Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 187, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2012, 10:10 AM EDT for Smyth County, Tazewell County, Virginia. It was in force for 65 min. 9 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
- Jul 1, 2012, 10:10 AM EDT (14:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2012, 11:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 10:30 AM EDT | HAIL 1 | 5 Sse Richlands, VA | |
| Jul 1, 10:30 AM EDT | HAIL 1 | Raven, VA | |
| Jul 1, 10:32 AM EDT | HAIL 1 | Richlands, VA | |
| Jul 1, 10:37 AM EDT | HAIL 1 | Richlands, VA | |
| Jul 1, 10:40 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Hungry Mother State Par, VA | SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN BLOCKING THE ROAD. |
| Jul 1, 10:40 AM EDT | HAIL 1 | Richlands, VA | |
| Jul 1, 10:55 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Cliffield, VA | 6 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHERS. DIME SIZE HAIL. |
| Jul 1, 10:55 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nne Broadford, VA | LARGE LIMB FELL ON A CAR ON FREESTONE VALLEY ROAD AND SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD. PEOPLE INSIDE THE CAR WERE UNINJURED. |
| Jul 1, 11:05 AM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | Claypool Hill, VA |
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 9 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 20 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 9:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 1644 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -125 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1572 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
539
WUUS51 KRNK 011410
SVRRNK
VAC173-185-011515-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0187.120701T1410Z-120701T1515Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1010 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN SMYTH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
TAZEWELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
* UNTIL 1115 AM EDT.
* AT 1007 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ONE INCH DIAMETER HAIL...
AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 14
MILES WEST OF GLEN BURKE...OR 17 MILES WEST OF RICHLANDS...AND
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RAVEN...
RICHLANDS...
CLIFFIELD...
ASBERRYS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG
BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY
LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY
FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
VERY LARGE HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THE STORM...PUT YOUR CAR IN A GARAGE AND MOVE TO A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF QUARTER OR
LARGER SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING TREES OR LARGE
LIMBS DOWNED BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...
1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA
AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3719 8179 3725 8174 3721 8168 3721 8156
3726 8150 3728 8142 3731 8140 3732 8134
3724 8123 3715 8133 3713 8131 3706 8137
3704 8146 3699 8142 3675 8160 3683 8175
3691 8183 3698 8179 3715 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 1410Z 287DEG 43KT 3715 8206
$$
JH3 follow-up statements
683
WWUS51 KRNK 011434
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1034 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
VAC173-185-011515-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0187.000000T0000Z-120701T1515Z/
SMYTH VA-TAZEWELL VA-
1034 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EDT
FOR WESTERN SMYTH AND TAZEWELL COUNTIES...
AT 1032 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR RAVEN...OR NEAR RICHLANDS...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RICHLANDS...
CLAYPOOL HILL...
CLIFFIELD...
ASBERRYS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HAIL UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER HAS BEEN REPORTED IN RAVEN WITH THIS
STORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE STORM...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION
TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA
AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3719 8179 3725 8174 3721 8168 3721 8156
3726 8150 3728 8142 3731 8140 3732 8134
3724 8123 3715 8133 3713 8131 3706 8137
3704 8146 3699 8142 3675 8160 3683 8175
3691 8183 3698 8179 3715 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 1434Z 287DEG 43KT 3708 8181
$$
JH858
WWUS51 KRNK 011442
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1042 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
VAC173-185-011515-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0187.000000T0000Z-120701T1515Z/
SMYTH VA-TAZEWELL VA-
1042 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EDT
FOR WESTERN SMYTH AND TAZEWELL COUNTIES...
AT 1041 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY DESTRUCTIVE
GOLFBALL TO BASEBALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CLAYPOOL HILL...OR NEAR
RICHLANDS...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLAYPOOL HILL...
CLIFFIELD...
BROADFORD...
ASBERRYS...
