Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Blacksburg, VA

648 
WWUS51 KRNK 240129
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
929 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

VAC083-089-143-590-240215-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110324T0215Z/
PITTSYLVANIA VA-CITY OF DANVILLE VA-HENRY VA-HALIFAX VA-
929 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT
FOR THE CITY OF DANVILLE... HALIFAX...SOUTHEASTERN HENRY AND SOUTHERN
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTIES...

AT 925 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR WESTOVER HILLS...OR NEAR MAYFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 60
MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  DANVILLE CITY...
  DANVILLE AIRPORT...
  RINGGOLD...
  TURBEVILLE...
  CLUSTER SPRINGS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH 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.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3663 7858 3669 7865 3668 7868 3654 7874
      3654 7976 3682 7964 3691 7873 3684 7867
      3682 7869 3681 7867 3679 7868 3676 7866
      3674 7869 3665 7856 3664 7856
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 266DEG 51KT 3657 7946

$$

DW

981 
WWUS51 KRNK 240140
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
940 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

VAC089-240149-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110324T0215Z/
HENRY VA-
940 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3663 7858 3669 7865 3668 7869 3654 7874
      3655 7970 3676 7960 3678 7875 3673 7867
      3670 7865 3665 7856 3664 7856 3664 7857
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 266DEG 51KT 3659 7927

$$

VAC083-143-590-240215-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110324T0215Z/
PITTSYLVANIA VA-CITY OF DANVILLE VA-HALIFAX VA-
940 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT
FOR THE CITY OF DANVILLE... SOUTHERN HALIFAX AND SOUTHERN
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTIES...

AT 938 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
 THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RINGGOLD...OR 7 MILES EAST OF DANVILLE 
CITY...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR CLUSTER 
SPRINGS BEFORE 1000 PM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH 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.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3663 7858 3669 7865 3668 7869 3654 7874
      3655 7970 3676 7960 3678 7875 3673 7867
      3670 7865 3665 7856 3664 7856 3664 7857
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 266DEG 51KT 3659 7927

$$

DW

988 
WWUS51 KRNK 240153
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
953 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

VAC083-143-590-240203-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110324T0215Z/
PITTSYLVANIA VA-CITY OF DANVILLE VA-HALIFAX VA-
953 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE CITY OF DANVILLE...
SOUTHERN HALIFAX AND SOUTHERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND
EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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 1000 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

LAT...LON 3663 7858 3669 7865 3668 7869 3654 7874
      3655 7970 3676 7960 3678 7875 3673 7867
      3670 7865 3665 7856 3664 7856 3664 7857
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 266DEG 51KT 3660 7902

$$

DW

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
824 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATE THIS
EVENING...TRIGGERING STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
WESTERN HALF OF OUR REGION. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE
THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH THESE STORMS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO
OUR REGION EARLY FRIDAY...BRINGING A RETURN OF SUNSHINE...HOWEVER
TEMPERATURES WILL BE NOTICEABLY COOLER. OUR NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL
AFFECT THE AREA BEGINNING SATURDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED...AND NOW COVERS OUR ENTIRE FORECAST
REGION THIS EVENING UNTIL 10 PM. A FIRST LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS HAS ALREADY MOVED ACROSS MUCH OF OUR FORECAST
REGION...AND IS CURRENTLY CROSSING FROM THE BLUE RIDGE INTO THE
NC AND VA PIEDMONTS...WHILE A SECOND LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
IS MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA. THIS NEXT LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ENTER OUR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES
BEGINNING SHORTLY AFTER 7 PM. UPDATES WERE MADE TO THE ZONE
FORECAST TO ACCOUNT FOR THE TIMING OF THIS NEXT LINE...AS WELL AS
TO ADJUST WORDING FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE ZONE
FORECAST.

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION ISSUED AT 413 PM...
RADAR INDICATES WIDESPREAD SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MAKING
ITS WAY INTO SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON...OF WHICH A
FEW STORMS HAVE BECOME RATHER STRONG. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EVENING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE
MAIN THREATS THIS EVENING WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AS A STRONG 80+KT
JET STREAK PUSHES ACROSS OUR REGION. ATMOSPHERIC SHEAR IS ALSO
SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES...MAINLY
IN THE WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA. THE SEVERE THREAT WILL DIMINISH
EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...ALTHOUGH STRONG WINDS WILL STILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH A FEW STORMS THROUGH LATE EVENING.

