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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Apr 3, 2012, 7:07 PM EDT for Wilkes County, North Carolina. It was in force for 68 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
- Apr 3, 2012, 7:07 PM EDT (23:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2012, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 68 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
County Wilkes County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:10 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1108 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 237 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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 Apr 3, 5:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 5:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 537 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS... A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTHWARD INTO OUR ARE THIS EVENING... TRIGGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SINK SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT...RESULTING IN DRIER WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... AS OF 530 PM EDT TUESDAY... WARM FRONT HAS ADVANCED WELL EAST INTO THE COUNTY WARNING AREA WITH SURFACE DEW POINTS RISING BACK INTO THE 50S AND LIFTED INDEX VALUES DOWN TO -6 IN THE WARM SECTOR. HAVE MODIFIED THE PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION IN THE WESTERN COUNTY WARNING AREA TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LATEST RADAR TRENDS. AS OF 330 PM EDT TUESDAY... RADAR IMAGERY INDICATES SPOTTY SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY DEVELOPING WITH THE AFTERNOON HEATING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...AS A WARM FRONT BEGINS TO LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN PART OF OUR AREA. WILL HAVE TO KEEP OUR EYE ON THIS ACTIVITY THIS EVENING AS A FEW OF THE STRONGER CELLS HAVE ALREADY BEEN BORDERLINE SEVERE AT TIMES. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN. WILL KEEP THE CHANCE OF RAIN GOING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...HOWEVER THESE STORMS WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY AFTER SUNSET AS DAYTIME HEATING DECREASES. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES...AND A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX ENTERS OUR AREA FROM THE GREAT LAKES REGION. WITH INCREASED CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE AREA...ALONG WITH WARM AIR POOLING ACROSS OUR AREA AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER THAN LAST NIGHTS...WITH LOWS EXPECTED TO FALL MAINLY INTO THE LOW TO MID 50S...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS HOLDING INTO THE LOW 60S. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE WIDESPREAD ON WEDNESDAY AS THE COLD FRONT SINKS SOUTH INTO OUR AREA. SPC HAS A FEW OF OUR PIEDMONT COUNTIES HIGHLIGHTED FOR A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...HOWEVER AFTER INSPECTING SOME OF THE INSTABILITY INDICIES...CANNOT RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ANYWHERE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 81 DURING THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN A LITTLE COOLER ACROSS THE NORTH WHERE INCREASED CLOUD COVER WILL INHIBIT HEATING DURING THE MORNING...BUT EXPECT NEAR 80 DEGREES FURTHER SOUTH WHERE THE WARMER AIR POOLS AHEAD OF THE FRONT DURING THE AFTERNOON. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 400 PM EDT TUESDAY... MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE WEDNESDAY WITH FRONT DRIFTING TO OUR SOUTH AND STALLING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AFTER THAT...FOCUS WILL BE ON THE UPPER LEVEL CUTOFF LOW WHICH WILL DRIFT EAST FROM TX ACROSS THE MID MS VALLEY THURSDAY AND THE TN VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THURSDAY NIGHT...PASSING OFF THE SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC COAST FRIDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WEDNESDAY EVENING SHOULD END FORE MIDNIGHT...THE THREAT FOR SHOWERS RE-EMERGING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CWA BY THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE CENTER OF THE UPPER LEVEL CUTOFF LOW PASSES TO OUR SOUTH. ATTM WILL PLACE THE HIGHEST POPS ACROSS VA/NC BORDER COUNTIES AND POINTS SOUTH. FOR BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY THE FORECAST AREA WILL BE ON THE COOL SIDE OF THE FRONT...THUS ANTICIPATE RELATIVELY COOL CONDITIONS WITH LITTLE DIURNAL SPREAD THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT DUE TO CLOUD COVER AND PRECIP. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... AS OF 400 PM EDT TUESDAY NO MAJOR CHANGES TO THE WEEKEND FORECAST. CURRENTLY ENTERTAINING MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE EASTER WEEKEND...TEMPERATURES MODERATING...HOWEVER DUE TO THE DRY AIR MASS WHICH IS FORECAST TO BE OVER THE AREA...DO ANTICIPATE COOLER TEMPERATURES AT NIGHT WITH THE THREAT FOR FROST IN THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. FLOW NEXT WEEK WHICH INITIALLY LOOKED LIKE IT WOULD GO ZONAL...NOW LOOKS A LITTLE MORE BLOCKY WITH MEAN TROFS DEVELOPING ON BOTH THE EAST AND WEST COASTS. THIS SUGGESTS A COOLER SCENARIO FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH COOLER NORTHWEST FLOW NOW BEING FORECAST AFTER MONDAY. && .AVIATION /22Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... AS OF 230 PM EDT TUESDAY... SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL AFFECT BLF...LWB AND BCB THIS AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY REACHING AS FAR EAST AS ROA DURING EARLY EVENING. THIS ACTIVITY IS SPOTTY IN NATURE...BUT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 30 KT OUTFLOWS. WILL ALSO HAVE TO WATCH FOR HEAVY RAIN...CAPABLE OF REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. THIS ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AFTER SUNSET WHEN DAYTIME HEATING ENDS...HOWEVER SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN VFR OUTSIDE HEAVIER SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY... BRINGING A BETTER CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION AND THE ASSOCIATED MVFR TO IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES. THE FORECAST THURSDAY IS IFFY GIVEN TRACK OF FRONT AND NEXT SFC LOW ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY INTO THE SOUTHEAST. MODELS ARE KEEPING AN EASTERLY FLOW INTO THE AREA WHICH COULD KEEP CIGS DOWN TO SUB VFR. BY LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD BE ORIENTED WHERE DRIER AIR WORKS IN FROM THE NORTH BRINGING A RETURN TO VFR. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...NONE. NC...NONE. WV...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...NF NEAR TERM...AMS/NF SHORT TERM...PM/RCS LONG TERM...PM AVIATION...KK/WP