HUNGRY MOTHER STATE PARK...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA
AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3719 8179 3725 8174 3721 8168 3721 8156
3726 8150 3728 8142 3731 8140 3732 8134
3724 8123 3715 8133 3713 8131 3706 8137
3704 8146 3699 8142 3675 8160 3683 8175
3691 8183 3698 8179 3715 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 1442Z 287DEG 43KT 3704 8175
$$
JH514
WWUS51 KRNK 011511
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1111 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
VAC173-185-011519-
/O.EXP.KRNK.SV.W.0187.000000T0000Z-120701T1515Z/
SMYTH VA-TAZEWELL VA-
1111 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN SMYTH AND TAZEWELL
COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 1115 AM EDT...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED
SOUTHEAST. A NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WARNING 188 HAS BEEN ISSUED TO
REPLACE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING 187. THUS THE WARNING 187 WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG AT...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. ONCE AGAIN
THAT NUMBER IS 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA
AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3719 8179 3725 8174 3721 8168 3721 8156
3726 8150 3728 8142 3731 8140 3732 8134
3724 8123 3715 8133 3713 8131 3706 8137
3704 8146 3699 8142 3675 8160 3683 8175
3691 8183 3698 8179 3715 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 1509Z 287DEG 43KT 3694 8136
$$
KKWhat 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 Jul 1, 10:00 AM EDT, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 10:00 AM EDT, 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1000 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT...RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ONGOING HEAT
WAVE...WILL VERY SLOWLY WEAKEN AND SHIFT SLIGHTLY FURTHER SOUTH
THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WORK WEEK. A SERIES OF UPPER-LEVEL
DISTURBANCES WILL TRACK FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS A RESULT. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
WELL ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 945 AM EDT SUNDAY...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 441 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON.
UPDATED GRIDS FOR WATCH AND INCREASED POPS THIS MORNING. TSTM
COMPLEX TO OUR WEST ACROSS NE KY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST
INTO OUR CWA THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. ADDED THE MENTION
OF GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL TO ZFP WORDING. ISC GRIDS...HWO AND ZFP
ARE ALREADY OUT. MORE UPDATES AS DAY PROGRESSES.
AS OF 420 AM EDT SUNDAY...
CONCERNS TODAY REVOLVE AROUND HEAT AND CONVECTION ONCE AGAIN.
STRONG UPPER RIDGE...594 DM...RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ALL TIME RECORD
HEAT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND SOUTHEAST
STATES...CONTINUES TO SAG EVER SO SLOWLY SOUTH. THE 00Z MODEL RUNS
SHOWED THE CENTER OF THE HIGH NEAR SAV. HOWEVER...THE HIGH WILL
MEANDER ABOUT GA FOR ANOTHER 36-48 HOURS...BEFORE WEAKENING
FURTHER AND BECOME SOMEWHAT RE-ESTABLISHED IN A WEAKER STATE
ACROSS THE MIDWEST. THIS WILL ALLOW DEEPER NW FLOW FROM AN UPPER
TROUGH IN THE CANADIAN MARITIMES TO IMPINGE ON THE AREA. THIS WILL
IN TURN RESULT IN TWO EFFECTS...A VERY SLIGHT COOLING...AND A
CONTINUED CHANCE OF NW FLOW CONVECTION. FOR TODAY...THERE APPEARS
TO BE A FAVORED BAND FOR CONVECTION ADVERTISED BY MOST MODELS
EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL IL...SOUTHERN IN...NORTHERN KY...CENTRAL
WV...CENTRAL/SW VA TO SE VA. HENCE...MOST OF OUR CWA SHOULD SEE AT
LEAST SCATTERED CONVECTION TODAY. THE MOST FAVORED AREA FOR
CONVECTION SHOULD BE ACROSS SW VA...GENERALLY WEST OF I-77...SE
WV UPSLOPE AREAS...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NW NC. SEVERAL OF THE
MODELS...MOST NOTABLY THE WRF...INDICATE CONVECTION IN AN W-E BAND
THROUGH MORNING ACROSS SE WV/CENTRAL VA...FOCUSING HEAVILY ACROSS
FAR SW VA/NE TN/NW NC DURING THE AFTERNOON/EVENING. HENCE...HAVE
TAILORED POPS IN THAT DIRECTION. CONVECTION WILL DIMINISH WITH THE
LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING.
