Scattered severe thunderstorms along a trough of low pressure produced damaging winds across portions of central and eastern Virginia.
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The episode as NWS AKQ wrote it up.
Scattered severe thunderstorms along a trough of low pressure produced damaging winds 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 Jul 18, 4:42 PM EST, 58 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
542 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE OHIO VALLEY AND NEW ENGLAND
TONIGHT...AND MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE FRONT IS THEN EXPECTED TO
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE CAROLINAS DURING THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/...
A FRONT DRAPED FROM NEW ENGLAND TO THE GREAT LAKES WILL SLOWLY
MOVE ESE TODAY AS A LOW OVER THE HUDSON BAY BEGINS TO PUSH INTO
SOUTHERN ONTARIO/QUEBEC. A TIGHT THETA-E GRADIENT IS SEEN ALONG
THIS BOUNDARY...HOWEVER SECONDARY THETA-E RIDGING AHEAD OF THE
FRONT WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT (PRIMARILY
NORTH OF A LOUISA-RICHMOND-MELFA LINE). MEANWHILE...THUNDERSTORMS
SOUTH OF THIS AREA HAVE DEVELOPED QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG A
LEE TROUGH BOUNDARY AND THEY EXTEND DOWN INTO NORTH CENTRAL NC
ATTM. STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO LINE UP ALONG THIS FEATURE THROUGH
THIS EVENING BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. WEAK STEERING FLOW
(AOB 15-20 KT) AND A HUMID AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN SLOW-MOVING
STORMS THAT WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THE
LEE TROUGH STORMS ARE DIURNALLY-DRIVEN AND SHOULD DISSIPATE A FEW
HOURS AFTER SUNSET. ANOTHER WARM NIGHT IS ON TAP WITH LOWS IN THE
MID-UPPER 70S.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THE FRONT GRADUALLY PUSHES INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENTUALLY STALLS OVER THE AREA BY FRIDAY. FAVORABLE
THETA-E RIDGING...INSTABILITY...AND AMPLE MOISTURE WILL SUPPORT MORE
WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
PERSISTENTLY LIGHT FLOW THROUGHOUT THE ATMOSPHERIC PROFILE
(AOB 30 KT) AND HIGH PWATS AROUND 2.50 INCHES WILL CONTINUE THE
THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND POSSIBLE PONDING
OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POTENTIAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.
TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON WHERE THE FRONT
IS LOCATED AND HOW MUCH SUNSHINE IS EXPERIENCED...ESPECIALLY IN
SOUTHEAST VA/NORTHEAST NC. PERSISTENT SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PROVIDE
LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AND HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE
IN THE MID 90S REGIONWIDE...INCLUDING THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THE
SUBTROPICAL AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW-MID
70S REGARDLESS OF AFTERNOON MIXING. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN HEAT
INDICES NEAR 100 DEGREES AND UP TO 109 DEGREES REGIONWIDE DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE
STILL ANTICIPATED TO OCCUR SOUTHEAST OF A WALLOPS-RICHMOND-
FARMVILLE LINE WHERE VALUES SHOULD RANGE FROM 105-109 DEGREES. A
HEAT ADVISORY FOR THIS REGION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THURSDAY
AFTERNOON/EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT THIS IN THE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK ATTM. LOW TEMPERATURES SHOULD STAY IN THE
LOW-MID 70S YET AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. SLOWER TIMING OF THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE AND CONTINUING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL KEEP HIGH TEMPS
SLIGHTLY WARMER ON FRIDAY THAN PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED. EXPECT
TEMPERATURE READINGS IN THE LOW 90S ACROSS SOUTHEAST VA/NORTHEAST
NC...AND IN THE UPPER 80S OVER THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE AND
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PIEDMONT.
SATURDAY...
THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED COLD FRONT BECOMES DRAPED OVER THE
CAROLINAS AND OUTER BANKS BY SATURDAY MORNING. EXPECT SHOWERS AND
STORMS TO LINGER NEAR THE VA/NC COAST IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
FOCUSED OVER FAR SOUTHEAST VA AND NORTHEAST NC DURING THE
AFTERNOON/EVENING. DRIER AIR MOVING IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT SHOULD
HAMPER STORM DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER
SEABREEZES COULD PROVIDE JUST ENOUGH LIFT WITHIN THE CUMULUS FIELD
FOR A FEW STORMS TO DEVELOP (ESPECIALLY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
AXIS SKIRTS ACROSS THE REGION...THUS PROVIDING ADDITIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENHANCED LIFT).
