Alert archive / Virginia / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 13, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this tornado warning at Aug 30, 2005, 3:14 PM EDT for Patrick County, Virginia. It was in force for 31 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
- Aug 30, 2005, 3:14 PM EDT (19:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 30, 2005, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Patrick County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 1:25 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 470 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 833 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS51 KRNK 301914
TORRNK
VAC141-301945-
/O.NEW.KRNK.TO.W.0013.050830T1914Z-050830T1945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
314 PM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
PATRICK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
* UNTIL 345 PM EDT
* AT 311 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES EAST OF
ARARAT...OR ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF FRANCISCO...MOVING NORTH AT 35
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ARARAT...
STUART...
WOOLWINE...
CHARITY...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
PLEASE 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 3657 8056 3655 8007 3663 8005 3687 8023
3672 8043
$$
WERT3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS51 KRNK 301922
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
321 PM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005
VAC141-301945-
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-050830T1945Z/
PATRICK VA-
321 PM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR PATRICK
COUNTY...
AT 315 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES
NORTHWEST OF STUART...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CRITZ...PENNS STORE...BUFFALO RIDGE...WOOLWINE AND CHARITY.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3657 8056 3655 8007 3663 8005 3687 8023
3672 8043
$$
WERT000
WWUS51 KRNK 301932
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
332 PM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005
VAC141-301945-
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-050830T1945Z/
PATRICK VA-
332 PM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR PATRICK
COUNTY...
AT 329 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BUFFALO RIDGE...OR
ABOUT NEAR WOOLWINE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CHARITY.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3657 8056 3655 8007 3663 8005 3687 8023
3672 8043
$$
WERT000
WWUS51 KRNK 301945
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
345 PM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005
VAC141-302000-
/O.EXP.KRNK.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-050830T1945Z/
PATRICK VA-
345 PM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR PATRICK COUNTY ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 345
PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKENED AND
NO LONGER POSED AN IMMEDIATE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT TO PATRICK
COUNTY...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR
PATRICK COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
HOWEVER...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT TUESDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
900 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST
VIRGINIA.
REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR STORM RELATED DAMAGE TO LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND ASK THEM TO IMMEDIATELY RELAY THE REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BLACKSBURG.
LAT...LON 3657 8056 3655 8007 3663 8005 3687 8023
3672 8043
$$
WERTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 1:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Carroll | 32 min |
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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.