Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
353 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS
EVENING INCREASING THE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS INTO EARLY
TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY
BEFORE STALLING OVER NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THIS
WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS FROM THE
FOURTH OF JULY INTO MIDWEEK.
&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
PASSAGE OF WEAK TROFFINESS TO THE SE COMBO WITH LOW LEVEL WESTERLY
WINDS HAS BASICALLY PUT A LID OF MOST CONVECTION ATTM DESPITE HIGH
INSTABILITY AND RH IN PLACE. LATEST ANALYSIS ALSO SHOWS THE SURFACE
COLD FRONT STILL NW OF THE OHIO RIVER WITH MAIN FOCUS AND BETTER CU
FIELDS JUST NOW TAKING SHAPE OVER NRN WVA. THUS HAVE TRIMMED BACK
ONSET OF CONVECTION A BIT LATER THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING WITH
BEST CHANCES ALONG THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE AND SW ZONES INITIALLY...
THEN ACROSS THE NW/NORTH THIS EVENING AS A POSSIBLE BAND OF TSRA
JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT WORKS IN. THIS MORE IN LINE WITH THE
LASTEST HRRR AND SPC WRF ALTHO BOTH DISAGREE ON JUST HOW FAR EAST
TO TAKE CONVECTION INTO THE DOWNSLOPE. SINCE SEE SOME POTENTIAL
FOR SOMETHING THIS EVENING TO JUMP ACROSS THE RIDGES TO THE LEE
TROF GIVEN DEGREE OF INSTABILITY UNDER THE CAP WILL KEEP AT LEAST
CHANCE POPS MOST AREAS WITH A BAND OF LOW LIKELYS NW PENDING LATER
COVERAGE. EXPECT MOST SHRA TO FADE AFTER MIDNIGHT BUT GIVEN WHATS
LEFT OF THE FRONT DRIFTING IN AND APPROACH OF THE NEXT WEAK
IMPULSE PLAN TO HOLD ONTO SLIGHT TO LOW CHANCE POPS THRU MUCH OF
THE OVERNIGHT. TEMPS TO REMAIN EVEN MORE ON THE MUGGY SIDE UNLESS
A BRIEF COOLING BAND OF SHRA/TSRA WORKS THROUGH SO LOWS MAINLY
64-71.

QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY REMAINS FOR THE 4TH AS THE FRONTAL
REMNANT LOOKS TO PASS OVERHEAD WHILE WEAK S/W ENERGY WORKS IN
FROM THE WEST LATE IN THE DAY. LATEST MODELS RANGE FROM SHRA IN
SPOTS ALL DAY PER THE NAM...TO ISOLATED OR LESS COVERAGE OFF THE
SPC WRF...TO THE AFTERNOON/EVENING TSRA SCENARIO OFF THE GFS PER
DEEPER WESTERLY FLOW. SINCE THE NAM HAS BEEN TOO WET OF
LATE...WILL LEAN TOWARD A BIT MORE INSOLATION ESPCLY IN THE WAKE
OF ANY CONVECTION FROM THIS EVENING. HOWEVER DOES APPEAR THAT
ENOUGH DRY AIR COULD SNEAK IN FROM THE NORTH TO CAUSE LESS
COVERAGE NORTHERN TIER ZONES WHERE WILL ONLY SLIGHT POPS THERE.
OTRW RUNNING WITH CHANCE...AND PERHAPS A PERIOD OF LOW LIKELYS SW
WHERE WILL BE ALONG THE 85H THETA-E GRADIENT...JUST AHEAD OF THE
RESIDUAL FRONTAL BAND WHICH SHOULD BE HELPED ALONG INTO N
CAROLINA VIA CONVECTION LATE IN THE DAY. MOS TEMPS...SIMILAR TO
YDA...REMAIN A GOOD 5-8 DEGREES APART WITH THE GFS SHOWING +22C AT
85H WITH DECENT DOWNSLOPE UNDER SUN WHILE THE NAM COOLER ALOFT
UNDER CLOUDS AND MORE SHRA. WILL TREND TOWARD THE WARMER MAV AGAIN
BUT STAY COOLER WEST WHERE MORE CLOUDS/SHRA POSSIBLE. OTRW HIGHS
MAINLY IN THE 80S EXCEPT 90ISH EASTERN SLOPES INTO THE SE
PIEDMONT.
&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...THE COLD FRONT WILL SETTLE FROM THE
DELMARVA REGION THROUGH THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...ALONG THE
SOUTHERN FRINGE OF OUR FORECAST REGION. STILL LOOKING AT THE
POSSIBILITY OF SPOTTY SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST REGION IN THE VICINITY OF THE
FRONT...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THANKS TO THE ADDED
INSTABILITY OF DAYTIME HEATING. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BECOME
INCREASINGLY ISOLATED FURTHER NORTHWARD AS A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE GREAT LAKES.

BY WEDNESDAY...THE FRONT TO OUR SOUTH BEGINS TO DISSIPATE AS ITS
PARENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY OVER NORTHEAST CANADA.
REGARDLESS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH
INCREASING CHANCES FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE
FURTHER EASTWARD ON WEDNESDAY...AND WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD ALONG THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS. THIS HIGH PRESSURE WILL
HELP LOWER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES ACROSS THE PIEDMONT
REGION...WITH HIGHS EXPECTED TO REACH THE MID 80S TO NEAR 90.

SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY INCREASES ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES EASTWARD AND ANOTHER COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. WITH THE ADDED INSTABILITY OF THE
APPROACHING COLD FRONT...MAY SEE A FEW OF THESE STORMS BECOME STRONG
TO SEVERE...ALTHOUGH THE THREAT DOES NOT SEEM PARTICULARLY HIGH AT
THIS TIME. INCREASED CLOUDCOVER ON THURSDAY WILL HELP LIMIT
AFTERNOON HEATING SOMEWHAT...AND WILL BE EXPECTING AFTERNOON HIGHS
RANGING FROM THE LOW TO MID 80S WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...AND IN THE
UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S TO THE EAST.
&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
FORECAST MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THAT THE COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD AS IT ENTERS OUR REGION ON FRIDAY...AND BECOME
NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA. WITH HIGH PRESSURE SLIDING
EASTWARD ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION...WILL STILL KEEP A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST EACH DAY THROUGH
NEXT WEEKEND...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENING...WITH
INCREASINGLY HIGHER CHANCES FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. HIGH TEMPERATURES
EACH DAY WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM THE LOWER 80S IN THE WEST...TO
THE MID 80S TO NEAR 90 IN THE EAST. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM
THE LOWER 60S WEST TO THE UPPER 60S EAST.
&&

.AVIATION /20Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE OHIO
VALLEY THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH A RIBBON OF HIGHER MOISTURE AND
WEAK CONVERGENCE PRECEDING THE BOUNDARY FROM THE NORTH. WEST WINDS
AHEAD OF THE FRONT LOOK TO LIMIT OVERALL COVERAGE OF STORMS
ESPECIALLY OVER THE EASTERN SITES THAT WILL SEE MORE SUBSIDENCE IN
THE WAKE OF THE PASSING EARLIER STORMS. ANTICIPATE SLOW MOVING
CLUSTERING OF STORMS THAT DEVELOP. WITH LOTS OF DEBRIS CLOUDS
ACROSS THE SE WVA SITES...A LITTLE LESS CONFIDENT IN SEEING
WIDESPREAD ENOUGH COVERAGE TO KEEP IN THE TAFS WITH POTENTIAL FOR
MORE TSRA ALONG THE SRN BLUE RIDGE. THUS TRIMMING BACK TO VICINITY
MENTION AT KBLF/KLWB WHILE ADDING CB TO KBCB/KROA WHERE THINGS ARE
A LITTLE MORE UNSTABLE. OTRW MAINLY VFR IN SCTD/BKN CU UNDER
PATCHY MID DECK FAR WEST AND MAINLY JUST SCTD CU IN THE EAST.

THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL OVER THE AREA MONDAY WITH
PERHAPS A WEAK MID LEVEL WAVE TRACKING ALONG THE BOUNDARY BY
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER CONFIDENCE REMAINS QUITE LOW WITH THIS SCENARIO
AS FASTER TIMING COULD MEAN MORE IN THE WAY OF -SHRA WEST EARLY
MONDAY WHILE LATER SPELLS OVERALL VFR AND AFTERNOON STORMS. SINCE
GUIDANCE HAS BACKED OFF ON CLOUDS/SHRA EARLY WILL TREND MORE
TOWARD VFR WITH BKN CU/SC CIGS UNDER MID DECK THRU MIDDAY. THIS
STATIONARY FRONT WILL THEN BECOME THE FOCUS FOR DAILY THREAT OF
SHRA/TSRA THROUGH AT LEAST MID WEEK. COVERAGE WILL BE SCATTERED
AND MAINLY CONFINED TO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT MAY BRING A MORE WIDESPREAD SHRA/TSRA THREAT TO THE
AREA THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

OUTSIDE OF THE DAILY THUNDERSTORM THREAT AND POTENTIAL FOR SOME
PATCHY FOG DURING THE LATE NIGHT PERIODS...MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS
ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEK.

&&

.CLIMATE...
RECORD HIGHS FOR: SUNDAY JULY 3

BLUEFIELD         87 SET IN 2006
ROANOKE           96 SET IN 1966
LYNCHBURG         97 SET IN 1970
BLACKSBURG        95 SET IN 1954
DANVILLE          99 SET IN 1968

NEW RECORD HIGH HAS ALREADY BEEN REACHED AT BLUEFIELD WHERE THE
TEMPERATURE HAS RISEN TO 88 DEGREES SO FAR.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...JH
NEAR TERM...JH
SHORT TERM...NF
LONG TERM...NF
AVIATION...JH/PM
CLIMATE...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
349 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 2011

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
WVZ042>045-042000-
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-
349 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 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.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

16

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
536 PM EDT SUN JUL 03 2011

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

0530 PM     HAIL             5 W BEDFORD CITY        37.33N 79.61W
07/03/2011  E1.00 INCH       BEDFORD            VA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
600 PM EDT SUN JUL 03 2011

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

0552 PM     HAIL             1 W BEDFORD CITY        37.34N 79.54W
07/03/2011  E0.88 INCH       CITY OF BEDFORD    VA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

PC

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
603 PM EDT SUN JUL 03 2011

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

0540 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 WSW PATTERSON         36.85N 80.86W
07/03/2011                   WYTHE              VA   PUBLIC

            4 IN DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN.

&&

EH

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
613 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 2011

VAZ017-032-033-043-032315-
FLOYD VA-FRANKLIN VA-HENRY VA-PATRICK VA-
613 PM EDT SUN JUL 3 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT FLOYD...FRANKLIN...HENRY AND
PATRICK COUNTIES...

AT 609 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF
WILLIS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL 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 ROCKY KNOB SUMMIT AROUND 620 PM...ROCKY KNOB
RECREATION AREA AROUND 625 PM...WOOLWINE AROUND 635 PM...CHARITY
AROUND 645 PM...FAIRY STONE STATE PARK AROUND 710 PM AND SANVILLE
AROUND 715 PM.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER
UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

LAT...LON 3680 7988 3656 8003 3680 8052 3696 8042

KK

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