FOR TEMPS...850 TEMPS IN GENERAL DROP ONLY 1-2C THROUGH MON...SO
ANY COOLING WILL BE VERY MINIMAL. BEST COOLING EFFECT WILL BE
FROM CONVECTIVE DEBRIS CLOUDS THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY
AND CONVECTION DURING THE AFTERNOON. MAV/MET GIVING 103/100,
RESPECTIVELY...FOR ROA AGAIN TODAY. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD
CONSECUTIVE DAY OF 100+ FOR ROA. THE LAST TIME THERE WERE THREE OR
MORE 100+ DAYS AT ROA WAS AUGUST 1983. MIN TEMPS WILL ALSO REMAIN
WELL ABOVE NORMAL...AND WITH SLIGHTLY INCREASED DEWPOINTS...MOST
AREAS WILL REMAIN AOA 70 AGAIN MON MORNING...WITH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS
AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FT IN THE MID 60S.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 345 AM EDT SUNDAY...
NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE FORECAST THINKING FOR THE EARLY HALF OF THE
WORKWEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO EXTEND FROM THE
CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES...ALTHOUGH THE RIDGE IS
EXPECTED TO WEAKEN SOMEWHAT ACROSS OUR AREA BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
ON MONDAY...WILL EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...
HOWEVER CLOUD COVER WILL BE A LITTLE MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA
AS A WEAK COLD FRONT SINKS SOUTHWARD FROM THE GREAT LAKES REGION.
THIS CLOUD COVER WILL HELP KNOCK A FEW DEGREES OFF THE HIGHS WE
EXPERIENCED THIS WEEKEND...BUT STILL EXPECT MONDAY HIGHS TO RANGE
FROM THE UPPER 80S AND LOW 90S ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...TO THE UPPER
90S ACROSS THE PIEDMONTS. ALSO...MODELS ARE HINTING AT THE
POSSIBILITY OF A THUNDERSTORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING IN THE CENTRAL OHIO
RIVER VALLEY ON MONDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN CROSSING WEST VIRGINIA
INTO OUR FORECAST AREA DURING THE EVENING. NOT HIGHLY CONFIDENT IN
THIS SCENARIO AT THIS POINT...BUT IF IT DOES COME TO PASS...THE VERY
WARM TEMPERATURES ACROSS OUR AREA WILL HAVE THE ATMOSPHERE PRIMED
FOR ANOTHER SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK. THIS IS SOMETHING WE WILL WATCH
CLOSELY TODAY AND MONDAY.
FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...THE WEATHER PATTERN TRANSITIONS SOMEWHAT
AS THE FRONT LIFT BACK TO THE NORTH AS A WARM FRONT...AND A TROUGH
DEVELOPS ALONG THE EASTERN FACE OF THE APPALACHIANS. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS BOTH OF THESE DAYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MORE DIURNALLY
DRIVEN...DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
SPREADING EASTWARD...BEFORE FADING AWAY DURING THE LATE EVENING ONCE
DAYTIME HEATING HAS ENDED. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE
QUITE WARM...RANGING FROM THE UPPER 80S AND LOWER 90S ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS...TO THE UPPER 90S ACROSS THE PIEDMONTS.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 345 AM EDT SUNDAY...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL STAY IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE END
OF THE COMING WORKWEEK AS A COLD FRONT DRIFTS SLOWLY SOUTHWARD
ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY ON THURSDAY...AND EVENTUALLY THROUGH
OUR AREA ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. BY THE TIME THE FRONT MAKES IT
THROUGH OUR AREA...IT APPEARS THAT IT WILL BE WEAKENED TO THE POINT
WHERE THERE IS NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE IN TEMPERATURES ON EITHER SIDE OF
THE BOUNDARY...AND WE CAN STILL EXPECT MID TO UPPER 80S ACROSS MOST
OF THE MOUNTAINS...AND LOWER 90S ACROSS THE PIEDMONTS FOR FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY HIGHS. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE DOES BUILD INTO OUR AREA BEHIND
THE FRONT HOWEVER...AND WE CAN EXPECT LOWER RAIN CHANCES FOR FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /14Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 745 AM EDT SUNDAY...
