Scattered severe thunderstorms associated with a weak trough produced damaging winds across portions of central 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 associated with a weak trough produced damaging winds across portions of 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 Jul 20, 6:33 PM EST, 22 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 733 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ANCHORED OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST THROUGH FRIDAY...AS A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTS DISSIPATE TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE INTO THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/... RADAR CURRENTLY SHOWS A BROKEN LINE OF SHRA/TSRA BISECTING OUR CWA FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THIS EVENING. SO FAR...THIS ACTIVITY REMAINS SUB-SEVERE WITH MAX WIND SPEEDS BEING REPORTED IN THE 40-45MPH RANGE. SVR WATCH 502 FOR OUR WESTERN COUNTIES WAS CANCELLED AS OF 7PM EDT. THIS ACTIVITY WILL SLOWLY PUSH EASTWARD THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...AIDED BY THE PASSAGE OF A WEAK SHORTWAVE...AND THUS HAVE INCREASED POPS TO ACCOUNTY FOR THIS ACTIVITY THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF TONIGHT. OVERNIGHT...ACTIVITY WILL DISSIPATE AFTER MIDNIGHT BUT WILL MAINTAIN ISOLATED POPS ALONG THE COAST. LOWS VERY WARM/GNLY IN THE LWR-MID 70S (EVEN SOME UPR 70S SE VA/NE NC). && .SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY/... MID LVL TROF OVER SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA WILL PUSH E/SE OVER THE GRT LKS AND INTO THE NORTHEAST/MID ATL RGN ON WED. HIGHS AGAIN WILL BE IN THE MID/UPR 90S (WARMEST OVER THE SE CWA WITH LESS CLOUD COVER). HEAT INDICES AGAIN CLOSE TO 105 BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A HEAT ADSY AT THIS PT. WILL HAVE SCTD TSTMS DURING THE AFTN AS SOMEWHAT DEEPER MSTR ADVECTS IN FROM THE NW ASSOCIATED W/ SFC COLD FRONT. STILL...SOME POTENTIAL FOR PRECIP COVERAGE TO SPLIT AS ENRGY TRACKS E OF THE MTNS DUE TO DOWNSLOPE WSW FLOW IN LOW LVLS. WILL CARRY 30-50% POPS OVER MOST OF THE CWA...MAINLY IN THE AFTN/ERLY EVENG INLAND...AND EVENG TWDS THE COAST. THU/FRI...FRONT STALLS/DISSIPATES OVER SRN VA/NC THU...BRINGING DRIER AIR INTO AT LEAST NRN AND CNTRL SECTIONS THU. ALTHOUGH ITS PASSAGE WILL MAKE FOR LOWER HUMIDITY VALUES ON THU...THE HEAT WILL CONTINUE WITH HIGHS INTO MID-UPR 90S INLAND...LWR 90S AT THE COAST. (HEAT INDEX NUMBERS CRNTLY LOOK TO HOLD AT ARND 100 OR LESS). FRI BRINGS RETURN SW FLOW AND INCRSG RH VALUES. LOW LVL THICKNESSES OFF MODEL CONSENSUS SUGGEST HIGHS ARND 100 OVER INTERIOR VA AND MID-UPR 90S ELSEWHERE. (HEAT ADVSY WOULD BE A POSSIBILITY). && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... REMAINING VRY HOT THRU AT LEAST SAT...POSSIBLY INTO SUN...WHEN BETTER CHCS FOR SCTD SHRAS/TSRAS WILL BE AS COLD FRNT PUSHES INTO THE AREA. HI PRES RDG SFC AND ALOFT WILL REMAIN ALNG AND OFF THE MID ATLC AND SE CST FRI NGT INTO SUN. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE VRY HOT TEMPS AND HI HUMIDITY LVLS INTO THE REGION...WITH ISLTD MAINLY AFTN AND EVENG SHRAS AND TSRAS. THE COLD FRNT WILL PUSH DWN THRU THE AREA SUN AFTN THRU MON. AS A RESULT...WILL HAVE SML CHC POPS (30) FOR SHRAS/TSRAS ALL LOCATIONS ON SUN...AND ERN/SERN CNTIES SUN NGT. SLGT CHC POPS FOR EXTRM SRN VA AND NE NC ON MON...AS FRNT WILL SLOWLY PUSH FARTHER S OF THIS AREA BY LATE MON/MON NGT. GOING DRY ON TUE...AS HI PRES WILL BE OVR THE REGION OR JUST OFFSHR. NOT AS HOT...ESPLY MON AND TUE...AS SFC FLO WILL BE MORE FM THE NW THRU NE. MAX TEMPS WILL BE IN THE UPR 90S TO LWR 100S SAT...IN THE LWR TO MID 90S SUN...AND IN THE UPR 80S TO MID 90S MON AND TUE. MIN TEMPS WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPR 70S SAT AND SUN MORNGS...IN THE LWR TO MID 70S MON MORNG...AND IN THE UPR 60S TO MID 70S TUE MORNG. && .AVIATION /23Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... THE ISSUE FOR TUE AFTN WILL BE CONVECTION. AT 18Z...WIDELY SCT SHOWERS WERE OCCURRING OVER PARTS OF SCTRL VA AND A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE IS IN EFFECT ACRS ALL OF THE TAF SITES. EXPECT RIC AND ECG MAY HAVE TSTMS AT ALMOST ANYTIME WHILE SBY WILL HAVE THEIR BEST CHANCE DURG THE EVNG. LEFT CB REMARKS OUT OF PHF AND ORF FOR NOW