Scattered severe thunderstorms produced scattered wind damage and isolated large hail over eastern and central Virginia.
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The episode as NWS AKQ wrote it up.
Scattered severe thunderstorms produced scattered wind damage and isolated large hail over eastern and central 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 Jun 27, 2:31 PM EST, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 331 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2007 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH THURSDAY. A FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT SLOWS DOWN AS IT NEARS THE BORDER OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. IT WILL FINALLY PUSH SOUTH BY SUNDAY MORNING...AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN SUNDAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/... SCTD T POPPING FOR AREAS W OF I95 ATTM. WL KP T FOR ALL OF FA THROUGH THE EVE HRS...HIEST POPS GENLY ALG-W OF I95. SLO MVMNT INCRSS PTNTL FOR LCLLY VRY HVY RA (2-3 IN SHORT PD). OTRW...RMNG VRY WRM AS TEMPS SLO FALL FM THE 90S...THROUGH 80S. LTR TNGT...WL HV PTCHY FG/HZ...LO TEMPS DOWN INTO THE LWR/MID 70S. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY/... ONE MR HOT/MOD HUMID DAY THU W/ PREVAILING LLVL FLO CONTG FM THE SSW. HI TEMPS TAKE A RUN AT THE LWR/MID 90S IN MANY SPOTS (A FEW UPR 90S INTR VA?)...EVEN THE BCHS. MNWHL...CDFNT (WHICH CURRENTLY RUNS FM THE ERN GREAT LAKES TO KS) BEGINS TO MAKE SOME PROGRESS SE...BCMG STRETCHED FM SRN NEW ENGLAND TO MID MS VLY BY THU EVE. THE FNT WL BE A FOCUS FOR A LRG/WDSPRD ZN OF SHRAS/T. ARND HERE...POPS RMN NR CLIMO LVLS (20-30%) FOR AFTN/EVE HRS. FNTL BNDRY ENTERS FAR NRN AREAS OF FA AFT MDNGT THU NGT...AND CONTS TO SAG S THRUT FA...INTO SRN VA FRI EVE. WL HV LIKELY (60%) POPS NRN/CNTRL AREAS OF FA DURG FRI...TRENDING TO 30-40% ACRS XTRM SRN VA/NE NC. MDLS INDCTG AXIS OF NR 2 PWS ACRS FA FRI AFTN/EVE...LEADING TO PTNTL FOR HVY RA. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... FNTL BNDRY CONTS TO SLOLY SETTLE S ACRS SRN AREAS OF FA FRI NGT...AND LINGERS OVR THE SE PORTION OF FA DURG MUCH OF SAT. WL HV LIKELY POPS MOST AREAS FRI NGT...AND THERE WL BE CONTD PTNTL FOR MOD/HVY RA. AS IS CASE THIS TM OF YR...FNTL BNDRY WL HANG ARND THROUGH SAT AFTN/EVE OVR SE VA/NE NC...ANY CLRG N OF THE BNDRY MAY BE SLO AS WELL. WL KP MUCH OF THE FA MCLDY...W/ TEMPS COOLER (GENLY FM THE 70S TO LWR 80S). MID/UPR LVL TROUGH FINALLY SWINGS ACRS RGN SAT NGT...AND IS SUFFICIENTLY STRNG ENUF TO PUSH FNT E AND S OF FA. SUN TURNS OUT TO BE DRY/COMFY...W/ NR-SLGTLY BLO NRML TEMPS. SFC HI PRES BUILDS DOWN FROM THE NORTH ERY NEXT WK...THEN OFFSHR BY LT TUE/TUE NGT. RETURN FLO THE FM THE SSW MID NEXT WK BRINGS MUCH WRMR AIR BACK INTO THE RGN (WED)...90S?? FOR THE 4TH. && .AVIATION /20Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE PIEDMONT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC AND S-SW FLOW OVER THE CWA MAY KEEP STORMS PREDOMINATELY WEST OF I95...BUT SOME SCATTERED TO ISOLATED CONVECTION PSBL FOR OTHER LOCATIONS DURING THE EVENING. UPPER AIR PROFILE INDICATES MOST STORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVG...SO EXPECT IFR/MVFR CONDITIONS IF ANY OCCUR OVER TAF SITES. EXPECT CLEARING TOWARDS MIDNIGHT...AND POSSIBLE FOG FORMATION WHERE PRECIP OCCURS. PATTERN LOOKS MUCH THE SAME FOR THU BUT COLD FRONT WEST OF THE OHIO VALLEY WILL START TO APPROACH MID ATLANTIC REGION LATE THU INTO FRI. INCREASING CHC OF TSTM ACTIVITY THU AND EARLY FRI. HIGH PRESSURE AND SLIGHTLY COOLER CONDITIONS FOR THE WEEKEND WITH FRONT SOUTH OF THE REGION. && .MARINE... NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TONIGHT AND OVERNIGHT. STILL EXPECT A SURGE TONIGHT AND HAVE DECIDED TO KEEP WINDS/SEAS JUST BELOW SCA. WL STILL HAVE TO MONITOR CLOSELY FOR UPDATES IN CASE THINGS CHANGE. AT ANY RATE WILL LIKELY HAVE SIMILAR CONDITONS THROUGH LATE TOMORROW. SEAS XPCTD TO LINGER BETWEEN 3 AND 4 FEET THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS A FNTL BNDRY SAGS SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION ON SATURDAY. && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. NC...NONE. VA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...WFA NEAR TERM...WFA SHORT TERM...WFA LONG TERM...WFA AVIATION...JEF MARINE...KLL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 340 AM EDT WED JUN 27 2007 MDZ021>025-VAZ048-049-060>086-088>091-094-099-100-280745- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- 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-SUSSEX-SURRY- JAMES CITY-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 340 AM EDT WED JUN 27 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST 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 TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF AROUND 100 DEGREES EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON FRIDAY...