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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 40, NWS Blacksburg, VA

April 26, 2008Amherst County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 26, 2008, 3:46 PM EDT for Amherst County, Virginia. It was in force for 59 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: Apr 26, 2008, 3:46 PM EDT (19:46 UTC)
Expired: Apr 26, 2008, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Amherst County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:46 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
Apr 26, 3:50 PM EDT	HAIL 0.75	10 W Amherst, VA	NEAR PEDLAR MILLS

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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 62 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: 137 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -72 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 943 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 8 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 261946
SVRRNK
VAC009-262045-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0040.080426T1946Z-080426T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
346 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL AMHERST COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA

* UNTIL 445 PM EDT.

* AT 342 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL.  THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PLEASANT VIEW...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF BIG
  ISLAND...AND MOVING EAST AT 17 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PLEASANT VIEW...
  AMHERST...
  CLIFFORD...
  NEW GLASGOW...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG
BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY
LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY
FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

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 3773 7905 3772 7904 3772 7901 3766 7895
      3749 7897 3754 7933 3767 7934
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 262DEG 14KT 3759 7924

$$

DS

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS51 KRNK 262008
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
408 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008

VAC009-262045-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-080426T2045Z/
AMHERST VA-
408 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL AMHERST COUNTY...

AT 404 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL. 
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FALCONERVILLE...OR 6 MILES WEST OF
AMHERST...MOVING EAST AT 16 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LOWESVILLE...CLIFFORD AND NEW GLASGOW.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG AT...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.

IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...GO INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAN PRODUCE LARGE DAMAGING HAIL...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY
HEAVY RAIN.

LAT...LON 3773 7905 3772 7904 3772 7901 3766 7895
      3760 7896 3760 7897 3749 7897 3752 7918
      3769 7921
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 262DEG 14KT 3760 7913

$$

DS

000 
WWUS51 KRNK 262021
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
421 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008

VAC009-262045-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-080426T2045Z/
AMHERST VA-
421 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN AMHERST COUNTY...

AT 417 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL. 
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LOWESVILLE...OR NEAR CLIFFORD...MOVING
EAST AT 17 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NEW
GLASGOW.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG AT...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.

IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...GO INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAN PRODUCE LARGE DAMAGING HAIL...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY
HEAVY RAIN.

LAT...LON 3773 7905 3772 7904 3772 7901 3766 7895
      3760 7896 3758 7898 3749 7897 3750 7904
      3771 7913
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 258DEG 15KT 3770 7904

$$

DS

000 
WWUS51 KRNK 262044
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
444 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008

VAC009-262054-
/O.EXP.KRNK.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-080426T2045Z/
AMHERST VA-
444 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN AMHERST COUNTY EXPIRES
AT 445 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 3773 7905 3772 7904 3772 7901 3766 7895
      3760 7896 3758 7898 3749 7897 3750 7904
      3771 7913
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 258DEG 15KT 3772 7892

$$

DS

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 Apr 26, 3:25 PM EDT, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 3:25 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
325 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE REGION AND STALL ACROSS
NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL RETURN BACK NORTH AS A WARM
FRONT SUNDAY AHEAD OF A MUCH STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING
TO THE WEST SUNDAY NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
LOW WILL SWEEP EAST THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY FOLLOWED BY MUCH
COOLER WEATHER FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/...
MODIFIED SOUNDINGS FROM RNK AND GSO SHOW SOME CAPES AROUND 1400
J/KG EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A DECENT DEW POINT
DEPRESSION IN THE LOWEST 100 MB OF THE SOUNDING AND LARGE DCAPES
OF 600-800 J/KG. CELLS STARTING TO DEVELOP AT 16Z IN NORTHWEST
NORTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND BETWEEN FVX AND
CHO WHERE THE LATEST MSAS AND LAPS ANALYSIS IS SHOWING THE
INSTABILITY IS AT A RELATIVE MINIMUM.

