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Heat Advisory 3, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this heat advisory at Jun 30, 2012, 3:06 PM EDT for 6 counties in Virginia; Caswell County, Rockingham County, Stokes County, North Carolina. It took effect at Jul 1, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 30, 2012, 3:06 PM EDT (19:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 1, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Caswell County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Charlotte County, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, Halifax County, VA, Henry County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:09 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 656 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -356 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1666 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
324 WWUS71 KRNK 301906 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 306 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...VERY HOT WEATHER PERSISTS... NCZ006-VAZ044-058-059-010315- /O.NEW.KRNK.HT.Y.0003.120701T1800Z-120702T0000Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120701T0000Z/ CASWELL-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YANCEYVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE 306 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA... SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND THE NORTHERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 112 DUE TO TEMPERATURES AROUND 100...AND DEWPOINTS AROUND 70 THROUGH LATE TODAY. BETWEEN 105 AND 108 AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE HOTTEST AND HEAT INDICIES WILL BE HIGHEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES LIKE HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE CAN OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$ VAZ046-047-010000- /O.CON.KRNK.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120701T0000Z/ APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...APPOMATTOX 306 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA... SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND THE NORTHERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 112 DUE TO TEMPERATURES AROUND 100... AND DEWPOINTS AROUND 70. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE HOTTEST AND HEAT INDICIES WILL BE HIGHEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES LIKE HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE CAN OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$ NCZ004-005-VAZ043-010315- /O.NEW.KRNK.HT.Y.0003.120701T1800Z-120702T0000Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120701T0000Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...MARTINSVILLE 306 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA... SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND THE NORTHERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 108 DUE TO TEMPERATURES AROUND 100 DEGREES...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE HOTTEST AND HEAT INDICIES WILL BE HIGHEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES LIKE HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE CAN OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$ NCZ003-019-020-VAZ022>024-032>035-045-010000- /O.CON.KRNK.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120701T0000Z/ SURRY-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...LYNCHBURG 306 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA... SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND THE NORTHERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 109 DUE TO TEMPERATURES AROUND 100 DEGREES...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE HOTTEST AND HEAT INDICIES WILL BE HIGHEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES LIKE HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE CAN OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$
4 follow-up statements
030 WWUS71 KRNK 302340 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 740 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...VERY HOT WEATHER PERSISTS... NCZ006-VAZ044-058-059-010745- /O.EXP.KRNK.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120701T0000Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.HT.Y.0003.120701T1800Z-120702T0000Z/ CASWELL-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YANCEYVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON... KEYSVILLE 740 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA... SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND THE NORTHERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 108 SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDICES WILL BE HIGHEST DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES LIKE HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE CAN OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE USUALLY THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT. HEAT EXHAUSTION...CRAMPS...OR IN EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ VAZ046-047-010045- /O.EXP.KRNK.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120701T0000Z/ APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...APPOMATTOX 740 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... HEAT INDICES HAVE DROPPED BELOW 105 DEGREES. THEREFORE THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NCZ004-005-VAZ043-010745- /O.EXP.KRNK.