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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Blacksburg, VA

May 8, 2008Caswell County, Rockingham County, North Carolina

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this tornado warning at May 8, 2008, 11:49 PM EDT for Caswell County, Rockingham County, North Carolina. It was in force for 56 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: May 8, 2008, 11:49 PM EDT (03:49 UTC)
Expired: May 9, 2008, 12:45 AM EDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Caswell County, NC, Rockingham County, NC

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:50 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
May 9, 12:20 AM EDT	HAIL 0.75	3 Sw Jericho, NC

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 tornado 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 8, 6:48 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 47 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: 1104 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 995 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 184 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 331 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.5
Supercell composite: 6.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS51 KRNK 090349
TORRNK
NCC033-157-090445-
/O.NEW.KRNK.TO.W.0015.080509T0349Z-080509T0445Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1149 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
  CASWELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 1245 AM EDT.

* AT 1146 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTH OF
  MONROETON...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF GREENSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 43 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CAMP SPRINGS...
  TOPNOT...
  LEASBURG...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

PLEASE RELAY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.

LAT...LON 3624 7916 3622 7921 3623 7942 3624 7943
      3623 7978 3624 7979 3624 7988 3655 7950
      3655 7914
TIME...MOT...LOC 0349Z 243DEG 37KT 3621 7971

$$

RCS

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS51 KRNK 090410
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1210 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008

NCC033-157-090445-
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080509T0445Z/
ROCKINGHAM NC-CASWELL NC-
1210 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EDT FOR CASWELL
AND SOUTHEASTERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES...

AT 1207 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CAMP SPRINGS...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 36 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LAWSONVILLE...RUFFIN...QUICK...JERICHO...BETHEL...PELHAM...BAYNES...
YANCEYVILLE...GATEWOOD...PROVIDENCE...HIGHTOWERS...PROSPECT HILL...
TOPNOT...HAMER...BLANCH...SEMORA...MILTON AND LEASBURG.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.

LAT...LON 3624 7916 3622 7921 3623 7942 3624 7943
      3623 7978 3624 7979 3624 7988 3655 7950
      3655 7914
TIME...MOT...LOC 0410Z 245DEG 31KT 3627 7952

$$

RCS

000 
WWUS51 KRNK 090432
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1230 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008

NCC033-157-090445-
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080509T0445Z/
ROCKINGHAM NC-CASWELL NC-
1230 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EDT FOR CASWELL
AND SOUTHEASTERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES...

AT 1229 AM EDT...A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS REPORTED.  THIS TORNADO WAS 
LOCATED NEAR JERICHO...MOVING EAST AT 29 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BAYNES...YANCEYVILLE...GATEWOOD...PROVIDENCE...TOPNOT...HIGHTOWERS...
SEMORA...PROSPECT HILL...MILTON...LEASBURG...HAMER AND BLANCH.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.

LAT...LON 3624 7916 3622 7921 3623 7942 3624 7943
      3623 7978 3624 7979 3624 7988 3655 7950
      3655 7914
TIME...MOT...LOC 0430Z 248DEG 25KT 3630 7937

$$
RCS

000 
WWUS51 KRNK 090440 RRA
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1241 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008

NCC033-157-090451-
/O.EXP.KRNK.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080509T0445Z/
ROCKINGHAM NC-CASWELL NC-
1241 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CASWELL AND SOUTHEASTERN ROCKINGHAM
COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 1245 AM EDT...

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

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.

LAT...LON 3624 7916 3622 7921 3623 7942 3624 7943
      3623 7978 3624 7979 3624 7988 3655 7950
      3655 7914
TIME...MOT...LOC 0441Z 248DEG 25KT 3633 7928

$$

RCS

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at May 8, 3:47 PM EDT, 8 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 8, 3:47 PM EDT, 8 hours 2 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
347 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT ARRIVES AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSUE MOVES ALONG THE
MASON DIXON LINE TONIGHT. A STRONGER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
TAKE A SIMILAR TRACK ON SUNDAY. A TROUGH DEVELOPING IN THE EASTERN
UNITED STATES WILL PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
STRONG UPPER LOW MOVING ACROSS KY IS FCST TO BECOME AN OPEN WAVE
AS IT LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS TONIGHT.
AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM THE AIRMASS IS PRETTY MOIST...PWATS FCST TO
PEAK BETWEEN 1.5 TO 1.7 EARLY TONIGHT...AND SURFACE DEWPOINTS IN
THE LOWER 60S. DEEP CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITHIN THIS
MOISTURE RICH ENVIRONMENT...PRECIPITATION BECOMING WIDESPREAD THIS
EVENING.

POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE DEEP CONVECTION DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH SUN WE
GET LATE THIS AFTERNOON. DENSE CLOUD COVER PREVAILED INTO THE
EARLY AFTN...BUT HAS BEEN THINNING WITH TIME. AS TEMPS INCREASE
THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING INSTABILITY NEEDED TO FUEL THE
DEVELOPMENT OF STRONGER STORMS. CAPES ARE FCST TO PEAK AT AROUND
1500 J/KG THIS EVENING. SHEAR IS ABUNDANT...SRH FCSTS NEAR 200
M2/S2 FOR THIS EVENING. THE NET RESULT SHOULD BE THE FORMATION OF
DEEP CONVECTION WITH POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CELLS...SOME OF WHICH MAY HAVE SUPERCELL STRUCTURES. MAIN TIME
FRAME TO WATCH FOR SEVERE DEEP CONVECTION WILL BE FROM 21 TO 06
UTC.

WITH THE HIGH PWATS...WILL ALSO NEED TO CLOSELY MONITOR FOR HEAVY
RAINFALL...ESPECIALLY IF THUNDERSTORM LINE SEGMENTS BEGIN TO
TRAIN. ATTM...WIND FLOW LOOKS PROGRESSIVE ENOUGH TO KEEP THE
STORMS MOVING...BUT IT TRAINING DOES DEVELOP...RAIN AMOUNTS WILL
STACK UP QUICKLY. GREATEST THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL LOOKS TO BE
BETWEEN 00 TO 06Z...WITH FOCUS ON THE BLUE RIDGE AND POINTS EAST.
A PWAT OF 1.6 INCHES IS 170% OF NORMAL. FORTUNATELY FFG IS HIGH
NOW. LOOKS LIKE IT WILL TAKE 2.5 TO 3.5 INCHES TO CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING...SO DO NOT THINK THERE IS A NEED FOR A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH ATTM.

HAVE STAYED CLOSE TO THE FASTER GFS WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE SFC
LOW...SO TAPER OFF PRECIP PRETTY QUICKLY DURING THE DAY FRIDAY.
WITH THE LOW PULLING OUT TO THE NORTHEAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON THERE
WILL BE SOME CLEARING. NOT MUCH COLD ADVECTION FRIDAY
BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...SO TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN MILD.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
QUICK SHOT OF SHWS ALONG REMNANT BOUNDARY FROM FRIDAYS LOW
PRESSURE AGREED UPON BY NAM/GFS/SREF SO INC POPS MAINLY IN THE
HIGH TERRITORY...ALTHOUGH SOME SHOWERS SHOULD SURVIVE EAST OF THE
BLUE RIDGE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. ANOTHER CHC OF STRONG STORMS ON
SUNDAY...WITH H3 JET STREAK TAKING AIM ON THE PIEDMONT...AND AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE PASSING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY. WEDGE WILL BE
REMAINING FOR PART OF THE DAY IN THE EAST...WHICH SHOULD ALLOW FOR
POTENT LLVL SHEAR AS OCCLUSION/WARM FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH
AND WEST. CONSIDERING THE POTENTIAL FOR HVY RAINS LEADING UP TO
THIS EVENT...WATER PROBLEMS MAY DEVELOP WITH THE GROUND SATURATED.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
ACTIVE PATTERN TAKING SHAPE DURING THE LONG TERM...WITH RIDGE IN
THE WEST AND TROUGH IN THE EAST. SHRTWVS EJECTING FROM ALEUTIAN
LOW WILL BE DIRECTED INTO THE MIDWEST...ONLY AMPLIFYING THE
EASTERN TROUGH FURTHER BY THURSDAY/FRIDAY. BASICALLY FOLLOWED THE
ECMWF...ALTHOUGH THE GFS IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THIS FAR OUT.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
STAGE IS SET FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MID/UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS
WILL BRIEFLY THIN THIS AFTERNOON ALLOWING FOR SURFACE HEATING AND
BUILDUPS FOR THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD AFTER 21 UTC WITH POTENTIAL
FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND IFR CONDITIONS. GRADIENT WINDS AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING FRONT WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST...BUT ANTICIPATED
ERRATIC WINDS WITH POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTS IN THE VCNTY OF TSTMS.