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
FNTL BNDRY TO RMN JUST S OF THE FA LATE IN THE WKND...BEFORE DSPTG
ERY NEXT WEEK. OTHERWISE...RGN TO RMN IN NW FLO ALOFT...WHICH MANY
TIMES BRINGS THE CONCERN FOR TSRAS MOVG FM THE LAKES/OH VALLEY SE
TWD/INTO THE MDATLC STATES. THAT IS POSSIBLE TUE/WED.
FOR SUN...WILL HAVE HIGHEST POPS (TO 40%) ACRS THE SRN PORTION OF VA
AND INTO NE NC...MNLY SLGT CHC ELSEWHERE. FOR MON THROUGH WED...WILL
HAVE TYPICAL DIURNAL POPS.
WITH ONSHR WNDS AND CONCERN OVR WIDESPREAD CLDNS ON SUN...HAVE
TRIMMED TEMP GUID (BY AN AVG OF 3-5 DEGS F)...WITH HI TEMPS MNLY FM
THE L/M80S. WARMER/HOT WX RETURNS FOR MON THROUGH WED...THOUGH TEMPS
MNLY WITHIN +/- 1 STANDARD DEVIATIONS OF CLIMO (HI TEMPS FM THE U80S
TO L90S...LO TEMPS IN THE L/M70S).
&&
.AVIATION /22Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
ISOLD TO SCT CNVTN THROUGH THE AFTN/EVE HRS. WILL CONT TO MONITOR
FOR NEED TO LWR (MNLY) VSBY IN ANY STMS THAT APPROACH THE TAF
SITES. MR LIKELY TO VSBY/CIG RESTRICTIONS THU INTO FRI AS CDFNT
SETTLES S ACRS THE RGN (ACCOMPANIED BY SHRAS/TSTMS). A CHC FOR
SHRAS AND POSSIBLE TSTMS MNLY ACRS SRN VA/NE NC THROUGH SUN.
&&
.MARINE...
CDFNT DRAPED E-W N OF THE WTRS THIS AFTN WILL BE SLO TO SETTLE S
INTO THE NRN WTRS BY THU AFTN. A COUPLE OF WEAK AREAS OF LO PRES
TO TRACK ALONG THE FNT SLOWING DOWN THE FNT AS IT CONTS MOVG S
INTO THE NC WTRS FRI INTO SAT. MUCH DIFFERENT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION
FCSTS FM THE NAM/GFS. WILL CONT TO FAVOR THE GFS (WHICH IS CLOSE
BUT A BIT WEAKER THAN PREV FCST) IN THAT A NE WND DVLPS INITIALLY
OVR THE FAR NRN WTRS BY LT FRI...THEN CONTS TO PROGRESS SWD
THROUGH SAT. RIGHT NOW...LO CONFIDENCE IN THE STRENGTH OF THE
WINDS (POST CDFNT)...AND PROB RMNS LO WITH REGARDS TO ANY
POTENTIAL NEED FOR SCAS (DUE TO INCRSD SPDS AND/OR WAVE/SEA HGTS).
WINDS LIKELY TO RMN ONSHR THROUGH SUN WITH FNTL BNDRY STAYING JUST
S OF THE WTRS. MORE TYPICAL SUMMER PATTERN XPCD OVR THE WTRS ERY
NEXT WEEK WITH LGT WINDS AND WAVES/SEA HGTS BLO SCA.
&&
.CLIMATE...
ACTUAL AND RECORD MAXIMA FOR WED 7/18
FORECAST AND RECORD MAIMA FOR THU 7/19...
WED JULY 18 THU JULY 19
ACTUAL/ RECORD FCST/ RECORD
---------------- ----------------
RIC 96/ 101 (1977) 96/ 101 (1942)
ORF 96/ 104 (1942) 95/ 101 (1942)
SBY 100R/ 100 (1953) 94/ 99 (1977)
ECG 96/ 107 (1942) 96/ 105 (1942)
&&
.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MDZ021>025.
AIR QUALITY ALERT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR MDZ021>024.
NC...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ012>017-
030>032-102.
VA...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR VAZ048-049-
060>100.
AIR QUALITY ALERT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR VAZ063-070-
071-080>083.
