TORNADOES MOVING INTO SO. CEN. VA NOW

[Rob-TheStormChaser]

TORNADO WARNING
VAC117-221830-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1248 PM EST SAT FEB 22 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA

* UNTIL 130 PM EST

* AT 1248 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A DEVELOPING TORNADO ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES EAST OF NELSON TO 12 MILES SOUTH OF EPPES
FORK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE STORM PRODUCING THE TORNADO WILL REACH...
CLARKSVILLE AROUND 1250 PM
RICHARDSON AROUND 1255 PM
FINCHLEY AND EPPES FORK AROUND 100 PM
SKIPWITH AND KEATS AROUND 105 PM
ROGERS CORNER AND BOYDTON AROUND 110 PM
CHASE CITY AND BEECHWOOD AROUND 115 PM

TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.
VEHICLES AND MOBILE HOMES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER.

IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME...ABANDON IT AND GO TO A NEARBY STURDY
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AND COVER YOUR HEAD!

LAT...LON 3655 7871 3626 7840 3663 7805 3692 7836

[StormCrazyIowan]

OMG! My bf has a tornado warning right now!!!!!

[Rob-TheStormChaser]

Really? I see there's some bad storms there but no tornado warnings as of the moment..I'm watching!

[Rob-TheStormChaser]

Nevermind!

TORNADO WARNING
VAC810-222040-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
308 PM EST SAT FEB 22 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA

* UNTIL 340 PM EST

* AT 308 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A DEVELOPING TORNADO OVER PRINCESS ANNE
PLAZA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE STORM PRODUCING THE TORNADO WILL REACH...
LONDON BRIDGE AND LYNNHAVEN AROUND 310 PM
OCEANA AND RUDEE HEIGHTS AROUND 315 PM
NORTH VIRGINIA BEACH AND VIRGINIA BEACH OCEANFRONT AROUND 320 PM
CAPE HENRY AROUND 325 PM

TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.
VEHICLES AND MOBILE HOMES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER.

LAT...LON 3683 7623 3670 7607 3695 7572 3711 7592
$$

[StormCrazyIowan]

That is what TWC said!! I looked up Norfolk and it said tornado warning in effect..........who knows? Not I !

[Rob-TheStormChaser]

I just posted it above!

[hurricanedude]

DAMN!!!!!
what a storm...me living in Va Beach an very aware of that tornado warning, Im currently on a generator and the neighborhood dont have a tree standing I dont think, not much structual damage but EXCESSICE vegetation damage,anywho Im alive and well and now have to oil the chainsaw and start cleaning up...more firewood anyway, and the old folklore is T-storm in the winter = snow in 7 days, so lifes just a bundle of joy

[Rob-TheStormChaser]

Damn HD...sounded like a pretty good sized storm..I'm looking up some reports coming in now...glad you are ok!

[Rainband]

Thank God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are ok, take care..Mike.... Rainband

[hurricanedude]

UNOFFICIAL WIND GUST AT OCEANNA NAVAL AIR STATION IN VIRGINIA BEACH was 116mph...WOW!!!!!

[Rob-TheStormChaser]

Sheesh!

AREA WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
400 PM EST SAT FEB 22 2003

Note: "fair" indicates few or no clouds below 12,000 feet with no
significant weather and/or obstructions to visibility.

VAZ048-049-060>072-079>083-222200-
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
RICHMOND LGT RAIN 42 42 100 S9 29.49S
PETERSBURG CLOUDY 45 43 93 SE5 29.48F
HANOVER LGT RAIN 41 41 100 S7 29.49R FOG
FREDERICKSBURG CLOUDY 37 36 93 CALM 29.44F
CHARLOTTSVILLE FOG 37 37 100 CALM 29.43F VSB 1/2
LOUISA CLOUDY 41 41 100 CALM 29.41F
FARMVILLE NOT AVBL
SOUTH HILL NOT AVBL
EMPORIA CLOUDY 46 46 100 NE3 29.62F
ROANOKE RAPIDS LGT RAIN 49 49 100 VRB3 29.52F FOG
RALEIGH TSTM 58 57 97 S10 29.46F FOG
$$

MDZ021>025-VAZ099-100-222200-
SOUTHERN MARYLAND AND THE DELMARVA PENINSULA
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
PATUXENT RIVER NOT AVBL
DOVER NOT AVBL
GEORGETOWN LGT RAIN 41 41 100 S9 29.45F VSB 1/2
SALISBURY TSTM 44 44 100 SE6 29.48F
OCEAN CITY HVY RAIN 46 46 100 CALM 29.50F FOG
WALLOPS ISLAND NOT AVBL
ACCOMACK CLOUDY 45 43 93 CALM 29.50F
$$

