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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 320, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 8, 2008Mercer County, Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2008, 4:42 PM EDT for Mercer County, Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia. It was in force for 63 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: Jul 8, 2008, 4:42 PM EDT (20:42 UTC)
Expired: Jul 8, 2008, 5:45 PM EDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 8, 4:49 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 E Pipestem, WV	TREES DOWN

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

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 7 minutes after it went out.

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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 105 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: 803 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 934 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -35 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS51 KRNK 082042
SVRRNK
WVC055-063-089-082145-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0320.080708T2042Z-080708T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
442 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA
  MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA
  SOUTHERN SUMMERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA

* UNTIL 545 PM EDT.

* AT 440 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LERONA...OR NEAR
  PIPESTEM...AND MOVING EAST AT 37 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LERONA...
  LICK CREEK...
  BOZOO...
  INDIAN MILLS...
  RED SULPHUR SPRING...

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 3769 8051 3769 8032 3747 8035 3747 8039
      3743 8043 3742 8047 3746 8049 3747 8053
      3741 8066 3741 8080 3742 8085 3741 8086
      3741 8107 3766 8101 3772 8065
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 266DEG 32KT 3750 8094

$$

RCS

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS51 KRNK 082106
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
505 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008

WVC055-082115-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0320.000000T0000Z-080708T2145Z/
MERCER WV-
505 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3769 8051 3769 8033 3747 8035 3747 8039
      3743 8043 3742 8046 3747 8051 3745 8060
      3741 8066 3741 8080 3742 8086 3747 8091
      3768 8089 3772 8065
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 265DEG 19KT 3752 8079

$$

WVC063-089-082145-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0320.000000T0000Z-080708T2145Z/
MONROE WV-SUMMERS WV-
505 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SUMMERS AND MONROE COUNTIES...

AT 501 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR INDIAN MILLS...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF PETERSTOWN...MOVING
EAST AT 25 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 3769 8051 3769 8033 3747 8035 3747 8039
      3743 8043 3742 8046 3747 8051 3745 8060
      3741 8066 3741 8080 3742 8086 3747 8091
      3768 8089 3772 8065
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 265DEG 19KT 3752 8079

$$

RCS

000 
WWUS51 KRNK 082129 RRA
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
529 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008

WVC089-082139-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0320.000000T0000Z-080708T2145Z/
SUMMERS WV-
529 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008

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

LAT...LON 3769 8045 3769 8033 3748 8035 3747 8039
      3743 8043 3743 8045 3743 8047 3747 8051
      3746 8058 3770 8067 3771 8066
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 258DEG 25KT 3752 8052

$$

WVC063-082145-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0320.000000T0000Z-080708T2145Z/
MONROE WV-
529 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY...

AT 527 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR ZENITH...OR NEAR UNION...MOVING EAST AT 29 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 3769 8045 3769 8033 3748 8035 3747 8039
      3743 8043 3743 8045 3743 8047 3747 8051
      3746 8058 3770 8067 3771 8066
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 258DEG 25KT 3752 8052

$$
RCS

000 
WWUS51 KRNK 082141
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
541 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008

WVC063-082151-
/O.EXP.KRNK.SV.W.0320.000000T0000Z-080708T2145Z/
MONROE WV-
541 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY EXPIRES
AT 545 PM EDT...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS. THUS THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

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 3769 8045 3769 8033 3748 8035 3747 8039
      3743 8043 3743 8045 3743 8047 3747 8051
      3746 8058 3770 8067 3771 8066
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 258DEG 25KT 3754 8042

