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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 382, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 23, 20086 counties in Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 23, 2008, 3:01 PM EDT for 6 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 59 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
Jul 23, 2008, 3:01 PM EDT (19:01 UTC)
Expired
Jul 23, 2008, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Bland County, VA, City of Radford, VA, Floyd County, VA, Giles County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Pulaski County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:03 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 nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 102 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2008-07-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 217 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2008-07-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -35 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
217 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-75 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
800 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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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 23, 2:58 PM EDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 2:58 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
258 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EAST THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS
EVENING...PRECEDED AND ACCOMPANIED BY ANOTHER ROUND OF SCATTERED
TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH MAY BE
SEVERE. COOLER AND DRIER AIR IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION
LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY...BRINGING CLEARING SKIES AND
MODERATE TEMPERATURES.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/...
WATER VAPOR SHOWS A VERY STRONG SHORT WAVE FOR THE END OF
JULY...DEEPENING THE TROUGH IN THE EAST AND PUSHING A SFC COLD
FRONT SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS WESTERN WV...EXTREME EASTERN KY AND
EASTERN TN. THERE IS A LINE OF SHOWERS/SCT TSTMS AHEAD OF THE
FRONT MOVG INTO THE WESTERN CWA AT THIS TIME. THE AIRMASS IS
MODERATELY UNSTABLE...WITH CAPES OF AROUND 1500 J/KG. SHEAR IS
INCREASING AS THE SHORT WAVE APPROACHES. WEST WIND SHAVE BECOME
LIGHT AHEAD OF THE LINE...AND HAVE BACKED TO THE SOUTH OR
SOUTHWEST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. DEWPOINTS REMAIN IN THE MID 60S
TO AROUND 70. I SEE NO REASON WHY THE THE LINE WILL NOT CONTINUE
MOVING EAST...AND AS THE SHORT WAVE ROUNDS THE BASE OF THE TROUGH
THIS EVENING IT THE FRONT BECOMES MORE PARALLEL TO THE UPPER FLOW
AND SHOULD SLOW. THIS WILL OCCUR IN THE NC/VA PIEDMONT...CLOSE TO
THE EASTERN CWA. FOR NOW...HAVE KEPT THE HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS
AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WORDING THROUGH THE EVENING OUT THAT WAY.
FFG IS HIGH ENOUGH THAT WE DO NOT THINK A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS
NEEDED. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE
PIEDMONT THOUGH. SEVERE THREAT WILL LAST THROUGH THE EVENING...BUT
DECREASING WEST TO EAST...AS WELL. STAYED CLOSE TO MAV GUIDANCE
LOWS- JUST A LITTLE WARMER IN THE EAST WHERE THE FRONT WILL SLOW
AND CLOUD COVER WILL LINGER THE LONGEST.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY/...
PASSAGE OF UPPER TROF AND ARRIVAL OF SURFACE RIDGE SHOULD ASSURE
GOOD SUBSIDENCE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY
CLEAR SKIES. LOWERING DEW POINTS AND GOOD INSOLATION SHOULD RESULT
IN GOOD DIURNAL TEMPERATURE CURVE...WITH DAYTIME HIGHS RANGING
FROM THE 70S ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE WEST...TO THE 80S
ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. NIGHTTIME LOWS SHOULD FALL BACK INTO THE 50S
WEST...WITH 60S EAST.