THE FRONT MOVES INTO SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA LATE THIS EVENING...
WITH WINDS BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN.
BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN GUSTY AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND
THE ARRIVING HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM REMAINS TIGHTENED. THE FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO CLEAR OUT OF OUR EASTERN COUNTIES SHORTLY BEFORE
SUNRISE. THE NORTHWESTERLY DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL ALLOW CLOUDS TO
BEGIN SCATTERED EARLY TUESDAY...WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES EXPECTED
FROM THE BLUE RIDGE EASTWARD BY LATE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES
AND A FEW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE ALLEGHANY
HIGHLANDS... BEFORE SKIES BEGIN TO SCATTER IN THAT REGION.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
VERY CHILLY FRIDAY MORNING LOOKS PROBABLE AS H85 TEMPS DROP OFF TO
-3 TO -7C RANGE ON MOST OF THE MODELS. USED A BLEND OF GUIDANCE FOR
THE FRIDAY A.M. LOWS BUT ADJUSTED UP SLIGHTLY AS LESS THAN IDEAL
RADIATION CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN THE FORM OF SOME HIGH CLOUDS
STREAMING EAST ON THE FAST WESTERLY FLOW. THIS MAY MAY HOLD TEMPS
OFF THE BASEMENT FLOOR BUT STILL EXPECTING WIDESPREAD WELL
SUB-FREEZING TEMPS..20S IN THE MOUNTAINS AND LOW 30S OUT EAST. WOULD
NOT BE VERY REMARKABLE FOR LATE MARCH EXCEPT FOR THE UNUSUALLY EARLY
START TO THE GROWING SEASON CAUSED BY OUR BIG WARM-UP THIS WEEK.
FROST/FREEZE SEASON FOR STATEMENTS NOT IN EFFECT UNTIL APRIL EVEN IN
THE PIEDMONT...BUT MAY NEED TO REMIND PEOPLE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
PLANT DAMAGE ON FRIDAY MORNING IN THE FORM OF AN SPS BUT WILL PUT
MENTION IN THE HWO OF COLD TEMPERATURES FRIDAY MORNING. COOL DAY ON
FRIDAY AS WEAK RIDGING OVER THE GREAT LAKES BUILDS INTO THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 50S
ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA. RAPID CHANGES ENSUE ON SATURDAY AS STRONG
ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE CONUS WILL BRING THE NEXT SYSTEM EASTWARD WITH
INCREASING CLOUDS AND ANOTHER COOL DAY. POPS WILL INCREASE DURING
THE DAY ALTHOUGH THERE IS ALREADY PLENTY OF MODEL DIVERGENCE AT THIS
POINT. GFS IS THE STRONGER/WETTER MODEL (VERSUS NAM12) WITH SURFACE
LOW RACING FROM SOUTHERN PLAINS THRU TN VALLEY TO THE MID-ATLANTIC
BY EARLY SUNDAY. WENT WITH A BLEND OF CMC/SREF/GFS FOR POPS/QPF
WHICH COULD BE 0.25 TO 0.50 INNC RANGE BY SUNDAY MORNING.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
MODELS AND HPC GUIDANCE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE PRIMARY
FEATURES TO AFFECT THE CONUS DURING THE EXTENDED AS AN H5 UPPER LOW
PROGGED TO APPROACH THE U.S. WEST COAST EARLY THIS WEEKEND AND DROP
INTO THE GREAT BASIN BEFORE LIFTING OUT INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY
EARLY NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE DEEP UPPER LOW PARKED UP OVER SE CANADA
WILL BE PROVIDING CONFLUENT FLOW OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE CONUS
WITH NORTHWESTERLY FLOW PREDOMINATING. AS USUAL HOWEVER THE DETAILS
DIVERGE SUBSTANTIALLY AS SEVERAL SHORT-WAVES ARE FORECAST TO EMERGE
FROM THE WESTERN U.S. TROUGH AND AFFECT THE FORECAST AREA FROM
SUNDAY THROUGH MID-WEEK. THE FIRST WAVE TRACKS DISCUSSED ABOVE WILL
BRING A COLD RAIN AND POCKETS OF MOUNTAIN SNOW FROM LATE SAT INTO
SUNDAY. A SHORT BUT CHILLY BREAK ENSUES MONDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE 40S
WEST AND 50S EAST BEFORE A SECOND STRONGER SHORT-WAVE AND SURFACE
LOW EMERGES LATER MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WITH UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT. THE
00Z EURO IS ESPECIALLY BULLISH WITH ITS SURFACE LOW OF 996 MB TAKING
A MILLER B TYPE TRAJECTORY AND HEAVY PRECIP WHILE GFS WAY WEAKER AT
THIS POINT. SO DUE TO STILL SUBSTANTIAL MODEL VARIATION FOR NOW
WILL JUST LEAVE HIGH CHANCE POPS IN THE GRIDS ALONG WITH SOME SNOW
IN THE MOUNTAINS. SPRING TAKING A BEATDOWN!