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 4:06 PM EDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 406 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012 VAZ010-011-013-014-017>020-022>024-034-035-046-047-WVZ042>045-042015- BLAND-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE- BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MERCER- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 406 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. FROST IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032-033-043>045-058-059-042015- SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 406 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY DRAPED ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE THE FOCUSING MECHANISM FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A POTENTIAL EXISTS THAT SOME OF THE STORMS COULD REACH SEVERE LEVELS...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE THREAT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-012-015-016-042015- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-WYTHE-GRAYSON-CARROLL- 406 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING MAY CONTAIN LARGE HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 3, 5:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
553 PM EDT TUE APR 03 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0549 PM HAIL PINEY CREEK 36.55N 81.30W
04/03/2012 E0.25 INCH ALLEGHANY NC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
HAIL COVERING THE GROUND
&&
AMSSpecial weather statement, Apr 3, 6:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
606 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012
VAZ010-011-WVZ042-032300-
BLAND VA-GILES VA-MERCER WV-
606 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BLAND...GILES AND MERCER
COUNTIES...
AT 602 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER MATOAKA...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 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 SPANISHBURG...SANDLICK...AND CAMP CREEK
AROUND 615 PM...SANDLICK AROUND 620 PM...KEGLEY...AND MERCER COUNTY
AIRPORT AROUND 625 PM...BLUEFIELD AROUND 630 PM...PRINCETON...AND
CERES AROUND 635 PM AND ATHENS AROUND 645 PM.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER
UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
LAT...LON 3741 8133 3742 8129 3745 8131 3751 8126
3752 8122 3754 8121 3744 8087 3737 8077
3739 8071 3734 8054 3718 8078 3712 8092
3709 8092 3705 8097 3705 8101 3736 8136
KKLocal storm report, Apr 3, 6:27 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
627 PM EDT TUE APR 03 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0545 PM HAIL 2 W FURCHES 36.45N 81.32W
04/03/2012 E0.70 INCH ASHE NC PUBLIC
A COUPLE INCHES OF HAIL COVERING THE GROUND
&&
EVENT NUMBER RNK1200099
JVCSpecial weather statement, Apr 3, 6:36 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
636 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012
NCZ003-004-019-020-032330-
STOKES NC-SURRY NC-WILKES NC-YADKIN NC-
636 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT STOKES...SURRY...WILKES AND
YADKIN COUNTIES...
AT 632 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF
MOUNTAIN PARK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE 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 PLEASANT HILL...PLEASANT HILL...AND DOBSON
AROUND 645 PM...ELKIN AROUND 650 PM...JONESVILLE...FAIRVIEW...AND
FAIRVIEW AROUND 655 PM...BURCH...AND SWANCREEK AROUND 700 PM AND
CRUTCHFIELD AROUND 705 PM.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER
UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
LAT...LON 3605 8075 3621 8103 3644 8087 3635 8003
3625 8004 3626 8044 3614 8044 3611 8046
3610 8050 3604 8050
KKLocal storm report, Apr 3, 6:57 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
657 PM EDT TUE APR 03 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0606 PM HAIL 5 NE GLENDALE SPRINGS 36.40N 81.32W
04/03/2012 E0.75 INCH ASHE NC PUBLIC
DIME SIZE HAIL
&&
AMSSpecial weather statement, Apr 3, 7:07 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
707 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012
NCZ019-020-040015-
WILKES NC-YADKIN NC-
707 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WILKES AND YADKIN COUNTIES...
AT 706 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF
NORTH WILKESBORO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 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 MORAVIAN FALLS AROUND 715 PM...ROARING RIVER
AROUND 720 PM...WINDY GAP AROUND 730 PM AND BUCK SHOALS AROUND 745
PM.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER
UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
LAT...LON 3607 8142 3609 8152 3612 8154 3614 8150
3619 8147 3638 8120 3605 8076 3605 8099
3603 8106 3603 8115 3602 8117 3603 8121
3602 8127 3599 8133
KKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 57 min |
| Apr 3, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 62 min |
| Apr 3, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Wythe | 58 min |
| Apr 3, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Pulaski, City of Radford | 65 min |
| Apr 3, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 61 min |
| Apr 3, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson, Smyth | 56 min |
| Apr 3, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 59 min |
| Apr 3, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson, City of Galax | 56 min |
| Apr 3, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 63 min |
| Apr 3, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Tazewell, Wythe | 64 min |
| Apr 3, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 54 min |
| Apr 3, 7:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 65 min |
| Apr 3, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Surry | 59 min |
| Apr 3, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Stokes, Surry | 67 min |
| Apr 3, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe | 58 min |
| Apr 3, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Wilkes | 61 min |
| Apr 3, 6:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Surry, Yadkin | 54 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.