MAIN CONCERN FOR THE TAF SITES AGAIN TODAY WILL BE AFTERNOON/EVENING
TSRA. MESOSCALE AND SYNOPTIC SCALE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT
MAIN AREA FOR DEVELOPMENT TODAY WILL BE ALONG-SW OF A LINE FROM
LWB-ROA-DAN...WITH THE BEST THREAT FOR CONVECTION TOWARD TRI...JUST
SW OF THE RNK FORECAST AREA. HOWEVER...WITH EXTREME INSTABILITY IN
PLACE FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT...SLIGHTLY INCREASED MOISTURE...AND SUBTLE
NW FLOW SHORT WAVES...CANNOT RULE OUT CONVECTION DEVELOPING AT ANY
SITE...ESPECIALLY WITH RESIDUAL OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM LATE
NIGHT/EARLY MORNING ACTIVITY. THERE APPEARS INITIALLY TO BE A
FAVORED CONVECTION ZONE FROM CRW-LYH THAT WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED
FOR REDEVELOPMENT THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT MAIN
CONCERN WILL BE REMNANT MCS...NOW LOCATED NEAR CVG...TRACKING SE
TOWARD THE RNK CWA...GENERALLY AFTER 18Z. OTHERWISE...EXPECT MOSTLY
VFR CONDITIONS. HAZE IS ON THE INCREASE...BUT STILL MOSTLY 6SM OR
BETTER EXPECTED. PATCHY FOG EARLY MON MORNING CANNOT BE RULED
OUT...BUT EXTENT AND DURATION WILL BE DETERMINED BY CONVECTIVE
COVERAGE LATE TODAY. AT THIS POINT...NOTHING WORSE THAN MVFR
EXPECTED. WINDS REMAINING MOSTLY NW...BUT AS USUAL RATHER CHAOTIC
AND LIGHT WEST OF THE ALLEGHANYS.
AS OF 200 AM EDT SUNDAY...
EXPECT MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS MONDAY MORNING 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. TERRAIN- INDUCED AFTERNOON CONVECTION CURRENTLY
ANTICIPATED MONDAY- WEDNESDAY.
&&
.CLIMATE...
RECORD HIGHS:
SUNDAY/1ST MONDAY/2ND
BLACKSBURG 92/1959 95/1954
BLUEFIELD 88/2005 87/2011
DANVILLE 100/1990 100/1954
LYNCHBURG 98/1970 99/1898
ROANOKE 100/1931 100/1954
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...HEAT ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR VAZ043-044-058-059.
NC...HEAT ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR NCZ004>006.
WV...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...RAB
NEAR TERM...KK/RAB
SHORT TERM...NF
LONG TERM...NF
AVIATION...NF/WP
CLIMATE...Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 9:47 AM EDT, 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 947 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012 VAZ018>020-023-024-034-035-045>047-WVZ043>045-021400- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 947 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. QUARTER-SIZED HAIL...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...AND FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. IT WILL REMAIN HOT AS WELL OUTSIDE AND PRIOR TO AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS...BUT HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 105 DEGREES IN THIS REGION TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE...MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH THE PERIOD. QUARTER-SIZED HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS...AND FREQUENT CLOUD-TO- GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009>017-022-032-033-WVZ042-021400- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND- GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-MERCER- 947 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 441 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. IT WILL REMAIN HOT AS WELL OUTSIDE AND PRIOR TO AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS...BUT HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 105 DEGREES IN THIS REGION TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE...MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH THE PERIOD. QUARTER-SIZED HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS...AND FREQUENT CLOUD-TO- GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED INTO THIS AFTERNOON. NCZ004>006-VAZ043-044-021400- STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- 947 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 441 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...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 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. HEAT ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE...MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH THE PERIOD. QUARTER-SIZED HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS...AND FREQUENT CLOUD-TO- GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED INTO THIS AFTERNOON. VAZ058-059-021400- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 947 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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. HEAT ADVISORY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. QUARTER-SIZED HAIL...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...AND FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE...MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH THE PERIOD. QUARTER-SIZED HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS...AND FREQUENT CLOUD-TO- GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 5:52 AM EDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
552 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
WVZ045-011030-
GREENBRIER WV-
552 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT EXTREME NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL
GREENBRIER COUNTY...
