Scattered severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds and large hail across portions of central and eastern Virginia.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS AKQ wrote it up.
Scattered severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds and large hail across portions of central and eastern 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, 1:31 PM EST, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 231 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST THROUGH SATURDAY. HOT TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND ON SATURDAY. A BETTER CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAIN COMES SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... GENERALLY LOOKING AT A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SVR WX WATCH OUT TILL 8PM BUT GENERALLY FOR ISOLD SVR WX WITH THE BEST FORCING AND LIFT OVER FAR NRN THIRD OF THE CWA. NOT MUCH CU DVLPMNT SO FAR THIS AFTN AS AS A STRONG CAP/CIN IS IN PLACE. IF CAP IS ALLOWED TO BREAK LOOK FOR ACTIVITY TO DVLP QUICKLY WITH LARGE HAIL AND THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS. ANOTHER CONCERN IS THE SMOKE PLUME THAT CONTINUES FROM THE FIRE OVER THE DISMAL SWAMP. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE SW TO THE MORE OF A SRLY DIRECTION PER LATEST HYSPLIT RUN AND VSBY SAT LOOP. THE PLUME OF SMOKE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE CITIES OF CHESAPEAKE AND VIRGINIA BEACH THI AFTN. LOOK FOR THE SMOKE TO MOVE INTO THE CITIES OF NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH LATER THIS AFTN-EVE AND CONTINUE TO HAMPER THE RGN INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS WILL LIKELY EFFECT THE EVENING COMMUTE OVER THE TIDEWATER RGN WITH VISIBILITIES RANGING GENERALLY FROM 1 TO 3 MILES WITH SOME AREAS FALLING TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. WILL CONTINUE WITH MENTION OF AREAS OF SMOKE OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL SPILL FURTHER NORTH INTO THE EASTERN SHORE. VISIBILITIES WILL MAINLY BE NEAR 5 MI OR GREATER FURTHER NORTH...BUT STILL LOWER RESTRICTIONS AVGG 1-3 MI OVER THE TIDEWATER AREA. && .SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... SWLY LLVL FLO CONTS TNGT THROUGH SAT...W/ SUBSTANTIAL TRIGGER FOR CNVTN DIFFICULT TO FIND. KPG POPS THROUGH SAT MRNG ARND 20% MOST PLCS...NUDGING POPS UP TO 30% SAT AFTN/NGT DUE TO HIER LLVL MSTR/AVBL INSTABILITY (BUT DOESNT APR ANYTHING TOO ORGANIZED). HIER CHCS XPCTD 2ND PART OF THE WKND AS COOLING ALOFT MVS OVR THE MTNS AND SFC CDFNT APPROACHES FM THE W. POPS SUN/SUN NGT AT 50%. SMOKE PLUME FROM THE DISMAL SWAMP WILL CONTINUE TO BE A FACTOR OVER THE WKND AND INTO EARLY NEXT OVER THE TIDEWATER RGN. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... THE LATEST (12Z) OPERATIONAL GFS RUN AND ENSEMBLE MEAN HAVE TRENDED TOWARD THE MORE PROGRESSIVE ECMWF...IN TERMS OF THE EWRD PROGRESSION OF THE NRN STREAM SHORTWAVE AND ASSCD COLD FRONT ON TUE. UPPER TROUGH IS FAIRLY HEALTHY (AMPLIFIED) FOR EARLY JULY... THUS AS IS THE LLVL TEMP GRADIENT BEHIND THE FRONT. BEHIND THE FRONT...EXPECT A COUPLE OF DAYS OF A NOTICABLY DRIER AIRMASS WITH MORE SEASONABLE TEMPS (MAINLY MID 80S TUE...85-90 WED). HEAT/HUMIDITY THEN RETURNS THU-FRI AS THE LLVL RIDGE AXIS MOVES OFFSHORE. OUTSIDE OF ISOLATED TSTM CHANCES DURING PEAK HEATING HOURS... THE NEXT BEST CHANCE FOR MORE ORGANIZED SHOWERS/TSMS WILL BE AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT NEXT FRI OR SAT. && .AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... LWR DEWPOINTS AND HIGHER TEMPS COMPARED TO THIS TIME YESTERDAY HAVE LESSENED THE EARLY MORNING FOG FORMATION. MAIN AVN CONCERN REMAINS THE SMOKE IN SE VA AND NE NC ORIGINATING FROM THE SOUTH ONE WILDFIRE IN SUFFOLK. VSBYS SHOULD REMAIN VFR AT THE SFC AS SMOKE PLUME IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ELEVATED MUCH LIKE THUR. WIND PATTERN WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...GENERALLY SW EXCEPT RIGHT ALONG THE COAST WHERE WEAK SEABREEZE FORMATION OCCURS LATER THIS AFTN. SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTN CONVECTION LATER TODAY COULD REDUCE VSBYS WHERE HEAVIEST SHRAS/TSTMS DEVELOP. CHANCE OF PRECIP 20% AT BEST SO WILL NOT INCLUDE IN TAFS AT THIS TIME. STILL EXPECT HIGH PRES TO CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE REGION THRU SAT...LIMITING CHANCES OF PRECIP AND KEEPING VFR CONDS DOMINANT. NEXT CHANCE OF WIDESPREAD REDUCTIONS OF AVN CONDS COME SAT NIGHT THRU SUN NIGHT AHEAD OF COLD FROPA. HIGH PRES AND VFR CONDS RETURN FOR MON THRU TUE OF NEXT WEEK. && .MARINE... HIGH PRES REMAINS ANCHORED OFF THE SE COAST THRU THE WEEKEND. MAINLY SW/S WINDS THRU THE WEEKEND WITH A RETURN FLOW AROUND THE HIGH. AN AREA OF LOW PRES AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THRU THE REGION SUN THRU EARLY MON. PRES GRADIENT TIGHTENS BETWEEN THE AREAS OF LOW AND HIGH PRES...WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO APPROACH SCA SAT NIGHT THRU SUN NIGHT (WINDS AOA 25 KT OVER COASTAL WATERS AND AOA 20 KT OVER BAY/SND) AS THE FRONT MOVES CLOSER. WITH INCREASING WINDS...LOCALLY GENERATED (SHORT PERIOD SEAS) WILL ALSO BUILD TO 4 TO 5 FT ACRS THE ATLANTIC H20S. THIS EPISODE IS STILL BEYOND THE 3RD FORECAST PERIOD...SO WILL HOLD OFF ON RAISING SCA FLAGS FOR NOW UNTIL WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT. THE COLD FRONT PUSHES OFFSHORE BY MON BUT MAY STALL OUT ACRS OR JUST TO THE S OF THE SRN WATERS. THE FRONT WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE S OF THE AREA WITH HIGH PRES RETURNING BY THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK. && .CLIMATE... LOOKS LIKE A HOT FINISH FOR JUNE (WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN HOT). THROUGH THE 25TH...RIC AVG TEMP IS 78.2 F...AND ORF IS ALSO 78.2F. BASED ON CURRENT FCST FOR NEXT 5 DAYS...APPEARS AS IF 2008 WILL RANK AS EITHER 2ND OR 3RD WARMEST ALL TIME FOR RICHMOND AND 3RD OR 4TH WARMEST ALL TIME AT NORFOLK. 