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652 NOUS41 KAKQ 120242 CCA PNSAKQ VAZ063-102330- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1122 AM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 ...MICROBURST /STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/ CONFIRMED NEAR MECHANICSVILLE IN HANOVER COUNTY VIRGINIA... LOCATION...MECHANICSVILLE IN HANOVER COUNTY VIRGINIA DATE...JUNE 09 2013 ESTIMATED TIME...730 PM EDT ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...55 TO 65 MPH * THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. ...SUMMARY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA HAS CONFIRMED A MICROBURST /STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/ NEAR MECHANICSVILLE IN HANOVER COUNTY VIRGINIA ON JUNE 09 2013. HANOVER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS REPORTED THE DAMAGE WITNESSED NEAR MECHANICSVILLE TO BE FROM STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. WINDS WERE STRONG ENOUGH TO SNAP AND UPROOT AREAS OF TREES SOME OF WHICH CAUSED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE HITTING HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS. ALL OF THE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN THE SAME DIRECTION AND SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF TWISTING. THE DAMAGE WAS ALSO SPREAD OUT OVER AN AREA AND NOT CONFINED TO A TIGHT PATH SUGGESTING AN AREA OF STRAIGHT LINE DAMAGING WINDS. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/AKQ. FOR REFERENCE... A MICROBURST IS A CONVECTIVE DOWNDRAFT WITH AN AFFECTED OUTFLOW AREA OF LESS THAN 2 1/2 MILES WIDE AND PEAK WINDS LASTING LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. MICROBURSTS MAY INDUCE DANGEROUS HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL WIND SHEARS...WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE GENERALLY ANY WIND THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATION...USED MAINLY TO DIFFERENTIATE THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS. $$ JO
975 NOUS41 KAKQ 101522 PNSAKQ VAZ063-102330- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1122 AM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 ...MICROBURST /STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/ CONFIRMED NEAR MECHANICSVILLE IN MECHANICSVILLE COUNTY VIRGINIA... LOCATION...MECHANICSVILLE IN MECHANICSVILLE COUNTY VIRGINIA DATE...JUNE 09 2013 ESTIMATED TIME...730 PM EDT ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...55 TO 65 MPH * THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. ...SUMMARY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA HAS CONFIRMED A MICROBURST /STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/ NEAR MECHANICSVILLE IN MECHANICSVILLE COUNTY VIRGINIA ON JUNE 09 2013. HANOVER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS REPORTED THE DAMAGE WITNESSED NEAR MECHANICSVILLE TO BE STRAIGHT LINE WIND. WINDS WERE STRONG ENOUGH TO SNAP AND UPROOT AREAS OF TREES SOMME OF WHICH CAUSED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE HITTING HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS. ALL OF TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN THE SAME DIRECTION AND SHOWED NO EVIDENT OF TWISTING. THE AREA OF DAMAGE IS ALSO SPREAD OUT OVER AN AREA AND NOT CONFINED TO A TIGHT PATH SUGGESTING AN AREA OF STRAIGHT LINE DAMAGING WINDS. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/AKQ. FOR REFERENCE... A MICROBURST IS A CONVECTIVE DOWNDRAFT WITH AN AFFECTED OUTFLOW AREA OF LESS THAN 2 1/2 MILES WIDE AND PEAK WINDS LASTING LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. MICROBURSTS MAY INDUCE DANGEROUS HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL WIND SHEARS...WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE GENERALLY ANY WIND THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATION...USED MAINLY TO DIFFERENTIATE THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS. $$ JO