SOME SCT SHRA/TSRA MON AFTN UP NORTH AGAIN HOWEVER...AND HAVE LOW-END CHANCE POPS UP THERE FOR NOW. TEMPS ON MON AFTN WILL BE ABT A CATEGORY OR SO WARMER THAN TODAY WITH SOME CLOUDS HANGING AROUND...GENERALLY LOW TO MID 90S AREA WIDE (WITH SOME UPR 90S POSSIBLE OVR SOUTHERN TIER OF CWA. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... IT APPEARS AS IF LONG TERM WL CONTINUE TO BE DOMINATED BY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS...COURTESY OF SFC HIGH PRESSURE AND MID/UPR LVL RIDGING. BY TUES...THE HIGH WILL BE ESTABLISHED OVER THE SE AND THIS SHOULD LIMIT ANY TSTM ACTIVITY TO POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED TSRA OR TWO. AGAIN...MAIN CONCERN IN THE WK AHEAD IS THE HEAT (SEE CLIMATE SECTION BELOW). LOOKING FOR HIGHS BACK IN THE MID TO UPR 90S FOR TUES AFTN. WED LKS AS HOT...IF NOT HOTTER. MEX GUIDANCE HAD BACKED OFF ON HIGHS THIS WEEKEND...BUT 12Z/AUG05 MEXMOS HAS ONCE AGAIN PRODUCED HIGHS >100 DEGREES AT RIC/PTB TUES-THU. THIS WOULD EQUATE TO BORDERLINE HEAT ADVY CRIT TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY. WHILE NOT QUITE GOING THAT FAR ATTM (WILL WAIT TO SEE IF NEXT RUN CAN DUPLICATE THIS VRY WARM SOLN)...WL GO AHEAD AND KEEP HIGHS IN THE MID/UPR 90S TUE... AND ARND THE CENTURY MARK FOR WED. AS STATED BY PRVS SHIFT...BIG FORECAST CHALLENGE WL BE IN HOW STRONG THE HIGH ENDS UP BEING OVER THE SE. IF THE HIGH IS WEAKER (AS 00Z RUN ASSERTS)...WE COULD SEE ANOTHER BACK DOOR COLD FRONT MAKE IT FAR ENOUGH SOUTH TO KEEP TEMPS DOWN FOR THE END OF THE WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND. IF THE RIDGE HOLDS (AS LATEST GFS ASSERTS)...THE WARMER AND MORE HUMID SOLN IS QUITE FEASIBLE. AS IT IS...WL GO WITH THE MIDDLE GROUND FOR NOW AND LOWER TEMPS BACK TWDS NORMAL FOR THURS THRU THE END OF THE WEEK IN EXPECTATION OF BACKDOOR FRNT IMPACTING THE REGION. && .AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... LOWER CEILINGS AND VSBYS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO TSTMS DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL AND SE VA THIS AFTERNOON. MAINLY MVFR/IFR CONDS FOR FOG POSSIBLE TONIGHT. MAINLY VFR/MVFR CONDS FOR LATER MON THRU WED...AS HI PRES ALOFT BLDS INTO THE AREA. ANOTHER BACKDOOR FRNT CUD BRING LWR CIGS/VSBYS WED NGT AND THU. && .MARINE... MARINE FCST AREA WILL BE GETTING BACK INTO THE LIGHT TO MODERATE SE/SW FLOW REGIME FOR MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK AS STALLED BNDRY ACRS SOUTHERN CHES BAY GRADUALLY LIFTS NORTH LATER TNGT AND ON MON. SPEEDS GENERALLY 10-15 KTS. ANTHR BACKDOOR FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH THRU MID ATLC REGION WED NIGHT/THU BUT CURRENT INDICATIONS THAT IT WILL STALL NORTH OF AKQ MARINE FCST AREA. && .CLIMATE... RECORDS HIGHS ACROSS THE AREA FOR TUE (8/7) THRU THU (8/9). RIC 8/7...106, 1918 8/8...100, 1977 8/9...101, 1930 ORF 8/7...105, 1918 8/8...99, 1977 8/9...100, 1930 SBY 8/7...106, 1918 8/8...99, 1930 8/9...102, 1930 && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. NC...NONE. VA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...MAM NEAR TERM...MAM SHORT TERM...MAM LONG TERM...MAM AVIATION...KCS MARINE...BTC CLIMATE...MAM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 352 AM EDT SUN AUG 5 2007 ANZ630-631-650-652-MDZ021>025-VAZ048-049-060>064-067>078-080>086-090- 091-094-099-100-060800- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE- NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM- KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER- DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX- MATHEWS-JAMES CITY-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 352 AM EDT SUN AUG 5 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA...THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ632-633-654-656-658-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ065-066-079-087>089- 092-093-095>098-060800- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA- CURRITUCK SOUND- 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-NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN- INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-BRUNSWICK-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-SOUTHAMPTON- ISLE OF WIGHT-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 352 AM EDT SUN AUG 5 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...CURRITUCK SOUND...COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MCNATT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 229 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2007 VAZ063-071>073-082-083-090-051930- CHARLES CITY VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-JAMES CITY VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA-NEW KENT VA- 229 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2007 ...THUNDERSTORM MOVING EAST OF RICHMOND METRO... AT 227 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER ROXBURY...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR WRIGHTS CORNER AT 235 PM EDT...NEW KENT AIRPORT AT 240 PM EDT...QUINTON AT 245 PM EDT...BROWNS CORNER AT 250 PM EDT...TALLEYSVILLE AT 255 PM EDT...COLONIAL DOWNS AT 315 PM EDT. EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. CULLEN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 258 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2007 MDZ021-052000- DORCHESTER MD- 258 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER DORCHESTER COUNTY... AT 258 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER HURLOCK...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR ELDORADO AT 330 PM EDT...BROOKVIEW AT 335 PM EDT. EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THIS STORM. CULLEN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 303 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2007 VAZ098-052000- VIRGINIA BEACH VA- 303 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHERN VIRGINIA BEACH... AT 302 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER LYNNHAVEN INLET...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR OCEANA...AND...MACONS CORNER AT 315 PM EDT...RUDEE HEIGHTS...AND...NORTH VIRGINIA BEACH AT 340 PM EDT. EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THIS STORM. CULLEN
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 61 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:08 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were downed at intersection of Sherwood Dr. and Quinton Rd.
Large branches were downed in Little Neck area of Virginia Beach.
Trees were downed on a powerline at Shorehaven Dr.
Nickle size hail was reported near Princess Anne Blvd and Edwin Dr.
Numerous trees were downed in the vicinity of Iron Bound and Longhill Roads.
Nickle size hail was reported near Route 1301 and Village Landing Road.
Several trees were downed by wind gusts estimated at 58 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, August 2007
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: 54467, 54487, 54500, 54460, 54471, 54462, 54465, 54476, 54466.