Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 12, 1993, 3:26 PM EDT for Pittsylvania County, City of Danville, Virginia. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 12, 1993, 3:26 PM EDT (19:26 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 1993, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties City of Danville, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 83 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -125 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1402 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KLYH 121926 RRA SVRLYH VAC143-590-122130- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LYNCHBURG VA 326 PM EDT WED MAY 12 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LYNCHBURG HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...S... IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA ...SOUTHERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY AND THE INDEPENDENT CITY OF ...CITY OF DANVILLE AT 320 WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN SOUTHWEST PITTSLYVANIA COUNTY MOVING EAST WARD AT 15 MPH. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM YET BUT IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY...LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUfICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. CEM NNNN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 12, 2:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
VAZ008-009-013-014-015-016-122030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROANOKE VIRGINIA 205 PM EDT WED MAY 12 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... AT 200 PM EDT RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE COUNTIES OF SOUTHERN FRANKLIN..NORTHERN HENRY..AND IN SOUTHWEST PATRICK IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA..THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORMS CAN EXPECT HEAVY RAIN DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL. BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER. CG WUUS01KPIT +@
Special weather statement, May 12, 2:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
VAZ008-009-013-014-015-016-122030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROANOKE VIRGINIA 205 PM EDT WED MAY 12 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... AT 200 PM EDT RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE COUNTIES OF SOUTHERN FRANKLIN..NORTHERN HENRY..AND IN SOUTHWEST PATRICK IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA..THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORMS CAN EXPECT HEAVY RAIN DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL. BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER. CG
Special weather statement, May 12, 2:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
VAZ008-009-013-014-015-016-122030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROANOKE VIRGINIA 205 PM EDT WED MAY 12 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... AT 200 PM EDT RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE COUNTIES OF SOUTHERN FRANKLIN..NORTHERN HENRY..AND IN SOUTHWEST PATRICK IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA..THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS CAN EXPECT HEAVY RAIN DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL. BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER. CG
Special weather statement, May 12, 2:30 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
VAZ008-009-121900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LYNCHBURG VA 230 PM EDT WED MAY 12 1993 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE BLOOMING AROUND WESTERN VIRGINIA... AT 215 PM EDT...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SEVERAL AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN WESTERN VIRGINIA. A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN HIGHLAND AND BATH COUNTIES. A SECOND CLUSTER OF STORMS WERE LOCATED IN PATRICK...HENRY AND PITTSLYVANIA COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST SOUTHWEST OF STUART IN SOUTHCENTRAL PATRICK COUNTY...NEAR LEATHERWOOD IN NORTHEAST HENRY COUNTY...NEAR SWANSONVILLE IN WEST CENTRAL PITTSLYVANIA COUNTY AND NEAR THE JUNCTION OF GREENBRIER...ALLEGHANY AND BATH COUNTIES. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS CAN EXPECT HEAVY DOWNPOURS... DANGEROUS LIGHTNING..STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER IF THREATENING WEATHER COMES YOUR WAY. MEADOWS
Special weather statement, May 12, 2:36 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
VAZ008-009-121900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LYNCHBURG VA 230 PM EDT WED MAY 12 1993 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE BLOOMING AROUND WESTERN VIRGINIA... AT 215 PM EDT...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SEVERAL AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN WESTERN VIRGINIA. A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN HIGHLAND AND BATH COUNTIES. A SECOND CLUSTER OF STORMS WERE LOCATED IN PATRICK...HENRY AND PITTSLYVANIA COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST SOUTHWEST OF STUART IN SOUTHCENTRAL PATRICK COUNTY...NEAR LEATHERWOOD IN NORTHEAST HENRY COUNTY...NEAR SWANSONVILLE IN WEST CENTRAL PITTSLYVANIA COUNTY AND NEAR THE JUNCTION OF GREENBRIER...ALLEGHANY AND BATH COUNTIES. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE WEST AT 15 MPH. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS CAN EXPECT HEAVY DOWNPOURS... DANGEROUS LIGHTNING..STRONG GUSTY AND SMALL HAIL. BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER IF THREATENING WEATHER COMES YOUR WAY. MEADOWS
Special weather statement, May 12, 2:43 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
VAZ008-009-121900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LYNCHBURG VA 230 PM EDT WED MAY 12 1993 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE BLOOMING AROUND WESTERN VIRGINIA... AT 215 PM EDT...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SEVERAL AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN WESTERN VIRGINIA. A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN HIGHLAND AND BATH COUNTIES. A SECOND CLUSTER OF STORMS WERE LOCATED IN PATRICK...HENRY AND PITTSLYVANIA COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST SOUTHWEST OF STUART IN SOUTHCENTRAL PATRICK COUNTY...NEAR LEATHERWOOD IN NORTHEAST HENRY COUNTY...NEAR SWANSONVILLE IN WEST CENTRAL PITTSLYVANIA COUNTY AND NEAR THE JUNCTION OF GREENBRIER...ALLEGHANY AND BATH COUNTIES. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS CAN EXPECT HEAVY DOWNPOURS... DANGEROUS LIGHTNING..STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER IF THREATENING WEATHER COMES YOUR WAY. MEADOWS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charles City | 36 min |
| May 12, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 36 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 1993Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1993
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.