Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 125, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2003, 9:38 PM EDT for Monroe County, West Virginia. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2003, 9:38 PM EDT (01:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2003, 10:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Monroe County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 857 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1375 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
814 WUUS51 KRNK 080138 SVRRNK WVC063-080215- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 938 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA * UNTIL 1015 PM EDT. * AT 937 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF UNION TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF UNION...MOVING SOUTH AT 35 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS THREATENED THROUGH 1015 PM EDT INCLUDE UNION... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 60 MILES AN HOUR. IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...GO INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. RELAY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. LAT...LON 3771 8066 3767 8038 3748 8043 3743 8076 $$ 05
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.
NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 7, 9:31 PM EDT, 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 9:31 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 930PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 LINE OF TSRA COMING INTO SW VA AND WATCH VALID THRU 1AM. STILL SOME STG STORMS BUILDING ON THE WRN END OF THE LINE. EXPECT STORMS TO MAINTAIN INTO THE NRV...BUT AT LEAST INSTABILITY NOT AS EXCESSIVE IN THE HIGHLANDS AND PIEDMONT AS IT WAS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AMS WL REMAIN HUMID WITH HIGH SFC DEW POINTS. ZONE FCST WL BE UPDATED AGAIN AS WATCH IS CANCELLED/CLEARED AVIATION... OTHER THAN LOCALIZED THUNDERSTORMS BOTH THIS EVENING AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON...SOME LIGHT FOG EXPECTED AT MOST SITES LATER TONIGHT THROUGH A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNRISE. OTHERWISE...NO SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS ANTICIPATED THE NEXT 24 HOURS. .RNK... NC...NONE. VA...NONE. WV...NONE. AMS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 5:12 AM EDT, 16 hours 26 minutes before
NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>045-081100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 512 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA... WESTERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AS WELL AS NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS MAY BECOME ORGANIZED INTO LINES OR CLUSTERS RESULTING IN WIND DAMAGE OR FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... HOT AND HUMID WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. HEAT INDICES MAY APPROACH 100 DEGREES IN AND AROUND THE LARGER URBAN AREAS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED BURSTS OF STRONG WIND AND RAIN...RESULTING IN WIND DAMAGE OR SMALL STREAM FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN FOR WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY. 11
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 6:41 PM EDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
VAZ034-045-072325- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 641 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH UP TO 50 CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES IN A 5 MINUTE PERIOD...IS GOING TO MOVE SOUTH ACROSS SOUTHERN BEDFORD...AND WESTERN CAMPBELL COUNTY THROUGH 730 PM. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...HUDDLESTON...MONETA...AND EVINGTON. IF YOU LIVE IN THESE AREAS...STAY INSIDE...AWAY FROM WINDOWS...AND DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. 05
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 7:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
VAZ034-045-080027- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 735 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN BEDFORD AND CAMPBELL COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM. LOCATIONS THAT CAN SEE UP TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN DURING THIS TIME INCLUDE... HUDDLESTON...LEESVILLE...AND LYNCH STATION. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT PARTS OF SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE...ON THE BEDFORD COUNTY SIDE. WATCH FOR PONDED WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS...AND IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES DURING A THUNDERSTORM...AND ALSO GET OFF THE LAKE...OR OUT OF A SWIMMING POOL IF A STORM APPROACHES. 05
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 8:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
VAZ020-WVZ043-045-080057- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 808 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN 830 PM AND 900 PM...AFFECTING MUCH OF GREENBRIER COUNTY. NORTHERN SUMMERS COUNTY...AND BATH COUNTY VIRGINIA COULD SEE THESE STORMS BY 900 PM AS WELL. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS. TOWNS THAT WILL SEE THESE STORMS INCLUDE... BINGHAM...RAINELLE...ELTON AND MOUNTAIN GROVE. IF A STORM APPROACHES YOUR AREA...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES DURING A THUNDERSTORM. IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN...AND BE ALERT TO LOW VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY RAIN...AND PONDING OF WATER ON THE ROADS. 05
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 8:55 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
VAZ019-020-WVZ043>045-080154- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 855 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...AND ACROSS THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS THROUGH 1000 PM. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...AND HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED. BE PREPARED FOR THESE STORMS IF YOU LIVE IN.... BURNSVILLE...LEWISBURG...NATURAL WELL...MEADOW BLUFF...AND SANDSTONE. IF A STORM APPROACHES YOUR AREA...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES DURING A THUNDERSTORM. IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN...AND BE ALERT TO LOW VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY RAIN...AND PONDING OF WATER ON THE ROADS. 05
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.