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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

June 9, 2011Bedford County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jun 9, 2011, 9:45 PM EDT for Bedford County, Virginia. It was in force for 45 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
Jun 9, 2011, 9:45 PM EDT (01:45 UTC)
Expired
Jun 9, 2011, 10:30 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA

County Bedford County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 142 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2011-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 727 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2011-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
727 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-79 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1885 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-29 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

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 Jun 9, 9:24 PM EDT, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 9:24 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 3:59 PM EDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
359 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2011

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
WVZ042>045-102000-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-
YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-
CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-
PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-
APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-
GREENBRIER-
359 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED STRONG STORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...WITH THE MAIN
THREAT BEING LARGE HAIL. HOWEVER...SOME SLOW MOVING STORMS COULD
LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED SEVERE
WEATHER POSSIBLE. A GREATER COVERAGE OF STORMS IS ANTICIPATED
SATURDAY WITH STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WATER PROBLEMS MAY DEVELOP WITH
SLOW MOVING STORMS TRAINING OVER THE SAME AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 9, 8:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
816 PM EDT THU JUN 09 2011

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

0600 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 WSW FINCASTLE         37.47N 79.96W
06/09/2011                   BOTETOURT          VA   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN

&&

WERT
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 8:59 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
859 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2011

VAZ018-100200-
CRAIG VA-
859 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CRAIG COUNTY...

AT 855 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NEW CASTLE...
MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 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 NEW CASTLE AROUND 915 PM.

LAT...LON 3763 8003 3755 7997 3751 8001 3747 8003
      3745 8025 3759 8027 3762 8021 3762 8017
      3759 8014 3764 8007 3765 8003

JJ
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 9:06 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
906 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2011

VAZ019-WVZ044-045-100200-
ALLEGHANY VA-GREENBRIER WV-MONROE WV-
906 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ALLEGHANY...GREENBRIER AND
MONROE COUNTIES...

AT 904 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST
OF PAINT BANK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND PEA-SIZED HAIL 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 ROARING MOUNTAIN SUMMIT AROUND 915 PM...
EARLEHURST AROUND 920 PM...ALLEGHANY AROUND 930 PM...JORDAN MINES
AROUND 940 PM AND CALLAGHAN AROUND 1000 PM.

LAT...LON 3795 8006 3795 8004 3777 7985 3772 7991
      3762 8021 3763 8022 3760 8024 3757 8034
      3769 8051 3796 8005

JJ
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 9:11 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
911 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2011

VAZ034-100215-
BEDFORD VA-
911 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BEDFORD COUNTY...

AT 908 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF
MONTVALE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 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 PEAKS OF OTTER RECREATION AREA AROUND 925
PM...PEAKS OF OTTER SUMMIT AROUND 930 PM...D-DAY MEMORIAL AROUND 950
PM...BEDFORD CITY AROUND 955 PM AND GOODE AROUND 1015 PM.

LAT...LON 3724 7932 3721 7935 3728 7977 3743 7975
      3746 7971 3746 7963 3745 7963 3746 7961
      3745 7959 3746 7958 3747 7930

JJ
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 8:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCraig, Giles46 min
Jun 9, 8:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCraig61 min
Jun 9, 9:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAlleghany, City of Covington54 min
Jun 9, 9:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBedford64 min
Jun 9, 9:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAlleghany, Botetourt, Craig31 min
Jun 10, 2:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAmherst, Bedford, City of Lynchburg51 min
Jun 10, 3:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAmherst, Bedford, City of Lynchburg33 min
Jun 10, 4:11 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAmherst, Bedford, Franklin, City of Lynchburg34 min
Jun 10, 5:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAppomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania, City of Lynchburg47 min
Jun 10, 6:05 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKPittsylvania, City of Danville55 min
Jun 10, 1:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAlleghany, Bath59 min
Jun 10, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKPulaski32 min
Jun 10, 2:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBath25 min
Jun 10, 2:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBath42 min
Jun 10, 2:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAlleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Covington54 min
Jun 10, 3:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKFranklin37 min
Jun 10, 4:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKPulaski39 min
Jun 10, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCity of Roanoke30 min
Jun 10, 5:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCity of Galax24 min
Jun 10, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCity of Roanoke30 min
Jun 10, 6:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKCarroll60 min
Jun 10, 6:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKFranklin25 min
Jun 10, 7:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCity of Martinsville39 min
Jun 10, 7:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKHenry, City of Martinsville68 min
Jun 10, 3:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAshe63 min
Jun 10, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKWatauga54 min
Jun 10, 3:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKWilkes68 min
Jun 10, 3:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAshe, Watauga, Wilkes62 min
Jun 10, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAlleghany, Surry, Wilkes37 min
Jun 10, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKWilkes25 min
Jun 10, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKSurry32 min
Jun 10, 5:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKSurry29 min
Jun 10, 6:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKYadkin36 min
Jun 10, 6:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKStokes67 min
Jun 10, 6:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKStokes18 min
Jun 10, 6:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKYadkin36 min
Jun 10, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKStokes30 min
Jun 10, 7:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKStokes33 min
Jun 10, 12:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGreenbrier, Monroe, Summers62 min
Jun 10, 2:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKSummers25 min
Jun 10, 2:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKMonroe, Summers54 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2011Every special weather statement 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.