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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 4, 2010, 10:11 PM EDT for City of Danville, Virginia; Caswell County, North Carolina. It was in force for 64 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 4, 2010, 10:11 PM EDT (02:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2010, 11:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Caswell County, NC, City of Danville, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 171 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1258 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 4, 8:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 8:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 606 PM EDT WED AUG 4 2010 VAZ010-011-013-014-017>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-WVZ042>045-052215- BLAND-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- GREENBRIER- 606 PM EDT WED AUG 4 2010 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 570 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING. NCZ001>004-018>020-VAZ007-009-012-015-016-052215- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH- WYTHE-GRAYSON-CARROLL- 606 PM EDT WED AUG 4 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORM COULD CONTAIN HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT. NCZ005-006-VAZ058-059-052215- ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 606 PM EDT WED AUG 4 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. ALSO...THE HEAT INDICES THURSDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 100 TO 104 DEGREES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT. RCS
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 8:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington, City of Lynchburg | 58 min |
| Aug 4, 8:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax and 2 more | 54 min |
| Aug 4, 8:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 59 min |
| Aug 4, 8:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell | 98 min |
| Aug 4, 8:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania and 1 more | 43 min |
| Aug 4, 8:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Giles, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth and 2 more | 65 min |
| Aug 4, 9:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 2 more | 61 min |
| Aug 5, 3:51 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Bath, Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 16 hr |
| Aug 5, 12:14 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 5, 1:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bath, Rockbridge | 42 min |
| Aug 5, 1:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 33 min |
| Aug 5, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson | 54 min |
| Aug 5, 2:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 67 min |
| Aug 5, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 57 min |
| Aug 5, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 60 min |
| Aug 5, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Craig | 59 min |
| Aug 5, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Giles, City of Covington | 63 min |
| Aug 5, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 62 min |
| Aug 5, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington and 1 more | 65 min |
| Aug 5, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax | 64 min |
| Aug 5, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Tazewell | 63 min |
| Aug 5, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Wythe | 28 min |
| Aug 5, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 67 min |
| Aug 5, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt | 76 min |
| Aug 5, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 56 min |
| Aug 5, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell | 45 min |
| Aug 5, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Giles, Montgomery and 2 more | 47 min |
| Aug 5, 4:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry | 36 min |
| Aug 5, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick | 34 min |
| Aug 5, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Pulaski, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 33 min |
| Aug 5, 4:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 5 hr |
| Aug 5, 4:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Franklin, Pittsylvania | 5 hr |
| Aug 5, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke and 6 more | 34 min |
| Aug 5, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania | 62 min |
| Aug 5, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 3 more | 53 min |
| Aug 5, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford | 34 min |
| Aug 5, 5:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Smyth, Tazewell | 5 hr |
| Aug 5, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 60 min |
| Aug 5, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 80 min |
| Aug 5, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry | 41 min |
| Aug 5, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 42 min |
| Aug 5, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 44 min |
| Aug 5, 5:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax | 5 hr |
| Aug 5, 5:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth | 5 hr |
| Aug 5, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 59 min |
| Aug 5, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Wythe, City of Galax | 44 min |
| Aug 5, 1:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Wilkes | 59 min |
| Aug 5, 1:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Watauga, Wilkes | 6 hr |
| Aug 5, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Surry, Wilkes | 66 min |
| Aug 5, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Wilkes, Yadkin | 37 min |
| Aug 5, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Surry | 41 min |
| Aug 5, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham | 62 min |
| Aug 5, 4:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Watauga | 5 hr |
| Aug 5, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Caswell | 50 min |
| Aug 5, 6:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 45 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2010Special Weather Statements in North Carolina, 2010Every special weather statement in 2010
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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.