Isolated severe thunderstorm produced damaging winds across portions of northeast North Carolina.
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Isolated severe thunderstorm produced damaging winds across portions of northeast North Carolina.
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 4, 6:41 PM EST, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 741 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2008 .SYNOPSIS... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLED JUST NORTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT...WILL GRADUALLY PUSH ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE DISSIPATING EARLY TUESDAY. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/... MODERATE INSTABILITY COMBINED WITH A WEAK TROF/SHRTWV ENERGY HAS PRODUCED SCTD SHRAS AND TSRAS ACRS THE NW HALF OF OUR FA SO FAR. A LINE OF SHRAS AND TSTMS IS NOW GRADUALLY MOVING OFF TO THE EAST TOWARDS NE AND SE SECTIONS OF OUR AREA. HAVE HAD SEVERAL REPORTS OF SEVERE HAIL AND WIND DAMAGE ACROSS OUR NRN COUNTIES EARLIER THIS EVENING...AND EXPECT THIS THREAT TO CONTINUE AS THE NRN PORTION OF THE LINE MOVES TOWARDS THE ERN SHORE. LATEST RADAR IMAGERY SHOWING MULTIPLE OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES ACRS THE TIDEWATER AND NE NC...AND COULD SEE ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY FIRE UP AHEAD OF THE MAIN LINE AS THESE BOUNDARIES INTERSECT. ACTIVITY SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM W TO E THRU MIDNIGHT AS THE TROF AXIS SHIFTS TOWARDS THE COAST...AND WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. MIN TEMPS IN THE UPR 60S TO LWR 70S. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY/... UPR TROF DEVELOPS TO THE W OVR THE OH VLLY FOR SAT INTO MON...HELPING TO GRADUALLY PUSH THE FRNTL BNDRY INTO AND ACRS THE AREA. THIS WILL RESULT IN DEEPER MOIST/ENHANCED LIFT OVR THE ENTIRE REGION THRU THE PERIOD. THIS IN TURN...SHUD IMPROVE OUR CHCS FOR SCTD SHRAS AND TSRAS PRODUCING MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL FOR THE AREA. MAX TEMPS WILL RANGE THRU THE 80S TO NR 90 SAT THRU MON...WITH MIN TEMPS IN THE MID 60S TO LWR 70S. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... THE FRONT LINGERS NEAR THE COAST MON NIGHT AND EVENTUALLY WASHES OUT OVER SRN COUNTIES BY EARLY TUE. KEPT SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ACRS ALL ZONES EARLY MON NIGHT...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OVER COASTAL LOCATIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT MON WHERE THE TAIL END REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL BE. MILD TEMPS WITH LOWS IN THE UPR 60S/LWR 70S. A WEAK TROF THEN MOVES OFF THE APPALACHIANS DURING THE DAY TUE. RETURN/SW FLOW AROUND BERMUDA HIGH PRES OFFSHORE WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE (ESPECIALLY ACRS SRN SECTIONS)...AS WELL AS WARMER TEMPS (HIGHS IN THE LWR 90S). HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHRAS/TSTMS TUE AFTN/EVNG DURING PEAK HEATING. EXTENDED MODELS MOVE ANOTHER FRONT THRU THE REGION ON WED. PLENTY OF AVAILABLE MOISTURE WILL BE IN PLACE WITH SW FLOW STRENGTHENING AHEAD OF FRONT/AROUND THE HIGH OFFSHORE. INCLUDED CHANCE POPS ALL AREAS WED AS FRONT APPROACHES. HIGH TEMPS A BIT COOLER ON WED WITH ADDITIONAL CLOUD COVER IN PLACE...GENERALLY NEAR 90. CHANCE OF PRECIP CONTINUES ACRS SRN SECTIONS THRU THUR AS THE FRONT STALLS OUT AND DISSIPATES AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST. HIGHS SIMILAR ON THUR WITH BOUNDARY LINGERING...NEAR 90. SLIGHT CHANCE PRECIP FOR NEXT FRI WITH TYPICAL SUMMERTIME CONVECTION POSSIBLE...WITH WARM AND MOIST CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEKEND. && .AVIATION /00Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... GENERALLY VFR OVER THE TERMINALS TODAY. SMOKE PLUME MOSTLY BLOWING OUT OVER THE LOWER CHES BAY WITH SW WINDS. SATELLITE SHOWS INCREASE IN CU OVER NE NC AND CENTRL VA WHERE FIRST CONVECTION LIKELY TO FIRE FOR OUR CWA. SCATTERED SHOWERS/TSTMS THRU THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SLOWLY ADVANCING FRONT TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN ISOLD-SCT CONVECTION WITH REDUCED CIGS/VSBYS AS A RESULT. BEST CHANCE FOR IFR CONDITIONS (MAINLY WITH REDUCED VSYBS IN HEAVY SHOWERS) WILL BE FROM KSBY-KRIC AND POINTS W. VCNTY OF FRONT WILL PSBLY KEEP CHC OF PRECIP OVER THE AREA LATE INTO NIGHT AND EARLY AM. ELONGATED WARM CONVEYOR BELT WITH A SUBTROPICAL CONNECTION FROM THE WRN GULF WILL MAINTAIN A FAIRLY MOIST COLUMN OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY...BEFORE A MID LVL SHORTWAVE AND SUBSEQUENT WRLY FLOW FINALLY PUSHES THE SFC FRONT OFF THE COAST. THIS WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED SHOWERS/TSTMS CHANCES AND PERIODIC MVFR AND IFR CONDITIONS SAT THROUGH MON. && .MARINE... SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED DURING THE DAY AS THE PRES GRADIENT HAS WEAKENED...WITH LATEST OBS RUNNING BETWEEN 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS ARE GENERALLY ONSHORE WITH A WEAK SEABREEZE DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED HEAVY SHRAS/TSTMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THRU THE EVENING ACRS THE BAY/SND/CSTL ZONES...WITH BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST SHRAS/TSTMS. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF SMOKE (FROM THE WILDFIRE NEAR SUFFOLK VA) WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM ACRS THE SRN CSTL ZONES REDUCING VISIBILITIES. WIND PATTERN WILL REMAIN DIURNALLY DRIVEN...OFFSHORE WINDS LATER THIS EVENING/TONIGHT...THEN ONSHORE AGAIN TOMORROW AFTN WITH SEABREEZE DEVELOPING YET AGAIN. A COLD FRONT MOVES CLOSER THIS WEEKEND WHICH WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE THE PRES GRADIENT. COULD HAVE BRIEF SCA CONDITIONS SUN NIGHT/EARLY MON WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW STRENGTHENING AS THE FRONT/BOUNDARY STALLS OUT NEAR THE COASTAL WATERS. MEANWHILE...HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN ANCHORED NEAR BERMUDA THRU NEXT WEEK...WITH ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHING THE COAST BY LATE WED. THE NEXT FRONT THEN WASHES OUT OVER THE SRN COASTAL WATERS THUR THRU FRI. && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. NC...NONE. VA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...JRL/TMG NEAR TERM...JRL/TMG SHORT TERM...TMG LONG TERM...JRL AVIATION...JEF MARINE...JRL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 407 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2008 ANZ630>633-650-652-654-656-658-MDZ021>025-NCZ012>014-030>032-VAZ048- 049-060>094-096-099-100-052015- 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-DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-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-SUFFOLK-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 407 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2008 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...COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS 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...TONIGHT... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ015>017-102-VAZ095-097-098-052015- PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 407 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. ALSO...AREAS OF SMOKE WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CREATE POOR AIR QUALITY AT TIMES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. BAJ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 744 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2008 MDZ023-024-VAZ099-050100- ACCOMACK VA-INLAND WORCESTER MD-SOMERSET MD- 744 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE BAY INTO THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA... AT 744 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CRISFIELD...OR ABOUT 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF EXMORE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 24 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR SAXIS AT 825 PM EDT...BLOXOM AT 830 PM EDT...SANFORD AT 835 PM EDT...HALLWOOD AT 840 PM EDT... TEMPERANCEVILLE AT 845 PM EDT...OAK HALL AT 850 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...SMALL HAIL...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. 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. MCNATT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 810 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2008 MDZ021>023-050100- DORCHESTER MD-SOMERSET MD-WICOMICO MD- 810 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE... AT 810 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 14 MILES WEST OF FRUITLAND...OR ABOUT 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF PRINCESS ANNE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 28 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR ROYAL OAK...AND...GREEN HILL AT 815 PM EDT...TRINITY AT 820 PM EDT...CATCHPENNY AT 825 PM EDT...HEBRON AT 835 PM EDT...SALISBURY AT 840 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...SMALL HAIL...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. 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. MCNATT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 819 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2008 VAZ068-070-071-080>083-088>094-096-050130- AMELIA VA-CHARLES CITY VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-DINWIDDIE VA-HENRICO VA-ISLE OF WIGHT VA-JAMES CITY VA-NEW KENT VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SUFFOLK VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA-YORK VA- 819 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHSIDE AND EASTERN VIRGINIA... AT 819 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF HEAVIER SHOWERS AND SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM CHESTER TO WAKEFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 23 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR HOPEWELL AROUND 825 PM EDT... WAKEFIELD AROUND 830 PM EDT... CLAREMONT AROUND 845 PM EDT... SURRY AROUND 855 PM EDT... CHARLES CITY AROUND 910 PM EDT... 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
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
838 PM EDT FRI JUL 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0810 PM TSTM WND DMG CAMBRIDGE 38.56N 76.08W
07/04/2008 DORCHESTER MD LAW ENFORCEMENT
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ACROSS THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE.
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JMCNATTSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 852 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2008 VAZ099-100-050145- ACCOMACK VA-NORTHAMPTON VA- 852 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA... AT 852 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EXMORE...OR ABOUT OVER CAPE CHARLES...MOVING EAST AT 23 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR CHERITON AT 900 PM EDT...SIMPKINS...AND...EASTVILLE AT 905 PM EDT...MACHIPONGO AT 915 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. 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. MCNATT
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
910 PM EDT FRI JUL 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 PM TSTM WND DMG QUINTON 37.53N 77.12W
07/04/2008 NEW KENT VA TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWNED ALONG VA-249 HIGHWAY...
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05The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:27 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Tree was downed just southwest of Conway.
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