MARINE...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...BMD
NEAR TERM...BMD
SHORT TERM...BMD
LONG TERM...ALB
AVIATION...ALB
MARINE...ALB
CLIMATE...HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 422 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012 MDZ021>024-VAZ063-070-071-080>083-192030- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-HANOVER-CHESTERFIELD- HENRICO-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT- 422 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH 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. AIR QUALITY ALERT. HEAT ADVISORY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL GRADUALLY TRACK ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY MORNING. SLOW-MOVING THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S AND HIGH HUMIDITIES WILL CAUSE HEAT INDEX VALUES TO RANGE FROM 100 TO 109 DEGREES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MDZ025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>062-064>069-072>079- 084>100-192030- MARYLAND BEACHES-NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN- INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-CAROLINE- MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-KING WILLIAM- KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER- BRUNSWICK-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- 422 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... 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...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. HEAT ADVISORY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL GRADUALLY TRACK ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY MORNING. SLOW-MOVING THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S AND HIGH HUMIDITIES WILL CAUSE HEAT INDEX VALUES TO RANGE FROM 100 TO 109 DEGREES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ630>638-650-652-654-656-658-192030- 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 LITTLE CREEK VA- CURRITUCK SOUND- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK TO CAPE HENRY VA...INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL- RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER FROM URBANNA TO WINDMILL POINT-YORK RIVER- JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE- JAMES RIVER FROM THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE TO THE HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE- TUNNEL- 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- 422 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...CURRITUCK SOUND...THE EASTERN JAMES RIVER...THE EASTERN RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER AND THE EASTERN YORK RIVER. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL GRADUALLY TRACK ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY MORNING. SLOW-MOVING THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. BMD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 558 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012 VAZ062-063-071-182230- GOOCHLAND VA-HANOVER VA-HENRICO VA- 558 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL GOOCHLAND... NORTHWESTERN HENRICO AND WEST CENTRAL HANOVER COUNTIES... AT 558 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR GOODALL...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...INTENSE LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE RAIN WILL CAUSE RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR GILMAN AROUND 615 PM. LAT...LON 3785 7752 3769 7753 3772 7775 3781 7775 05
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 601 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012 VAZ060-067-068-182230- AMELIA VA-NOTTOWAY VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA- 601 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN PRINCE EDWARD... NORTHWESTERN NOTTOWAY AND WESTERN AMELIA COUNTIES... AT 600 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR DEATONVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. EXPECT INTENSE LIGHTNING FROM THIS STORM. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE RAIN WILL CAUSE RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR MAPLEWOOD AROUND 610 PM AND TRUXILLO AROUND 620 PM. LAT...LON 3742 7806 3725 7798 3725 7823 3733 7826 05
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
616 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
VAZ071-182245-
HENRICO VA-
616 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING THROUGH EASTERN HENRICO COUNTY...
AT 616 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN RICHMOND...MOVING
EAST AT 15 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR VARINA AT 630
PM EDT...RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AT 635 PM EDT.
EXPECT SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT 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.
RAINFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD
PRONE AREAS.
LAT...LON 3756 7733 3742 7723 3740 7739 3742 7740
3742 7742 3743 7743 3745 7742 3746 7744
3746 7746 3753 7750
LALEXANDSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 621 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012 VAZ071-082-182245- CHARLES CITY VA-HENRICO VA- 621 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WESTERN CHARLES CITY COUNTY... AT 621 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER ADKINS STORE...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROXBURY...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR ADKINS STORE AT 640 PM EDT...CHARLES CITY AT 645 PM EDT. EXPECT SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT 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. RAINFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. LAT...LON 3743 7708 3732 7705 3733 7723 3750 7727 LALEXAND
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
631 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
VAZ067-068-182300-
AMELIA-NOTTOWAY-
631 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ACROSS AMELIA AND NOTTOWAY
COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT...
AT 630 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM TRUXILLO TO AMELIA COURTHOUSE TO MAPLEWOOD TO
FERGUSONVILLE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES WEST OF AMELIA
COURTHOUSE TO AMELIA COURTHOUSE TO CREWE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
SMALL HAIL.
AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
HEAVY RAINFALL.
IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE AT RISK. TAKE SHELTER
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CANNOT FIND SHELTER IN A BUILDING A
VEHICLE PROVIDES SAFETY FROM LIGHTNING.
LAT...LON 3743 7799 3723 7787 3720 7817 3727 7819
3731 7821
05SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
639 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
MDZ021-023-182315-
DORCHESTER MD-SOMERSET MD-
639 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO WESTERN SOMERSET COUNTY...
AT 639 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DEAL ISLAND...OR ABOUT 15
MILES NORTHWEST OF CRISFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR DEAL ISLAND AT 705 PM EDT.
WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
EXPECT FREQUENT 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.
RAINFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND FLOOD
PRONE AREAS.
LAT...LON 3820 7596 3814 7603 3813 7600 3819 7586
3813 7587 3810 7600 3810 7587 3807 7597
3804 7586 3793 7587 3807 7599 3807 7600
3796 7598 3796 7606 3806 7600 3814 7603
3812 7610 3821 7608
LALEXANDThe Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:38 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were downed in the vicinity of Gristmill Court.
Numerous trees were downed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, July 2012
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: 398796, 398795.