5 HOTTEST JUNES (AVG TEMPERATURE) RANK........RICHMOND...........NORFOLK......... 1........79.2 F (1943)......80.1 F (1943) 2........78.8 F (1895)......79.5 F (1994) 3........78.4 F (1892)......78.8 F (1934) 4......**78.2 F (2008)**....78.5 F (1952) 5........78.1 F (1890)......78.48F (1989) OTHER NOTABLE POSSIBILITIES... .RICHMOND... ***AVG HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WILL LIKELY BE HIGHEST ALL TIME (90.0 F IN 1984 IS CURRENTLY THE HIGHEST). ***IF THE NEXT 4 DAYS (27TH-30TH) ALL HIT 90F (OR HIGHER)...THEN THERE WILL BE 20 DAYS OF 90+ THIS JUNE (WHICH WOULD TIE 1943 FOR THE MOST). .NORFOLK... ***AVG HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR MONTH HAS A CHANCE TO BE HIGHEST ALL TIME (88.8 F IN 1943 IS CURRENTLY THE HIGHEST). && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. NC...NONE. VA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...CCW NEAR TERM...CCW SHORT TERM...ALB/CCW LONG TERM...BKH AVIATION...BAJ MARINE...BAJ CLIMATE...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 252 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 ANZ630-631-MDZ021>023-VAZ048-049-060>086-090-280000- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-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-JAMES CITY- 252 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 618 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA...THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST 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. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AS THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ANZ632-633-650-652-654-656-658-MDZ024-025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102- VAZ087>089-091>094-096-280000- 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-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD- GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS- OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON- ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-SUFFOLK- 252 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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...THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA AND THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HORUS. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES... WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MPH...AND SMALL HAIL. .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. VAZ095-097>100-280000- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 252 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA AND THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... AREAS OF SMOKE WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CREATE POOR AIR QUALITY AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HORUS. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES... WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MPH...AND SMALL HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... AREAS OF SMOKE WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CREATE POOR AIR QUALITY AT TIMES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HURLEY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 138 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 VAZ095-097-098-272345- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 138 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 ..SMOKE WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES FOR THE EVENING COMMUTE... VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 TO 3 MILES OVER PORTIONS OF THE CITIES OF CHESAPEAKE AND VIRGINIA BEACH THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SOME LOCATIONS MAY FALL TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN THE THICKEST SMOKE. TOWARDS EVENING...WINDS WILL SHIFT MORE OUT OF THE SOUTH ALLOWING FOR THE PLUME OF SMOKE TO MOVE BACK INTO THE CITIES OF NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH. THIS WILL LIKELY HAMPER THE COMMUTE HOME AS SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL SEE THE GREATEST REDUCTION IN VISIBILITIES (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS WILL BE DEEP CREEK...HERBERTS CORNER....GREENBRIER...KEMPSVILLE... BAYSIDE...CAPE HENRY...NORVIEW...DOWNTOWN NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY AILMENTS IN AREAS OF SMOKE AND HAZE SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS TODAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT AND DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AS VISIBILITIES WILL BE QUICKLY REDUCED IN AREAS OF SMOKE. AREAS OF SMOKE WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO SATURDAY. WAMSLEY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 155 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 VAZ048-049-060>062-271900- CUMBERLAND VA-FLUVANNA VA-GOOCHLAND VA-LOUISA VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA- 155 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO LOUISA