Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 127, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2012, 6:28 PM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 32 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
- Jun 21, 2012, 6:28 PM EDT (22:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2012, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Amherst County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Campbell County, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 6:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Forest, VA | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN OFF OF ENTERPRISE DRIVE. |
| Jun 21, 7:08 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Nne Lynchburg City, VA | TREE BLOWN DOWN NEAR 300 BLOCK OF RIVERMONT AVENUE, BLOCKING THE ROAD. |
| Jun 21, 7:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sse Lynchburg City, VA | TREES DOWN ON 10TH STREET. ROAD WAS CLOSED BRIEFLY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 17 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 36 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
- 83 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1273 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
412 WUUS51 KRNK 212228 SVRRNK VAC009-019-031-680-212300- /O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0127.120621T2228Z-120621T2300Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 628 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL AMHERST COUNTY IN VIRGINIA... EXTREME EAST CENTRAL BEDFORD COUNTY IN VIRGINIA... EXTREME NORTHWESTERN CAMPBELL COUNTY IN VIRGINIA... CENTRAL CITY OF LYNCHBURG IN VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 700 PM EDT * AT 626 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LYNCHBURG AIRPORT...OR 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FOREST...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LYNCHBURG CITY... BOCOCK... MADISON HEIGHTS... LYNCHBURG AIRPORT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF QUARTER OR LARGER HAIL...AS WELL AS ANY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING DOWNED TREES OR LARGE LIMBS...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE. && LAT...LON 3734 7905 3729 7920 3736 7926 3744 7913 TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 236DEG 3KT 3733 7920 $$ KM
3 follow-up statements
723 WWUS51 KRNK 212235 SVSRNK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 635 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 VAC019-212310- /O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0127.000000T0000Z-120621T2300Z/ BEDFORD VA- 635 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL BEDFORD COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAT...LON 3734 7905 3729 7920 3737 7925 3744 7913 TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 236DEG 3KT 3733 7920 $$ VAC009-031-680-212300- /O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0127.000000T0000Z-120621T2300Z/ AMHERST VA-CITY OF LYNCHBURG VA-CAMPBELL VA- 635 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL AMHERST AND EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL CAMPBELL COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG... AT 630 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LYNCHBURG AIRPORT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LYNCHBURG CITY... BOCOCK... MADISON HEIGHTS... LYNCHBURG AIRPORT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF QUARTER OR LARGER HAIL...AS WELL AS ANY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING DOWNED TREES OR LARGE LIMBS...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE. && LAT...LON 3734 7905 3729 7920 3737 7925 3744 7913 TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 236DEG 3KT 3733 7920 $$
469 WWUS51 KRNK 212254 SVSRNK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 654 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 VAC009-031-680-212300- /O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0127.000000T0000Z-120621T2300Z/ AMHERST VA-CITY OF LYNCHBURG VA-CAMPBELL VA- 654 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL AMHERST AND EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL CAMPBELL COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG... AT 651 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LYNCHBURG AIRPORT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LYNCHBURG CITY... BOCOCK... MADISON HEIGHTS... LYNCHBURG AIRPORT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT GET CAUGHT OUTSIDE. SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF QUARTER OR LARGER HAIL...AS WELL AS ANY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING DOWNED TREES OR LARGE LIMBS...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE. && LAT...LON 3734 7905 3729 7920 3737 7925 3744 7913 TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 236DEG 3KT 3734 7919 $$
806 WWUS51 KRNK 212302 SVSRNK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 702 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 VAC031-009-680-212311- /O.EXP.KRNK.SV.W.0127.000000T0000Z-120621T2300Z/ BEDFORD VA-AMHERST VA-CITY OF LYNCHBURG VA-CAMPBELL VA- 702 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL BEDFORD...EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL AMHERST AND EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL CAMPBELL COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG HAS EXPIRED AND BEEN REPLACED BY A NEW WARNING FOR THE SAME AREA... THE NEW WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM. LAT...LON 3734 7905 3729 7920 3737 7925 3744 7913 TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 236DEG 3KT 3734 7919 $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 21, 5:34 PM EDT, 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 5:34 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 534 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS... THE INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ON FRIDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA BRINGING A GREATER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS FOR A GREATER PERCENTAGE OF THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN TO THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND BEFORE ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES ON MONDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/... AS OF 320 PM EDT THURSDAY... ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS TWO PRIMARY LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN ROANOKE AND HOT SPRINGS. OTHER VERY ISOLATED...SHORT LIVED CELLS ARE DEVELOPING AND THEN DISSIPATING. AS WE HEAD INTO THE EVENING HOURS...WE ARE EXPECTING A CONTINUATION OF THESE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS...WITH THE GREATEST FOCUS ON AREAS ALONG...AND JUST EAST OF THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. THE ACTIVITY SHOULD WANE BY SUNSET...WITH LINGERING ISOLATED COVERAGE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN TO RETURN TO THE REGION BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING IN FOR FORM OF ISOLATED SHOWERS. THESE WILL BE CONFINED TO PRIMARILY SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND NEIGHBORING COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. THIS PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION TOMORROW...WITH COVERAGE GREATEST ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. WILL HAVE POPS RANGING FROM 60 TO 70 PERCENT THERE. THE DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK HAS THE AREA IN GENERAL THUNDER ON FRIDAY...BUT THE SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT TOO FAR TO OUR NORTHEAST. CANNOT RULE OUT A FEW ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE REGION. INCREASED CLOUDS AND A GREATER ABUNDANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL HELP KEEP TEMPERATURES A BIT COOLER THAN THOSE REALIZED TODAY. STILL...LOWER 90S ARE EXPECTED EAST OF THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...WITH MID TO UPPER 80S IN THE MOUNTAINS. && .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 340 PM EDT THURSDAY... FRONT WILL EXIT THE COUNTY WARNING AREA IN THE EVENING WITH MOST OF THE PRECIPIATION ENDING DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL LOWER SURFACE DEW POINTS AND PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES...BUT 850 MB TEMPERATURES ONLY DROP BACK INTO THE +16 TO +18 RANGE. AS THE HIGH MOVES EAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY ENOUGH SOUTHEAST LOW LEVEL WINDS DEVELOP TO MAINTAIN A PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION ON SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE. USED MAV NUMBERS AS GUIADANCE FOR HIGHS AND LOWS THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... AS OF 115 PM EDT THURSDAY... MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT DRAGGINK WEAK FRONT THROUGH THE APPALACHIAN REGION ON MONDAY AS THE NE US TROUGH DEEPENS IN RESPONSE TO OVERALL AMPLIFYING LONG WAVE PATTERN ACROSS NORTH AMERICA...WITH VERY STRONG RIDGE NEAR ROCKIES AND WESTERN PLAINS STATES. TRENDED POPS UPWARD FROM SLIGHT CHC INTO THE LOW CHC CATEGORY FOR MONDAY. AS THE TROUGH DEEPENS OVER THE NE US...THIS SHOULD BRING IN SOMEWHAT COOLER AND DRIER AIR MASS FOR MUCH OF THE REST OF THE WEEK...WITH SOME SIGNS OF THE PATTERN BREAKING DOWN SLOWLY TOWARD THE END OF NEXT WEEK. AS THE CENTRAL US RIDGE FLATTENS AND NE US TROUGH LIFTS AND WEAKENS SOMEWHAT...THIS COULD ALLOW SOME MOISTURE RETURN OR THE POSSIBILITY OF THE REMNANTS OF ORGANIZED CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS WELL TO SNEAK INTO THE WEST SLOPES OF APPALACHIANS IN NW FLOW...PERHAPS AS EARLY AS NEXT THURSDAY. GFS IS FASTER TO LIFT THIS TROUGH OUT SO LEANS MORE TOWARD THE RETURN MSTR IDEA WITH W OR SW FLOW...WHILE ECMWF HAS MORE NW FLOW BUT INDICATES A PRETTY GOOD S/WV HEADED TOWARDS US THURSDAY. THIS HAVE PUT IN A SLIGHT CHC POP STARTING WED NIGHT AND INTO THURS. FINALLY...KEEPING AN EYE ON POTENTIAL TROPICAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE GULF...AND MODELS OF COURSE HAVE A VARIETY IDEAS ABOUT HOW STRONGLY THIS WILL DEVELOP AND WHERE IT WILL ULTIMATELY TRACK. CONSENSUS IS THAT THIS WILL REMAIN TO OUR SOUTHEAST AS IT TRACKS ACROSS FLORIDA AND OUT INTO THE ATLANTIC...BUT SOME SOLNS SUGGEST STRONGER DEVELOPMENT IN THE GULF AND IMPACTING TX TO LA COASTLINES...WHICH COULD MEAN EVENTUALLY SOME OF THIS MOISTURE GETS INTO APPALACHIAN REGION...BUT THIS WOULD LIKELY BE BEYOND DAY 7...AND WOULD ALSO DEPEND ON SOME PROGRESSION OF THE LARGE SCALE PATTERN BY THEN. && .AVIATION /21Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... AS OF 1235 PM EDT THURSDAY... ISOLATED CONVECTION IS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. ANTICIPATE ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. MOST AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE VFR CONDITIONS. ISOLATED IFR/MVFR IS POSSIBLE UNDER THE HEAVIER CONVECTIVE CELLS...BUT THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE SHORT LIVED. OVERNIGHT...CONVECTION SHOULD WANE AFTER SUNSET. SOME MOUNTAIN VALLEY AND RIVER VALLEY MVFR FOG IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS TODAY AND THIS EVENING THAT RECEIVE PRECIPITATION. CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING...ESPECIALY IN THE WEST...IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHIN COLD FRONT. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TOMORROW WITH GOOD COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS. MOST AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE VFR CONDITIONS...BUT IFR/MVFR IS EXPECTED UNDER THE HEAVIER CONVECTIVE CELLS. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS FOR THE WEEKEND WITH MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS. LATE NIGHT MOUNTAIN AND VALLEY FOG IS EXPECTED. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON MONDAY. EXPECT A RETURN OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS. && .CLIMATE... RECORD HIGHS FOR JUNE 21 ROA...101 IN 1931 BLF....89 IN 2011 DAN....98 IN 1964 LYH....98 IN 1933 RNK....92 IN 1953 && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...NONE. NC...NONE. WV...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...DS NEAR TERM...DS SHORT TERM...AMS LONG TERM...SK AVIATION...DS CLIMATE...
