Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2012, 6:52 PM EDT for 6 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 28 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
- May 3, 2012, 6:52 PM EDT (22:52 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2012, 7:20 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Lexington, VA, Rockbridge County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 6:55 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | 10 Sw Lexington City, VA | DIME TO PENNY SIZE HAIL |
| May 3, 6:57 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | 4 N Eagle Rock, VA | AT KELLYS MARKET |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 68 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
- 1044 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -93 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1230 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
747 WUUS51 KRNK 032252 SVRRNK VAC005-009-023-163-530-678-032345- /O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0095.120503T2252Z-120503T2345Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 652 PM EDT THU MAY 3 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CENTRAL ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA CITY OF BUENA VISTA IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA CITY OF LEXINGTON IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA NORTHERN BOTETOURT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA NORTHWESTERN AMHERST COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA EASTERN ALLEGHANY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA * UNTIL 745 PM EDT. * AT 648 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 GALA...OR NEAR EAGLE ROCK...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... COLLIERSTOWN... LEXINGTON CITY... CORNWALL... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && LAT...LON 3798 7944 3774 7917 3761 7980 3772 7989 TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 250DEG 29KT 3770 7972 $$
3 follow-up statements
698
WWUS51 KRNK 032304
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
704 PM EDT THU MAY 3 2012
VAC005-032314-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-120503T2345Z/
ALLEGHANY VA-
704 PM EDT THU MAY 3 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN ALLEGHANY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
&&
LAT...LON 3774 7917 3762 7974 3771 7983 3777 7970
3777 7967 3779 7966 3792 7938
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 250DEG 29KT 3771 7965
$$
VAC009-023-163-530-678-032345-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-120503T2345Z/
ROCKBRIDGE VA-CITY OF BUENA VISTA VA-CITY OF LEXINGTON VA-
BOTETOURT VA-AMHERST VA-
704 PM EDT THU MAY 3 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR THE CITY OF BUENA VISTA...THE CITY OF LEXINGTON... CENTRAL
ROCKBRIDGE...NORTHERN BOTETOURT AND NORTHWESTERN AMHERST COUNTIES...
AT 702 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ONE INCH DIAMETER
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLLIERSTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLLIERSTOWN...
LEXINGTON CITY...
BUENA VISTA CITY...
CORNWALL...
ALTO...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3774 7917 3762 7974 3771 7983 3777 7970
3777 7967 3779 7966 3792 7938
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 250DEG 29KT 3771 7965
$$165
WWUS51 KRNK 032315
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
715 PM EDT THU MAY 3 2012
VAC023-032326-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-120503T2345Z/
BOTETOURT VA-
715 PM EDT THU MAY 3 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN BOTETOURT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
&&
LAT...LON 3774 7917 3764 7964 3769 7967 3773 7969
3774 7969 3776 7968 3779 7965 3792 7938
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 250DEG 29KT 3774 7953
$$
VAC009-163-530-678-032345-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-120503T2345Z/
ROCKBRIDGE VA-CITY OF BUENA VISTA VA-CITY OF LEXINGTON VA-AMHERST VA-
715 PM EDT THU MAY 3 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR THE CITY OF BUENA VISTA...THE CITY OF LEXINGTON... CENTRAL
ROCKBRIDGE AND NORTHWESTERN AMHERST COUNTIES...
AT 711 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ONE INCH DIAMETER
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR COLLIERSTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLLIERSTOWN...
LEXINGTON CITY...
BUENA VISTA CITY...
CORNWALL...
ALTO...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3774 7917 3764 7964 3769 7967 3773 7969
3774 7969 3776 7968 3779 7965 3792 7938
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 250DEG 29KT 3774 7953
$$392
WWUS51 KRNK 032320
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
720 PM EDT THU MAY 3 2012
VAC009-163-530-678-032330-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-120503T2345Z/
ROCKBRIDGE VA-CITY OF BUENA VISTA VA-CITY OF LEXINGTON VA-AMHERST VA-
720 PM EDT THU MAY 3 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE CITY OF BUENA VISTA...THE
CITY OF LEXINGTON...CENTRAL ROCKBRIDGE AND NORTHWESTERN AMHERST
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND
EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG AT...1 8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
LAT...LON 3774 7917 3764 7964 3769 7967 3773 7969
3774 7969 3776 7968 3779 7965 3792 7938
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 250DEG 29KT 3775 7949
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 1:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 34 min |
| May 3, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 39 min |
| May 3, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson | 36 min |
| May 3, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 26 min |
| May 3, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 32 min |
| May 3, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Wythe | 53 min |
| May 3, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd | 34 min |
| May 3, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 32 min |
| May 3, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Pulaski | 65 min |
| May 3, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 31 min |
| May 3, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski, Wythe, City of Radford | 51 min |
| May 3, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Giles | 39 min |
| May 3, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 30 min |
| May 3, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 32 min |
| May 3, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 28 min |
| May 3, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Pittsylvania | 48 min |
| May 3, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 27 min |
| May 3, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 28 min |
| May 3, 7:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 33 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.