TO PRINCE EDWARD COUNTIES... AT 155 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 24 MILES WEST OF PALMYRA TO 25 MILES WEST OF HAMPDEN SYDNEY...OR FROM 24 MILES WEST OF PALMYRA TO 6 MILES WEST OF RED HOUSE...MOVING EAST AT 24 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR FORK UNION AROUND 245 PM EDT... PALMYRA AROUND 250 PM EDT... FARMVILLE AROUND 255 PM EDT... CUMBERLAND AROUND 300 PM EDT... WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. JAB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 247 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 VAZ049-063-064-074-075-271945- CAROLINE VA-ESSEX VA-HANOVER VA-LOUISA VA-WESTMORELAND VA- 247 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH CAROLINE COUNTY... AT 246 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF BOWLING GREEN TO 16 MILES WEST OF MILFORD...OR FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF BOWLING GREEN TO 14 MILES EAST OF MINERAL...MOVING EAST AT 16 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... MILFORD AROUND 325 PM EDT... WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. EXPECT OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING 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. GINGRICH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 248 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 VAZ048-049-060>063-066>070-080-271945- AMELIA VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-CUMBERLAND VA-DINWIDDIE VA-FLUVANNA VA-GOOCHLAND VA-HANOVER VA-LOUISA VA-LUNENBURG VA-NOTTOWAY VA-POWHATAN VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA- 248 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 ...A DEVELOPING LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EASTWARD... AT 248 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF HADENSVILLE TO 10 MILES WEST OF CREWE...OR FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF PALMYRA TO 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAMPDEN SYDNEY...MOVING EAST AT 33 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... HADENSVILLE AROUND 300 PM EDT... CREWE AROUND 305 PM EDT... POWHATAN AROUND 310 PM EDT... BLACKSTONE AROUND 315 PM EDT... MOSELEY AROUND 330 PM EDT... MANNBORO AROUND 335 PM EDT... WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. WAMSLEY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 259 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 MDZ021-272000- DORCHESTER MD- 259 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 ...THUNDERSTORMS WERE APPROACHING DORCHESTER COUNTY... AT 259 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...WITH THE LEADING EDGE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF EASTON TO COLONIAL BEACH. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AROUND 20 MPH. AT THE CURRENT PACE...THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... HUDSON AROUND 355 PM EDT... LLOYDS AROUND 400 PM EDT... WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...SMALL HAIL...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. HURLEY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 332 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 VAZ062-063-068>072-080>083-088-089-272030- AMELIA VA-CHARLES CITY VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-DINWIDDIE VA-GOOCHLAND VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-KING WILLIAM VA-NEW KENT VA-POWHATAN VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA- 332 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 ...A LINE OF DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TO THE EAST... AT 332 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 9 MILES WEST OF ASHLAND TO 22 MILES WEST OF PETERSBURG...OR FROM 9 MILES WEST OF ASHLAND TO 8 MILES SOUTH OF MANNBORO...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR ASHLAND AROUND 340 PM EDT... HANOVER AROUND 345 PM EDT... RICHMOND HEIGHTS AROUND 350 PM EDT... STUDLEY AROUND 355 PM EDT... SANDSTON AROUND 400 PM EDT... WESTWOOD AROUND 405 PM EDT... WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. EXPECT BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING 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. WAMSLEY
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:41 UTC.
11 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Siding was blown off a house on Hancock Farm Lane. Trees were snapped. Cabana was blown off a deck and destroyed.
Numerous trees were downed.
Trees and powerlines were downed on Godwin Boulevard. Trees and powerlines were downed near Kings Highway and Sleepy Hole Road.
Tree was downed on a house and power lines were downed in the vicinity of Sleepy Hole Road and Kings Highway.
Large tree was downed.
Large trees were downed near Mayflower and Leonard Roads. Two block area was closed due to trees on roads.
Large trees were downed on Leonard Road. Fence was crushed by downed tree. One tree was down on a roof.
Numerous trees were downed blocking Highway 58/460 near Hampton Roads Executive Airport.
Penny size hail was reported in Portsmouth.
Numerous trees were downed on Highway 58 from Route 10/32 Exit to Route 642 Exit.
Four inch diameter limb was downed on a patio.
Large tree was downed at 1817 Aragona Boulevard.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, June 2008
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: 120254, 120256, 120287, 120275, 120291, 120268, 120272, 120297, 120263, 120300, 120280, 120282.