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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

January 27, 201222 counties in Virginia; Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jan 27, 2012, 4:40 AM EST for 22 counties in Virginia; Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina. It was in force for 110 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jan 27, 2012, 4:40 AM EST (09:40 UTC)
Expired: Jan 27, 2012, 6:30 AM EST
In force: 110 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

All 25 counties

Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Amherst County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Wythe County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:41 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 71 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -85 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 562 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 188 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 167 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jan 27, 4:14 AM EST, 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 4:14 AM EST, 26 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 27, 4:30 AM EST, 10 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 27, 1:25 AM EST, 3 hours 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
125 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012

VAZ007-011-WVZ042>044-270745-
GILES VA-MERCER WV-MONROE WV-SUMMERS WV-TAZEWELL VA-
125 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT GILES...MERCER...MONROE...
SUMMERS AND TAZEWELL COUNTIES...

AT 122 AM EST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES WEST OF
RICHLANDS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR RAVEN AROUND 130 AM...GLEN BURKE...AND
RICHLANDS AROUND 135 AM...JEWELL RIDGE...CEDAR BLUFF...AND CLAYPOOL
HILL AROUND 140 AM...BANDY...AND CLIFFIELD AROUND 145 AM...AMONATE
AROUND 150 AM AND TIPTOP AROUND 205 AM.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER
UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

LAT...LON 3725 8174 3721 8168 3721 8156 3726 8150
      3728 8142 3741 8133 3742 8129 3746 8131
      3752 8122 3758 8120 3761 8108 3764 8107
      3772 8098 3770 8090 3775 8092 3742 8058
      3727 8116 3722 8124 3704 8182 3714 8191

KK

Special weather statement, Jan 27, 1:36 AM EST, 3 hours 4 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
136 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012

NCZ002>005-018>020-VAZ013>018-022-032-033-043-270730-
ALLEGHANY NC-CARROLL VA-CRAIG VA-FLOYD VA-FRANKLIN VA-GRAYSON VA-
HENRY VA-MONTGOMERY VA-PATRICK VA-PULASKI VA-ROANOKE VA-ROCKINGHAM NC-
STOKES NC-SURRY NC-WATAUGA NC-WILKES NC-YADKIN NC-
136 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012

...SHOWERS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT
ALLEGHANY...CARROLL...CRAIG...FLOYD...FRANKLIN...GRAYSON...HENRY...
MONTGOMERY...PATRICK...PULASKI...ROANOKE...ROCKINGHAM...STOKES...
SURRY...WATAUGA...WILKES AND YADKIN COUNTIES...

AT 131 AM EST...SHOWERS WITH GUSTY WINDS WERE LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH
OF WILKESBORO NORTHWARD TO FLOYD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO POSSIBLE. TREE LIMBS AND SMALL TREES COULD BE
DOWN BY A STRONGER STORM.

THESE SHOWERS WILL BE NEAR WILKES COUNTY AIRPORT...WINDY GAP...HAYS...
AND MULBERRY AROUND 140 AM...ROARING RIVER...CLINGMAN...DOCKERY...AND
ABSHERS AROUND 145 AM...RONDA AND AND PLEASANT HILL AROUND 150 AM.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER
UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

LAT...LON 3611 8158 3612 8158 3629 8141 3629 8137
      3637 8133 3636 8125 3643 8127 3688 8075
      3691 8076 3750 8013 3728 7985 3721 7984
      3723 7979 3711 7964 3625 8001 3626 8044
      3614 8044 3610 8050 3604 8050 3603 8105

KK

Special weather statement, Jan 27, 1:59 AM EST, 2 hours 41 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
159 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012

VAZ007-009>014-270815-
BLAND VA-GILES VA-MONTGOMERY VA-PULASKI VA-SMYTH VA-TAZEWELL VA-
WYTHE VA-
159 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BLAND...GILES...MONTGOMERY...
PULASKI...SMYTH...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE COUNTIES...

AT 155 AM EST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST
OF SALTVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR BROADFORD...ADWOLF...AND THOMAS BRIDGE AROUND
205 AM...HUNGRY MOTHER STATE PARK...AND MARION AROUND 210 AM...
ASBERRYS...ATKINS...AND MOUNT ROGERS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AROUND
215 AM...TAZEWELL AND AND NEBO AROUND 220 AM.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER
UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

LAT...LON 3696 8179 3704 8182 3730 8099 3729 8097
      3743 8056 3725 8040 3667 8165 3679 8170
      3692 8184

KK

Special weather statement, Jan 27, 2:40 AM EST, 2 hours before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
240 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012

NCZ001>004-018>020-VAZ012>018-022>024-032>035-043>047-270930-
ALLEGHANY NC-AMHERST VA-APPOMATTOX VA-ASHE NC-BEDFORD VA-BOTETOURT VA-
BUCKINGHAM VA-CAMPBELL VA-CARROLL VA-CRAIG VA-FLOYD VA-FRANKLIN VA-
GRAYSON VA-HENRY VA-MONTGOMERY VA-PATRICK VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-
PULASKI VA-ROANOKE VA-ROCKBRIDGE VA-STOKES NC-SURRY NC-WATAUGA NC-
WILKES NC-WYTHE VA-YADKIN NC-
240 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012

...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND
HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT
ALLEGHANY...AMHERST...APPOMATTOX...ASHE...BEDFORD...BOTETOURT...
BUCKINGHAM...CAMPBELL...CARROLL...CRAIG...FLOYD...FRANKLIN...GRAYSON
...HENRY...MONTGOMERY...PATRICK...PITTSYLVANIA...PULASKI...ROANOKE...
ROCKBRIDGE...STOKES...SURRY...WATAUGA...WILKES...WYTHE AND YADKIN
COUNTIES...

AT 232 AM EST...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH
GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WERE LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF BOOMER
NORTHWARD TO FLOYD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS
WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. VERY HEAVY RAIN
COULD FALL FROM THESE STORMS...AND COULD CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS
AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

STORMS WILL BE NEAR MILLERS CREEK...FAIRPLAINS...CRICKET...AND
WILBAR AROUND 240 AM...MULBERRY...HALLS MILLS...HAYS...AND MC GRADY
AROUND 245 AM...DOCKERY AND AND ABSHERS AROUND 250 AM.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER
UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

LAT...LON 3631 8190 3635 8173 3643 8172 3800 7933
      3789 7915 3782 7916 3755 7889 3754 7883
      3763 7883 3764 7872 3776 7861 3779 7848
      3776 7845 3625 8031 3626 8044 3615 8044
      3604 8056 3603 8106 3613 8183 3621 8191

KK

Special weather statement, Jan 27, 3:46 AM EST, 54 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jan 27, 4:40 AM EST, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 27, 12:39 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Patrick, City of Galax	51 min
Jan 27, 1:25 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	80 min
Jan 27, 1:36 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick and 5 more	54 min
Jan 27, 1:59 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Giles, Smyth	76 min
Jan 27, 2:40 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin and 15 more	110 min
Jan 27, 2:45 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Craig, Giles, Montgomery, City of Covington	45 min
Jan 27, 3:46 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Craig, Giles, City of Covington	59 min
Jan 27, 6:28 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	47 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2012 Special Weather Statements in North Carolina, 2012 Every special weather statement in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.