MAV GUIDANCE APPEARED REASONABLE FOR THIS FORECAST PERIOD...AND
GENERALLY WAS ACCEPTED.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
LONG WAVE PATTERN STILL SHOWING AN UPPER RIDGE IN THE CENTRAL
UNITED STATES WITH A TROF IN THE EAST. HPC IS FAVORING A SLOWER
FRONTAL PASSAGE SIMILAR TO THE ECMWF WHICH HAS THE FRONT COMING
THROUGH OUR FORECAST AREA SUNDAY AND MONDAY. HAVE KEPT
TEMPERATURES...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT LOWS CLOSER TO THE WARMER
GUIDANCE NUMBERS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. HAVE ALSO GRAUDALLY BROUGHT
IN DRY WEATHER BEHIND THE FRONT ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
LINE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS JUST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT IS JUST MOVG
INTO THE MTNS OF SRN WV AND FAR SW VA AT THIS TIME. THIS LINE
SHOULD CONT PROGRESSING EASTWARD AND LIKELY BECOMING STRONGER. I
HAVE TIMED THE LINE OF TSTMS/GREATEST THEAT AT EACH OF THE TAF
SITES. FOR BLF AND LWB...WAS CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO HAVE A PREVAILING
GROUP AND TEMPO OF HEAVIER SHOWERS. FURTHER EAST...I HANDLED IT
WITH A TEMP GROUP OF 3 HOURS. TSTMS WILL LINGER LONGEST IN THE
DANVILLE AREA...TILL 01 TO 02Z. COULD HAVE SOME MVFR FOG OVERNIGHT
ONCE THE RAIN MOVES EAST OF THE AREA AND THERE IS SOME CLEARING. I
PUT SOME IFR FOG IN DANVILLE...AND LIFR AT LWB TOWARD MORNING.
LOOKS LIKE ALL FOG IN THE AREA WILL LIFT QUICKLY WITH A
STRENGTHENING NW FLOW...AROUND 13Z. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
REST OF THE DAY THURSDAY...WITH NW TO NORTH WINDS POSSIBLY AS HIGH
AS 10 KNOTS.

SERIES OF SHORT WAVE TROUGHS ARE EXPECTED TO PASS EAST THROUGH THE
SOUTHERN MID ATLANTIC REGION LATER FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND...EACH OF
WHICH WILL REINTRODUCE THE THREAT OF WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH LOCALIZED MAINLY MVFR RESTRICTIONS TO
VISIBILITY AND/OR CEILING.

OTHERWISE...EXPECT TO SEE GENERAL VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL FOR MOST
OF THE TIME AT ALL TERMINAL FORECAST SITES FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...WERT
NEAR TERM...JJ
SHORT TERM...WERT
LONG TERM...AMS
AVIATION...JJ/WERT
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 23, 5:15 AM EDT, 9 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
515 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
WVZ042>045-240915-
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-
515 AM EDT WED JUL 23 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

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...PRECEDED AND ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THE STORMS BY EARLY
AFTERNOON MAY BECOME SEVERE AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO END FROM WEST TO EAST
OVER THE AREA BY MID TO LATE EVENING AS COOLER AND DRIER AIR
BEGINS TO FILTER INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING.

WERT

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 23, 11:58 AM EDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1158 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008

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

0545 PM     HAIL             W SPEEDWELL             36.82N 81.17W
07/22/2008  E0.75 INCH       WYTHE              VA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0637 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STEWARTSVILLE           37.27N 79.80W
07/22/2008                   BEDFORD            VA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE DOWN ALONG RTE 24

0643 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STEWARTSVILLE           37.27N 79.80W
07/22/2008                   BEDFORD            VA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE DOWN ALONG RTE 24

0700 PM     TSTM WND DMG     THAXTON                 37.35N 79.63W
07/22/2008                   BEDFORD            VA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN

0710 PM     HAIL             5 NW CLIFTON            36.50N 81.63W
07/22/2008  E0.75 INCH       ASHE               NC   PUBLIC

0759 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW FINCASTLE          37.49N 79.90W
07/22/2008                   BOTETOURT          VA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            2 TREES DOWN

0759 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SSE WYTHEVILLE        36.92N 81.07W
07/22/2008                   WYTHE              VA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREE DOWN ON RTE 619 1 E OF RTE 94

0759 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MATOAKA                 37.42N 81.25W
07/22/2008                   MERCER             WV   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE DOWN ON RTE 11