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 10:47 AM EDT, 7 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1047 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 NCZ005-006-VAZ035-043>047-058-059-221500- ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 1047 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES CLIMBING WELL UP INTO THE 90S WILL COMBINE WITH MODERATE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO PUSH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP INTO THE 100 TO 104 DEGREE RANGE FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. TODAY WILL LIKELY BE THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR FOR MANY AREAS. LIGHT SURFACE WINDS WILL BRING ONLY LIMITED RELIEF FOR COOLING. PERSONS WHO MUST WORK OUTDOORS TODAY ARE ADVISED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO MITIGATE AGAINST THE IMPACT OF HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY...INCLUDING DRINKING PLENTY OF CLEAR FLUIDS... SEEKING SHADE WHEN POSSIBLE...AND REFRAINING FROM EXCESSIVE EXERTION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON FRIDAY AS A COOL FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE WEST. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN THAT MAY CAUSE ISOLATED FLOODING PROBLEMS IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ003-004-019-020-VAZ022>024-032>034-221500- SURRY-STOKES-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- 1047 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON FRIDAY AS A COOL FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE WEST. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN THAT MAY CAUSE ISOLATED FLOODING PROBLEMS IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>045-221500- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 1047 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM WILL DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN THAT MAY CAUSE ISOLATED FLOODING PROBLEMS IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ON FRIDAY AS A COOL FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE WEST. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN THAT MAY CAUSE ISOLATED FLOODING PROBLEMS IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WERT
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 4:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 453 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 VAZ014-212130- MONTGOMERY VA- 453 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM EDT... AT 451 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BLACKSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3723 8021 3716 8037 3724 8048 3734 8033 TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 239DEG 8KT 3722 8036 KM
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 4:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
456 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2012
VAZ024-035-212130-
AMHERST VA-ROCKBRIDGE VA-
456 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2012
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL
WEATHER STATEMENT FOR
NORTHWESTERN AMHERST AND NORTHEASTERN ROCKBRIDGE
COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM EDT...
AT 451 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM BELLS VALLEY TO COLLIERSTOWN...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
GOSHEN TO 8 MILES WEST OF BUENA VISTA CITY...AND MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IS EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3801 7936 3792 7919 3790 7917 3770 7929
3772 7962 3803 7947
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 252DEG 14KT 3799 7941 3777 7952
KMSpecial weather statement, Jun 21, 5:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 503 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 VAZ016-212130- CARROLL VA- 503 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NORTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM EDT... AT 500 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GALAX HILLSVILLE AIRPORT...OR 3 MILES WEST OF HILLSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3679 8088 3686 8077 3680 8065 3669 8081 TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 223DEG 4KT 3677 8080 KM
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 5:34 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
534 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2012
VAZ024-035-212215-
AMHERST VA-ROCKBRIDGE VA-
534 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2012
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL
WEATHER STATEMENT FOR
NORTHWESTERN AMHERST AND EASTERN ROCKBRIDGE COUNTIES
UNTIL 615 PM EDT...
AT 531 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BUENA VISTA CITY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IS EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3790 7916 3788 7915 3786 7915 3764 7944
3778 7959 3800 7937
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 227DEG 8KT 3776 7946
KMSpecial weather statement, Jun 21, 6:14 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 614 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 VAZ022-023-212300- BOTETOURT VA-ROANOKE VA- 614 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHWESTERN BOTETOURT AND NORTHEASTERN ROANOKE COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT... AT 613 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ROANOKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LAT...LON 3732 7985 3724 7992 3730 8000 3736 7995 TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 219DEG 5KT 3731 7993
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 6:17 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 617 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 VAZ013-014-016-017-212300- CARROLL VA-PULASKI VA-FLOYD VA-MONTGOMERY VA- 617 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NORTHEASTERN CARROLL...SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI... CENTRAL FLOYD AND SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT... AT 613 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR INDIAN VALLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN OR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS. MOVE INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3692 8063 3711 8051 3696 8024 3679 8050 TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 242DEG 10KT 3690 8050
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 45 min |
| Jun 21, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 46 min |
| Jun 21, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 50 min |
| Jun 21, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery | 37 min |
| Jun 21, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 27 min |
| Jun 21, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 41 min |
| Jun 21, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Roanoke | 46 min |
| Jun 21, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 43 min |
| Jun 21, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth, Tazewell | 67 min |
| Jun 21, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 59 min |
| Jun 21, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 42 min |
| Jun 21, 7:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 45 min |
| Jun 21, 7:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 116 min |
| Jun 21, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox | 46 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.