Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Blacksburg, VA

VAZ009-013-014-015-016-020145-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROANOKE VIRGINIA
847 PM EDT THU JUL 1 1993

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT
FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

AT 845 PM RADAR SHOWED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE NEW
RIVER VALLEY ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE INTO PATRICK COUNTY. THESE STORMS
WERE MOVING TO THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH. OTHER STRONG STORMS
IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA NEAR LEWISBURG WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AT 20 MPH...AND AT THEIR PRESENT MOVEMENT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CRAIG
COUNTY AROUND 900 PM. THESE STORMS NEAR LEWISBURG PRODUCED WIND DAMAGE
EARLIER THIS EVENING AS THEY PASSED THROUGH SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS IS PRODUCING SOME HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
MANY LOCATIONS HAVE RECEIVED NEAR AN INCH OF RAIN IN LESS THAN AN HOUR
...CRITZ IN EASTERN PATRICK COUNTY HAD NEARLY ONE AND THREE QUARTERS
INCHES IN LESS THAN 2 HOURS. MOTORISTS SHOULD WATCH FOR FLOODING OF LOW
LYING AREAS ALONG ROADWAYS.

PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE WEATHER THIS
EVENING. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE ROANOKE WEATHER
OFFICE...BUT THESE STORMS COULD STILL PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS OR LARGE
HAIL AT ANY TIME. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR
FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

JACKSON

VAZ009-013-014-015-016-020230-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROANOKE VIRGINIA
934 PM EDT THU JUL 1 1993

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT FOR
PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT 930 PM SHOWED A BAND OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED FROM NORTHEAST MONTGOMERY COUNTY THROUGH
CRAIG...AND INTO NORTHWEST BOTETOURT COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING
TO THE EAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH...AND THEY WILL BE MOVING INTO ROANOKE
COUNTY SOON...REACHING THE CITIES OF SALEM AND ROANOKE AROUND 10 PM.
THEY WILL ALSO BE MOVING THROUGH BOTETOURT COUNTY DURING THE NEXT HOUR.

PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS CAN EXPECT TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND
FREQUENT LIGHTNING...POSSIBLY STRONG WINDS AND HAIL.

OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE OVER WESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY...AND EXTENDED
FROM THE MARTINSVILLE AREA WEST INTO PATRICK COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE
MOVING TO THE SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH.

JACKSON

VAZ009-013-014-015-016-020230-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROANOKE VIRGINIA
934 PM EDT THU JUL 1 1993

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT FOR
PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT 930 PM SHOWED A BAND OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED FROM NORTHEAST MONTGOMERY COUNTY THROUGH
CRAIG...AND INTO NORTHWEST BOTETOURT COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING
TO THE EAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH...AND THEY WILL BE MOVING INTO ROANOKE
COUNTY SOON...REACHING THE CITIES OF SALEM AND ROANOKE AROUND 10 PM.
THEY WILL ALSO BE MOVING THROUGH BOTETOURT COUNTY DURING THE NEXT HOUR.

PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS CAN EXPECT TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND
FREQUENT LIGHTNING...POSSIBLY STRONG WINDS AND HAIL.

OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE OVER WESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY...AND EXTENDED
FROM THE MARTINSVILLE AREA WEST INTO PATRICK COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE
MOVING TO THE SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH.

JACKSON

VAZ009-013-014-015-016-020330-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROANOKE VIRGINIA
1026 PM EDT THU JUL 1 1993

...NEARLY STATIONARY THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAIN IN NORTHWEST
ROANOKE COUNTY...
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM FOR PARTS
   OF SOUTH WEST AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

AT 1020 PM RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHWEST ROANOKE
COUNTY JUST TO THE NORTH OF DIXIE CAVERNS IN THE BRADSHAW AREA. THIS
STORM HAD BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY DURING THE PAST HOUR...AND HAS DUMPED
ALMOST 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST HOUR AND A HALF. THIS WILL CAUSE
SOME MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS.

OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE SCATTERED IN A BAND THAT EXTENDED FROM BEDFORD
COUNTY SOUTHWARD THROUGH FRANKLIN AND HENRY COUNTIES INTO NORTH
CAROLINA. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. STRONG
WINDS AND HAIL ARE STILL A POSSIBILITY WITH ANY OF THESE STORMS.

JACKSON

VAZ009-013-014-015-016-020330-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROANOKE VIRGINIA
1026 PM EDT THU JUL 1 1993

...NEARLY STATIONARY THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAIN IN NORTHWEST
ROANOKE COUNTY...
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM FOR PARTS
   OF SOUTH WEST AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

AT 1020 PM RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHWEST ROANOKE
COUNTY JUST TO THE NORTH OF DIXIE CAVERNS IN THE BRADSHAW AREA. THIS
STORM HAD BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY DURING THE PAST HOUR...AND HAS DUMPED
ALMOST 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST HOUR AND A HALF. THIS WILL CAUSE
SOME MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS.

OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE SCATTERED IN A BAND THAT EXTENDED FROM BEDFORD
COUNTY SOUTHWARD THROUGH FRANKLIN AND HENRY COUNTIES INTO NORTH
CAROLINA. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. STRONG
WINDS AND HAIL ARE STILL A POSSIBILITY WITH ANY OF THESE STORMS.

JACKSON

VAC770-020400-

BULLETIN -
SMALL STREAN AND URBAN FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROANOKE VIRGINIA
1100 PM EDT THU JUL 1 1993

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ROANOKE VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION ...

IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA THE INDEPENDENT CITY OF

   ...ROANOKE

A NEARLY STATIONARY THUNDERSTORM OVER THE CITY OF ROANOKE IS DUMPING
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. SOME STREETS AND OTHER LOW AREAS ARE BEGINNING TO
FLOOD. THIS RAIN WILL TAPER OFF IN THE NEXT 15 MINUTES TO HALF HOUR.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY.  THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

JACKSON