AT 547 AM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM JUST
WEST OF RICHWOOD TO NEAR HILLSBORO...AFFECTING FAR NORTHWEST
GREENBRIER COUNTY...SPECIFICALLY WEST VIRGINIA ROUTE 39. THIS
ACTIVITY WAS MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA-SIZED HAIL AND
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN OR
SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS
WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.
LAT...LON 3823 8035 3811 8035 3805 8026 3804 8016
3806 8011 3807 7996 3805 7996 3800 8000
3794 8008 3815 8061 3827 8043
RABLocal storm report, Jul 1, 7:09 AM EDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
709 AM EDT SUN JUL 01 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM HAIL 5 SE ENNICE 36.51N 80.94W
06/30/2012 E1.00 INCH ALLEGHANY NC PUBLIC
ENNICE
0523 PM HAIL 3 W TAZEWELL 37.12N 81.57W
06/30/2012 E0.50 INCH TAZEWELL VA PUBLIC
DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED
0523 PM HAIL 1 S LOW GAP 36.52N 80.86W
06/30/2012 E0.50 INCH SURRY NC TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT BEBEE LANE AND HWY 89
0534 PM HAIL 2 S LOW GAP 36.50N 80.87W
06/30/2012 E1.25 INCH SURRY NC PUBLIC
ON RAMEY CREEK ROAD.
0558 PM HAIL 5 WSW CALLAWAY 36.99N 80.13W
06/30/2012 E1.25 INCH FLOYD VA TRAINED SPOTTER
0603 PM HAIL 3 SW TAZEWELL 37.08N 81.55W
06/30/2012 E0.50 INCH TAZEWELL VA PUBLIC
DIME SIZE HAIL.
0609 PM HAIL 1 ESE BLOWING ROCK 36.12N 81.65W
06/30/2012 E1.50 INCH WATAUGA NC PUBLIC
REPORTED BY WATAUGA COUNTY ROAD CONDITIONS FACEBOOK PAGE
IN BLACKBERRY AREA.
0610 PM HAIL 1 ESE BLOWING ROCK 36.12N 81.65W
06/30/2012 E1.00 INCH WATAUGA NC TRAINED SPOTTER
A FEW QUARTER SIZE HAILSTONES WERE MIXED IN WITH DIME
DIZE HAIL ON BLACKBERRY LANE. HAIL LASTED UNTIL 620 PM.
0610 PM HAIL AHO 36.17N 81.62W
06/30/2012 E0.50 INCH WATAUGA NC PUBLIC
DIME SIZE HAIL.
0623 PM HAIL CALLAWAY 37.02N 80.05W
06/30/2012 E1.75 INCH FRANKLIN VA BROADCAST MEDIA
0635 PM HAIL 6 WNW RUSTBURG 37.31N 79.20W
06/30/2012 E0.75 INCH CAMPBELL VA TRAINED SPOTTER
THREE QUARTER INCH HAIL REPORTED 3S LYH
0637 PM HAIL 5 NE FERRUM 36.97N 79.97W
06/30/2012 E1.75 INCH FRANKLIN VA PUBLIC
REPORT FROM OLD FORGE ROAD.
0639 PM HAIL 5 S BURKES GARDEN 37.02N 81.35W
06/30/2012 E1.00 INCH BLAND VA TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL MIXED IN WITH NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
0645 PM HAIL 4 W RUSTBURG 37.28N 79.17W
06/30/2012 E0.88 INCH CAMPBELL VA TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON ENGLISH TAVERN ROAD AT 29S
0659 PM HAIL 4 NNE EVINGTON 37.29N 79.26W
06/30/2012 E1.00 INCH CAMPBELL VA TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON ROBINSON DRIVE.