0824 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ATHENS                  37.42N 81.02W
07/22/2008                   MERCER             WV   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE DOWN ON RTE 20

0841 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 ENE SANDSTONE         37.78N 80.83W
07/22/2008                   SUMMERS            WV   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE DOWN IN GREEN SULPHUR SPRINGS

0851 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 W NEW CASTLE          37.50N 80.19W
07/22/2008                   CRAIG              VA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREE DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF RTE 611 AND RTE 311

0915 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 W PILOT               37.05N 80.42W
07/22/2008                   MONTGOMERY         VA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE DOWN RTE 678

0916 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W RONCEVERTE          37.75N 80.49W
07/22/2008                   GREENBRIER         WV   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE DOWN ON RTE 63

0930 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE ELLISTON           37.24N 80.21W
07/22/2008                   MONTGOMERY         VA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREE DOWN RTE 603

1009 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N COVINGTON CITY      37.81N 79.98W
07/22/2008                   ALLEGHANY          VA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREE DOWN ON RTE 687

1009 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SW COVINGTON CITY     37.76N 80.01W
07/22/2008                   CITY OF COVINGTON  VA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREE DOWN ON RTE 18

1025 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 N COVINGTON CITY      37.80N 79.98W
07/22/2008                   CITY OF COVINGTON  VA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            ROCK SLIDE ON RTE 220

&&

AMS
Local storm report, Jul 23, 12:01 PM EDT, 3 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1201 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008

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

0531 PM     HAIL             3 NNW BAYNES            36.31N 79.32W
07/22/2008  E0.75 INCH       CASWELL            NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0545 PM     HAIL             W SPEEDWELL             36.82N 81.17W
07/22/2008  E0.75 INCH       WYTHE              VA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0545 PM     HAIL             2 NW SPEEDWELL          36.84N 81.19W
07/22/2008  E0.75 INCH       WYTHE              VA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0546 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MONTVALE                37.38N 79.73W
07/22/2008                   BEDFORD            VA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

0630 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 SE YANCEYVILLE        36.35N 79.27W
07/22/2008                   CASWELL            NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LAREG TREE DOWN ACROSS THE ROAD DOWN THE STREET FROM THE
            SPOTTERS HOUSE

0637 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STEWARTSVILLE           37.27N 79.80W
07/22/2008                   BEDFORD            VA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE DOWN ALONG RTE 24

0643 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STEWARTSVILLE           37.27N 79.80W
07/22/2008                   BEDFORD            VA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE DOWN ALONG RTE 24

0655 PM     HAIL             6 N THAXTON             37.44N 79.63W
07/22/2008  M0.75 INCH       BEDFORD            VA   PUBLIC

            AT PEAKS OF OTTER

0700 PM     TSTM WND DMG     THAXTON                 37.35N 79.63W
07/22/2008                   BEDFORD            VA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN

0708 PM     HAIL             5 N THAXTON             37.42N 79.63W
07/22/2008  M0.88 INCH       BEDFORD            VA   PUBLIC

            ROUTE 43 BASE OF PEAKS OF OTTER

0710 PM     HAIL             5 NW CLIFTON            36.50N 81.63W
07/22/2008  E0.75 INCH       ASHE               NC   PUBLIC

0710 PM     HAIL             5 NW CLIFTON            36.50N 81.63W
07/22/2008  E0.75 INCH       ASHE               NC   PUBLIC

            TREE ALSO DOWN IN BACKYARD - 6 TO 8 INCH DIAMETER

0710 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 E RINGGOLD            36.60N 79.25W
07/22/2008                   PITTSYLVANIA       VA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 713

0715 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EDEN                    36.51N 79.74W
07/22/2008                   ROCKINGHAM         NC   PUBLIC

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS CITY 715 TO 730 PM.

