Alert archive / Virginia / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this high wind warning at May 11, 2008, 11:08 AM EDT for 17 counties in Virginia; 5 counties in North Carolina; Mercer County, West Virginia. It was in force for 32 hr. 16 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 11, 2008, 11:08 AM EDT (15:08 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 2008, 6:57 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 23 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Bland County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Mercer County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 12:43 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Volney, VA | ONE TREE DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 58 BETWEEN VOLNEY AND RUGBY. |
| May 11, 1:02 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Athens, WV | |
| May 11, 1:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Glen Lyn, VA | TREE DOWN IN CAMPGROUND |
| May 11, 1:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Radford, VA | TWO TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 611/WILDERNESS ROAD. POWER LINES WERE DOWNED. |
| May 11, 1:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Narrows, VA | CABLE LINES DOWN IN ROAD |
| May 11, 1:45 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Blacksburg, VA | NEAR INTERSECTION OF PRICES FORK AND TOMS CREEK. HAIL STARTED AT 145 PM AND ENDED AT 155 PM. |
| May 11, 2:04 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | 10 W Roanoke, VA | BRADSHAW ROAD |
| May 11, 2:10 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 5 Sw Moneta, VA | USCG STATION. HAIL LASTED 10 MINUTES. |
| May 11, 3:15 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | 5 Nw Boone, NC | |
| May 11, 3:15 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Boone, NC | |
| May 11, 4:05 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 15 E Matoaka, WV | IN THE TOWN LASHMEET |
| May 11, 4:05 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 3 E Matoaka, WV | IN THE TOWN LASHMEET |
| May 11, 4:15 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | 3 E Matoaka, WV | PENNY SIZED HAIL FROM 415 TO 417 PM |
| May 11, 5:56 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Narrows, VA | A TREE DOWN ALONG ROUTE 61. |
| May 11, 5:56 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Glen Lyn, VA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ALONG ELGOOD MOUNTAIN ROAD AND LURICH ROAD. |
| May 11, 6:09 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Se Pembroke, VA | A TREE BLOWN DOWN ALONG SINKING CREEK ROAD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 951 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 262 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS71 KRNK 111508 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1108 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH MONDAY... .A STRENGTHENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT TODAY... FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND THE FACT THAT THE LEAVES HAVE COME OUT ON MOST TREES...WINDS OF THIS SPEED COULD MORE EASILY TOPPLE WEAKER TREES. THESE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. VAZ007-009-WVZ042-112315- /O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-080512T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0004.080511T1508Z-080512T0100Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.HW.A.0003.080512T0100Z-080512T2200Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLUEFIELD 1108 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS MAY GUST TO 60 MPH TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY BE ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES... INTERRUPTING THE POWER AT TIMES. BEHIND THE FRONT...TONIGHT AND MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. THESE GUSTS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES...TREE LIMBS...OR POWER LINES. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND THE FACT THAT THE LEAVES HAVE COME OUT ON MOST TREES...WINDS OF THIS SPEED COULD MORE EASILY TOPPLE WEAKER TREES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ010>017-022-032-033-112315- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.A.0003.080512T0100Z-080512T2200Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI... RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD...SALEM... STUART...ROCKY MOUNT 1108 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST TO BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH. THESE GUSTS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES...TREE LIMBS...OR POWER LINES. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND THE FACT THAT THE LEAVES HAVE COME OUT ON MOST TREES...WINDS OF THIS SPEED COULD MORE EASILY TOPPLE WEAKER TREES. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KRNK 112039 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 439 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH MONDAY... .A STRENGTHENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL MOVE TO ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST MONDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND IN THE NORTHERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND THE FACT THAT THE LEAVES HAVE COME OUT ON MOST TREES...WINDS OF THIS SPEED COULD MORE EASILY TOPPLE TREES. THESE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING TONIGHT...BUT MORE SO DURING THE DAY MONDAY AS THE STORM MOVES TO ALONG THE COAST. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ010>017-022-032-033-120445- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0003.080512T0100Z-080512T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080513T0100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI... RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD...SALEM... STUART...ROCKY MOUNT 439 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. WINDS MAY GUST TO BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH. THESE GUSTS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES...TREE LIMBS...OR POWER LINES. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND THE FACT THAT THE LEAVES HAVE COME OUT ON MOST TREES...WINDS OF THIS SPEED COULD MORE EASILY TOPPLE TREES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ VAZ007-009-WVZ042-120445- /O.UPG.KRNK.HW.A.0003.080512T0100Z-080512T2200Z/ /O.EXT.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080513T0100Z/ TAZEWELL-SMYTH-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLUEFIELD 439 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. WINDS MAY GUST TO BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH. THESE GUSTS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES...TREE LIMBS...OR POWER LINES. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND THE FACT THAT THE LEAVES HAVE COME OUT ON MOST TREES...WINDS OF THIS SPEED COULD MORE EASILY TOPPLE TREES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ018-023-034-043>045-058-059-WVZ043-044-120445- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0019.080511T2039Z-080513T0100Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-CRAIG-BOTETOURT-BEDFORD-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YADKINVILLE... NEW CASTLE...FINCASTLE...BEDFORD...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... LYNCHBURG...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...HINTON...UNION 439 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. WINDS MAY GUST TO BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH. THESE GUSTS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREE LIMBS...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND THE FACT THAT THE LEAVES HAVE COME OUT ON MOST TREES...WINDS OF THIS SPEED COULD MORE EASILY TOPPLE WEAKER TREES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 120217 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1017 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH MONDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN TONIGHT AND MONDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...BUT ARE MORE LIKELY DURING THE DAY MONDAY. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>017-022-032-033-WVZ042-121100- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080513T0100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... GALAX...FLOYD...SALEM...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BLUEFIELD 1017 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. WINDS MAY GUST BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH. THESE GUSTS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES...TREE LIMBS...OR POWER LINES. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND THE FACT THAT THE LEAVES HAVE COME OUT ON MOST TREES...WINDS OF THIS SPEED COULD MORE EASILY TOPPLE TREES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ018-023-034-043>045-058-059-WVZ043-044-121100- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-080513T0100Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-CRAIG-BOTETOURT-BEDFORD-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YADKINVILLE... NEW CASTLE...FINCASTLE...BEDFORD...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... LYNCHBURG...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...HINTON...UNION 1017 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. WINDS MAY GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH. THESE GUSTS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREE LIMBS...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND THE FACT THAT THE LEAVES HAVE COME OUT ON MOST TREES...WINDS OF THIS SPEED COULD MORE EASILY TOPPLE WEAKER TREES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ AMS