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120701T0000Z/ /O.CON.KRNK.HT.Y.0003.120701T1800Z-120702T0000Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...MARTINSVILLE 740 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY... ...HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA... SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND THE NORTHERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 108 DUE TO TEMPERATURES AROUND 100 DEGREES. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDICES WILL BE HIGHEST DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES LIKE HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE CAN OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE USUALLY THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT. HEAT EXHAUSTION...CRAMPS...OR IN EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ NCZ003-019-020-VAZ022>024-032>035-045-010045- /O.EXP.KRNK.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120701T0000Z/ SURRY-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE... ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...LYNCHBURG 740 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... HEAT INDICES HAVE DROPPED BELOW 105 DEGREES. THEREFORE THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
425 WWUS71 KRNK 010829 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 429 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...VERY HOT WEATHER TO PERSIST YET ANOTHER DAY... NCZ004>006-VAZ043-044-058-059-012030- /O.CON.KRNK.HT.Y.0003.120701T1800Z-120702T0000Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 429 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA...SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND THE NORTHERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 108 DUE TO TEMPERATURES 100 TO 103 DEGREES. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDICES WILL BE HIGHEST DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES...SUCH AS HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE CAN OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE USUALLY THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT. HEAT EXHAUSTION... CRAMPS...OR IN EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ RAB
218 WWUS71 KRNK 011914 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 314 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...VERY HOT WEATHER TO PERSIST THROUGH LATE TODAY... NCZ004>006-VAZ043-044-058-059-020000- /O.CON.KRNK.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120702T0000Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 314 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA...SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND THE NORTHERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 108 DUE TO TEMPERATURES 100 TO 103 DEGREES. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDICES WILL BE HIGHEST DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES...SUCH AS HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE CAN OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE USUALLY THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT. HEAT EXHAUSTION... CRAMPS...OR IN EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
318 WWUS71 KRNK 020002 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 802 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012 NCZ004>006-VAZ043-044-058-059-020115- /O.EXP.KRNK.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120702T0000Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 802 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... HEAT INDICES HAVE FALLEN BELOW 100 DEGREES THIS EVENING. FOR MONDAY...THE TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS HOT...SO HEAT INDICES ACROSS THE PIEDMONT SHOULD STAY AT OR BELOW 100. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this heat advisory 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 heat advisory went out at Jun 30, 3:06 PM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 3:06 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
306 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
A LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION
INTO SUNDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DIP SOUTH INTO THE AREA LATER
SUNDAY BEFORE STALLING INTO MONDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 215 PM EDT SATURDAY...
HEAT NOT QUITE AS EXCESSIVE THIS AFTERNOON AS READINGS AND DEWPOINTS
HAVE BEEN KNOCKED BACK A BIT IN THE WAKE OF THE MCS FROM LAST NIGHT.
HOWEVER GIVEN STILL SOME HEATING TO GO AND LOTS OF HEAT RELATED
ISSUES...PLAN TO KEEP THE GOING HEADLINES BASICALLY STATUS QUO INTO
EARLY THIS EVENING. OTRW MAIN CONCERN WITH CONVECTIVE COVERAGE AGAIN
AND WHETHER OR NOT WILL SEE ANOTHER COMPLEX AFFECT AT LEAST PART OF
THE REGION THRU TONIGHT. EARLIER ANALYSIS DID SHOW THE RIDGE A BIT
STRONGER ACROSS THE REGION WITH CAPPING AND DRIER AIR ALOFT WHILE
THE CORRIDOR OF DEEPER RH/WAVES A BIT FARTHER NORTH ATTM. THIS
SHOULD HELP TO KEEP ANY TSRA RATHER ISOLATED EARLY ON BEFORE THE
TRAILING AXIS OF MOISTURE STARTS TO SINK SOUTH AGAIN BEHIND THE NEXT
IMPULSE PASSING TO THE NE LATER ON. THIS MAY FIRE A FEW STORM
CLUSTERS...ESPCLY NORTH AND EAST THIS EVENING BEFORE SEEING A BREAK
AHEAD OF THE NEXT S/W THAT IS CURRENTLY BACK OVER IL. MODELS GRAB
THIS FEATURE AND SLIDE INTO TOWARD THE WESTERN SLOPES AROUND
DAYBREAK SUNDAY THEN FIZZLE IT AS IT ENCOUNTERS A STRONGER
DOWNSLOPED ENVIRONMENT THAT MAY LIMIT ADDED DEVELOPMENT UNTIL LATE
IN THE DAY AS MIXING DIMINISHES. THEREFORE INCLUDED A BIT HIGHER
CHANCE OF TSRA EAST-NE THIS EVENING AND...OVER THE NW LATE
TONIGHT...THEN MAINLY ISOLATED COVERAGE SUNDAY PENDING LATER
ORGANIZATION.