0715 PM     HAIL             2 E DANVILLE CITY       36.58N 79.38W
07/22/2008  E0.88 INCH       PITTSYLVANIA       VA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0750 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 E AXTON               36.67N 79.66W
07/22/2008                   PITTSYLVANIA       VA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 855

0755 PM     TSTM WND DMG     KEELING                 36.72N 79.30W
07/22/2008                   PITTSYLVANIA       VA   PUBLIC

            ROOF BLOWN OFF GARAGE. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON LOOP ROAD.
            DAMAGING WINDS FROM 755 PM THROUGH 810 PM.

0759 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MATOAKA                 37.42N 81.25W
07/22/2008                   MERCER             WV   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE DOWN ON RTE 11

0759 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SSE WYTHEVILLE        36.92N 81.07W
07/22/2008                   WYTHE              VA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREE DOWN ON RTE 619 1 E OF RTE 94

0759 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW FINCASTLE          37.49N 79.90W
07/22/2008                   BOTETOURT          VA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            2 TREES DOWN

0805 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NW KEELING            36.75N 79.34W
07/22/2008                   PITTSYLVANIA       VA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 662

0807 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SE CHATHAM            36.78N 79.35W
07/22/2008                   PITTSYLVANIA       VA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 718

0810 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 SW SPENCER            36.56N 80.09W
07/22/2008                   PATRICK            VA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            BARN ROOF BLOWN ONTO RT 631 VA/NC ROAD BLOCKING THE ROAD.

0811 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SW CHATHAM            36.77N 79.46W
07/22/2008                   PITTSYLVANIA       VA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE DOWN ON ROUTE 703

0815 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SSW SPENCER           36.55N 80.05W
07/22/2008                   PATRICK            VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON PENSTORE ROAD.

0824 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ATHENS                  37.42N 81.02W
07/22/2008                   MERCER             WV   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE DOWN ON RTE 20

0830 PM     HAIL             DALEVILLE               37.42N 79.92W
07/22/2008  M0.75 INCH       BOTETOURT          VA   PUBLIC

            STRONG GUSTY WINDS. HAIL FROM 830 PM TO 835 PM.

0830 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NW RUFFIN             36.49N 79.60W
07/22/2008                   ROCKINGHAM         NC   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREES DOWN.

0841 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 ENE SANDSTONE         37.78N 80.83W
07/22/2008                   SUMMERS            WV   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE DOWN IN GREEN SULPHUR SPRINGS

0850 PM     HAIL             ALTAVISTA               37.12N 79.28W
07/22/2008  M0.88 INCH       CAMPBELL           VA   PUBLIC

0851 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 W NEW CASTLE          37.50N 80.19W
07/22/2008                   CRAIG              VA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREE DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF RTE 611 AND RTE 311

0905 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 E RED HOUSE           37.18N 78.69W
07/22/2008                   CHARLOTTE          VA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON VA 691 TOWER ROAD.

0915 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FINCASTLE               37.50N 79.88W
07/22/2008                   BOTETOURT          VA   PUBLIC

            LARGE TREE BLOWN DOWN ON US RT 220.

0915 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 W PILOT               37.05N 80.42W
07/22/2008                   MONTGOMERY         VA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE DOWN RTE 678

0916 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W RONCEVERTE          37.75N 80.49W
07/22/2008                   GREENBRIER         WV   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE DOWN ON RTE 63

0930 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE ELLISTON           37.24N 80.21W
07/22/2008                   MONTGOMERY         VA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREE DOWN RTE 603

0945 PM     HAIL             SALEM CITY              37.29N 80.06W
07/22/2008  M0.25 INCH       CITY OF SALEM      VA   PUBLIC

            TWELVE O CLOCK KNOB.