BUT TSTMS ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION FOR LATE AFTN. SEA OR BAY BREEZE WILL AFFECT THE WINDS AT PHF AND ORF DURING THE AFTN. OTHERWISE EXPECT BREEZY W/SW WINDS THIS AFTN...DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET. THE OVERNIGHT SHOULD BE FAIRLY UNEVENTFUL BUT INCLUDED MVFR HAZE AT SBY. SKIES SHOULD BE MOSTLY CLEAR WED THROUGH 18Z BUT MORE CONVECTION WILL BE PSBL AFT 18Z. MAINLY VFR CONDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. EARLY MRNG FOG SHOULD BE MINIMAL AND AFTN TSTMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY ISOLATED. && .MARINE... NO HEADLINES IN THE SHRT TERM FOR TNGT THRU THU. SW WNDS GENERALLY 10 TO 15 KT WILL CONTINUE TNGT THRU WED...AS BERMUDA HI PRES CONTINUES TO DOMINATE OUR WX. A COLD FRNT WILL DROP THRU WED NGT INTO THU MORNG...WITH WNDS SHIFTING TO THE NW THEN N. NE WNDS THU AFTN WILL THEN SHIFT BACK TO SSW BY FRI MORNG...WITH SW WNDS PREDOMINATE AGAIN FOR THE REMAINDER OF FRI INTO SUN AS BERMUDA HI PRES DOMINATES AGAIN. EXPECTING WNDS...WAVES AND SEAS TO REMAIN BELOW SCA CRITERIA THRU THE PERIOD...WITH WAVES 1 TO 3 FT AND SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. && .CLIMATE... ANOTHER PERIOD OF HOT WX THROUGH THE WEEKEND...RECORD HIGHS ARE INCLUDED BELOW. THU 7/22 RIC 103/1952 ORF 100/1952 SBY 104/1930 ECG 103/1952 FRI 7/23 RIC 103/1952 ORF 103/1952 SBY 100/1952 ECG 105/1952 SAT 7/24 RIC 99/1995 ORF 99/1995 SBY 96/1995 ECG 97/1952 SUN 7/25 RIC 99/1987 ORF 96/1987 SBY 98/1930 ECG 100/1949 MON 7/26 RIC 100/1940 ORF 100/1940 SBY 98/1930 ECG 99/1949 && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. NC...NONE. VA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...LKB NEAR TERM...LKB/JDM SHORT TERM...LKB/CCW LONG TERM...TMG AVIATION...LSA MARINE...TMG CLIMATE...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 740 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-212345- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK- BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-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-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH- SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 740 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF 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. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR IN ANY THUNDERSTORM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ANY STORM. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES ALONG WITH MODERATE HUMIDITY LEVELS...WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ630>633-650-652-654-656-658-212345- 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 TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT TO 20 NM- 740 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND CURRITUCK SOUND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR IN ANY STORM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ANY STORM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
606 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010
VAZ049-060>063-068>072-202300-
AMELIA VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-CUMBERLAND VA-GOOCHLAND VA-HANOVER
VA-HENRICO VA-KING WILLIAM VA-LOUISA VA-POWHATAN VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA-
606 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE
RICHMOND METRO AREA...
AT 604 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 6 MILES WEST OF GUM SPRING TO 12 MILES WEST
OF JETERSVILLE...OR FROM HADENSVILLE TO FARMVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...GUM SPRING AROUND 610
PM EDT...MAIDENS AROUND 615 PM EDT...DABNEYS AROUND 620 PM EDT...
VONTAY AROUND 625 PM EDT...WINTERHAM AROUND 630 PM EDT...AND
GOODALL AROUND 635 PM EDT.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
ARE POSSIBLE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. 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.
LAT...LON 3756 7812 3781 7802 3779 7740 3778 7740
3779 7738 3779 7719 3749 7725 3726 7759
3728 7764 3726 7766 3730 7837
WRSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
628 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010
VAZ049-063-064-202300-
CAROLINE VA-HANOVER VA-LOUISA VA-
628 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING THROUGH LOUISA COUNTY...