EXPECT LOW TEMPS TO BE ABLE TO FALL INTO THE 60S ACROSS THE VALLEYS
OVERNIGHT WITH MAINLY LOW/MID 70S ELSW. HIGHS AGAIN CLOSE TO 100
BLUE RIDGE EAST SUNDAY AS 85H TEMPS WARM A LITTLE AND NW DOWNSLOPE
GIVES A BOOST. ALSO A FEW MORE RECORDS LIKELY TO FALL PER CLIMATE
SECTION BELOW WHILE HEAT CRITERIA A BIT MORE IFFY AS LOW LEVEL
DRYING TAKES PLACE. SINCE LOOKING AT MARGINAL CRITERIA FOR ONLY A
FEW HOURS PLAN TO ONLY INCLUDE A FEW SE CTYS IN ANOTHER ADVISORY FOR
SUNDAY FOR NOW.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 400 PM EDT FRIDAY...
LONG STORY SHORT..NOT MUCH CHANGE EXPECTED. WHAT CAN FAIRLY BE
DESCRIBED AS INCREDIBLE HEAT DOME CONTINUES TO HOLD IN PLACE ACROSS
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CONUS THROUGH THE SHORT RANGE PERIOD. NEARLY
UNPRECEDENTED H85 TEMPS RANGE FROM 22C TO 26C THROUGH THE PERIOD
OFFERING NEXT TO NOTHING IN THE WAY OF COOLING. HEAT ADVISORY
CRITERIA (105F+) LOOKS FAIRLY CERTAIN ACROSS THE PIEDMONT ON
SUNDAY BUT ELECTED NOT TO PUT AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH OUT SINCE
ADVISORIES/WARNINGS ALREADY IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE AREA TOMORROW.
MODELS ALL OVER THE PLACE WITH POSSIBLE MCS ACTIVITY IN THE
PREVAILING NORTHWEST FLOW. 12Z NAM12 BRINGS CLUSTER OF STORMS
SOUTHEAST ACRS THE CWA ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHILE 12Z GFS SHOWS ONE
12 HOURS EARLIER BUT THESE TYPE SYSTEMS ARE NOTORIOUSLY DIFFICULT
FOR MODELS TO HANDLE AND JUST LEFT SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN THE GRIDS
FOR NOW. OBVIOUSLY CLOUDS FROM ANY ACTIVITY THAT DEVELOPS COULD PLAY
HAVOC WITH HIGH TEMP FORECASTS. GENERALLY HAVE 100F+ TEMPS IN THE
PIEDMONT AND ROANOKE VALLEYS FOR HIGHS AND MID-90S ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS. NUMEROUS HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS COULD AGAIN BE
THREATENED. REFER TO PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT (WBCPNSRNK)
ISSUED EARLIER TODAY FOR DETAILS. WENT A LITTLE LOWER FOR HIGHS
ON MONDAY AS HEIGHT/THICKNESSES DROP SLIGHTLY BUT IT WILL REMAIN
VERY HOT AND THAT WOULD BE DAY 4 OF THIS HEAT WAVE. PROLONGED HEAT
EVEN AT MARGINALLY LOWER VALUES CAN PRESENT A PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 400 PM EDT FRIDAY...
