Alert archive / Virginia / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this tornado warning at Jun 4, 2009, 2:18 PM EDT for Franklin County, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. It was in force for 57 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 4, 2009, 2:18 PM EDT (18:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2009, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Franklin County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 4, 2:45 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | 2 Nw Pittsville, VA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 27 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
- 123 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1008 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS51 KRNK 041818 TORRNK VAC067-143-041915- /O.NEW.KRNK.TO.W.0007.090604T1818Z-090604T1915Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 218 PM EDT THU JUN 4 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA CENTRAL PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA * UNTIL 315 PM EDT. * AT 208 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A POSSIBLE TORNADO WEST OF PENHOOK...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PENHOOK... AJAX... CLIMAX... PITTSVILLE... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE RELAY YOUR SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. && LAT...LON 3702 7940 3685 7943 3692 7972 3699 7970 TIME...MOT...LOC 1818Z 267DEG 12KT 3696 7968 $$ SK
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS51 KRNK 041828 SVSRNK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 228 PM EDT THU JUN 4 2009 VAC067-143-041915- /O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090604T1915Z/ FRANKLIN VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA- 228 PM EDT THU JUN 4 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN PITTSYLVANIA AND EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES... AT 228 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PENHOOK...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PENHOOK... AJAX... PITTSVILLE... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. && LAT...LON 3702 7940 3689 7943 3692 7966 3699 7964 TIME...MOT...LOC 1828Z 261DEG 15KT 3696 7962 $$ SK
000 WWUS51 KRNK 041843 SVSRNK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 243 PM EDT THU JUN 4 2009 VAC067-041853- /O.CAN.KRNK.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090604T1915Z/ FRANKLIN VA- 243 PM EDT THU JUN 4 2009 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IS CANCELLED... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && LAT...LON 3692 7958 3700 7957 3702 7940 3689 7943 TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 270DEG 14KT 3697 7953 $$ VAC143-041915- /O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090604T1915Z/ PITTSYLVANIA VA- 243 PM EDT THU JUN 4 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY... AT 243 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR AJAX...OR 6 MILES EAST OF PENHOOK...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 3692 7958 3700 7957 3702 7940 3689 7943 TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 270DEG 14KT 3697 7953 $$ SK
000 WWUS51 KRNK 041913 SVSRNK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 313 PM EDT THU JUN 4 2009 VAC143-041922- /O.EXP.KRNK.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090604T1915Z/ PITTSYLVANIA VA- 313 PM EDT THU JUN 4 2009 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWEST PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY EXPIRES AT 315 PM EDT... HOWEVER...A TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 3:45 PM EDT. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEW SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR STORM RELATED DAMAGE TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND ASK THEM TO IMMEDIATELY RELAY THE REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG. LAT...LON 3692 7958 3700 7957 3702 7940 3689 7943 TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 270DEG 14KT 3697 7939 $$ SK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 4:48 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 31 hr |
| Jun 4, 11:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Montgomery | 63 min |
| Jun 4, 12:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Roanoke | 66 min |
| Jun 4, 1:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Pittsylvania | 50 min |
| Jun 4, 1:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pulaski, Wythe | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 1:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Pittsylvania | 54 min |
| Jun 4, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 65 min |
| Jun 4, 2:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth | 4 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Wythe | 4 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Pittsylvania | 50 min |
| Jun 4, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 66 min |
| Jun 4, 2:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 3:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 56 min |
| Jun 4, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski, Smyth and 2 more | 60 min |
| Jun 4, 3:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Pulaski | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski | 39 min |
| Jun 4, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles | 32 min |
| Jun 4, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Pulaski | 26 min |
| Jun 4, 4:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth, Tazewell | 67 min |
| Jun 4, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 64 min |
| Jun 4, 5:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 5 hr |
| Jun 4, 5:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Wythe | 6 hr |
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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.