Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 60, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 1996, 10:25 PM EDT for Bedford County, Franklin County, Virginia. It was in force for 50 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 5, 1996, 10:25 PM EDT (02:25 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 1996, 11:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Bedford County, VA, Franklin County, VA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 10:40 PM EDT | Hail 1.5 | Moneta, VA | |
| May 5, 10:45 PM EDT | Hail 0.75 | Moneta, VA | |
| May 5, 10:45 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Moneta, VA |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt | 60 min |
| May 5, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 60 min | |
| May 5, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 50 min |
| May 5, 8:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 44 min |
| May 5, 8:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst | 33 min |
| May 5, 8:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 60 min |
| May 5, 9:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 45 min |
| May 5, 9:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford | 54 min |
| May 5, 9:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland | 52 min |
| May 5, 9:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery | 40 min |
| May 5, 9:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, Pittsylvania | 47 min |
| May 5, 9:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Wythe | 47 min |
| May 5, 10:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pulaski | 54 min |
| May 5, 10:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd | 50 min |
| May 6, 6:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Smyth | 116 min |
| May 5, 8:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Surry | 55 min |
| May 5, 8:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Wilkes | 44 min |
| May 5, 9:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Wilkes, Yadkin | 47 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 1996Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1996
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.