Severe Thunderstorm Warning 221, NWS Blacksburg, VA

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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
447 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012

VAC019-032130-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0221.000000T0000Z-120703T2130Z/
BEDFORD VA-
447 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL BEDFORD COUNTY...

AT 444 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CHAMBLISSBURG...OR 7
MILES NORTH OF MONETA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CHAMBLISSBURG...
  MONETA...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3726 7950 3716 7967 3717 7971 3719 7972
      3721 7972 3726 7974 3735 7970
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 310DEG 11KT 3728 7963

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WWUS51 KRNK 032108
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
508 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012

VAC019-032117-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0221.000000T0000Z-120703T2130Z/
BEDFORD VA-
508 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL BEDFORD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS EXITED THE 
WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ANOTHER  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER PORTION OF THE COUNTY.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG AT...1 8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.

LAT...LON 3726 7950 3716 7967 3717 7971 3719 7972
      3721 7972 3726 7974 3735 7970
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 310DEG 11KT 3724 7957

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
415 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN FROM THE CENTRAL
PLAINS INTO THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC BY THE END OF THE WEEK. BEFORE
THAT OCCURS...SUBTLE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL COMBINE WITH
HEAT AND HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 332 PM EDT TUESDAY...

STORMS SHOULD CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...PERHAPS INCREASING IN
COVERAGE ACROSS THE SOUTHSIDE AND PIEDMONT. WITH AN UNSTABLE
ATMOSPHERE IN PLACE AND NUMEROUS OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES
INTERACTING...IN A WEAK MEAN FLOW. WITH STRONG DCAPE
VALUES...WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT...ALTHOUGH SOME OF THESE
STORMS HAVE GROWN FAR ENOUGH ABOVE THE -20C LEVEL TO PRODUCE LARGE
HAIL. CONSIDERING SLOW MOVEMENT OF STORMS...AND THE 2 TO 3 INCHES
OF RAIN FELL IN NW WILKES...ANY ADDITIONAL STORMS COULD PRODUCE
FLOODING IN THAT AREA. LIKE TODAY...MODELS AGAIN PINPOINTING THE
NW NC MOUNTAINS FOR INITIAL DEVELOPMENT AS SHORTWAVES RIDE EAST
ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE WESTERLIES. STILL A LITTLE
CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL MCS DEVELOPMENT LATE TONIGHT...BUT
CORFIDI VECTORS ARE RATHER WEAK AND VARIABLE SUCH THAT STORMS
WOULD STAY AWAY. SIMILAR TEMPS TOMORROW WITH BOTH ROA/DAN/LYH ALL
INTO THE MID 90S. BOTH THE NAM AND GFS ARE PINPOINTING AN MCS LATE
AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY...WITH MORE FAVORABLE WINDS
WHICH WOULD DIRECT STORMS INTO OUR REGION.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 400 PM TUESDAY...

SYNOPTIC PATTERN CHANGES VERY LITTLE THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK
WEEK. STRONG UPPER RIDGE REAMPLIFIES ACROSS THE MIDWEST...AND
MAINTAINS A SIGNIFICANT HOLD ON THE WEATHER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS AND SOUTHEAST CONUS. WESTERLY FLOW IN THE LOW LEVELS
SHOULD ENSURE VERY WARM TEMPERATURES BORDERING FLAT OUT HOT WEATHER
FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...AFTERNOON TEMPS PRESSING WELL INTO THE 90S
BOTH DAYS AND POTENTIALLY TESTING THE CENTURY MARK FOR ELEVATIONS
BLO 1500 FEET MSL.

TEMPERATURES ALOFT FOR BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ALSO INDICATE
SIGNIFICANT WARMING...500 MB TEMPS CLIMBING FROM CURRENT M8 TO M10
DEG C TO M5 DEG C.  THE NET EFFECT WILL BE A LOWERING OF THE CAPE
AND A DECREASED THREAT FOR MCS TYPE CONVECTION. STILL CAN'T RULE OUT
LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AIRMASS STORMS VCNTY OF THE MOUNTAINS AND
POTENTIAL FOR PULSE TYPE SVR...BUT THE THREAT FOR ORGANIZED DEEP
CONVECTION SHOULD FAVOR THE HIGHER LATITUDES NORTH OF THE UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 400 PM EDT TUESDAY...

THERE IS HOPE IN THE LONG TERM PERIODS FOR A GRADUAL COOLING TREND
AS THE HUDSON BAY POLAR VORTEX AMPLIFIES IN RESPONSE TO A
RETROGRADING AND BUILDING WESTERN U.S. RIDGE. THIS WILL ALLOW A
WEST-EAST ORIENTED FRONT TO SAG SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION EITHER
THIS WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE BIG QUESTION...AS IS ALWAYS THE
CASE AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR...IS HOW FAR SOUTH THIS FRONT WILL
DRIFT BEFORE STALLING. LONG RANGE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON
THE FRONT MAKING INTO AT LEAST TO THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF OUR CWA BY
SUNDAY...AND AN EVENTUAL PUSH INTO GA/SC EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH
DIFFERING SOLUTIONS ON WHETHER THE DEEPER MOISTURE CLEARS THE CWA.