0700 PM HAIL BURKES GARDEN 37.10N 81.35W
06/30/2012 E1.00 INCH TAZEWELL VA CO-OP OBSERVER
0710 PM HAIL 6 W RUSTBURG 37.29N 79.20W
06/30/2012 E1.00 INCH CAMPBELL VA TRAINED SPOTTER
CLARKS ROAD
0730 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SSW CHAPEL 37.23N 80.96W
06/30/2012 GILES VA PUBLIC
SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON ROUTE 609
0730 PM HAIL 4 SSE CONCORD 37.29N 78.96W
06/30/2012 E0.50 INCH CAMPBELL VA TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL
0740 PM HAIL 4 NE FRIES 36.75N 80.92W
06/30/2012 E1.75 INCH CARROLL VA TRAINED SPOTTER
LASTED 10 MINUTES, AND COVERED THE GROUND.
0740 PM HAIL 3 NW TAZEWELL 37.15N 81.56W
06/30/2012 E1.00 INCH TAZEWELL VA TRAINED SPOTTER
BAPTIST VALLEY ROAD
0740 PM HAIL 2 NNW FRIES 36.74N 80.98W
06/30/2012 E1.00 INCH CARROLL VA TRAINED SPOTTER
ROUTE 94 NORTH OF FRIES
0740 PM HAIL 4 ENE FRIES 36.73N 80.89W
06/30/2012 E1.75 INCH CARROLL VA PUBLIC
0751 PM HAIL 2 E FRIES 36.71N 80.93W
06/30/2012 E1.75 INCH CARROLL VA TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED
0754 PM HAIL S TAZEWELL 37.11N 81.52W
06/30/2012 E2.00 INCH TAZEWELL VA PUBLIC
DAMAGE TO VEHICLES.
0754 PM HAIL 5 ESE FRIES 36.70N 80.89W
06/30/2012 E2.00 INCH CARROLL VA PUBLIC
DAMAGE TO VEHICLES.
0756 PM HAIL 1 NNW TAZEWELL 37.14N 81.53W
06/30/2012 E1.00 INCH TAZEWELL VA TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON WHITLEY BRANCH ROAD
0756 PM HAIL 1 NNW TAZEWELL 37.13N 81.52W
06/30/2012 E2.00 INCH TAZEWELL VA PUBLIC
0800 PM HAIL 1 ENE TAZEWELL 37.12N 81.50W
06/30/2012 E1.75 INCH TAZEWELL VA TRAINED SPOTTER
HILL STREET
0800 PM HAIL 5 ENE FRIES 36.73N 80.88W
06/30/2012 E1.75 INCH CARROLL VA PUBLIC
BERKSHIRE ROAD
0802 PM HAIL 6 ESE FRIES 36.70N 80.87W
06/30/2012 E1.75 INCH CARROLL VA TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL ON CARROLTON PIKE
0805 PM HAIL 3 NW TAZEWELL 37.15N 81.55W
06/30/2012 E1.00 INCH TAZEWELL VA PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON MOBILE DRIVE
0810 PM HAIL 4 NW BURKES GARDEN 37.14N 81.41W
06/30/2012 E1.75 INCH TAZEWELL VA PUBLIC
GRATTON IN TAZEWELL
0827 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE STUART 36.64N 80.27W
06/30/2012 PATRICK VA 911 CALL CENTER
DISPATCH REPORTS NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
PORTION OF PATRICK COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN THE DOYBNS
AREA. NICKEL SIZE HAIL ALSO REPORTED.
