Alert archive / Virginia / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 73, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this tornado warning at Sep 5, 2011, 10:03 PM EDT for Carroll County, Patrick County, Virginia. It was in force for 27 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
- Sep 5, 2011, 10:03 PM EDT (02:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2011, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Carroll County, VA, Patrick County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 10:03 PM EDT | TORNADO 0 | Cana, VA | *** 2 INJ *** ROOF BLOWN OFF GAS STATION |
| Sep 5, 10:10 PM EDT | TORNADO | E Cana, VA | DAMAGE FROM POSSIBLE TORNADO. GAS STATION PUMPS BLOWN AWAY WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO STATION. MANY TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. OTHER STRUCTURES DAMAGED. |
| Sep 5, 10:11 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nnw Cana, VA | THUNDERSTORM WINDS BLEW TREES DOWNA ACROSS ROUTE 52 BETWEEN HILLSVILLE AND CANA. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 6:29 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 1522 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 698 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 245 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.1
- Supercell composite
- 9.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
753 WFUS51 KRNK 060203 TORRNK VAC035-141-060230- /O.NEW.KRNK.TO.W.0073.110906T0203Z-110906T0230Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1003 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN PATRICK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA * UNTIL 1030 PM EDT. * AT 1001 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR CANA... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CANA... FANCY GAP... GROUNDHOG MOUNTAIN... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. 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 400 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA. && LAT...LON 3656 8082 3671 8072 3666 8049 3656 8059 TIME...MOT...LOC 0203Z 208DEG 22KT 3659 8068 $$
2 follow-up statements
825 WWUS51 KRNK 060214 SVSRNK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1014 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 VAC035-141-060230- /O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110906T0230Z/ PATRICK VA-CARROLL VA- 1014 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR WESTERN PATRICK AND SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTIES... AT 1011 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FANCY GAP...OR NEAR CANA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... FANCY GAP... GROUNDHOG MOUNTAIN... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA. && LAT...LON 3661 8073 3670 8069 3666 8049 3657 8058 TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 208DEG 22KT 3662 8064 $$ AMS
206 WWUS51 KRNK 060224 SVSRNK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1024 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 VAC035-141-060235- /O.EXP.KRNK.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110906T0230Z/ PATRICK VA-CARROLL VA- 1024 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN PATRICK AND SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 1030 PM EDT... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG AT...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. ONCE AGAIN THAT NUMBER IS 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA. LAT...LON 3661 8073 3670 8069 3666 8049 3657 8058 TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 208DEG 22KT 3668 8060 $$ AMS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 8:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Roanoke | 33 min |
| Sep 5, 8:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Franklin, City of Lynchburg | 28 min |
| Sep 5, 8:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Bedford | 39 min |
| Sep 5, 9:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, City of Lynchburg | 36 min |
| Sep 5, 9:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 45 min |
| Sep 5, 10:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, City of Lynchburg | 60 min |
| Sep 5, 10:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Roanoke | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 10:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 10:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 67 min |
| Sep 5, 10:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 25 min |
| Sep 5, 10:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, City of Lynchburg | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 11:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Patrick | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 11:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 11:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Buckingham, City of Lynchburg | 62 min |
| Sep 6, 12:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 6 hr |
| Sep 6, 12:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 54 min |
| Sep 6, 1:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 65 min |
| Sep 6, 3:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig and 7 more | 18 hr |
| Sep 6, 3:38 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery and 5 more | 18 hr |
| Sep 6, 3:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania, City of Lynchburg | 66 min |
| Sep 6, 4:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 56 min |
| Sep 6, 4:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 54 min |
| Sep 6, 5:04 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 26 min |
| Sep 6, 5:28 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 47 min |
| Sep 6, 7:43 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Roanoke | 6 hr |
| Sep 6, 8:28 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 19 min |
| Sep 6, 9:48 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Patrick | 27 min |
| Sep 6, 9:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Patrick | 12 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.