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Tornado Warning 47, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2011, 1:19 AM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia; Monroe County, West Virginia. It was in force for 26 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
- Apr 28, 2011, 1:19 AM EDT (05:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2011, 1:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Craig County, VA, Giles County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Monroe County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:22 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 28, 1:20 AM EDT | HAIL 1.5 | Pembroke, VA | |
| Apr 28, 1:25 AM EDT | HAIL 1 | Newport, VA | |
| Apr 28, 1:55 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sw Paint Bank, WV | 1 TREE DOWN ON WAITEVILLE RD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 28, 12:41 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 87 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
- 372 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1272 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 226 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 335 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 3.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
912
WFUS51 KRNK 280519
TORRNK
VAC045-071-121-161-WVC063-280545-
/O.NEW.KRNK.TO.W.0047.110428T0519Z-110428T0545Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
119 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN ROANOKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA
EASTERN GILES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
WESTERN CRAIG COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
SOUTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA
* UNTIL 145 AM EDT.
* AT 117 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
EGGLESTON...OR NEAR POPLAR HILL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EGGLESTON...
NEWPORT...
HUFFMAN...
SIMMONSVILLE...
SINKING CREEK...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE RELAY YOUR SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT...1...8 6
6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3736 8014 3720 8051 3721 8053 3719 8053
3718 8055 3719 8055 3720 8053 3720 8056
3735 8072 3757 8030
TIME...MOT...LOC 0519Z 236DEG 47KT 3724 8063
$$2 follow-up statements
572
WWUS51 KRNK 280530
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
130 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
VAC045-071-121-161-WVC063-280545-
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-110428T0545Z/
ROANOKE VA-GILES VA-CRAIG VA-MONTGOMERY VA-MONROE WV-
130 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MONROE...NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY...WESTERN CRAIG...
EASTERN GILES AND NORTHWESTERN ROANOKE COUNTIES...
AT 126 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR NEWPORT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEWPORT...
HUFFMAN...
SIMMONSVILLE...
SINKING CREEK...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG AT...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4...WHEN YOU CAN
DO SO SAFELY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3736 8014 3720 8051 3721 8053 3719 8053
3718 8055 3719 8055 3720 8053 3720 8056
3735 8072 3757 8030
TIME...MOT...LOC 0530Z 236DEG 48KT 3732 8047
$$301
WWUS51 KRNK 280544
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
144 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
VAC045-071-121-161-WVC063-280555-
/O.EXP.KRNK.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-110428T0545Z/
ROANOKE VA-GILES VA-CRAIG VA-MONTGOMERY VA-MONROE WV-
144 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONROE...NORTHWESTERN
MONTGOMERY...WESTERN CRAIG...EASTERN GILES AND NORTHWESTERN ROANOKE
COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 145 AM EDT...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3736 8014 3720 8051 3721 8053 3719 8053
3718 8055 3719 8055 3720 8053 3720 8056
3735 8072 3757 8030
TIME...MOT...LOC 0545Z 236DEG 48KT 3743 8026
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 8:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 44 min |
| Apr 27, 8:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell | 66 min |
| Apr 27, 8:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 8:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 9:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 10:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 10:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 49 min |
| Apr 27, 10:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Tazewell | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 11:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 11:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski, Wythe and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, Tazewell, Wythe | 52 min |
| Apr 27, 11:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 12:01 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, Wythe | 44 min |
| Apr 28, 12:40 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Bath | 35 min |
| Apr 28, 12:45 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, Wythe, City of Radford | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 12:48 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Craig, Giles, City of Covington | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 1:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Covington | 57 min |
| Apr 28, 1:12 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 33 min |
| Apr 28, 1:20 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 25 min |
| Apr 28, 1:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Lexington | 21 min |
| Apr 28, 1:34 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Lexington | 41 min |
| Apr 28, 1:39 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bland | 3 hr |
| Apr 28, 1:43 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, Montgomery | 19 min |
| Apr 28, 1:47 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Tazewell, Wythe | 9 min |
| Apr 28, 2:17 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Craig, Giles | 28 min |
| Apr 28, 3:22 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 28, 4:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 30 min |
| Apr 28, 5:32 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Montgomery, City of Galax | 3 hr |
| Apr 28, 5:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Patrick | 54 min |
| Apr 28, 6:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, City of Buena Vista and 1 more | 65 min |
| Apr 28, 6:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 29 min |
| Apr 28, 6:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Craig, City of Covington | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 6:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Henry, Patrick | 24 min |
| Apr 28, 7:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 32 min |
| Apr 28, 7:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, City of Lynchburg | 76 min |
| Apr 28, 7:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 72 min |
| Apr 28, 8:09 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig | 10 hr |
| Apr 28, 8:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, City of Lynchburg | 64 min |
| Apr 28, 10:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 39 min |
| Apr 28, 12:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 52 min |
| Apr 28, 12:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bath | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 6:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Greenbrier | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 10:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Summers | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 11:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Greenbrier, Summers | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 1:45 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 31 min |
| Apr 28, 11:16 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RNK | Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers | 10 hr |
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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.