1009 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SW COVINGTON CITY     37.76N 80.01W
07/22/2008                   CITY OF COVINGTON  VA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREE DOWN ON RTE 18

1009 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N COVINGTON CITY      37.81N 79.98W
07/22/2008                   ALLEGHANY          VA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREE DOWN ON RTE 687

1016 PM     HAIL             NEW CANTON              37.70N 78.30W
07/22/2008  M0.88 INCH       BUCKINGHAM         VA   PUBLIC

1025 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 N COVINGTON CITY      37.80N 79.98W
07/22/2008                   CITY OF COVINGTON  VA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            ROCK SLIDE ON RTE 220

1035 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BURNSVILLE              38.18N 79.65W
07/22/2008                   BATH               VA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ON VA 614.

1130 PM     FLASH FLOOD      FINCASTLE               37.50N 79.88W
07/22/2008                   BOTETOURT          VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL ROAD CLOSED IN BOTETOURT COUNTY. ROUTE 220 HAD
            3.5 FEET OF WATER AND STALLED CARS.

&&

AMS
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 1:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
143 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008

VAZ007-010-011-019-020-WVZ042>045-231845-
BLAND VA-TAZEWELL VA-GILES VA-BATH VA-MERCER WV-MONROE WV-
GREENBRIER WV-SUMMERS WV-ALLEGHANY VA-
143 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008

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

AT 142 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF
RENICK TO 4 MILES WEST OF RICHLANDS...MOVING EAST AT 39 MPH. THE LINE
OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...BLUESTONE DAM...BLUESTONE
STATE PARK AT 150 PM EDT...PIPESTEM RESORT STATE PARK...CLAYPOOL HILL
AT 155 PM EDT...PINNACLE ROCK STATE PARK...POCAHONTAS AT 200 PM
EDT...GREENBRIER RIVER TRAIL...TIPTOP AT 205 PM EDT...MOUNTAIN
GROVE...GREENBRIER RIVER TRAIL AT 210 PM EDT...

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

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

JJ
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 22, 8:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBedford, Botetourt85 min
Jul 22, 8:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKHenry, Pittsylvania57 min
Jul 22, 8:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAppomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Pittsylvania96 min
Jul 22, 8:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKGiles74 min
Jul 22, 8:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAppomattox, Charlotte56 min
Jul 22, 8:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKPittsylvania, City of Danville65 min
Jul 22, 8:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKPittsylvania, City of Danville65 min
Jul 22, 9:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCraig, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem74 min
Jul 22, 9:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAppomattox, Campbell, Charlotte51 min
Jul 22, 9:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKBedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge6 hr
Jul 22, 9:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAlleghany, Botetourt, Craig, City of Covington50 min
Jul 22, 9:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBuckingham45 min
Jul 22, 10:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBath36 min
Jul 23, 2:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAlleghany, Bath, Botetourt, City of Covington54 min
Jul 23, 2:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCraig, Giles61 min
Jul 23, 3:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBotetourt, Craig58 min
Jul 23, 3:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKFloyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, City of Radford and 2 more65 min
Jul 23, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBotetourt, Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke47 min
Jul 23, 4:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCarroll, Grayson, City of Galax48 min
Jul 23, 4:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBedford, Botetourt, Franklin, Roanoke, City of Roanoke57 min
Jul 23, 4:56 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKBotetourt, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem3 hr
Jul 23, 5:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKFranklin, Henry, Patrick57 min
Jul 23, 5:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBedford, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania58 min
Jul 23, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAmherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg64 min
Jul 23, 5:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKFranklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville55 min
Jul 23, 5:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAppomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania61 min
Jul 23, 6:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCharlotte, Halifax66 min
Jul 23, 6:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCampbell, Charlotte, Halifax58 min
Jul 23, 6:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKHalifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville65 min
Jul 23, 7:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCharlotte, Halifax55 min
Jul 23, 7:46 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKCharlotte5 hr
Jul 23, 5:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKStokes, Surry, Yadkin55 min
Jul 23, 5:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKWilkes, Yadkin44 min
Jul 23, 7:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCaswell, Rockingham55 min
Jul 23, 1:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKMercer, Summers61 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.