Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 243, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2008, 7:08 PM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 53 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 26, 2008, 7:08 PM EDT (23:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2008, 8:01 PM EDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Carroll County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Wythe County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 7:50 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | 6 Sw Christiansburg, VA | NEAR RINER FIRE DEPARTMENT |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 110 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
- 1557 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS51 KRNK 262308
SVRRNK
VAC035-121-155-197-270030-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0243.080626T2308Z-080627T0030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
708 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
EASTERN WYTHE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
SOUTHERN PULASKI COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
* UNTIL 830 PM EDT.
* AT 704 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE
HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DRAPER TO PATTERSON TO
BYLLESBY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PULASKI TO ALLISONIA TO 6
MILES NORTH OF FRIES...AND MOVING EAST AT 18 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
IVANHOE...
DRAPER...
ALLISONIA...
PATTERSON...
SYLVATUS...
PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF PENNY OR LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS
WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
LAT...LON 3687 8092 3702 8088 3711 8043 3702 8042
3702 8045 3698 8049 3701 8052 3698 8053
3693 8062 3685 8056 3681 8061 3676 8100
3677 8101 3678 8102
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 251DEG 16KT 3701 8079 3690 8080
3680 8095
$$
KK3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS51 KRNK 262331
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
730 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008
VAC035-121-155-197-270030-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0243.000000T0000Z-080627T0030Z/
CARROLL VA-WYTHE VA-PULASKI VA-MONTGOMERY VA-
730 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY...SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI...EASTERN WYTHE
AND NORTHERN CARROLL COUNTIES...
AT 725 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY
SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CLAYTOR LAKE STATE PARK TO
ALLISONIA TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PATTERSON...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF PULASKI TO ALLISONIA TO 8 MILES
NORTHWEST OF HILLSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 18 MPH.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG AT...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
LAT...LON 3682 8093 3692 8076 3704 8076 3711 8043
3702 8042 3702 8045 3698 8049 3701 8052
3698 8053 3693 8062 3685 8056 3681 8061
3678 8090
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 251DEG 16KT 3704 8067 3693 8068
3683 8083
$$
KK000
WWUS51 KRNK 262355
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
754 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008
VAC035-197-270004-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0243.000000T0000Z-080627T0030Z/
CARROLL VA-WYTHE VA-
754 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN WYTHE AND NORTHERN
CARROLL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS.
LAT...LON 3707 8060 3711 8043 3702 8042 3702 8045
3700 8047 3699 8049 3699 8048 3698 8049
3701 8052 3698 8053 3694 8062
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 251DEG 16KT 3707 8047 3702 8048
3698 8055
$$
VAC121-155-270030-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0243.000000T0000Z-080627T0030Z/
PULASKI VA-MONTGOMERY VA-
754 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND EASTERN PULASKI COUNTIES...
AT 751 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CHILDRESS TO COPPER
VALLEY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RADFORD
TO 7 MILES NORTH OF INDIAN VALLEY TO INDIAN VALLEY...MOVING EAST AT
18 MPH.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG AT...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
LAT...LON 3707 8060 3711 8043 3702 8042 3702 8045
3700 8047 3699 8049 3699 8048 3698 8049
3701 8052 3698 8053 3694 8062
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 251DEG 16KT 3707 8047 3702 8048
3698 8055
$$
KK000
WWUS51 KRNK 270001
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
802 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008
VAC121-155-270012-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0243.000000T0000Z-080627T0030Z/
PULASKI VA-MONTGOMERY VA-
802 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND
EASTERN PULASKI COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND
EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG AT...1 8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
LAT...LON 3707 8060 3711 8043 3702 8042 3702 8045
3700 8047 3699 8049 3699 8048 3698 8049
3701 8052 3698 8053 3694 8062
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 251DEG 16KT 3708 8043 3703 8044
3699 8051
$$