000 WWUS71 KRNK 120816 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 416 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY IN SOME AREAS TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST WILL VERY SLOWLY MOVE OUT TO SEA DURING THE DAY. HOWEVER STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BE QUITE STRONG ACROSS THE REGION. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BE OVER THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>017-022-032-033-WVZ042-121630- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080513T0100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... GALAX...FLOYD...SALEM...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BLUEFIELD 416 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE AREA THROUGH TODAY. WINDS MAY GUST BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH AT TIMES. THESE GUSTS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN SOME TREES...TREE LIMBS...OR POWER LINES. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND THE FACT THAT THE LEAVES HAVE COME OUT ON MOST TREES...WINDS OF THIS SPEED WILL MORE EASILY TOPPLE TREES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ018-023-034-043>045-058-059-WVZ043-044-121630- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-080513T0100Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-CRAIG-BOTETOURT-BEDFORD-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YADKINVILLE... NEW CASTLE...FINCASTLE...BEDFORD...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... LYNCHBURG...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...HINTON...UNION 416 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TODAY. WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH AT TIMES. THESE GUSTS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREE LIMBS...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND THE FACT THAT THE LEAVES HAVE COME OUT ON TREES...WINDS OF THIS SPEED WILL MORE EASILY TOPPLE WEAKER TREES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 121454 AAA NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1054 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...STRONG WINDS LIKELY INTO THIS EVENING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY MOVE OUT TO SEA THROUGH THIS EVENING. HOWEVER STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BE QUITE STRONG ACROSS THE REGION. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA... SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE OVER THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>017-022-032-033-WVZ042-122300- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080513T0100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... GALAX...FLOYD...SALEM...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BLUEFIELD 1054 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS MAY GUST BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH AT TIMES. THESE GUSTS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN SOME TREES...TREE LIMBS...OR POWER LINES. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND THE FACT THAT THE LEAVES HAVE COME OUT ON MOST TREES...WINDS OF THIS SPEED WILL MORE EASILY TOPPLE TREES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ018-023-034-043>045-058-059-WVZ043-044-122300- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-080513T0100Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-CRAIG-BOTETOURT-BEDFORD-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YADKINVILLE... NEW CASTLE...FINCASTLE...BEDFORD...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... LYNCHBURG...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...HINTON...UNION 1054 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH AT TIMES. THESE GUSTS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREE LIMBS...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND THE FACT THAT THE LEAVES HAVE COME OUT ON TREES...WINDS OF THIS SPEED WILL MORE EASILY TOPPLE WEAKER TREES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 122257 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 657 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...WINDS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING THIS EVENING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY OUT TO SEA THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING THIS EVENING. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>017-022-032-033-WVZ042-130000- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080513T0100Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON... BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE... GALAX...FLOYD...SALEM...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BLUEFIELD 657 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WIND GUSTS HAVE DIMINISHED TO LESS THAN 40 MPH ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING FOR ALL BUT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET MAY KEEP OCCASIONAL WINDS GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. $$ NCZ004>006-020-VAZ018-023-034-043>045-058-059-WVZ043-044-130000- /O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-080513T0100Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-CRAIG-BOTETOURT-BEDFORD-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-SUMMERS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YADKINVILLE... NEW CASTLE...FINCASTLE...BEDFORD...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE... LYNCHBURG...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...HINTON...UNION 657 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND GUSTS HAVE DIMINISHED TO AROUND 30 MPH OR LESS ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 10:13 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Smyth, Tazewell | 55 min |
| May 11, 12:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Pulaski, Wythe, City of Galax | 27 min |
| May 11, 12:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Wythe | 46 min |
| May 11, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 45 min |
| May 11, 12:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick | 32 min |
| May 11, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 32 min |
| May 11, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick | 40 min |
| May 11, 2:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 17 min |
| May 11, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, City of Martinsville | 39 min |
| May 11, 2:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Pittsylvania, City of Lynchburg | 71 min |
| May 11, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 79 min |
| May 11, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin | 27 min |
| May 11, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte | 80 min |
| May 11, 2:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 18 min |
| May 11, 4:39 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Charlotte, Craig, Halifax and 5 more | 26 hr |
| May 11, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig, Giles | 22 min |
| May 11, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Stokes, Surry | 37 min |
| May 11, 1:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Rockingham, Stokes | 47 min |
| May 11, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham | 42 min |
| May 11, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 37 min |
| May 11, 7:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Yadkin | 24 min |
| May 11, 12:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 32 min |
| May 11, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Mercer, Summers | 67 min |
| May 11, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 42 min |
| May 11, 4:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Mercer | 3 hr |
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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.