&&

.AVIATION /00Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
NEW TAF WILL CONTINUES FOR THE AIRPORT AT BLACKSBURG UNDER
WBCTAFBCB.

ONE ROUND OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS PUSHED THROUGH
OUR REGION THIS EVENING...AND ANOTHER IS CURRENTLY MAKING ITS WAY
THROUGH SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT LWB AND
BLF THROUGH 24/02Z...AFFECT BCB AND ROA FROM 24/01Z THROUGH
24/03Z...AND AFFECT LYH AND DAN FROM 24/02Z THROUGH 24/04Z. AS
THIS LINE MOVES TO THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH 24/04Z...THE HAIL
THREAT WILL DIMINISH BUT STRONG WINDS WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY
WITH THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.

THE COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA
AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH WINDS SHIFTING FROM THE NORTHWEST. WITH A
STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IN PLACE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WINDS
WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 25 KTS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FROM THE
BLUE RIDGE WESTWARD...WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO 35 KTS BEGINNING
TUESDAY MORNING. DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL KEEP VFR CONDITIONS GOING
FOR FOR ALL AIRPORTS EXCEPT BLF...AS RESIDUAL MOISTURE BEING FORCED
OVER THE NEARBY TERRAIN WILL KEEP MVFR CEILINGS IN THROUGH 25/00Z.

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BY FRIDAY WITH WIDESPREAD VFR CONDITIONS
EXPECTED BEFORE ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE SUB-VFR
CONDITIONS IN PRECIP FOR MUCH OF THE WEEKEND.

&&

.CLIMATE...
RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES
 TODAY 3/23
ROANOKE......65/1929
LYNCHBURG....66/1907
DANVILLE.....62/1952
BLACKSBURG...50/1991
BLUEFIELD....57/1991

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...NF
NEAR TERM...NF
SHORT TERM...PC
LONG TERM...PC/WP
AVIATION...NF
CLIMATE...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
504 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

VAZ007-WVZ042>045-240915-
TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
504 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. BOTH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE
FROM THE STRONGER STORMS.

.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 AND EVENING.

VAZ009>020-022>024-032>035-240915-
SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-
CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-
FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
504 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. BOTH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL
WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THE STRONGER STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

BEHIND A COLD FRONT...AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFIES OFF
THE NEW ENGLAND COAST...WINDS MAY GUST TO 50 MPH ON THURSDAY
ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

VAZ043>047-058-059-240915-
HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
504 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. BOTH
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THE STRONGER
STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

NCZ001>003-018-019-240915-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-
504 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   RED FLAG WARNING.

THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. BOTH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL
WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THE STRONGER STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

BEHIND A COLD FRONT...AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFIES OFF
THE NEW ENGLAND COAST...WINDS MAY GUST TO 50 MPH ON THURSDAY
ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

NCZ004>006-020-240915-
STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-
504 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   RED FLAG WARNING.

THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.
BOTH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THE
STRONGER STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
827 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ014>018-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
240400-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-
YADKIN-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-
ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-
CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE...BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...
BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...
GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...
LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...
AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...
SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE
827 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE AREA...

MUCH COOLER AIR ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH AND WEST WILL RESULT IN
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING.
THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
THAT MAY APPROACH OR BRIEFLY EXCEED 50 MPH...RESULTING IN
LOCALIZED TREE DAMAGE. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY ALSO DISLODGE
LOOSE OUTDOOR FURNITURE. UNSECURED ITEMS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS
OR SECURED UNTIL THE STRONGER WINDS PASS THROUGH THE AREA BY
MIDNIGHT.

WERT

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
848 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

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

0713 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STUART                  36.63N  80.28W
03/23/2011                   PATRICK            VA   911 CALL CENTER

            LARGE TREE DOWN

&&

EVENT NUMBER RNK1100097

AMS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
856 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

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

0855 PM     HAIL             WENTWORTH               36.40N  79.77W
03/23/2011  M1.00 INCH       ROCKINGHAM         NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER RNK1100099

16

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
900 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

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

0600 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOUNT AIRY              36.50N  80.61W
03/23/2011                   SURRY              NC   911 CALL CENTER

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

&&

EVENT NUMBER RNK1100100

AMS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
903 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

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

0804 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GOSHEN                  37.98N  79.50W
03/23/2011                   ROCKBRIDGE         VA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TREES AND LIMBS DOWN

&&

EVENT NUMBER RNK1100101

AMS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
910 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

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

0546 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE ELKVILLE           36.10N  81.37W
03/23/2011                   WILKES             NC   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            POWER LINES DOWN

&&

EVENT NUMBER RNK1100102

AMS