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY RAINFALL...POSSIBLE HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ630>633-650-652-654-656-658-280745- 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- 340 AM EDT WED JUN 27 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND CURRITUCK SOUND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS ON FRIDAY...SLOWING AS IT MOVES NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA BORDER. HEAVY RAINFALL...HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ087-092-093-095>098-280745- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK- BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-GREENSVILLE- SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE- VIRGINIA BEACH- 340 AM EDT WED JUN 27 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF AROUND 100 DEGREES EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT SLOW AS IT MOVES TOWARDS THE BORDER OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. HEAVY RAINFALL...HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS. FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN OVER THE TIDEWATER REGION AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA DUE TO THE SLOW NATURE OF THE FRONT AND INDIVIDUAL STORMS MOVING OVER THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MCNATT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 443 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2007 VAZ048-049-060>062-067>069-272200- FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-NOTTOWAY- AMELIA-POWHATAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND...CREWE 443 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEASTERN PIEDMONT... AT 430 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS INDICATING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE VIRGINIA PIEDMONT. THESE STORMS WILL DRIFT SLOWLY TO THE EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH OVER THE NEXT HOUR AS THEY CONTINUE TO DEVELOP. EXPECT LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING....AND WINDS TO 40 MPH. SMALL HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STRONGEST STORMS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. 05
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 518 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2007 VAZ075-076-272215- RICHMOND VA-WESTMORELAND VA- 518 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO VIRGINIA NORTHERN NECK... AT 518 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER MONTROSS...MOVING SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR MONTROSS...AND...LERTY AT 525 PM EDT...WESTMORELAND STATE PARK AT 530 PM EDT...TEMPLEMAN AT 535 PM EDT...STRATFORD HALL AT 540 PM EDT...CURRIOMAN LANDING...AND...MOUNT HOLLY AT 605 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THESE STORMS. 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 STORMS HAVE PASSED. 05
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 534 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2007 NCZ012-013-030-VAZ065-066-070-079>081-087>089-092-093-272230- BERTIE NC-BRUNSWICK VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-DINWIDDIE VA-GREENSVILLE VA-HERTFORD NC-ISLE OF WIGHT VA-LUNENBURG VA-MECKLENBURG VA-NORTHAMPTON NC-PRINCE GEORGE VA-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA- 534 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE MOVING THROUGH SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA... AT 534 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 9 MILES WEST OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS TO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RICH SQUARE...MOVING EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... RICH SQUARE AROUND 610 PM EDT... PETERSBURG AROUND 630 PM EDT... OTHER SCATTERED STORMS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA FROM SOUTH HILL TO EMPORIA TO WAKEFIELD THROUGH 630 PM. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THESE STORMS. 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 STORMS HAVE PASSED. BROWN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 559 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2007 VAZ063-064-070>074-083-272300- CAROLINE VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-ESSEX VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM VA-NEW KENT VA- 559 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO RICHMOND METRO AREA AND VICINITY... AT 559 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER DOWNTOWN RICHMOND...MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR BENSLEY AT 605 PM EDT...DOWNTOWN RICHMOND AT 620 PM EDT...RICHMOND HEIGHTS AT 630 PM EDT...MONTROSE AT 650 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. OTHER SCATTERED STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH 7 PM. EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THESE STORMS. 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 STORMS HAVE PASSED. 05
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
607 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0607 PM HAIL 1 S CHESTER 37.34N 77.44W
06/27/2007 E0.75 INCH CHESTERFIELD VA PUBLIC
PENNY HAIL REPORTED ON SOUTH SIDE CITY OF CHESTER.
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MONTEFUSCOPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
609 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0607 PM HAIL CHESTER 37.35N 77.44W
06/27/2007 E0.75 INCH CHESTERFIELD VA NWS EMPLOYEE
0609 PM HAIL CHESTER 37.35N 77.44W
06/27/2007 E0.88 INCH CHESTERFIELD VA TRAINED SPOTTER
WIND GUST TO 50 MPH ALSO OBSERVED AT CORNER OF STATE HWY
10 AND OLD CENTRALIA RD.
&&
MONTEFUSCOThe Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 56 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:08 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Nickel size hail fell at State Highway 10 and Old Centralia Road. Wind gust to 50 MPH was also observed.
Numerous trees were blown down in downtown Richmond.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down off of State Route 60 just south of Richmond International Airport.
Numerous trees were blown down along State Route 360.
Large trees were downed along Sabin Hill Road.
Numerous trees were blown down.
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, June 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: 42429, 42430, 42431, 42433, 42434, 42436.