EXTENDED PERIOD IS MORE (NOT OR LESS) A BROKEN RECORD AS THE HEAT IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. PRIMARY FORECAST QUESTIONS REVOLVE AROUND THE
POSITION AND AMPLITUDE OF THE UPPER RIDGE AND THE CHANCES FOR
RETROGRESSION TOWARD THE HIGH PLAINS OPENING THE POSSIBILITY FOR
FALLING HEIGHTS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT OF THE U.S TO BACK
DOWN INTO THE FORECAST AREA. H5 HEIGHTS REMAIN VERY HIGH GENERALLY
588-592 DM BUT MY MID- TO LATE WEEK COULD SEE SOME COOLING DUE TO
LOWERING HEIGHTS. BESIDES THE ONGOING HEAT THE OTHER FORECAST
ELEMENT OF CONCERN IS WITH THE PERSISTENT CHANCE FOR NORTHWEST FLOW
MESOSCALE SYSTEMS. A QUASI-STATIONARY BOUNDARY LIKELY TO SET UP
SOMEWHERE IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION DURING THE MID-WEEK PERIOD
DIVIDING THE EXTREME HEAT OVER THE SOUTHWEST FROM THE SOMEWHAT
COOLER AIR OVER THE NORTHEAST. UPPER AIR DISTURBANCES ARE LIKELY
TO TRACK CLOSE TO THIS BOUNDARY ALTHOUGH THE EXACT TIMING ON SUCH
SYSTEMS AT THIS TIME RANGE WILL BE NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE. MAINTAINED
EITHER SLIGHT OR CHANCE POPS THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK TO ACCOUNT
FOR THIS POSSIBILITY.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 750 AM EDT SATURDAY...
EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH A LARGE BULK OF THE TAF PERIOD
ACROSS THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE A PERIOD OF
SCATTERED CONVECTION LATE THIS AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE CROSSING THE OH VALLEY INTO SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND. THIS SYSTEM INTERACTING WITH THE MARGINALLY MOIST BUT
VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL TRIGGER SCATTERED STRONG CONVECTION
ACROSS THE NORTH LATER TODAY...AND PERHAPS INTO THE VA PIEDMONT
INCLUDING THE DANVILLE VICINITY BY THIS EVENING. TIMING BASED ON
ACTIVITY CURRENTLY CROSSING IN/WESTERN OH. WILL CONTINUE TO
MONITOR PROGRESSION OF THIS SYSTEM AS BULK OF IT MAY SLIDE TO OUR
NORTH. IF THIS OCCURS...OUTFLOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONVECTION
SHOULD MOVE SEWD BUT MAY NOT REACH KLWB AND KBLF TO INITIATE
CONVECTION UNTIL AFTER 21Z.
WHILE STRONG CONVECTION ANTICIPATED...DO NOT EXPECT A REPEAT OF THE
SEVERE CONVECTION THAT RAKED THE REGION FRIDAY EVENING-FRIDAY NIGHT.
EXPECT MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THOUGH WILL
LIKELY SEE MORE AREAS OF MVFR/IFR VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG EARLY EACH
MORNING FROM MONDAY ONWARD...ESPECIALLY AT KLWB AND KBLF.
ALSO...EXPECT TO SEE AN UPTICK IN AFTERNOON CONVECTION AND
ASSOCIATED SUB-VFR CONDITIONS AS THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE
SYSTEM GRADUALLY WEAKENS AND DRIFTS WESTWARD TOWARD THE LOWER-MID MS
VALLEY. MAY SEE A FEW STRONG-SEVERE STORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON-EVENING
WITH THE PASSAGE OF AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. TERRAIN-INDUCED
AFTERNOON CONVECTION CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED MONDAY-WEDNESDAY.
&&
.CLIMATE...
RECORD HIGHS:
SATURDAY/30TH SUNDAY/1ST
BLACKSBURG 92/1966 92/1959
BLUEFIELD 88/1969 88/2005
DANVILLE 103/1959 100/1990
LYNCHBURG 103/1936 98/1970
ROANOKE 104/1936 100/1931
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR VAZ044-
046-047-058-059.
HEAT ADVISORY FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR VAZ043-044-058-
059.
HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR VAZ022>024-
032>035-043-045.
NC...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ006.
HEAT ADVISORY FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR NCZ004>006.
HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ003>005-019-
020.