HAVE SLIGHTLY ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF THE FRONT AND ASSOCIATED BAND
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO TONIGHT BASED ON THE TIMING FROM
THE RUC AND 12Z NAM. HAVE ALSO INCREASED CHANCE OF RAIN EAST OF
THE BLUE RIDGE BETWEEN 19-01Z SINCE THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH
INSTABILITY AND EITHER A PREFRONTAL OUTFLOW BOUNDARY OR THE ACTUAL
COLD FRONT WILL TRIGGER SOME LIFT AND BASED ON CURRENT RADAR
TRENDS. AFTER 06Z TONIGHT ADDED SOME PATCHY VALLEY FOG IN THE WEST.

STAYED CLOSE TO A BLEND OF MAV/MET GUIDANCE FOR LOWS TONIGHT...KEEPING
IT MILDER IN THE EXTREME SOUTHERN COUNTY WARNING AREA WHERE THE
CLOUDS MAY NOT CLEAR OUT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
DRY WEATHER EARLY SUNDAY WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS NEXT STRONGER S/W
RIDES UP THE RESIDUAL FRONT FROM THE SW AND GRADUALLY LIFTS THE
FRONT BACK THRU THE REGION BY SUNDAY NIGHT. GUIDANCE DIFFS
CONTINUE TO EXIST ON SUNDAY IN REGARDS TO NORTHEAST ADVANCE OF
DEEP MOISTURE INTO THE WEAK RIDGE/WEDGE WITH THE GFS QUITE
FAST/WET WHILE MOST OTHER MODELS INCLUDING THE ENSEMBLES SLOWER
WITH BEST LIFT PINNED IN THE FAR SW. USED A BLEND OF NAM AND GFS
FOR TIMING OF MOISTURE AND POPS. PLAYED HIGH TEMPERATURES CLOSE
TO MAV VALUES.

DEEPER RH FLUX WILL OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH
AND THEN MONDAY ALONG THE COLD FRONT WHEN PRECIP LOOKS AIDED BY
UPPER DIFFLUENCE AND STRONG 85H JET. APPEARS GOOD POTENTIAL TO SEE A
DECENT SWATH OF QPF MOVE THRU THE REGION MONDAY UNLESS SPEED MAX
SEEN ACROSS THE SE STATES CAUSES CONVECTION TO CUT OFF NORTHWARD
INFLOW. PLAYED QPF CLOSE TO HPC WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTHERN
BLUE RIDGE.

SHRA TAPER OFF BY LATE MONDAY BEHIND THE FRONT WITH INCREASING
LOW LEVEL NW FLOW MAKING FOR DOWNSLOPE DRYING EAST AND UPSLOPE
CLOUDS/-SHRA FAR WEST. AXIS OF 5H COLD POOL PIVOTING THRU LATER
MONDAY NIGHT COMBO WITH COLD ADVECTION SUPPORTS A CHANGE TO
ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS LATE...KEPT MENTION MAINLY ABOVE 3K FEET
IN THE GREENBRIER VALLEY. PLAYED TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO THE MAV GUD.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
12Z GFS CAME CLOSER TO 06Z GFS RUN WHICH WAS CLOSER TO ECWMF
AND PACK OF OTHER SOLUTIONS. FOR MEDIUM RANGE LEANED TOWARDS HPC
WHICH WAS CLOSE TO 70/30 ECMWF AND ECMWF MEAN. SFC FRONT WILL BE
WELL EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY TUESDAY MORNING...BUT NORTHWEST
FLOW AND RESIDUAL MOISTURE WILL BRING SOME SCT PCPN TO FAVORED
WESTERN UPSLOPE REGIONS AND LOW LEVEL TEMPS SUPPORT PRECIP FALLING
AS SNOW IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF GREENBRIER COUNTY.

AS HIGH SETTLES OVER THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT...THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR FROST/FREEZE IN MOUNTAIN VALLEYS...UNLESS CLOUD COVER
KEEP TEMPERATURES UP.

FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MEAN TROF REMAINS OVER THE EASTERN
USA AND WITH LARGE VORTEX SPINNING ACROSS SE CANADA/NEW ENGLAND...SFC
BOUNDARY MAY SLIP INTO NRN VIRGINIA THURSDAY...THEN SOUTH ON
FRIDAY. WARM FRONT LIFTS INTO NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY NIGHT...AS COLD
FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THERE REMAINS A HIGH LEVEL OF
UNCERTAINTY WITH FRONTAL POSITION. ADDED SOME CHCY POPS TO SATURDAY
WITH COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH REGION.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE SINCE
16Z AND WILL BE CLOSE TO ROA FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE TAF. BASED ON
RADAR TRENDS TRIED TO NARROW DOWN THE TIMING OF WHEN CONVECTION
WOULD BE NEAR THE OTHER TAF SITES.

MVFR FOG IS QUESTIONABLE AT DAN OVERNIGHT SINCE MID LEVEL CLOUDS
MAY NOT COMPLETELY CLEAR OUT OF EXTREME SOUTHERN VIRGINIA.
OTHERWISE...THERE WILL BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF VFR CONDITIONS
BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

A RENEWED THREAT OF SHRA/TSRA WITH A FRONTAL PASSAGE RETURNS WITH
THE PASSAGE OF A MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT MONDAY. UNSETTLED
CONDITIONS INCLUDING LINGERING LOW CLOUDS MAY PERSIST IN THE
MOUNTAINS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY OTRW VFR IS EXPECTED TO RETURN
INTO MIDWEEK.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...JH/PC/KK
NEAR TERM...AMS/KK
SHORT TERM...JH/KK
LONG TERM...KK/PH
AVIATION...AMS/JH

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 4:12 AM EDT, 11 hours 34 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
412 AM EDT SAT APR 26 2008

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>045-270815-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-
BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
412 AM EDT SAT APR 26 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY
NIGHT. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST OR FREEZE CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE VALLEYS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032>035-043>047-058-059-270815-
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-
BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-
HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
412 AM EDT SAT APR 26 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON
POSSIBLY BRINGING A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO PARTS OF
THE AREA MAINLY EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 26, 2:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
209 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008

VAZ032-033-043-261915-
PATRICK VA-FRANKLIN VA-HENRY VA-
209 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008

AT 203 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF WOOLWINE...OR ABOUT 2 MILES
SOUTH OF BUFFALO RIDGE...MOVING EAST AT 29 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...CRITZ AT 215 PM
EDT...SANVILLE...FAIRY STONE STATE PARK AT 225 PM EDT...PHILPOTT
DAM...SPENCER AT 230 PM EDT...BASSETT AT 235 PM
EDT...STANLEYTOWN...FIELDALE AT 240 PM EDT...COLLINSVILLE... AND
VILLA HEIGHTS AT 245 PM EDT.

EXPECT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH DURING THE
NEXT 30 MINUTES. WIND GUSTS WILL BE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH THIS STORM.

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

AMS

Local storm report, Apr 26, 2:48 PM EDT, 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
248 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008

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

0242 PM     HAIL             2 N EAGLE ROCK          37.66N 79.80W
04/26/2008  E0.75 INCH       BOTETOURT          VA   PUBLIC

            HAIL DIME TO PENNY SIZE COVERED GROUND

&&

AMS

Special weather statement, Apr 26, 3:00 PM EDT, 46 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
300 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008

NCZ020-261915-
YADKIN NC-
300 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008

AT 259 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF YADKINVILLE...OR ABOUT 3
MILES WEST OF LONE HICKORY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 14 MPH. THE STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...LONE HICKORY AT 310 PM EDT...COURTNEY AT
315 PM EDT...

EXPECT SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING IN THE PATH OF
THIS STORM.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 26, 2:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt	73 min
Apr 26, 2:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	80 min
Apr 26, 2:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, Patrick	61 min
Apr 26, 3:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Buckingham	26 min
Apr 26, 4:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Campbell	59 min
Apr 26, 4:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte	62 min
Apr 26, 5:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford	56 min
Apr 26, 5:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Pulaski, Wythe	58 min
Apr 26, 5:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Buckingham	56 min
Apr 26, 6:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville	61 min

Nearby

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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.