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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 177, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2008, 8:43 PM EDT for 7 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 16, 2008, 8:43 PM EDT (00:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2008, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:44 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.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 1:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 50 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
- 37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1039 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.8
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 Jun 16, 8:00 PM EDT, 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 8:00 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 5:00 PM EDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 500 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 VAZ019-020-024-035-172100- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- 500 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 551 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACCOMPANIED BY DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. WVZ045-172100- GREENBRIER- 500 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 555 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACCOMPANIED BY DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. VAZ007-010-011-WVZ042>044-172100- TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- 500 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 555 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ015>017-022-032-033-043-044-058-059-172100- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 500 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. VAZ018-023-034-045>047-172100- CRAIG-BOTETOURT-BEDFORD-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- 500 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACCOMPANIED BY DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. VAZ009-012>014-172100- SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- 500 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 555 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 16, 6:24 PM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Jun 16, 6:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 648 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 VAZ011-014-018-022-162315- GILES VA-CRAIG VA-MONTGOMERY VA-ROANOKE VA- 648 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 AT 645 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF MOUNTAIN LAKE TO POPLAR HILL...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...NEWPORT...NEWPORT AT 655 PM EDT...SIMMONSVILLE AT 700 PM EDT...PRICES FORK AT 705 PM EDT... MERRIMAC...MC DONALDS MILL AT 710 PM EDT...BRADSHAW...MC DONALDS MILL AT 715 PM EDT. ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNIGHT...WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES APPROACHING ONE INCH PER HOUR. DS
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 7:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 714 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 VAZ014-017-022-033-162345- FLOYD VA-FRANKLIN VA-MONTGOMERY VA-ROANOKE VA- 714 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 AT 711 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTH OF SHAWSVILLE TO 2 MILES SOUTH OF PILOT...MOVING EAST AT 36 MPH. THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...TERRYS FORK AT 720 PM EDT...CHECK...BENT MOUNTAIN AT 725 PM EDT...POAGES MILL...COPPER HILL AT 730 PM EDT...CALLAWAY AT 740 PM EDT. ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES APPROACHING ONE INCH PER HOUR. DS
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 7:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 727 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 WVZ045-170030- GREENBRIER WV- 727 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 AT 724 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTH OF BABCOCK STATE PARK TO 6 MILES EAST OF BABCOCK STATE PARK...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... BINGHAM AT 735 PM EDT...QUINWOOD AT 740 PM EDT...ANJEAN AT 745 PM EDT...DUO AT 750 PM EDT...TROUT AT 755 PM EDT...LEONARD AT 805 PM EDT. ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES APPROACHING ONE INCH PER HOUR...AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. DS
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 7:44 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 744 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 VAZ022-033-034-170015- FRANKLIN VA-ROANOKE VA-BEDFORD VA- 744 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 AT 741 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES SOUTH OF ROANOKE TO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOONES MILL...MOVING EAST AT 36 MPH. THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...VINTON...WIRTZ AT 750 PM EDT...STEWARTSVILLE...BURNT CHIMNEY AT 755 PM EDT...BURNT CHIMNEY AT 800 PM EDT...GOODVIEW...CHAMBLISSBURG AT 805 PM EDT...WESTERN SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE AT 810 PM EDT...MONETA AT 815 PM EDT... ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES APPROACHING ONE INCH PER HOUR...AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. DS
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 8:30 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 830 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 VAZ034-035-044>046-170100- APPOMATTOX VA-AMHERST VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-BEDFORD VA-CAMPBELL VA- 830 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008 AT 827 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF LYNCHBURG CITY TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF HUDDLESTON...MOVING EAST AT 39 MPH. THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...BOCOCK AT 835 PM EDT...RIVERVILLE...STONEWALL AT 840 PM EDT...OAKVILLE...HODGES AT 845 PM EDT...SPOUT SPRING...GLADYS AT 850 PM EDT...APPOMATTOX NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK...STRAIGHTSTONE AT 855 PM EDT...EVERGREEN AT 900 PM EDT. ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES APPROACHING ONE INCH PER HOUR...AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. DS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 9:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Giles | 39 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008
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.