FOR TONIGHT THE ORGANIZED AREA OF DEEP CONVECTION WILL MOVE FROM
WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE SERVICE AREA...WIDEPREAD IFR/MVFR
CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED. THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL LIKELY LINGER
INTO EARLY FRIDAY WITH LOW CIGS ANTICIPATED. CIGS AND VSBYS SHOULD
GRADUALLY IMPROVE BETWEEN DAYBREAK AND NOON FRIDAY AS WESTERLY
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT BEGIN THE DRYING PROCESS.

A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE BACK NORTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY.
THIS WILL LIKELY BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS.
FINALLY... ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE REGION LATE SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS. WINDS
MAY BE STRONG AND GUSTY BEHIND THIS LOW PRESSURE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...KM
NEAR TERM...PM
SHORT TERM...KM
LONG TERM...KM
AVIATION...PM

Hazardous weather outlook, May 8, 11:37 AM EDT, 12 hours 12 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1137 AM EDT THU MAY 8 2008

VAZ007-010-011-018>020-WVZ042>045-091545-
TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-
GREENBRIER-
1137 AM EDT THU MAY 8 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST
CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO
TONIGHT. CONDITIONS MAY BECOME FAVORABLE FOR A FEW OF THESE STORMS
TO BE SEVERE. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN
THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS...WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL...ARE POSSIBLE ALONG A STRONG COLD FRONT
THAT WILL CROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. BEHIND THE FRONT...STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED SUNDAY.

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ009-012>017-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
091545-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-
YADKIN-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-
BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-
PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
1137 AM EDT THU MAY 8 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE
FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA. CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR SOME OF THESE STORMS
TO BECOME SEVERE. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN
THREAT...BUT THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW OF THESE STORMS
TO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...HEAVY RAINFALL
IS ALSO EXPECTED. THE STORMS THAT DEVELOP ARE EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY
RAIN PRODUCERS. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF ONE TO ONE AND A HALF
INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES OR
MORE POSSIBLE. FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE INDICATES IT WILL TAKE RAINFALL
OF CLOSE TO THREE INCHES TO PRODUCE MORE THAN MINOR FLOOD
PROBLEMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS...WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL...ARE POSSIBLE ALONG A STRONG COLD FRONT
THAT WILL CROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. BEHIND THE FRONT...STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AGAIN SUNDAY.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 8, 9:32 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
932 PM EDT THU MAY 08 2008

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

0930 PM     HAIL             HURT                    37.08N 79.28W
05/08/2008  E1.00 INCH       PITTSYLVANIA       VA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

TW

Local storm report, May 8, 9:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
938 PM EDT THU MAY 08 2008

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

0938 PM     HAIL             HURT                    37.08N 79.28W
05/08/2008  E1.00 INCH       PITTSYLVANIA       VA   PUBLIC

&&

TW

Local storm report, May 8, 9:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
951 PM EDT THU MAY 08 2008

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

0935 PM     HAIL             FRANCISCO               36.50N 80.37W
05/08/2008  E1.00 INCH       STOKES             NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

TW

Local storm report, May 8, 10:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1031 PM EDT THU MAY 08 2008

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

1030 PM     TSTM WND DMG     YADKINVILLE             36.13N 80.66W
05/08/2008                   YADKIN             NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES ON POWERLINES NEAR CITY

