Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 207, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2011, 8:12 PM EDT for 5 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 48 min. 3 reports 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 26, 2011, 8:12 PM EDT (00:12 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2011, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bland County, VA, Carroll County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Wythe County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:12 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 26, 8:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Independence, VA | COUPLE LARGE TREES DOWN. |
| May 26, 8:46 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Sse Max Meadows, VA | HAIL FELL ON ARCHER ROAD. SEVERAL LARGE TREE BRANCHES ALSO BLOWN DOWN. |
| May 26, 8:48 PM EDT | HAIL 1.25 | 2 Se Independence, VA | HAIL FELL ON GRAYSTONE ROAD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 3 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 18 minutes after it went out.
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 26, 1:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 278 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1807 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 254 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 4.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
549
WUUS51 KRNK 270012
SVRRNK
VAC021-035-077-155-197-270100-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0207.110527T0012Z-110527T0100Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
812 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN PULASKI COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
EASTERN WYTHE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
CENTRAL GRAYSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
WESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
EASTERN BLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
* UNTIL 900 PM EDT.
* AT 807 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ONE INCH DIAMETER HAIL...
AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR ELK CREEK...OR NEAR INDEPENDENCE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELK CREEK...
SPRING VALLEY...
IVANHOE...
COLEMAN STORE...
GRAHAMS FORGE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF QUARTER 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 3719 8098 3711 8086 3708 8071 3679 8089
3657 8110 3659 8132
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 221DEG 29KT 3670 8113
$$
WP2 follow-up statements
280
WWUS51 KRNK 270033
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
833 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
VAC021-035-077-155-197-270100-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0207.000000T0000Z-110527T0100Z/
PULASKI VA-WYTHE VA-GRAYSON VA-CARROLL VA-BLAND VA-
833 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN BLAND...WESTERN CARROLL...EASTERN GRAYSON AND EASTERN
WYTHE...AND WESTERN PULASKI COUNTY...
AT 829 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR IVANHOE...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF FRIES...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
IVANHOE...
COLEMAN STORE...
GRAHAMS FORGE...
GUNTON PARK...
DRAPER...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...GO INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAN PRODUCE LARGE DAMAGING HAIL...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY
HEAVY RAIN.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG AT...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4...WHEN YOU CAN
DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3659 8109 3669 8123 3719 8098 3711 8086
3708 8071 3679 8089
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 221DEG 29KT 3683 8099
$$
WP384
WWUS51 KRNK 270057
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
857 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
VAC021-035-077-155-197-270108-
/O.EXP.KRNK.SV.W.0207.000000T0000Z-110527T0100Z/
PULASKI VA-WYTHE VA-GRAYSON VA-CARROLL VA-BLAND VA-
857 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN BLAND...WESTERN
CARROLL...EASTERN GRAYSON AND EASTERN WYTHE...AND WESTERN PULASKI
COUNTY EXPIRES AT 900 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 3659 8109 3669 8123 3719 8098 3711 8086
3708 8071 3679 8089
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 221DEG 29KT 3698 8082
$$
WPWhat 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 May 26, 7:15 PM EDT, 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 7:15 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 715 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS... A WEAKENING COOL FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL BRING AN INCREASED THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO PORTIONS OF THE MID APPALACHIAN AND MID ATLANTIC REGION TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK...REDUCING THE THREAT OF RAIN...BUT BRINGING A STRETCH OF VERY WARM AND HUMID WEATHER THAT WILL LIKELY LAST WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/... PROXIMITY OF TROF OF LOW PRESSURE PUSHING EAST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY WILL ALLOW MID LEVEL LAPSES TO STEEPEN SUFFICIENTLY OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE BLACKSBURG FORECAST AREA TO SUPPORT WIDELY SCATTERED SEVERE CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...AND AN APPROPRIATE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THIS AREA. HOWEVER...NEXT STRONG UPPER TROF SLAMMING INTO THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE NATION WILL SUPPORT DOWNSTREAM RIDGING SUCH THAT THE OHIO VALLEY TROF WILL BEGIN TO FILL/LIFT LATER TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WHILE THIS WILL DIMINISH THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WITH TIME...ESPECIALLY AS THERMODYNAMIC SUPPORT IS LOST THIS EVENING...PROGRESSION OF THETA-E RIDGE AND REMNANT OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM LINE OF CONVECTION RACING OUT EAST AHEAD OF DISSIPATING COOL FRONT WILL LIKELY LINE UP OVER OR NEAR THE BLACKSBURG FORECAST AREA LATER TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN ABUNDANT CLOUD COVER AND A GOOD THREAT OF PRECIPITATION IN MOST AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE TONIGHT...AND ACROSS MOST AREAS ON FRIDAY. DIMINISHING SHEAR AND SUPPRESSED INSOLATION DUE TO CLOUD COVER SHOULD SUPPRESS SEVERE WEATHER THREAT TOMORROW. AT THE PRESENT TIME...INSUFFICIENT PERSISTENT FORCING APPEARS TO EXIST TO WARRANT A SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOOD THREAT...ALTHOUGH WITH RELATIVELY HIGH AND INCREASING PRECIPITABLE WATER AND WEAKENING SHEAR WITH TIME...SOME TRAINING OF STORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO WARRANT ONE OR TWO FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS DURING THE NEXT 12-24 HOURS...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. AS WOULD BE EXPECTED WITH AN INCREASING THREAT OF RAIN AND CLOUDS...EXPECT TO SEE A MODERATED DIURNAL TEMPERATURE CURVE THROUGH THE NEAR TERM PERIOD...AND TOOK A MODEL BLEND CONSISTENT WITH EXISTING SET OF GRIDDED FIELDS THROUGH FRIDAY. && .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... THE UPPER LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY TRACKING ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY WEAKENS AND LIFTS NORTHEAST...WITH A TRAILING UPPER LEVEL TROF AXIS CROSSING THE FORECAST AREA FRIDAY NIGHT...KEEPING MOST OF REGION UNDER AN AREA OF UPPER DIVERGENCE WHICH SHOULD HELP KEEP A FAIRLY LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND STORMS GOING PAST SUNSET FRIDAY. AS A RESULT...KEPT LIKELY POPS FOR MUCH OF THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. BY SATURDAY...THE AXIS OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROF WILL HAVE SHIFTED EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA...TAKING THE DEEP MOISTURE WITH IT. HOWEVER...LINGERING INSTABILITY AND WEAK LOW LEVEL SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL GENERATE WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. LEANED TOWARD THE WARMER GFS MOS VALUES FOR HIGHS SATURDAY WITH CLOUDS ERODING BEHIND DEPARTING SHORTWAVE. ANY PRECIPITATION SATURDAY WILL BE DIURNALLY DRIVEN AND DISSIPATE AROUND SUNSET. A WEAK SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL KEEP A MOIST AIR MASS IN PLACE...WITH DEW POINTS REMAINING IN THE 60S. THEREFORE...USED THE WARMER GFS MOS VALUES FOR LOWS SATURDAY NIGHT. ON SUNDAY...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD IN FROM THE WEST WITH INCREASING HEIGHTS AND 1000-850MB THICKNESSES PUSHING HIGHS SEVERAL DEGREES WARMER THAN SATURDAY'S EXPECTED VALUES. WENT A COUPLE OF DEGREES WARMER THAN GUIDANCE FOR HIGHS SUNDAY. AS MID LEVEL TEMPS WARM...CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL DIMINISH...ALTHOUGH A STRAY STORM IN THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION FOR SUNDAY. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT BUILDING AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE AREA EARLY IN THE LONG TERM PERIOD...BEFORE AN UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE MOVING ALONG THE U.S./CANADA BORDER FLATTENS THE RIDGE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. THE BIG WEATHER STORY EARLY IN THE WORK WEEK WILL BE THE NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES...AS GEFS ENSEMBLES SHOW 850MB TEMPS 2-3 STANDARD DEVIATIONS ABOVE NORMAL. AS A RESULT...WENT A COUPLE OF DEGREES ABOVE FORECAST GUIDANCE. WHILE MOST AREAS WILL REMAIN DRY...KEPT A SMALL CHANCE FOR MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY WITH INSTABILITY...WEAK LIFT GENERATED BY THE INFLUENCE OF TERRAIN...AND THETA-E AXIS IN PLACE. LOW LEVEL NORTHEAST/EASTERLY FLOW ARRIVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY BRINGING COOLER AND MAINLY DRIER AIR...BUT WEAK UPSLOPE FLOW MAY GENERATED WIDELY SCATTERED MOUNTAIN SHOWERS/STORMS. && .AVIATION /00Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED MVFR FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS INTO THIS EVENING...IMPACTING THE SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA TERMINAL FORECAST POINTS THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND PERHAPS KBCB BY 01Z...9PM. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY CONTAIN LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS FOR A FEW MORE HOURS BEFORE LOSS OF HEATING CAUSES THEM TO DIMINISH. AS UPPER FLOW ALOFT BACKS IN ADVANCE OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM... PROGRESSION OF LINE OF SHOWERS/STORMS WILL BE ARRESTED...SUCH THAT THREAT OF MVFR FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS SHOULD NOT IMPACT KROA AND POINTS EAST UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING OR DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY. HOWEVER THINKING NOW THAT MOST WILL PROBABLY BE DELAYED UNTIL LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON AT KLYH AND KDAN. ONCE THEY ARRIVE...LINE OF SHOWERS/STORMS WILL BE SLOW TO EXIT THE AREA TO THE EAST...SO AT LEAST AREAS OF MVFR FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS...WITH MORE LOCALIZED IFR RESTRICTIONS ALONG/NEAR THE HIGHER RIDGES WHERE SOME RIDGE TOP OBSCURATIONS ARE POSSIBLE...WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THOUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY...AND PERHAPS WELL INTO SATURDAY/SATURDAY NIGHT. RELATIVELY STAGNANT AIR MASS WILL THEN LINGER OVER THE TERMINAL FORECAST AREA SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY AS AN UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. TYPICALLY...THIS RESULTS IN BUILDING HEAT AND HUMIDITY...CHARACTERIZED BY AT LEAST LATE NIGHT TO MID MORNING MVFR TO IFR FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS...GIVING WAY TO VFR WEATHER BY LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON AS ATMOSPHERE BECOMES HEATED AND BETTER MIXED. HOWEVER...THE THREAT OF ISOLATED FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS BACK INTO THE MVFR RANGE IN THE VICINITY OF AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS CAN NOT BE RULED OUT ENTIRELY...ESPECIALLY ALONG/NEAR SOME OF THE HIGHER RIDGES. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...NONE. NC...NONE. WV...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...WERT NEAR TERM...WERT SHORT TERM...PH LONG TERM...PH AVIATION...JH/WERT
Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 2:03 PM EDT, 6 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 203 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011 NCZ003-004-019-020-VAZ016-017-022>024-032>035-043-271815- SURRY-STOKES-WILKES-YADKIN-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- 203 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011 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 FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM ANY STORMS THAT BECOME SEVERE IS DAMAGING WINDS. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. VAZ014-271815- MONTGOMERY- 203 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 381 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM ANY STORMS THAT BECOME SEVERE IS DAMAGING WINDS. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>013-015-018>020-WVZ042>045-271815- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- GRAYSON-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 203 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 381 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM ANY STORMS THAT BECOME SEVERE IS DAMAGING WINDS. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...RESULTING IN A THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. NCZ005-006-VAZ044>047-058-059-271815- ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 203 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WERT
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 26, 7:15 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
715 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0653 PM HAIL 4 ENE BLOWING ROCK 36.16N 81.61W
05/26/2011 E1.00 INCH WATAUGA NC TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
WERTLocal storm report, May 26, 7:24 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
724 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0710 PM HAIL 5 W WYTHEVILLE 36.95N 81.17W
05/26/2011 E1.75 INCH WYTHE VA BROADCAST MEDIA
HAIL REPORTED BY LOCAL RADIO STATION ON W. LEE HIGHWAY.
&&
HYSELLLocal storm report, May 26, 7:27 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
727 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0715 PM HAIL 3 E BOONE 36.21N 81.61W
05/26/2011 E0.88 INCH WATAUGA NC TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL FELL ON BROWNS CHAPEL ROAD.
&&
HYSELLLocal storm report, May 26, 7:42 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
742 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0739 PM HAIL WEST JEFFERSON 36.40N 81.50W
05/26/2011 E0.50 INCH ASHE NC TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
HYSELLLocal storm report, May 26, 7:47 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
747 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0740 PM HAIL 5 E LANSING 36.50N 81.43W
05/26/2011 E0.50 INCH ASHE NC AMATEUR RADIO
HAIL FELL ON MOUTH OF SILAS CREEK ROAD.
&&
HYSELLLocal storm report, May 26, 7:48 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
748 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0738 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE SALTVILLE 36.90N 81.74W
05/26/2011 SMYTH VA PUBLIC
SEVERAL TREES AND LIMBS DOWN.
&&
CHENARDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 8:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Pulaski, Wythe, City of Galax | 42 min |
| May 26, 8:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig, Giles, Pulaski | 44 min |
| May 26, 8:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 59 min |
| May 26, 8:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski, Wythe, City of Radford | 62 min |
| May 26, 8:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Covington and 2 more | 63 min |
| May 26, 9:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Pulaski, Wythe, City of Galax | 4 hr |
| May 26, 9:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 60 min |
| May 26, 9:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 67 min |
| May 26, 10:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski, Wythe and 2 more | 58 min |
| May 26, 10:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, City of Covington | 48 min |
| May 26, 10:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Giles and 5 more | 6 hr |
| May 26, 10:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick | 53 min |
| May 26, 10:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick | 62 min |
| May 27, 12:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Franklin, City of Martinsville, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 36 min |
| May 27, 12:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania and 2 more | 47 min |
| May 27, 12:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Roanoke, Rockbridge | 50 min |
| May 27, 1:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 17 min |
| May 27, 6:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 8 more | 16 hr |
| May 27, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 54 min |
| May 27, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 57 min |
| May 27, 2:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | City of Danville | 3 hr |
| May 27, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania and 1 more | 60 min |
| May 27, 3:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | City of Lynchburg | 3 hr |
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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 2011Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2011
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.