$$

RCS

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 Jul 8, 3:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 3:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
332 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE WESTERN PIEDMONT SHIFTS EAST OF THE
FORECAST AREA THIS EVENING BUT STILL SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FRONT OVER
THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL MAKE SLOW PROGRESS TOWARD THE AREA
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MORE ORGANIZED STORMS CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THE UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT HAS PLAGUED THE REGION FOR THE LAST SEVERAL
DAYS WILL MOVE TO THE EAST COAST OVERNIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY...WE WILL
STILL NEED TO CONTEND WITH SHORT WAVES COMING AROUND THE BACK SIDE
OF THIS TROUGH. RAIN EARLY TODAY HELPED LIMIT SEVERE POTENTIAL BY
KNOCKING DOWN SURFACE CAPES...BUT LIMITED CLOUD COVER AND RAIN
TOWARDS TAZEWELL AND THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED
SEVERE STORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SHOWERS SHOULD WANES
OVERNIGHT...BUT ANOTHER WAVE AND DEVELOPING LOW LEVEL JET COULD
REINTRODUCE SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA...PARTICULARLY NORTHERN CWA.
THERE IS A CHANCE THAT RIDGING BUILDING IN ALOFT OVERNIGHT COULD
SUPPRESS SHOWERS DEVELOPMENT IN THE MORNING AND WITH AN INCOMING COLD
FRONT FROM THE NORTHWEST...THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER COULD
INCREASE WITH A SATURATED ATMOSPHERE AND HIGH INSTABILITIES IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL BE IN THE OHIO VALLEY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND WILL NOT ENTER THE AREA UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY
EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL BE HUNG UP UNTIL A SURFACE WAVE TRACKS
ALONG IT AND MOVES TO THE MASON DIXON LINE AROUND MIDNIGHT THURSDAY.

WILL RUN MUGGY TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO MAV TONIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY...THE
UPPER LOW WILL BE OUT OF THE AREA AND BEING AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WE
SHOULD BE A FEW DEGREES WARMER THAT WHAT WE HAVE BEEN AND AROUND
SEASONABLE LEVELS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
THE SURFACE LOW RIDING ALONG THE FRONT SHOULD BE NEAR THE NJ COAST
BY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS SHOULD HAVE THE FRONT TO AT LEAST THE
VA/NC BORDER...IF NOT IN NC THURSDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE AND
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL USHER IN A NEW WEATHER PATTERN WITH DRIER AND
MORE COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD. THIS SURFACE HIGH
WILL RESIDE IN THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE OFF THE EAST COAST OVER THE
WEEKEND. THIS WILL BRING SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE AREA WITH A
RETURN OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. MODELS ARE
SHOWING A WEAK FRONT AND/OR OVER RUNNING MOISTURE ON SUNDAY TO
INCREASE THE THREAT FOR RAIN OVER THE MOUNTAINS. MODELS HAVE NOT
BEEN CONSISTENT WITH LOCAL LONG TERM FORECAST. THEREFORE...WILL KEEP
POPS LOW (20/30) FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
WIDESPREAD TSTMS ASSOCIATED WITH COLD POOL ALOFT LATE THIS
AFT/EVENING WILL REMIAN EAST OF LYH AND DAN. HOWEVER...THE AIRMASS
WILL REMAIN MOIST AND UNSTABLE...AND THE FAR WEST HAS HAD SEVERAL
HOURS OF HEATING. I EXPECT SCT TSTMS INTO THIS EVENING...WITH THE
BEST COVERAGE OUT TOWARDS BLF AND LWB. I HAVE INCLUDED SOME
PERIODS OF TSTMS...OR AT LEAST VCNTY TSTM...IN MOST OF THE TAF
SITES. DEPENDING ON AMOUNT OF CLEARING OVERNIGHT...WILL SEE AT
LEAST MVFR FOG...POSSIBLY IFR AT FAVORED LOCATIONS SUCH AS LWB.
MODELS HAVE A PREFRONTAL AREA OF SHOWERS/TSTMS MOVING INTO THE
WEST WED MORNING AND THEN PROGRESSING EAST ACROSS THE AREA...SO I
HAVE PUT IN VCNTY TSTMS FOR ALL SITES BEGINNING 14Z IN THE WEST AT
BLF AND AT 17Z IN DANVILLE.