&&

TW

Local storm report, May 8, 10:55 PM EDT, 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1055 PM EDT THU MAY 08 2008

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

0725 PM     HAIL             PEMBROKE                37.32N 80.64W
05/08/2008  E0.75 INCH       GILES              VA   PUBLIC

0757 PM     HAIL             1 W PHILPOTT DAM        36.78N 80.06W
05/08/2008  E0.75 INCH       HENRY              VA   PUBLIC

0800 PM     HAIL             FAIRLAWN                37.15N 80.56W
05/08/2008  E0.88 INCH       PULASKI            VA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0826 PM     HAIL             10 SE ROCKY MOUNT       36.90N 79.76W
05/08/2008  E1.00 INCH       FRANKLIN           VA   PUBLIC

            ALSO TREES DOWN ON COOPERS MT.RD AND MUDDY FORK RD.

0832 PM     HAIL             RONDA                   36.22N 80.94W
05/08/2008  E1.00 INCH       WILKES             NC   AMATEUR RADIO

0833 PM     HAIL             MOUNT AIRY              36.50N 80.61W
05/08/2008  E1.75 INCH       SURRY              NC   AMATEUR RADIO

0840 PM     HAIL             SONTAG                  36.93N 79.80W
05/08/2008  E0.88 INCH       FRANKLIN           VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0845 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SW SNOW CREEK         36.81N 79.78W
05/08/2008                   FRANKLIN           VA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ON HOUSE ON RT 618 AND 632 MUDDY FORK RD

0845 PM     HAIL             SNOW CREEK              36.83N 79.75W
05/08/2008  E1.00 INCH       FRANKLIN           VA   PUBLIC

0855 PM     HAIL             DOBSON                  36.39N 80.72W
05/08/2008  E1.00 INCH       SURRY              NC   PUBLIC

0900 PM     HAIL             BLUE RIDGE              37.38N 79.82W
05/08/2008  E0.88 INCH       BOTETOURT          VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0905 PM     HAIL             MONTVALE                37.38N 79.73W
05/08/2008  E1.00 INCH       BEDFORD            VA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0910 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DOBSON                  36.39N 80.72W
05/08/2008                   SURRY              NC   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN IN CITY

0925 PM     HAIL             2 S DOBSON              36.36N 80.72W
05/08/2008  E0.88 INCH       SURRY              NC   NWS EMPLOYEE

0930 PM     HAIL             HURT                    37.08N 79.28W
05/08/2008  E1.00 INCH       PITTSYLVANIA       VA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0935 PM     HAIL             FRANCISCO               36.50N 80.37W
05/08/2008  E1.00 INCH       STOKES             NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0938 PM     HAIL             HURT                    37.08N 79.28W
05/08/2008  E1.00 INCH       PITTSYLVANIA       VA   PUBLIC

1030 PM     TSTM WND DMG     YADKINVILLE             36.13N 80.66W
05/08/2008                   YADKIN             NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES ON POWERLINES NEAR CITY

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Local storm report, May 8, 11:32 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1132 PM EDT THU MAY 08 2008

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

1030 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 S PITTSVILLE          36.91N 79.47W
05/08/2008                   PITTSYLVANIA       VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ON HWY 40

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 8, 8:20 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Surry	40 min
May 8, 8:54 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Stokes, Surry	51 min
May 8, 9:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	59 min
May 8, 9:23 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	52 min
May 8, 9:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Rockingham, Stokes	57 min
May 8, 9:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Yadkin	46 min
May 8, 10:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Rockingham, Stokes	53 min
May 9, 12:33 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Surry, Yadkin	42 min
May 9, 12:50 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	RNK	Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin	4 hr
May 9, 12:57 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Caswell, Rockingham	6 hr
May 9, 1:06 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Stokes	39 min
May 9, 1:14 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Rockingham, Stokes	6 hr
May 9, 2:00 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Caswell, Rockingham	6 hr
May 9, 6:45 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Rockingham, Stokes	6 hr
May 9, 10:04 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RNK	Caswell	26 hr

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.