Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 194, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2012, 1:22 PM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 36 min. 2 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, 1:22 PM EDT (17:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2012, 1:58 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Campbell County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:24 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, 1:28 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nw Mt Airy, VA | TREE BLOWN DOWN ON POWER LINES. |
| Jul 1, 1:34 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 E Hurt, VA | 4 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN ON MOONS ROAD |
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 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 6 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 |
| Jul 1, 12:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 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
- 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.
863
WUUS51 KRNK 011722
SVRRNK
VAC031-037-083-143-011815-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0194.120701T1722Z-120701T1815Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
122 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
NORTHWESTERN HALIFAX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
NORTHWESTERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
SOUTHERN CAMPBELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA
* UNTIL 215 PM EDT.
* AT 119 PM 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
NEAR LEESVILLE...OR NEAR HURT...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HURT...
STRAIGHTSTONE...
CODY...
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.
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 800 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3681 7911 3703 7947 3706 7945 3706 7944
3718 7937 3723 7886 3721 7885 3720 7881
3723 7877
TIME...MOT...LOC 1722Z 288DEG 22KT 3708 7933
$$
JH2 follow-up statements
226
WWUS51 KRNK 011739
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
139 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
VAC037-011749-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0194.000000T0000Z-120701T1815Z/
CHARLOTTE VA-
139 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3712 7886 3681 7911 3700 7932 3709 7929
3714 7922 3723 7886 3721 7885 3720 7882
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 288DEG 22KT 3702 7916
$$
VAC031-083-143-011815-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0194.000000T0000Z-120701T1815Z/
PITTSYLVANIA VA-HALIFAX VA-CAMPBELL VA-
139 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA...CENTRAL HALIFAX AND SOUTHERN CAMPBELL
COUNTIES...
AT 136 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE CLUSTERS OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED NEAR STRAIGHTSTONE...OR 7 MILES NORTH OF MT AIRY...MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MT AIRY...
STRAIGHTSTONE...
CODY...
LEDA...
BROOKNEAL...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...GO INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAN PRODUCE LARGE DAMAGING HAIL...
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY
HEAVY RAIN.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG AT...1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4...WHEN YOU CAN
DO SO SAFELY. ONCE AGAIN THAT NUMBER IS 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3712 7886 3681 7911 3700 7932 3709 7929
3714 7922 3723 7886 3721 7885 3720 7882
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 288DEG 22KT 3702 7916
$$
JH856
WWUS51 KRNK 011758
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
158 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
VAC031-083-143-011806-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0194.000000T0000Z-120701T1815Z/
PITTSYLVANIA VA-HALIFAX VA-CAMPBELL VA-
158 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA...
CENTRAL HALIFAX AND SOUTHERN CAMPBELL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS EXITED THE
WARNED AREA BUT WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN AND EASTERN HALIFAX
COUNTY WHERE ANOTHER WARNING IS IN PLACE. THEREFORE...THE WARNING FOR
THE WESTERN AREAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG AT...1 8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3712 7886 3681 7911 3700 7932 3709 7929
3714 7922 3723 7886 3721 7885 3720 7882
TIME...MOT...LOC 1756Z 288DEG 22KT 3699 7904
$$
JHWhat 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, 12:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 12:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1218 PM 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 REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM. THUNDERSTORM
COMPLEX NEAR HILLSVILLE CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS CWA.
GUSTY WINDS SPREADING EAST AHEAD OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. ADJUSTED
POPS AND MOVEMENTS. MODIFIED TEMPERATURES AND DEW POINTS. ZFP
ALREADY OUT.
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 /16Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 1217 PM EDT SUNDAY...
MAIN CONCERN FOR THE TAF SITES TODAY WILL BE AFTERNOON/EVENING
TSRA AND GUSTY WINDS.
MCS...NOW LOCATED NEAR HILLSVILLE CONTINUE TO TRACKING SE
ACROSS THE RNK CWA. MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THUNDERSTORMS. OTHERWISE...EXPECT MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS. HAZE IS
ON THE INCREASE...BUT STILL MOSTLY 6SM OR BETTER EXPECTED. PATCHY
FOG EARLY MONDAY MORNING CANNOT BE RULED OUT...BUT EXTENT AND
DURATION WILL BE DETERMINED BY CONVECTIVE COVERAGE LATE TODAY.
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 UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR VAZ043-044-058-
059.
NC...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ004>006.
WV...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...RAB
NEAR TERM...KK/RAB
SHORT TERM...NF
LONG TERM...NF
AVIATION...KK/NF/WP
CLIMATE...Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 9:47 AM EDT, 3 hours 35 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
Local storm report, Jul 1, 12:22 PM EDT, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1222 PM EDT SUN JUL 01 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1128 AM TSTM WND DMG FRIES 36.72N 80.97W
07/01/2012 CARROLL VA PUBLIC
TREES DOWN BLOCKING FRIES ROAD.
&&
JVCLocal storm report, Jul 1, 1:01 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
101 PM EDT SUN JUL 01 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1211 PM HAIL 5 E ARARAT 36.59N 80.42W
07/01/2012 M1.75 INCH PATRICK VA PUBLIC
METAL SHINGLES OFF OF BARN ALONG WITH TRESS AND
POWERLINES DOWN.
&&
JVCLocal storm report, Jul 1, 1:07 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
107 PM EDT SUN JUL 01 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1215 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E WESTFIELD 36.48N 80.43W
07/01/2012 STOKES NC 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN.
&&
JVCLocal storm report, Jul 1, 1:10 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
110 PM EDT SUN JUL 01 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1055 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE CLIFFIELD 37.13N 81.62W
07/01/2012 TAZEWELL VA PUBLIC
6 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHERS. DIME
SIZE HAIL.
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JVCLocal storm report, Jul 1, 1:13 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
113 PM EDT SUN JUL 01 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1030 AM HAIL 5 SSE RICHLANDS 37.02N 81.78W
07/01/2012 E1.00 INCH TAZEWELL VA PUBLIC
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JVCSpecial weather statement, Jul 1, 1:16 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 116 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012 VAZ034-044-045-058-059-011815- BEDFORD VA-CAMPBELL VA-CHARLOTTE VA-HALIFAX VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA- 116 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BEDFORD...CAMPBELL... CHARLOTTE...HALIFAX AND PITTSYLVANIA COUNTIES... AT 111 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF HUDDLESTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT PARTS OF SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND PEA-SIZED HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR LEESVILLE...AND PITTSVILLE AROUND 120 PM... GRETNA...AND ALTAVISTA AROUND 130 PM...HURT AROUND 135 PM...CHALK LEVEL AROUND 140 PM...MT AIRY AROUND 150 PM...STRAIGHTSTONE AND AND LONG ISLAND AROUND 155 PM. LAT...LON 3703 7876 3677 7887 3701 7960 3718 7953 JH
The 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, 10:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Smyth, Tazewell | 65 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, 1:45 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.