SKYWARN · Virginia · North Carolina · Maryland
NWS Wakefield AKQ
66 counties, 4 radars, one forecaster on the warning desk when it goes bad. This page is what that desk is looking at, plus the nets that feed it.
Nothing active from this office
NWS checked 11:28 PMRadar
NWS RIDGE · base reflectivity · last hour
Deeper look: KDOX interactive ↗ · KDOX at College of DuPage ↗ · KLWX interactive ↗ · KLWX at College of DuPage ↗ - velocity, correlation coefficient and every tilt.
SPC outlook · day 1
categorical
Marginal → Slight → Enhanced → Moderate → High · day 2 ↗ · mesoscale discussions ↗
Reports taken by this office today
0 · SPC preliminaryNo spotter reports logged by AKQ so far today (UTC).
Cameras near the office
none listed yetNo cameras listed near Wakefield yet. Know one?
Radar tells you what the storm is doing; these tell you what it looks like. Pictures open at their source - ODOT and the Mesonet allow linking, not republishing.
SKYWARN & weather nets for this office
Suggest or fix one →No net is listed for NWS Wakefield yet. If you know the repeater and who runs it, suggest it - the state coordinator checks it and it shows up here and on the state hub. Never guess a frequency from memory; a wrong one during a warning is worse than none.
NOAA Weather Radio in this area
18 transmitters · this office’s first, neighbours after162.500 MHz KAE42 · Providence Forgecovers Charles City (ALL), City of Hopewell (ALL), City of Richmond (ALL), City of Williamsburg (ALL), Essex (ALL), Gloucester (ALL), Hanover (ALL), Henrico (ALL), James City (ALL), King and Queen (ALL), King William (ALL), … · 1000 W · NWS Wakefield
162.475 MHz KEC92 · Salisburycovers Calvert (SOUTHEAST), Caroline, Dorchester, Queen Annes, Somerset, St. Marys (EAST), Talbot, Wicomico, Worcester · 1000 W · NWS Wakefield
162.550 MHz KHB37 · Norfolkcovers Accomack, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach, City of Williamsburg, Gloucester (… · 1000 W · NWS Wakefield
162.525 MHz KJY99 · Accomackcovers Accomack, Northampton · 1000 W · NWS Wakefield
162.525 MHz WNG537 · Windsorcovers Beaufort, Bertie, Chowan, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Martin, Northampton, Perquimans, Pitt, Washington · 300 W · NWS Wakefield
162.450 MHz WWG33 · Margarettsvillecovers Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton · 300 W · NWS Wakefield
162.475 MHz WXK65 · Richmondcovers Amelia, Caroline (Not NE Tip), Charles City, Chesterfield, City of Colonial Heights, City of Fredericksburg, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg, City of Richmond, Cumberland (Central/E), Dinwiddie, Fluvanna (E 1/2),… · 1000 W · NWS Wakefield
162.400 MHz WXM57 · Heathsvillecovers Accomack, Essex, Gloucester (Central/N), King and Queen, King William (N 1/2), Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland · 1000 W · NWS Wakefield
162.475 MHz KIG77 · Cape Hatterascovers Bertie, Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington · 1000 W · NWS Newport/Morehead City
162.525 MHz KJY86 · South Bostoncovers Campbell (E AND CENTRAL), Charlotte, City of Danville, Halifax, Lunenburg (ALL), Mecklenburg (WEST &CENTRAL), Pittsylvania (E & CENTRAL) · 1000 W · NWS Blacksburg
162.450 MHz KZZ28 · Covesvillecovers Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte (NORTHEAST), City of Charlottesville, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro, Culpeper, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Greene, Louisa, L… · 980 W · NWS Baltimore/Washington
162.500 MHz WNG586 · Hendersoncovers Brunswick, Mecklenburg · 300 W · NWS Raleigh
162.425 MHz WWH26 · Mamiecovers Camden, Currituck, Dare (N), Pasquotank · 300 W · NWS Newport/Morehead City
162.550 MHz WXJ94 · Lewescovers Caroline (SE), Wicomico (NE), Worcester (NE) · 500 W · NWS Philadelphia/Mt Holly
