Severe Thunderstorm Warning 266, NWS Blacksburg, VA

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WWUS51 KRNK 211756
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
156 PM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007

VAC071-121-155-211830-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0266.000000T0000Z-070821T1830Z/
PULASKI VA-MONTGOMERY VA-GILES VA-
156 PM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN GILES...NORTHERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHEASTERN PULASKI
COUNTIES...

AT 154 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 TO 70 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR 
BLACKSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
MERRIMAC AND BLACKSBURG.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 3733 8029 3725 8030 3715 8029 3718 8071
      3733 8070 3733 8043 3732 8042 3733 8041
TIME...MOT...LOC 1756Z 275DEG 34KT 3724 8044

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000 
WWUS51 KRNK 211816
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
214 PM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007

VAC071-211824-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0266.000000T0000Z-070821T1830Z/
GILES VA-
214 PM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GILES COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3733 8030 3718 8030 3717 8028 3715 8030
      3716 8049 3717 8050 3717 8062 3718 8070
      3728 8049 3733 8041
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 275DEG 34KT 3722 8023

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VAC121-155-211830-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0266.000000T0000Z-070821T1830Z/
PULASKI VA-MONTGOMERY VA-
214 PM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT 
FOR NORTHERN MONTGOMERY AND PULASKI COUNTIES...

AROUND 2PM PM EDT...SEVERAL REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE WERE REPORTED IN 
THE PEMBROKE AND BLACKSBURG AREAS. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS STILL 
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM 
WAS LOCATED 9 MILES EAST OF BLACKSBURG...OR ABOUT NEAR 
SHAWSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. ANOTHER STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF 
WIND DAMAGE WAS JUST WEST OF DUBLIN MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH AS WELL.


THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE 
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD 
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A 
SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 3733 8030 3718 8030 3717 8028 3715 8030
      3716 8049 3717 8050 3717 8062 3718 8070
      3728 8049 3733 8041
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 275DEG 34KT 3722 8023

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000 
WWUS51 KRNK 211831
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
230 PM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007

VAC121-155-211840-
/O.EXP.KRNK.SV.W.0266.000000T0000Z-070821T1830Z/
PULASKI VA-MONTGOMERY VA-
230 PM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN MONTGOMERY AND
NORTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 230 PM EDT...

HOWEVER...A NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT 
FOR SOUTHERN PULASKI COUNTY UNTIL 3:30 PM EDT.

LAT...LON 3733 8030 3718 8030 3717 8028 3715 8030
      3716 8049 3717 8050 3717 8062 3718 8070
      3728 8049 3733 8041
TIME...MOT...LOC 1816Z 275DEG 34KT 4743 4676

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1026 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007

.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO MEANDER ACROSS PARTS OF
THE AREA THROUGH MID WEEK BEFORE DISSIPATING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE
SHOULD BUILD BACK IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST BY WEEKS END KEEPING HOT
AND HUMID WEATHER GOING INTO THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
THE WEDGE SLID FATHER DOWN THE EAST COAST OVERNIGHT...BUT IS
SHALLOWER THAN YDAYS AND IS BURNING OFF QUICKER. HAVE ADJUSTED
TEMPS UP A BIT THIS AFTERNOON. DRY GROUND WILL ALSO ALLOW TEMPS TO
JUMP QUICKLY WITH FULL SUN.