WV...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JH
NEAR TERM...JH
SHORT TERM...PC
LONG TERM...PC
AVIATION...JH
CLIMATE...Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 6:30 AM EDT, 8 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 630 AM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 VAZ022-023-011100- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- 630 AM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAT ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S TO AROUND 100 WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 105. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>045-011100- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 630 AM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD BE SEVERE...WITH THE MAIN THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ006-VAZ044-046-047-058-059-011100- CASWELL-PITTSYLVANIA-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 630 AM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES COULD APPROACH TRIPLE DIGITS IN THE PIEDMONT EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES APPROACHING 111 DEGREES AT TIMES DURING THIS PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ003-019-020-VAZ024-032>035-043-045-011100- SURRY-WILKES-YADKIN-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- HENRY-CAMPBELL- 630 AM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAT ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S TO AROUND 100 WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON FROM THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 105. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ004-005-011100- STOKES-ROCKINGHAM- 630 AM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAT ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES COULD APPROACH TRIPLE DIGITS IN THE PIEDMONT EACH AFTERNOON FROM SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES APPROACHING 105 DEGREES AT TIMES DURING THIS PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 30, 2:11 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
211 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0855 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE BLACKSBURG 37.23N 80.41W
06/29/2012 MONTGOMERY VA PUBLIC
TWO TREES BLOWN DOWN ON EAKIN STREET SOUTHEAST.
&&
HYSELLLocal storm report, Jun 30, 2:21 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
221 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1019 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E MILTON 36.53N 79.17W
06/29/2012 CASWELL NC PUBLIC
TREES DOWN ON SNATCHBURG ROAD.
&&
HYSELLLocal storm report, Jun 30, 2:26 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
226 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0930 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NNE AMHERST 37.64N 79.02W
06/29/2012 AMHERST VA PUBLIC
TWO TREES REPORTED DOWN IN CLIFFORD. SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS
ALSO BLOWN DOWN IN THE TOWN OF AMHERST.
&&
HYSELLLocal storm report, Jun 30, 2:34 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
234 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0853 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE BLACKSBURG 37.26N 80.37W
06/29/2012 MONTGOMERY VA PUBLIC
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON HIGH MEADOW DRIVE. ONE TREE FELL
ON...AND DAMAGED...A VEHICLE.
&&
HYSELLLocal storm report, Jun 30, 2:36 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
236 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0930 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE LYNCHBURG CITY 37.40N 79.13W
06/29/2012 CITY OF LYNCHBURG VA PUBLIC
A FEW TREES DOWN ON ELM STREET.
&&
HYSELLLocal storm report, Jun 30, 2:44 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
244 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0902 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 ESE COLLIERSTOWN 37.75N 79.50W
06/29/2012 ROCKBRIDGE VA PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED ON COLLIERSTOWN ROAD.
&&
HYSELLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 8:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Giles, Montgomery and 6 more | 64 min |
| Jun 29, 8:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Pulaski, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 58 min |
| Jun 29, 8:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 2 more | 63 min |
| Jun 29, 9:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Patrick, Pittsylvania and 3 more | 58 min |
| Jun 29, 9:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, Pulaski, Smyth and 2 more | 62 min |
| Jun 29, 9:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 67 min |
| Jun 29, 9:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania and 2 more | 73 min |
| Jun 29, 9:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson | 53 min |
| Jun 29, 9:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lynchburg | 47 min |
| Jun 29, 10:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 44 min |
| Jun 30, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 60 min |
| Jun 30, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 53 min |
| Jun 30, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 53 min |
| Jun 30, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 66 min |
| Jun 30, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 56 min |
| Jun 30, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 66 min |
| Jun 30, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 44 min |
| Jun 30, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Wythe | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 7:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 61 min |
| Jun 30, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Pulaski | 43 min |
| Jun 30, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick | 41 min |
| Jun 30, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 7:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Wythe, City of Galax | 46 min |
| Jun 30, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox | 41 min |
| Jun 29, 10:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham | 22 min |
| Jun 30, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Surry | 52 min |
| Jun 30, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Surry | 33 min |
| Jun 30, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Watauga | 33 min |
| Jun 30, 7:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Surry | 54 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.