162.500 MHz WXK97 · Sudlersvillecovers Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Caroline, Cecil, City of Baltimore, Dorchester, Harford, Howard, Kent, Queen Annes, Talbot · 1100 W · NWS Philadelphia/Mt Holly
162.475 MHz WXL59 · Rocky Mountcovers Bertie, Edgecombe, Greene, Halifax, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pitt, Warren, Wilson · 1000 W · NWS Raleigh
162.550 MHz WXL92 · Lynchburgcovers Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, City of Lexington, City of Lynchburg, Prince Edward, Rockbridge · 1000 W · NWS Blacksburg
162.425 MHz WZ2527 · Fredericksburgcovers Caroline, City of Fredericksburg, City of Manassas Park, City of Manassas, Culpeper, Essex, Fauquier, King George, Orange, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Westmoreland · 300 W · NWS Baltimore/Washington
What to report, and where
Size charts and the full guide →🌪️ Tornado, funnel, wall cloud
- ·Tornado on the ground (say if you see debris)
- ·Funnel cloud - rotating, not touching down
- ·Wall cloud, especially a rotating one
- ·Where it is relative to you, and which way it's moving
🧊 Hail
- ·The largest stone, compared to a coin or ball (chart below)
- ·1″ (quarter) is the severe threshold - smaller is still worth a report to most offices
- ·How long it fell and whether it's covering the ground
💨 Wind
- ·Measured gusts of 40 mph+; 58 mph is severe
- ·Damage: trees down, limbs bigger than your arm, roof or structure damage, power lines
- ·Say whether it was measured or estimated
🌊 Flooding
- ·Water over a road, especially moving water
- ·Creeks and rivers rising fast or out of their banks
- ·Rainfall of 1″ or more in an hour if you have a gauge
❄️ Winter
- ·Snowfall of 1″ an hour or more, and totals
- ·Freezing rain and ice accumulation on wires and trees
- ·Visibility under ¼ mile, blowing and drifting
🚫 Not this
- ·Lightning and thunder on their own
- ·Rain that isn't causing flooding
- ·Ordinary dark clouds, scud, or clouds that only look scary
- 1 · The net, if one is up
When the office activates SKYWARN, a net control on the local repeater takes reports in a set format and relays them straight to the forecaster. Listen first, check in when asked, keep it short: who, what, where, when.
- 2 · The office directly
No net running? Every office has a spotter line or online report form on its SKYWARN page - for you that’s NWS Wakefield. Trained spotters get the number in class; anyone can use the form.
- 3 · Tell the room here
/report hail quarter · 71st & Memorial in #va-wx puts it in front of everyone watching the state. It does not reach the NWS - do 1 or 2 for that.
Counties served by NWS Wakefield · 66
MDC019 Dorchester
MDC039 Somerset
MDC045 Wicomico
MDC047 Worcester
NCC015 Bertie
NCC029 Camden
NCC041 Chowan
NCC053 Currituck
NCC073 Gates
NCC091 Hertford
NCC131 Northampton
NCC139 Pasquotank
NCC143 Perquimans
VAC001 Accomack
VAC007 Amelia
VAC025 Brunswick
VAC033 Caroline
VAC036 Charles City
VAC041 Chesterfield
VAC049 Cumberland
VAC053 Dinwiddie
VAC057 Essex
VAC065 Fluvanna
VAC073 Gloucester
VAC075 Goochland
VAC081 Greensville
VAC085 Hanover
VAC087 Henrico
VAC093 Isle of Wight
VAC095 James City
VAC097 King and Queen
VAC101 King William
VAC103 Lancaster
VAC109 Louisa
VAC111 Lunenburg
VAC115 Mathews
VAC117 Mecklenburg
VAC119 Middlesex
VAC127 New Kent
VAC131 Northampton
VAC133 Northumberland
VAC135 Nottoway
VAC145 Powhatan
VAC147 Prince Edward
VAC149 Prince George
VAC159 Richmond
VAC175 Southampton
VAC181 Surry
VAC183 Sussex
VAC193 Westmoreland
VAC199 York
VAC550 City of Chesapeake
VAC570 City of Colonial Heights
VAC595 City of Emporia
VAC620 City of Franklin
VAC650 City of Hampton
VAC670 City of Hopewell
VAC700 City of Newport News
VAC710 City of Norfolk
VAC730 City of Petersburg
VAC735 City of Poquoson
VAC740 City of Portsmouth
VAC760 City of Richmond
VAC800 City of Suffolk
VAC810 City of Virginia Beach
VAC830 City of Williamsburg