IMPRESSIVE WAVE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS (LEFTOVERS FROM ERIN) CURRENTLY
MOVING EAST THRU CENTRAL KY. ALTHOUGH MIXING MAY DISRUPT INFLOW
INTO THE SYSTEM AND WEAKEN IT DURING THE DAY...UPPER SUPPORT FOR
THE WAVE WILL LIKELY TRIGGER SCTD CONVECTION INTO OUR WESTERN
COUNTIES EARLY THIS AFTN AND SPREAD THEM EAST THRU THE AFTERNOON.
DRIER AIR OVER THE SOUTHSIDE VA AND NORTH-CENTRAL NC WILL LIMIT
CONVECTION THERE. BUMPED UP POPS OVER THE NORTH AND WEST FOR THE AFTN.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
SHORT WAVE MOVING OVER NORTH CAROLINA WILL ALLOW THE WEDGE TO SINK
BACK INTO THE REGION. THIS SHOULD BRING BACK A LOW DECK TO AREAS
EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. GOING INTO WEDNESDAY...NAM IS HANGING ON
TO THE DIRTY WEDGE A LITTLE LONGER THAN THE GFS...WHICH IS CAUSING
THE MET TO BE ABOUT 5F TO 10F COOLER THAN THE MAV. GFS IS SHOWING
A NORTHEASTERLY WIND WHICH WOULD SUGGESTION NAM IS NOT THAT MUCH
OF AN OUTLIER. WITH SOME QUESTIONS TO WHO IS RIGHT...I LOWERED
EASTERN TEMPS BELOW MAV BUT STILL KEEP THEM WARM. SOUTHEAST WV AND
EXTREME SW VA WILL REMAIN UNINFLUENCED BY THE WEDGE AND
CLOUDS...THEREFORE TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ABOVE NORMAL. ALSO IN
THE AREA...BOUNDARY AND AFTERNOON HEATING SHOULD IGNITE A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS AS FLOW BRIEFLY BACKS TO THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE
AFTERNOON. FLOW ALOFT BECOMES NORTHEASTERLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
SHOWERS WILL DISSIPATE WITH LOSE OF HEATING.

THURSDAY...EVEN MORE OF A DIFFERENCE WITH THE MODELS AND THE WEDGE.
NAM IS HOLDING STRONG WITH THE WEDGE WHICH HAS TEMPERATURES 10F-15F
COOLER THAN GFS. WITH THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE REGAINING CONTROL OF THE
REGIONS WEATHER...WILL NOT CHANGE MUCH TO THURSDAY GRIDS AND KEEPING
TEMPERATURES WARM AND NEAR MAV.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
SAME STORY DIFFERENT DAY. GFS WARMS 850 MB TO 22-23C ON FRIDAY
WHICH WOULD LIKELY PRODUCE THE WARMEST DAY OF THE WEEK. GUIDANCE
HAS MID-90S EVEN IN THE NRV AND NEAR 90 GREENBRIER VALLEY. COULD
DEFINITELY BE THREATENING RECORDS HIGHS AGAIN...WITH DEPARTURES
FROM CLIMO APPROACHING PLUS 10 TO 15 DEGREES. THROUGH MOST OF THE
LATE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND NO REAL FRONTAL BOUNDARIES TO SPEAK
OF OTHER THAN WHAT OUTFLOWS MAY DEVELOP FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
WITH SURFACE DEWPOINTS IN THE 60S AND LOW 70S THERE WILL BE PLENTY
OF LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE BUT NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF UPPER LEVEL
SUPPORT. THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. RIDGE REMAINS DOMINANT IN THE
EXTENDED ALTHOUGH HEIGHTS RISE OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST BY MONDAY
AS SOME NORTHERN STREAM ENERGY TRIES TO FLATTEN OUT THE RIDGE BY
EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE SURFACE REFLECTION IS A FRONTAL PASSAGE BY
MONDAY WHICH MAY HELP DROP 850 TEMPS BACK INTO THE UPPER TEENS AND
SURFACE TEMPERATURES CLOSER TO NORMAL BUT STILL LIKELY A FEW
DEGREES ABOVE.

&&

.AVIATION /14Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
DIRTY WEDGE WITH NORTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP IFR CEILINGS AND MVFR
VISIBILITIES EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE THROUGH THE MORNING. WITH
WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT...THIS LOW DECK WILL ERODE FROM WEST TO EAST
WITH LYH BECOMING THE LAST TO BREAK OUT. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD
RETURN TO ALL SITES BY 16Z TUESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON
CONVECTION WITH THE BEST FOCUS NORTH OF LWB-HSP. RAIN CHANCES
DECREASE TONIGHT WITH MVFR FOG FORMING ACROSS THE AREA. LOW CLOUD
DECK MAY RE-ENTER THE EAST ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT.

FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK...SUMMER TIME PULSE CONVECTION IS
POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

&&

.CLIMATE...
ROANOKE...BLUEFIELD...AND BLACKSBURG ALREADY AHEAD OF A PACE TO
BREAK MONTHLY AVERAGE AUGUST HEAT RECORDS LOOKING AT DATA THROUGH
AUGUST 20. ROANOKE OVER 2 DEGREES AHEAD OF THE PREVIOUS RECORD
PACE FOR THE FIRST 20 DAYS BACK IN THE DROUGHT YEAR OF 1988. THE
NEXT 7 DAYS WILL DO NOTHING BUT PAD THOSE NUMBERS. DANVILLE ON
PACE FOR 2ND HIGHEST...WHILE LYNCHBURG WITH A LONGER PERIOD OF
RECORD AND SOMEWHAT LESS EXTREME HEAT IS NOT IN THE TOP 10 YET.
RAINFALL NUMBERS ARE NOT MUCH BETTER AND SEVERAL STATIONS COULD
STILL SET ALL-TIME DRIEST AUGUST...BLACKSBURG HAS ONLY 0.12
INCHES THIS MONTH. WITH THE HEAT/DRY COMBINATION THE DROUGHT
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO WORSEN ACROSS THE AREA.

&&

.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
WV...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...RCS
NEAR TERM...JS/RCS
SHORT TERM...RCS
LONG TERM...PC
AVIATION...RCS
CLIMATE...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
127 PM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-045>047-059-WVZ042>045-
221730-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-
BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL-
APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
127 PM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON COULD YIELD
DAMAGING WINDS IN A FEW AREAS. ISOLATED LARGE HAIL IS ALSO
POSSIBLE BUT THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE SEVERE STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ043-044-058-221730-
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-
HALIFAX-
127 PM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF
HOT TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED
FIRE DANGER THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1211 PM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ032-033-043-044-058-212200-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-
YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
DANBURY...EDEN...BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...STUART...
ROCKY MOUNT...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON
1211 PM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHERN
VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL
RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

LACK OF RAINFALL HAS RESULTED IN VERY DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
AREA WHICH HAS DRIED OUT GRASS AND LEAVES...NATURAL MATERIAL THAT
IS VERY RECEPTIVE TO WILDFIRE.

TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND INTO
EXTREME SOUTHERN VIRGINIA WILL APPROACH THE CENTURY MARK THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS COMBINED WITH AN AFTERNOON MINIMUM HUMIDITY OF
CLOSE TO 30 PERCENT...AND WIND GUSTS NEAR 20 MILES AN HOUR...
WILL MAKE FIRE FIGHTING EFFORTS DIFFICULT IF A BRUSH FIRE OCCURS.

FIRE CAN SPREAD RAPIDLY UNDER THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS.  FOR YOUR
SAFETY...AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS...PLEASE REFRAIN FROM BURNING
DURING THE PEAK HEATING OF THE AFTERNOON. REPORT ANY OCCURRENCE
OF WILDFIRE TO YOUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
119 PM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007

VAZ007-009>015-018-019-WVZ042-044-045-211815-
GRAYSON VA-SMYTH VA-WYTHE VA-BLAND VA-TAZEWELL VA-MONTGOMERY VA-
GILES VA-CRAIG VA-MERCER WV-MONROE WV-GREENBRIER WV-PULASKI VA-
ALLEGHANY VA-
119 PM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007

AT 115 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS TO ABINGDON...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE LINE
OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...MONROE AT 130 PM
EDT...WHITETOP...AND CLEAR FORK AT 145 PM EDT...MOUNT ROGERS
SUMMIT...GRAYSON HIGHLANDS STATE PARK AND PEARISBURG AT 200 PM
EDT...COVINGTON...NEW CASTLE AND WYTHVILLE AT 230 PM EDT...

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. A HEAVY
DOWNPOUR OF RAIN ALONG WITH CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO
LIKELY.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION.

PEM