KKWhat 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 26, 6:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 6:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 600 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST WILL BRING HOT AND MORE HUMID WEATHER INTO THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A BETTER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVES WITH A FRONT THIS WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING/... HAVE UPDATED TO ADD SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE EASTERN COUNTY WARNING AREA AND RAISE CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE WEST. && .SHORT TERM /9 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY/... THE OVERNIGHT WILL BE MAINLY QUIET...AS MODELS TAKE AN MCV FROM NRN IND INTO PA AND WEAKEN IT. CORFIDI VECTORS STEER THE CONVECTION SOUTHEAST TOWARD OUR WV COUNTIES OVERNIGHT SO LEFT A SLIGHT CHANCE TO LOW CHANCE POP FROM SE WV TO NW NC. LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED FOR THE PERIOD FRIDAY THRU SATURDAY OTHER THAN A SLOWLY INCREASING CHANCE OF CONVECTION. STRONG WAVE DROPPING OUT OF SOUTHERN CANADA FRIDAY NIGHT WILL END UP PUSHING HEIGHTS DOWN A BIT OVER THE OHIO VALLEY FOR SATURDAY...INCREASING MOISTR SOUTHWEST FLOW...AND PROVIDING BETTER SUPPORT FOR STORMS. BY SUNDAY...THE FAVORED 00Z ECMWF TAKES THE CLOSED LOW INTO THE GREAT LAKES...AND KEEPS THE MAIN FRONT OVER THE OHI VALLEY WITH LEE TROUGH IN THE PIEDMONT. SUNDAY SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO SATURDAY IN TERMS OF THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...BUT MAY HAVE MORE CLOUDS KEEPING HIGHS DOWN A COUPLE DEGREES FROM SAT. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... THE FRONT SHOULD BE SOUTHEAST OF THE FORECAST AREA MONDAY WITH UPPER SHORTWAVES ROTATING AROUND THE LOW OVER ONTARIO...KEEPING THREAT OF MAINLY AFTERNOON/EVENING CONVECTION GOING INTO TUESDAY. BY WED...HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD BE INTO THE OHIO/TN VALLEYS WITH DEEP MOISTURE WELL OFF THE COAST...SO DRIER AND LESS HUMID WX EXPECTED FOR MIDWEEK. && .AVIATION /22Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... MOISTURE WILL STEADILY INCREASE INTO THE AREA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THIS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY... ESPECIALLY DURNING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. COVERAGE TODAY AND FRIDAY WILL BE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AND MAINLY CONFINED TO THE MOUNTAINS. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES... AND THEN PASSES ACROSS THE AREA. LCL IFR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH VARIABLE ERRATIC WIND GUSTS. AWAY FROM THUNDERSTORMS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN VFR. SOME MVFR FOG IS POSSIBLE EACH MORNING...BUT IT SHOULD DISSIPATE QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...NONE. NC...NONE. WV...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...WP NEAR TERM...AMS SHORT TERM...JS/WP LONG TERM...WP AVIATION...PM
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 6:48 AM EDT, 12 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 648 AM EDT THU JUN 26 2008 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>045-271100- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- GREENBRIER- 648 AM EDT THU JUN 26 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING THE THREAT OF STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...BUT MAY BE NEEDED THIS WEEKEND.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 26, 5:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
536 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0510 PM HAIL CANA 36.58N 80.67W
06/26/2008 E0.75 INCH CARROLL VA PUBLIC
ALSO WIND DAMAGE TO OUT BLDGS.
&&
TWLocal storm report, Jun 26, 5:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
558 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG ROANOKE AIRPORT 37.33N 79.98W
06/26/2008 ROANOKE VA LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE LOCKHAVEN AND BRADSHAW AREA
ABOUT A HALF MILE WEST OF THE AIRPORT.
&&
SKLocal storm report, Jun 26, 6:15 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
615 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0555 PM HAIL PINE HALL 36.32N 80.07W
06/26/2008 E0.75 INCH STOKES NC EMERGENCY MNGR
ALSO TREES DOWN NEAR WALNUT COVE
&&
TWSpecial weather statement, Jun 26, 6:20 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 620 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008 NCZ004-005-262315- ROCKINGHAM NC-STOKES NC- 620 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008 AT 617 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MADISON TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF REIDSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 14 MPH. THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...BETHANY AT 625 PM EDT... MAYODAN...MAYODAN AT 630 PM EDT...MONROETON AT 635 PM EDT... STONEVILLE AT 650 PM EDT...WENTWORTH AT 700 PM EDT...REIDSVILLE AT 705 PM EDT... WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO AN INCH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. KK
Local storm report, Jun 26, 6:25 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
625 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0620 PM TSTM WND DMG PENHOOK 36.98N 79.63W
06/26/2008 FRANKLIN VA EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN NEAR TOWN
&&
TWLocal storm report, Jun 26, 6:38 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
638 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0636 PM TSTM WND DMG BASSETT 36.77N 79.98W
06/26/2008 HENRY VA TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN
&&
AMSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Tazewell | 64 min |
| Jun 26, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski | 67 min |
| Jun 26, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, City of Radford | 48 min |
| Jun 26, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke and 1 more | 56 min |
| Jun 26, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 46 min |
| Jun 26, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick | 80 min |
| Jun 26, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Franklin, Roanoke, City of Roanoke | 60 min |
| Jun 26, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania | 54 min |
| Jun 26, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 78 min |
| Jun 26, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 54 min |
| Jun 26, 7:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 55 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.