FOR NOW WILL MAINTAIN CHANCE POPS THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE
EXTENDED WITH HIGH COVERAGE SUNDAY AND MONDAY VCNTY OF THE FRONT.

TEMPS SHOULD MODERATE WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT...TEMPS DROPPING
CLOSER TO NORMAL.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 150 PM EDT TUESDAY...

STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE IN SOUTHERN VA
AND NW NC THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. EVENTUALLY CELLS MAY MERGE INTO
A BROKEN LINE AND SLOWLY MOVE TOWARDS THE PIEDMONT AND SOUTHSIDE
VA. THIS WOULD MAKE CONVECTION MOST PROBABLE AT KDAN AND ALSO KLYH
LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE
WITH WITH TEMPS IN THE LOW TO MID 90S ATTM. SMALLER CHANCES FOR
STORMS AT ALL OTHER TERMINALS...ALTHOUGH TEMPORARY IFR CONDS UNDER
THE STRONGEST STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT...ALTHOUGH CONDS THIS BAD
WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE TAFS AT THIS TIME. CHANCES FOR A MORE
ORGANIZED GROUP OF STORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT APPROACHING FROM THE OHIO
VALLEY HAS DECREASED...AS CORFIDI VECTORS DON'T TARGET THE REGION.
ANY TERMINALS THAT DO GET PRECIP TONIGHT WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO
EXPERIENCE FOG TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY KLWB AS USUAL. WITH THE
ARRIVAL OF MORE WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES...STORMS MAY DEVELOP
IN THE SAME REGIONS ON WEDNESDAY...WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF AN MCS
PROPAGATING THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

A SIMILAR PATTERN IS EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND...WITH SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING WITH DAYTIME HEATING...AND GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET AS HEATING ENDS. THE OTHER CONCERN WILL
BE PATCHES OF FOG DEVELOPING DURING THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS...ESPECIALLY IN THE RIVER VALLEYS OF THE MOUNTAINS AND
ACROSS AREAS WHICH RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL DURING THE
PREVIOUS TWENTY FOUR HOUR PERIOD.

&&

.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
WV...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...KM/NF
NEAR TERM...KM
SHORT TERM...PM
LONG TERM...PM
AVIATION...KM/NF

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
412 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
WVZ042>045-042015-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-
YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-
CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-
PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-
APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-
GREENBRIER-
412 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING...A FEW OF WHICH MAY BECOME
STRONG TO SEVERE. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE
LOCALLY STRONG WINDS...ALTHOUGH LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.
BECAUSE STORMS ARE SLOW MOVING...LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY OCCUR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH THE
PERIOD...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. A STRONGER
MORE ORGANIZED COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WINDS MAY
AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME WESTERN VIRGINIA
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
402 PM EDT TUE JUL 03 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0347 PM     HAIL             5 NNW BLAIRS            36.75N 79.43W
07/03/2012  E1.00 INCH       PITTSYLVANIA       VA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WHITE OAK CIRCLE AND DRY FORK ROAD

&&

FISHER

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
406 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012

VAZ034-044-032030-
BEDFORD VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-
406 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BEDFORD AND PITTSYLVANIA
COUNTIES...

AT 402 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF
MONETA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM. IF ON OR NEAR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE...GET
OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. SUDDEN WIND
GUSTS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAPSIZE YOUR VESSEL.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR PITTSVILLE AROUND 430 PM.

LAT...LON 3693 7952 3701 7961 3706 7959 3708 7962
      3709 7961 3710 7964 3712 7964 3717 7959
      3708 7943 3706 7943 3707 7940 3703 7933

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
410 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012

WVZ044-032045-
MONROE WV-
410 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MONROE COUNTY...

AT 406 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF UNION...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

THIS STORM WILL STAY OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF MONROE COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3749 8053 3747 8056 3745 8060 3749 8070
      3755 8066

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
415 PM EDT TUE JUL 03 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ENE DANVILLE CITY     36.60N 79.39W
07/03/2012                   CITY OF DANVILLE   VA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            POWER LINES DOWN ON CHURCH STREET...THIRD AVENUE...AND
            HUNTING HILLS ROAD

&&

FISHER

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
418 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012

VAZ009-032045-
SMYTH VA-
418 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SMYTH COUNTY...

AT 414 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST
OF CHILHOWIE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR ADWOLF AROUND 440 PM.

LAT...LON 3682 8149 3676 8159 3685 8168 3689 8163

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
419 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012

NCZ001-VAZ015-032045-
ASHE NC-GRAYSON VA-
419 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ASHE AND GRAYSON COUNTIES...

AT 414 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF
LANSING...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

THIS STORM WILL STAY OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF ASHE COUNTY AND
GRAYSON COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3662 8148 3661 8138 3658 8133 3655 8139
      3654 8147 3657 8155

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