Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Blacksburg, VA

Issued

Mar 24, 2012, 6:33 PM EDT (22:33 UTC)

Expired

Mar 24, 2012, 7:07 PM EDT

In force

34 min

Issued by

NWS Blacksburg, VA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties City of Martinsville, VA, Henry County, VA

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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015 
WUUS51 KRNK 242233
SVRRNK
VAC089-690-242330-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0049.120324T2233Z-120324T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
633 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CITY OF MARTINSVILLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA
  HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA

* UNTIL 730 PM EDT.

* AT 626 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SPENCER...OR NEAR SANDY RIDGE...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SPENCER...
  HORSE PASTURE...
  MARTINSVILLE CITY.
  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM.
WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A
TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A
STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING 
FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA. 

&&

LAT...LON 3666 8006 3681 7990 3679 7982 3680 7977
      3679 7976 3681 7974 3683 7967 3686 7964
      3685 7964 3654 7972 3654 8004
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 228DEG 25KT 3658 8005

$$

243 
WWUS51 KRNK 242307 RRA
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
707 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

VAC089-690-242317-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-120324T2330Z/
CITY OF MARTINSVILLE VA-HENRY VA-
707 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE...
HENRY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEW SOURCE FOR
THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR STORM
RELATED DAMAGE TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND ASK THEM TO
IMMEDIATELY RELAY THE REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
BLACKSBURG.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA. A TORNADO
WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

LAT...LON 3666 8006 3681 7990 3679 7982 3680 7977
      3679 7976 3681 7974 3683 7967 3686 7964
      3685 7964 3654 7972 3654 8004
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 228DEG 25KT 3675 7982

$$

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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.