0830 PM HAIL SW HILLSVILLE 36.77N 80.73W
06/30/2012 E1.75 INCH CARROLL VA PUBLIC
0840 PM HAIL 3 NW CRITZ 36.67N 80.19W
06/30/2012 E1.75 INCH PATRICK VA PUBLIC
SPRING ROAD
0845 PM HAIL 3 WNW WYTHEVILLE 36.96N 81.13W
06/30/2012 E1.00 INCH WYTHE VA PUBLIC
STONY FORK ROAD
0848 PM HAIL NW WYTHEVILLE 36.95N 81.08W
06/30/2012 E0.88 INCH WYTHE VA TRAINED SPOTTER
0854 PM HAIL 1 E BASSETT 36.77N 79.97W
06/30/2012 E0.50 INCH HENRY VA TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON BASSET HEIGHTS ROAD
0933 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SSW WESTERN SMITH MOU 36.99N 79.76W
06/30/2012 FRANKLIN VA 911 CALL CENTER
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN GLADE HILL
0954 PM HAIL 2 SSE STUART 36.60N 80.27W
06/30/2012 E0.88 INCH PATRICK VA PUBLIC
1028 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 ENE STUART 36.66N 80.19W
06/30/2012 PATRICK VA 911 CALL CENTER
ONE TREE BLOWN DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF SPRING ROAD
AND MT. VALLEY ROAD.
1028 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNE REIDSVILLE 36.39N 79.65W
06/30/2012 ROCKINGHAM NC EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ON NARROW GAGE ROAD
1240 AM HAIL 1 S HOT SPRINGS 37.99N 79.83W
07/01/2012 E0.50 INCH BATH VA TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME SIZED HAIL.
&&
RABSpecial weather statement, Jul 1, 9:56 AM EDT, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
956 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
VAZ007-009-011500-
SMYTH VA-TAZEWELL VA-
956 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SMYTH AND TAZEWELL COUNTIES...
AT 954 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF WELCH...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM. EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING FROM THIS STORM. DO
NOT STAY IN THE OPEN OR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING
THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR BROADFORD AROUND 1005 AM...TAZEWELL AROUND
1015 AM...TIPTOP AROUND 1020 AM AND MARION AROUND 1025 AM.
LAT...LON 3719 8179 3725 8174 3721 8168 3721 8156
3726 8150 3728 8142 3730 8141 3727 8129
3706 8139 3704 8146 3699 8142 3678 8151
3690 8181 3693 8184 3696 8179 3700 8180
3715 8191
JHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 8:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 32 min |
| Jun 30, 8:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Tazewell, Wythe | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 46 min |
| Jun 30, 8:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick | 43 min |
| Jun 30, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Pulaski, Wythe | 50 min |
| Jun 30, 8:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick | 22 min |
| Jun 30, 8:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Pulaski, Wythe | 47 min |
| Jun 30, 8:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 58 min |
| Jun 30, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 46 min |
| Jun 30, 9:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry | 23 min |
| Jun 30, 9:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Pittsylvania, Roanoke | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 9:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 29 min |
| Jun 30, 9:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 64 min |
| Jun 30, 9:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Patrick | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 10:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth, Wythe | 50 min |
| Jun 30, 10:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 39 min |
| Jun 30, 11:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, City of Galax | 44 min |
| Jun 30, 11:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 55 min |
| Jul 1, 12:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania | 58 min |
| Jul 1, 12:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 51 min |
| Jul 1, 12:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 62 min |
| Jul 1, 12:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 39 min |
| Jul 1, 1:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 33 min |
| Jul 1, 1:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 53 min |
| Jul 1, 1:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 65 min |
| Jul 1, 2:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 26 min |
| Jul 1, 9:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth, Tazewell | 64 min |
| Jul 1, 10:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 50 min |
| Jul 1, 11:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Patrick, Pulaski, Wythe and 1 more | 55 min |
| Jul 1, 11:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson | 52 min |
| Jul 1, 11:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick, Pulaski, Wythe | 52 min |
| Jul 1, 12:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 45 min |
| Jul 1, 12:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 52 min |
| Jul 1, 1:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 59 min |
| Jul 1, 1:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 36 min |
| Jul 1, 1:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 60 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.