VAZ088>098-222200-
SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
NORFOLK TSTM 51 50 96 VRB3 29.54R FOG
VIRGINIA BEACH NOT AVBL
NORFOLK NAVAL NOT AVBL
NEWPORT NEWS LGT RAIN 48 48 100 W7 29.52R FOG
LANGLEY AFB NOT AVBL
FORT EUSTIS NOT AVBL
CHESAPEAKE CLOUDY 61 59 94 SW13 29.57R
FRANKLIN CLOUDY 52 52 100 SW3 29.53F
WAKEFIELD LGT RAIN 45 45 100 CALM 29.52R FOG
$$

NCZ012>017-030>032-222200-
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
ELIZABETH CITY HVY RAIN 62 60 93 W26G41 29.56R FOG
AHOSKIE LGT RAIN 61 57 88 CALM 29.54F
EDENTON CLOUDY 64 55 72 NW13G21 29.57R
MANTEO CLOUDY 66 64 94 S25 29.57R
CAPE HATTERAS MOSUNNY 62 61 96 SW13 29.61R FOG
GOLDSBORO NOT AVBL
GREENVILLE NOT AVBL
NEW BERN CLOUDY 73 68 84 SW18G30 29.56S
WILMINGTON CLOUDY 74 69 85 S21G37 29.56S
$$

VAZ077-222200-
CENTRAL MARYLAND...AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN VIRGINIA
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
BALTIMORE LGT RAIN 40 40 98 NE5 29.43S VSB 1/4
ANDREWS AFB NOT AVBL
WASH NATIONAL LGT RAIN 40 39 97 S3 29.46F FOG
DULLES LGT RAIN 36 36 100 SW3 29.44F VSB 3/4
QUANTICO NOT AVBL
WINCHESTER CLOUDY 37 37 100 CALM 29.41F VSB 1/4
STAUNTON NOT AVBL
ROANOKE CLOUDY 42 41 96 SE7 29.41F FOG
LYNCHBURG CLOUDY 41 40 96 CALM 29.42F
DANVILLE CLOUDY 44 43 96 CALM 29.44F FOG
$$

VAZ048-222200-
ELSEWHERE
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
HOT SPRINGS VA CLOUDY 43 41 93 S17G22 29.33F VSB<1/4
WILMINGTON DE CLOUDY 38 37 97 N9 29.46F
PHILADELPHIA CLOUDY 38 37 97 E12 29.45F
WILDWOOD NJ NOT AVBL
ATLANTIC CITY RAIN 40 40 100 E6 29.48
GREENSBORO FOG 49 47 93 E3 29.42F VSB 1
FAYETTEVILLE LGT RAIN 62 32 32 S14 29.49F
CHARLOTTE CLOUDY 63 60 90 S14 29.39F
$$

VAZ100-222200-
MARINE
STATION/POSITION TIME TEMP WIND PRES WAVE SWELL
AIR SEA DIR/SP/G HT/PER HT/PER
(UTC) (F) (DEG/KT/KT) (MB) (FT/S) (FT/S)
THOMAS POINT MD 2000 38 32 120/ 17/ 19 996.5
NANTUCKET BUOY 2100 43 41 100/ 17/ 21 1003.7 4/10 2/10
LONG ISLAND BUOY 2100 38 36 10/ 19/ 23 998.7 5/ 5 2/10
200NM E CAPE MAY 2000 48 51 130/ 16/ 17 1003.3 6/ 7 3/10
15NM E FENWICK I 2000 47 38 250/ 21/ 31 998.2
CHESAPEAKE LGHT 2000 54 40 170/ 35/ 36 996.5
64NM E OF VA BEA 2100 57 46 180/ 19/ 23 999.9 6/ 6 3/10
DUCK PIER NC 2100 200/ 23/ 28 1000.9
DIAMOND SHOALS N 2000 72 1002.2
CAPE LOOKOUT NC 2000 66 200/ 18/ 20 1001.9
FRYING PAN SHLS 2000 72 170/ 30/ 32 1002.4 10/ 8 7/ 8

[hurricanedude]

BE ADVISED, WE HAVE GOTTEN WORD THAT A TORNADO HAS TOUCHED DOWN
IN HAMPTON ROADS. TORNADO WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SUFFOLK. TUNE
TO NEWSCHANNEL 3 FOR MORE DETAILS AND DOWNLOAD TRIPLE DOPPLER WEATHER
WARN TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH MORE WARNINGS
TORNADO TOUCHDOWN OFFICIALLY IN SUFFOLK CITY<FRANKLIN CITY<HAMPTON CITY<NORFOLK CITY<CHESAPEAKE CITY<VIRGINIA BEACH CITY.

[Rob-TheStormChaser]

ewwwwwww...I wish this crap would get off the coast already!

[Rob-TheStormChaser]

I also never have seen so much wind warnings go up in VA and PA like today...unreal!