AT 628 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM FROM 20 MILES NORTH OF MINERAL TO 8 MILES WEST OF
MONTPELIER...OR FROM 13 MILES SOUTH OF CULPEPER TO 9 MILES EAST OF
HADENSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
NEAR BUMPASS AROUND 640 PM EDT...MONTPELIER AROUND 645 PM EDT...AND
LADYSMITH AROUND 715 PM EDT.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
ARE POSSIBLE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. 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.
LAT...LON 3812 7788 3811 7785 3805 7775 3803 7774
3800 7766 3810 7754 3810 7753 3774 7745
3778 7791 3812 7794
GINGRICHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
636 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010
VAZ079>081-087>089-092-202330-
BRUNSWICK VA-DINWIDDIE VA-GREENSVILLE VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-SOUTHAMPTON
VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA-
636 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS BRUNSWICK...DINWIDDIE AND
PRINCE GEORGE COUNTIES...
AT 635 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 5 MILES NORTH OF WAVERLY TO 6 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF ALBERTA...OR FROM 5 MILES NORTH OF WAVERLY TO 6 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LAWRENCEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... LAWRENCEVILLE AROUND 645 PM EDT...
CARSON AROUND 655 PM EDT...DISPUTANTA AROUND 700 PM EDT...STONY
CREEK AROUND 710 PM EDT...AND JARRATT AROUND 730 PM EDT.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. 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 AFTER THE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
LAT...LON 3688 7787 3708 7763 3717 7739 3716 7691
3705 7672 3700 7689 3681 7716 3673 7744
3677 7803 3679 7803
WRSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
700 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010
VAZ063-064-072>075-210000-
CAROLINE VA-ESSEX VA-HANOVER VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM
VA-WESTMORELAND VA-
700 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
AT 700 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF LADYSMITH TO KINGS
DOMINION...OR FROM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF MILFORD TO ASHLAND...MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
NANCY WRIGHTS CORNER AROUND 705 PM EDT...
BURRUSS CORNER AROUND 710 PM EDT...
PENOLA AROUND 715 PM EDT...
WOODFORD AROUND 720 PM EDT...
CORBIN AROUND 725 PM EDT...
MANGOHICK AROUND 730 PM EDT...
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...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.
LAT...LON 3827 7699 3780 7699 3781 7763 3802 7764
3825 7737 3824 7729 3825 7723 3824 7722
3822 7725 3821 7724 3815 7712 3816 7709
3818 7707 3826 7706
GINGRICHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
732 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010
VAZ063-064-070>078-082>085-090-210045-
CAROLINE VA-CHARLES CITY VA-CHESTERFIELD VA-ESSEX VA-GLOUCESTER
VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA-JAMES CITY VA-KING AND QUEEN VA-KING WILLIAM
VA-LANCASTER VA-MIDDLESEX VA-NEW KENT VA-NORTHUMBERLAND VA-RICHMOND
VA-WESTMORELAND VA-
732 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
AT 730 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM PORT ROYAL TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOTTOMS
BRIDGE...OR FROM 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF BOWLING GREEN TO 7 MILES NORTH
OF BERMUDA HUNDRED...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE NEAR...
SUPPLY AROUND 735 PM EDT...
WAYSIDE AROUND 740 PM EDT...
BARNETTS AROUND 745 PM EDT...
ROXBURY AROUND 750 PM EDT...
TALLEYSVILLE AROUND 755 PM EDT...
OAK GROVE AROUND 800 PM EDT...
WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. 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.
LAT...LON 3827 7697 3818 7686 3816 7660 3802 7648
3783 7643 3765 7652 3775 7658 3788 7677
3762 7652 3738 7664 3742 7669 3738 7667
3736 7742 3783 7720 3824 7732 3825 7723
3821 7724 3815 7712 3828 7703
GINGRICHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
737 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010
VAZ081-082-088>094-096-210045-
CHARLES CITY VA-ISLE OF WIGHT VA-JAMES CITY VA-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON
VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SUFFOLK VA-SURRY VA-SUSSEX VA-YORK
VA-
737 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...
AT 736 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM BURROWSVILLE TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF
HOMEVILLE...OR FROM 6 MILES WEST OF CLAREMONT TO 12 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF WAVERLY...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
NEAR...
BRANDON AROUND 745 PM EDT...
WAKEFIELD AROUND 750 PM EDT...
RUSTIC AROUND 755 PM EDT...
VICKSVILLE AROUND 800 PM EDT...
SURRY AROUND 805 PM EDT...
DELK CROSSROADS AROUND 810 PM EDT...
WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. 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.
LAT...LON 3680 7736 3705 7711 3733 7721 3733 7662
3723 7648 3724 7641 3705 7634 3697 7643
3711 7662 3722 7665 3719 7675 3725 7687
3723 7693 3721 7679 3716 7673 3720 7668
3705 7666 3697 7648 3692 7648 3680 7660
GINGRICHThe Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:55 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Few trees were downed across western portions of the county.
Several trees were downed across western portions of the county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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