COOL FRONT PASSES ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY EVENING. COVERAGE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE WIDESPREAD WED AFT/EVENING
BRINGING MVFR OR EVEN BRIEF IFR CONDITIONS. WILL BE A THREAT FOR
VERY HEAVY RAIN...POSSIBLY STRONG WINDS AND HAIL.

FRONT MAY STALL ACROSS NC THU...SO THERE WILL BE A THREAT FOR
TSMTS MAINLY AT DANVILLE. SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR WILLWORK INTO MOST OF
THE AREA FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...RCS
NEAR TERM...RCS
SHORT TERM...RCS
LONG TERM...RCS
AVIATION...JJ/PC

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 3:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
341 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
WVZ042>045-091945-
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-
341 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION. THE
PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL. A
FEW STORMS MAY CONTAIN LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...ALONG WITH
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

MODERATE TO STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA WITH MORE HEAVY RAIN AND DAMAGING WIND POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

RCS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 3:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
301 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008

VAZ007-009-010-012-082000-
SMYTH VA-WYTHE VA-BLAND VA-TAZEWELL VA-
301 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008

...LINE OF STRONG STORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA...

AT 300 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHWEST
OF TAZEWELL TO 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RICHLANDS TO SALTVILLE...MOVING
EAST AT 18 MPH. THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
BROADFORD AT 310 PM EDT...CHILHOWIE AT 315 PM EDT...ASBERRYS AT 320
PM EDT...TAZEWELL AT 325 PM EDT...ADWOLF AT 330 PM EDT...HUNGRY
MOTHER STATE PARK...TIPTOP AT 340 PM EDT...

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS OF STRONG WINDS...HAIL OR
FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG BY CALLING
1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.

JJ

Local storm report, Jul 8, 3:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
327 PM EDT TUE JUL 08 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0140 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S EVERGREEN           37.26N 78.78W
07/08/2008                   APPOMATTOX         VA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 620.

&&

HYSELL

Local storm report, Jul 8, 3:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
329 PM EDT TUE JUL 08 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0201 AM     TSTM WND DMG     9 E APPOMATTOX          37.36N 78.66W
07/08/2008                   APPOMATTOX         VA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 626.

&&

HYSELL

Local storm report, Jul 8, 3:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
330 PM EDT TUE JUL 08 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0150 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 E APPOMATTOX          37.36N 78.77W
07/08/2008                   APPOMATTOX         VA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 631.

&&

HYSELL

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 3:54 PM EDT, 48 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
354 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008

VAZ007-009-010-WVZ042-043-082100-
SMYTH VA-BLAND VA-TAZEWELL VA-MERCER WV-SUMMERS WV-
354 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008

...LINE OF STRONG STORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA...

AT 349 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES WEST OF
MATOAKA TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF BLUEFIELD TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
CERES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 17 MPH. THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE NEAR...BRAMWELL AT 400 PM EDT...PINNACLE ROCK STATE PARK...
BURKES GARDEN AT 405 PM EDT...CERES AT 410 PM EDT...MONTCALM...
MONTCALM AT 415 PM EDT...BLUEFIELD...MATOAKA AT 420 PM EDT...
WENONAH...SANDLICK AT 425 PM EDT...

WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS OF STRONG WINDS...HAIL OR
FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG BY CALLING
1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.

KK

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 4:26 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
426 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008

VAZ010>013-082130-
WYTHE VA-PULASKI VA-BLAND VA-GILES VA-
426 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2008

AT 423 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF WYTHEVILLE...OR ABOUT 5
MILES NORTHEAST OF FAVONIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 18 MPH. THE STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...KIMBERLING AT 450 PM EDT...LONG SPUR...
GUNTON PARK AT 500 PM EDT...MECHANICSBURG AT 505 PM EDT...PULASKI AT
520 PM EDT...WHITE GATE AT 525 PM EDT...

WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

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

KK

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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.