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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 2011, 4:56 PM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 49 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
- Apr 27, 2011, 4:56 PM EDT (20:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bedford County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Henry County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 4:58 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Nw Sandy River, VA | IN THE 1600 BLOCK OF HAIRFIELD LANE |
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 one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1:23 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 32 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
- 190 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 678 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 203 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 275 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
471
WUUS51 KRNK 272056
SVRRNK
VAC019-067-089-143-272145-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0087.110427T2056Z-110427T2145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
456 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
NORTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA
SOUTHERN BEDFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT.
* AT 452 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 LEATHERWOOD...OR NEAR AXTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEATHERWOOD...
MOUNTAIN VALLEY...
CALLANDS...
SAGO...
PITTSVILLE...
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 3669 7982 3712 7948 3708 7942 3706 7943
3707 7940 3697 7925 3664 7973
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 219DEG 36KT 3675 7970
$$
162 follow-up statements
769
WWUS51 KRNK 272136
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
536 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
VAC019-067-143-272145-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-110427T2145Z/
PITTSYLVANIA VA-FRANKLIN VA-BEDFORD VA-
536 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN BEDFORD...SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHWESTERN
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTIES...
AT 530 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PITTSVILLE...OR 6
MILES NORTHWEST OF GRETNA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PITTSVILLE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3682 7957 3682 7965 3686 7964 3683 7967
3683 7971 3684 7971 3712 7948 3708 7942
3706 7943 3707 7940 3700 7930
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 219DEG 36KT 3705 7939
$$
16962
WWUS51 KRNK 272149
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
549 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
VAC019-067-143-272159-
/O.EXP.KRNK.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-110427T2145Z/
PITTSYLVANIA VA-FRANKLIN VA-BEDFORD VA-
549 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN BEDFORD...
SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHWESTERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTIES EXPIRES
AT 545 PM EDT...
LAT...LON 3682 7957 3682 7965 3686 7964 3683 7967
3683 7971 3684 7971 3712 7948 3708 7942
3706 7943 3707 7940 3700 7930
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 219DEG 36KT 3706 7938
$$What 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 Apr 27, 3:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 3:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 327 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS... A MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW OF AIR WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. THIS SLOW MOVING FRONT WILL CROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. COOLER HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... THE VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN HAMMERING THE SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THE LAST FEW DAYS WILL HEAD TO THE EAST COAST TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE TIMING OF THE SQUALL LINE PASSING OVER THE AREA IS AS FOLLOWS...BLUEFIELD/RICHLANDS 11P-03A...GREENBRIER/NEW RIVER VALLEY SOUTH INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGHLANDS 01A-05A. THIS LINE MAY SLOW DOWN AS IT MOVES TO THE BLUE RIDGE BETWEEN 04A-8A THURSDAY...THEN TRACKS TO THE FOOTHILLS (5A-8A) AND EVENTUALLY THE PIEDMONT (6A-10A). BY 1PM THURSDAY...THIS LINE OF SHOWERS WILL BE EXITING RNK CWA. AFTERNOON CONVECTION HAS HELPED DECREASE INSTABILITIES AND REMOVE SOME STORM ENERGY FROM THE AREA. LIKELY TO SEE A LULL IN CONVECTION INTO THIS EVENING. STARTING THIS EVENING THE SQUALL LINE WITH BOW ECHOES SHOULD PRODUCE WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE. LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY ROTATING STORM. PWATS 1.00-1.25 TO PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS OVERNIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING. LOCALIZE FLASH FLOODING ALWAYS A THREAT. WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IF SQUALL LINE BECOMES ALMOST STATIONARY. AT THIS POINT THINK LINE WILL BE MOVING FAIRLY QUICKLY TO NOT ISSUE FLASH FLOOD WATCH. PRESSURE RISES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE STRONG WITH BREEZY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS. SATURATED GROUND AND GUSTY POST-FRONTAL WINDS COULD DOWN TREES/POWER LINES FROM NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS. TEMPERATURES AGAIN WILL BE MUGGY UNTIL THE FRONT PASSES TO THE EAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SEASONAL TEMPERATURES AND DRIER CONDITION EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. && .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... LONG WAVE TROF MOVES EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY LATE FRIDAY. HAVE DEEP NORTHWEST FLOW ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AND ENOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO KEEP A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE WESTERN UPSLOPE AREAS THROUGH FRIDAY. 500 MB HEIGHTS START RISING ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. AT THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED OVER VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA BY SATURDAY MORNING. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... UPPER RODGE CONTINUES INTO THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE SURFACE HIGH MOVES OFFSHORE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH DEEP SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING BY MONDAY. MODELS ARE DIFFERENT WITH THE TIMING AND INTENSITY OF THE NEXT APPROACHING TROF WITH THE OPERATIONAL ECMWF SHOWING A CLOSED 500MB LOW AND THE OPERATIONAL GFS BEING FASTER THAN MOST OF THE OTHER GUIDANCE. HPC GUIDANCE IS A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE TWO AND HAVE WEIGHTED HEAVILY TOWARD HPC GRIDS FOR THE EXTENDED. THIS PUTS THE BEST PROBABILITY ON RAIN ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. WILL KEEP WEDNESDAY BEHIND THE FRONT DRY. && .AVIATION /20Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... A LINE OF CONVECTION FORMED DURING THE MORNING AND IS ALONG A LINE FROM LWB-ROA-GSO AT 18Z/1P WED. THIS LINE WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND BE IN THE VICINITY OF LYH/DAN BETWEEN 19Z-21Z/3P-5P WED. ALONG THIS LINE A FEW CELLS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40KTS. TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY THE SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA WITH A SQUALL LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. LOW LEVEL JET IS PROGGED TO INCREASE TO 50 TO 60 KTS AT 850 MB JUST IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. TIMING OF JUST HOW FAST THE LINE OF CONVECTION WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION WITH A CONSENSUS OF JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT KBLF/KLWB TO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS KBCB/KROA TO AROUND DAYBREAK OR SLIGHTLY LATER OUT EAST. THEREFORE INCLUDED A PREVAILING TSRA MENTION AT ALL BUT THE EASTERN SITES WHERE THE STORMS MAY SLOW ENOUGH TO KEEP THEM JUST TO THE WEST THRU THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD. HOWEVER INCLUDING A VCSH/CB MENTION FOR KLYH/KDAN FOR LATE TONIGHT IN CASE TIMING IS A BIT FASTER. THE LINE OF SHRA/TSRA MAY NOT EXIT THE EAST UNTIL MID MORNING THU FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY. HOWEVER WITH THE PARENT UPPER TROUGH STILL OVERHEAD...LOOKING AT VFR CONDITIONS WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STEEP LAPSE RATE SHOWERS. HIGH PRESSURE AND HIGHER HEIGHTS SHOULD FINALLY ENSURE OVERALL VFR CONDITIONS FOR THE WEEKEND. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR VAZ007-009-010. NC...NONE. WV...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR WVZ042. && SYNOPSIS...JH NEAR TERM...RCS SHORT TERM...AMS LONG TERM...AMS AVIATION...RCS
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 3:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 337 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011 NCZ003-004-019-020-VAZ032>035-043-281945- SURRY-STOKES-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- 337 PM EDT WED APR 27 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 OVERNIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...ALONG WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES. HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS WHICH MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ011>018-022-WVZ043>045-281945- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 337 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...ALONG WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES. HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS WHICH MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. VAZ007-009-010-WVZ042-281945- TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-MERCER- 337 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST 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. WIND ADVISORY. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...ALONG WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES. HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS WHICH MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. NCZ005-006-VAZ044>047-058-059-281945- ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 337 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...ALONG WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES. HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS WHICH MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE EXITING THE AREA THURSDAY MORNING WITH POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. VAZ019-020-023-024-281945- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- 337 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...ALONG WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES. HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS WHICH MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. RCS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 3:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
306 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
VAZ035-047-271930-
AMHERST VA-BUCKINGHAM VA-
306 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AMHERST AND BUCKINGHAM
COUNTIES...
AT 301 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST
OF BENT CREEK. THIS STORM IS NEARLY STATIONARY.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE
WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL
STREAMS.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR WINGINA AROUND 330 PM.
LAT...LON 3752 7878 3758 7883 3753 7890 3761 7901
3765 7895 3755 7888 3761 7882 3764 7882
3764 7872 3770 7869 3769 7865 3771 7866
3776 7861 3776 7852 3780 7850 3779 7848
3778 7847
16Local storm report, Apr 27, 3:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
335 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0210 PM HAIL 6 SE BASSETT 36.71N 79.91W
04/27/2011 E0.50 INCH HENRY VA PUBLIC
DIME SIZE HAIL
0211 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SE BASSETT 36.71N 79.91W
04/27/2011 HENRY VA COUNTY OFFICIAL
3 FT DIAMETER TREE BLOWN DOWN AND KNOCKED DOWN POWER AND
PHONE LINES
&&
AMSSpecial weather statement, Apr 27, 3:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
336 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
VAZ047-272000-
BUCKINGHAM VA-
336 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BUCKINGHAM COUNTY...
AT 331 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 15 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DILLWYN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO PENNY SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE
WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL
STREAMS.
THIS STORM WILL STAY OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF BUCKINGHAM COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3775 7844 3767 7857 3768 7865 3770 7866
3768 7867 3770 7870 3770 7867 3773 7865
3776 7861 3776 7851 3779 7850 3780 7849
16Local storm report, Apr 27, 3:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
349 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0211 PM HAIL 1 WNW CAPELLA 36.37N 80.33W
04/27/2011 E0.25 INCH STOKES NC PUBLIC
&&
AMSLocal storm report, Apr 27, 3:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
353 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0145 PM HAIL 3 WNW DANBURY 36.43N 80.26W
04/27/2011 E1.00 INCH STOKES NC PUBLIC
LARGEST HAIL WAS QUARTER SIZE BUT MOST WAS NICKEL SIZE
&&
AMSSpecial weather statement, Apr 27, 4:49 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
449 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
VAZ033-034-043-044-272130-
BEDFORD VA-FRANKLIN VA-HENRY VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-
449 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BEDFORD...FRANKLIN...HENRY AND
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTIES...
AT 448 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER AXTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR CALLANDS AROUND 500 PM...CLIMAX AROUND 515 PM
AND PITTSVILLE AROUND 530 PM.
THIS STORM IS SHOWING SIGNS OF INTENSIFICATION. IF IT GROWS MUCH
STRONGER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED.
LAT...LON 3665 7988 3713 7947 3709 7942 3706 7943
3706 7941 3708 7940 3697 7924 3659 7979
16The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 3:37 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell | 20 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick | 63 min |
| Apr 27, 2:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, City of Lynchburg | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Nelson | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 53 min |
| Apr 27, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Buckingham, Charlotte | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 6:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 6:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 6:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 6:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 7:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 7:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 7:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 7:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 46 min |
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.