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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 7, 2005Pittsylvania County, City of Danville, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this tornado warning at Jul 7, 2005, 4:59 PM EDT for Pittsylvania County, City of Danville, Virginia. It was in force for 61 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jul 7, 2005, 4:59 PM EDT (20:59 UTC)
Expired: Jul 7, 2005, 6:00 PM EDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties City of Danville, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 7, 5:20 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 W Danville Airport, VA	LARGE TREE DOWN ON OLD MAYFIELD ROAD.
Jul 7, 5:20 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 W Danville Airport, VA	LARGE TREE DOWN ON OLD MAYFIELD ROAD.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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, 3:45 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 51 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 279 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 933 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 98 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS51 KRNK 072100
TORRNK
VAC143-590-072200-
/O.NEW.KRNK.TO.W.0009.050707T2059Z-050707T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
500 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  DANVILLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA

* UNTIL 600 PM EDT

* AT 458 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 5 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF CASCADE...OR ABOUT NEAR MAYFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  40 MPH. ANOTHER TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING UP OUT OF 
  NORTHEAST ROCKINGHAM COUNTY AND WAS MOVING TOWARD DANVILLE CITY.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  WESTOVER HILLS...SWANSONVILLE...SANDY RIVER...RINGGOLD...
  PITTSVILLE...MT AIRY...KEELING...JAVA...GRETNA...DRY FORK...
  DANVILLE CITY...DANVILLE AIRPORT...CLIMAX...CHATHAM...CHALK
  LEVEL...CALLANDS...BLAIRS...AJAX AND AIKEN SUMMIT.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.

LAT...LON 3655 7972 3656 7948 3656 7929 3695 7912
      3701 7931 3701 7960

$$

JDS

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS51 KRNK 072114
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
514 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2005

VAC143-590-072200-
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-050707T2200Z/
DANVILLE VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-
514 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR PITTSYLVANIA 
COUNTY AND DANVILLE CITY...

AT 512 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WESTOVER 
HILLS...OR JUST SOUTHWEST OF DANVILLE CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 
MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  DANVILLE AIRPORT...RINGGOLD AND BLAIRS BY 525 PM EDT
  KEELING BY 535 PM EDT
  8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JAVA BY 550 PM EDT

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.

LAT...LON 3655 7972 3656 7948 3656 7929 3695 7912
      3701 7931 3701 7960

$$

JDS

000 
WWUS51 KRNK 072133
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
534 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2005

VAC143-590-072200-
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-050707T2200Z/
DANVILLE VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-
534 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR PITTSYLVANIA AND
DANVILLE COUNTIES...

AT 532 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DANVILLE
AIRPORT...OR ABOUT NEAR DANVILLE CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KEELING BY 545 PM EDT

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.

LAT...LON 3655 7950 3656 7948 3655 7922 3681 7917
      3681 7928 3679 7943

$$

JDS

000 
WWUS51 KRNK 072159
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
559 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2005

VAC143-590-072206-
/O.EXP.KRNK.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-050707T2200Z/
DANVILLE VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-
559 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY AND DANVILLE CITY 
EXPIRES AT 600 PM EDT...

THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING WAS MOVED EAST AND 
WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY.  RAINFALL ACROSS THE DANVILLE AREA AS 
RESULTED IN SOME URBAN FLOODING.  A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR 
SMALL STREAMS AND URBAN AREAS UNTIL 830 PM.  

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEW SOURCE FOR
THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. 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 IN
BLACKSBURG.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.

LAT...LON 3655 7950 3656 7948 3655 7922 3681 7917
      3681 7928 3679 7943

$$

JDS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 7, 4:16 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania	44 min
Jul 7, 5:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax	57 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.