Scattered severe thunderstorms in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds across portions of south central and southeast Virginia.
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The episode as NWS AKQ wrote it up.
Scattered severe thunderstorms in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds across portions of south central and southeast 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 May 1, 3:06 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 406 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DROP INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE MID ATLANTIC TONIGHT AND WEAKEN ON WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDS SOUTH FROM NEW ENGLAND. THE HIGH WILL REMAIN OFF THE COAST THROUGH FRIDAY AS A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE LINGERS EAST OF THE APPALACHIANS. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/... LATEST GOES VISIBLE IMAGERY INDICATES AN EXTENSIVE FIELD OF CUMULUS FROM WESTERN NC INTO WESTERN AND CENTRAL VA. KFCX RADAR SHOWS SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN THIS CU FIELD OVER WESTERN VA IN THE VICINITY OF A DECAYED MCV...WHICH PROPAGATED ACROSS KY EARLIER TODAY. FARTHER EAST OVER THE LOCAL AREA...THE THERMODYNAMIC PROFILE REMAINS CAPPED...BUT THIS IS BEGINNING TO DECAY AS THE CONVECTION APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. MEANWHILE...A WEAK FRONT IS DROPPING S IN THE WAKE OF A SHORTWAVE TROUGH PASSING OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST. INCREASINGLY LOW-LEVEL WESTERLY (DOWNSLOPE) FLOW IS EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONT AND THIS SHOULD LARGELY INHIBIT CONVECTION ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS...HENCE CONVECTION SHOULD BE CONFINED ACROSS SOUTHERN VA AND NE NC. CAPE VALUES SHOULD BE AROUND 1000-2000 J/KG ALONG WITH 30-35KT OF 0-6KM SHEAR...SO A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH DEEP ENOUGH UPDRAFTS TO GENERATE HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS...PRIMARILY OVER THE EXTREME SW COUNTIES. CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO LINGER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER OF THE AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE FRONT STALLS OVER THE LOCAL AREA OVERNIGHT. MEANWHILE...A SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY OVER THE MID-MISSISSIPPI AND LOWER OHIO VALLEYS ROUND THE TOP OF THE SOUTHEAST RIDGE AND APPROACH WESTERN PA AND WV LATE TONIGHT. TIMING IS NOT FAVORABLE FOR ANY OF THIS REACHING THE NW COUNTIES...SO POPS WILL BE KEPT BELOW 15 PERCENT AT THIS TIME. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD FOR EARLY MAY WITH READINGS GENERALLY FROM 60-65. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY/... A RATHER CHALLENGING POP FORECAST IS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY AS THE AFOREMENTIONED TROUGH AND RESIDUAL CONVECTIVE IMPULSE ROTATES THROUGH THE AREA. AT THIS TIME CONTINUITY WILL BE MAINTAINED WITH AFTERNOON CHANCE POPS WEST OF THE BAY...WHERE THE SURFACE TROUGH (OLD FRONT) LINGERS AND PROVIDES SURFACE CONVERGENCE BENEATH THE MID-LEVEL WAVE. MODEST INSTABILITY AND SHEAR COULD AGAIN RESULT IN A FEW STRONGER CELLS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM INTO THE MID TO UPPER 80S INLAND...WITH COOLER VALUES OVER THE EASTERN SHORE (UPPER 70S)...AND LOCALLY COOLER YET ALONG THE IMMEDIATE ATLANTIC COAST OF THE EASTERN SHORE. THERE COULD BE SOME PERSISTENT CONVECTION INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT OVER NE PORTIONS AS THE MID-LEVEL MOIST AIRSTREAM AROUND THE SOUTHEAST RIDGE CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SOME ELEVATED INSTABILITY IN NW FLOW. HOWEVER...AT THE SURFACE INCREASING ENE FLOW BEHIND THE DEPARTING TROUGH COULD PUSH STRATUS INTO THE EASTERN SHORE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE PATTERN WILL CARRY CHANCE POPS NE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN MILD WITH READINGS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. UPPER RIDGING SHOULD CONTINUE TO NUDGE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD REACH THE UPPER 80S INLAND THURSDAY AND UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90 FRIDAY. ONSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP VALUES LOWER ON THE EASTERN SHORE THURSDAY...BUT AT LEAST INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN SHORE SHOULD REACH THE LOW TO MID 80S BY FRIDAY. STRONGER RIDGING AND WEAKENING NW FLOW SHOULD RESULT IN DIMINISHING POPS THROUGH FRIDAY. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... LATEST EURO SUGGESTS A TREND TOWARD YESTERDAYS GFS SOLN OF THE BACKDOOR COLD FRONT DROPPING THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS WEEKEND THEN GETTING HUNG UP ALONG OVER THE MTS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS DOWN THE COAST. THIS TREND LEADS TO A COOLER/DRIER FORECAST EARLY NEXT WEEK. STILL WARM ON SAT AHEAD OF BACKDOOR COLD FRONT PROGGED TO SLOWLY MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE FA SAT AFTERNOON/EVENING...THEN INTO THE CAROLINAS SUNDAY. KEPT SLGHT CHC POPS WITH THIS BOUNDARY ERLY SAT INCREASING TO A LOW CHC POPS WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE A WEAK WAVE (CONVECTIVE COMPLEX) DEVELOPING SAT AFTERNOON/EVENING WEST OF CHES BAY. HIGHS U70S-L80S COASTAL AREAS TO M-U80S INLAND. LOWS U50S-L60S. REMOVED ALL POPS SUNDAY AND MON AS HIGH PRESSURE NOW PROGGED TO BUILD DOWN THE COAST KEEPING ANY SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE/TRIGGER FOR PCPN WEST OF FA AND MAINLY ACROSS THE MTS. EURO/GFS HAVE NEXT FRONT CROSSING THE RGN LATE MONDAY NIGHT/TUES. WILL CARRY A SLGHT CHC POP WITH THIS SYSTEM FOR NOW. HIGHS SUNDAY U60S-L70S COASTAL AREAS TO U70S-L80S WELL INLAND. LOWS IN THE 50S. HIGHS MONDAY/TUESDAY IN THE 70S. LOWS U40S-M50S. && .AVIATION /20Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL IMPULSE OVER FAR WESTERN VA THIS AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH LOW LEVEL WARMING AND INCREASING INSTABILITY...WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND TSTMS FOR LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. THE STRONGEST CHANCE FOR STORMS IS LIKELY FOR RIC/PHF/ORF UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. WINDS WILL BE SW-W WITH GUSTS TO 20-25 KTS BUT WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AND BECOME LIGHT. EXPECT SOME FOG TO DEVELOP DURING THE OVERNIGHT AS CLOUDS THIN OUT. VSBY DOWN TO 2 MI IS PSBL ESPECIALLY FROM RIC EAST WITH A CHANCE FOR AREAS OF IFR TO DEVELOP. CONDITIONS SHOULD QUICKLY IMPROVE TO VFR BY MID MORNING. OUTLOOK: CHANCE OF SCATTERED CONVECTION AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. && .MARINE... SEAS AT BUOY 44009 JUST BLO 5 FT...SO PLAN IS TO LET CURRENT ADVSRY. OTW...NO HEADLINES ANTICIPATED AS FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLS ACROSS MARINE AREA TONIGHT. THIS RESULTS IN WINDS DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET WITH BOTH WIND SPEEDS AND DIRECTIONS BECOMING VARIABLE WITH THE SPECIFICS DEPENDING ON EXACT FRONTAL LOCATION. SEAS AVG 2-4 FT. SAID FRONTAL BOUNDARY WASHES OUT/DISSIPATES ACROSS REGION WED WITH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE RE-ESTABLISHING ITSELF OFF THE SERN US COAST THURSDAY/FRIDAY. VARIABLE WINDS GRADUALLY BECOME S-SE THEN SW BY FRIDAY. NEXT BACKDOOR FRONT EXPECTED SATURDAY. WINDS SHIFT INTO N-NE WITH ENOUGH OF A CAA SURGE SEEN EVEN THIS FAR OUT FOR AT LEAST MINIMAL SCA BY SUN. ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED TO CONT INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY. && .CLIMATE... CLOSE CALL...BUT APRIL 2012 ENDS UP SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN MARCH 2012 FOR BOTH RICHMOND AND NORFOLK. AVG MONTHLY TEMPERATURE AT RICHMOND/RIC: APR 2012 (58.5 F)...MAR 2012 (58.3 F). AT NORFOLK/ORF: APR 2012 (60.6 F)...MAR 2012 (59.3 F). && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...NONE. NC...NONE. VA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...AJZ NEAR TERM...AJZ SHORT TERM...AJZ LONG TERM...MPR AVIATION...JEF MARINE...MPR CLIMATE...LKB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 336 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012 NCZ012-VAZ060-061-065>070-079>081-087>089-092-021945- NORTHAMPTON NC-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG- NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE- PRINCE GEORGE-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-SOUTHAMPTON- 336 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 219 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ013>017-030>032-102-VAZ093-095>098-021945- HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-ISLE OF WIGHT-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH- SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 336 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW STORMS MAY CONTAIN HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND SMALL HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MDZ021>025-VAZ048-049-062>064-071>078-082>086-090-091-094-099-100- 021945- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- FLUVANNA-LOUISA-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM- KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER- CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-JAMES CITY-YORK- NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 336 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ630>638-650-652-654-656-658-021945- 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- 336 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 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. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 409 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012 VAZ060-066-067-079-080-012100- BRUNSWICK VA-DINWIDDIE VA-LUNENBURG VA-NOTTOWAY VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA- 409 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO WESTERN NOTTOWAY COUNTY... AT 408 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF NOTTOWAY...OR ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF CREWE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR NOTTOWAY AT 425 PM EDT...BLACKSTONE AT 430 PM EDT...DOMINY CORNER AND BLACKSTONE AIRPORT AT 435 PM EDT...WELLVILLE AND NORTH WELLVILLE AT 440 PM EDT...WILSONS AT 445 PM EDT...AND DARVILLS AND HEBRON AT 450 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THIS STORM REACHES YOUR AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. HEAVY RAIN COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 3714 7766 3694 7768 3712 7829 3719 7826 JFOSTER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 424 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012 VAZ080-081-088-012115- DINWIDDIE VA-PRINCE GEORGE VA-SUSSEX VA- 424 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN DINWIDDIE COUNTY... AT 423 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF MCKENNEY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR MCKENNEY AT 435 PM EDT...DEWITT AND BUTTERWORTH AT 445 PM EDT...WHARFS STORE AT 450 PM EDT...AND CARSON AT 510 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THIS STORM REACHES YOUR AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. HEAVY RAIN COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 3706 7738 3688 7743 3701 7787 3707 7784 WRS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
438 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012
VAZ060-061-067-068-012115-
AMELIA VA-CUMBERLAND VA-NOTTOWAY VA-PRINCE EDWARD VA-
438 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO SOUTHERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY...
AT 438 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY...OR ABOUT 6
MILES NORTH OF FARMVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR STODDERT AT 450 PM EDT...ANGOLA AT 455 PM
EDT...AND DEATONVILLE AT 510 PM EDT.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THIS STORM REACHES YOUR
AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
HEAVY RAIN COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3738 7844 3739 7844 3740 7842 3743 7841
3744 7840 3739 7809 3722 7816 3734 7847
WRSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 450 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012 VAZ065-079-012130- BRUNSWICK VA-MECKLENBURG VA- 450 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING THROUGH EASTERN MECKLENBURG COUNTY... AT 450 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH HILL...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR BRACEY AT 500 PM EDT... SOUTH HILL AT 505 PM EDT...LA CROSSE AT 510 PM EDT...BRODNAX AT 525 PM EDT...BOWENS CORNER AT 530 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 45 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. LAT...LON 3676 7793 3655 7794 3662 7826 3671 7826 JM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 517 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012 VAZ080-087-088-092-012200- DINWIDDIE VA-GREENSVILLE VA-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SUSSEX VA- 517 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO NORTHERN GREENSVILLE COUNTY... AT 517 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER PURDY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR FIELDS CROSSROADS AT 525 PM EDT...JARRATT AT 535 PM EDT...OWENS...AND...HUSKE AT 540 PM EDT...HILDA...AND... GRAY AT 550 PM EDT...YALE AT 555 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THIS STORM REACHES YOUR AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. HEAVY RAIN COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 3692 7718 3671 7720 3684 7766 3690 7764 WRS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 519 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012 VAZ088-092-093-012200- ISLE OF WIGHT VA-SOUTHAMPTON VA-SUSSEX VA- 519 PM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... AT 517 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF COURTLAND...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR VICKSVILLE... AND...DORY AT 530 PM EDT...BERLIN AT 535 PM EDT...SEDLEY AT 540 PM EDT...BURDETTE AT 550 PM EDT...COLLOSSE...AND...WALTERS AT 555 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. IF YOU HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE INTO A SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THIS STORM REACHES YOUR AREA. REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. HEAVY RAIN COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 3683 7672 3660 7694 3680 7724 3690 7717 44
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:25 UTC.
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were downed on Hendricks Mill Road.
Trees were downed on Oak Grove Road.
Tree was downed across a road.
Tree was downed and blocking Story's Station Road.
Trees were downed south of Franklin along General Thomas Highway and Smith Ferry Road.
Tree was downed across North Liberty Spring Road.
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, May 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: 385556, 385557, 385558, 385559, 385561, 385564.