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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

June 1, 2012Bland County, Smyth County, Tazewell County, Virginia; 4 counties in West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jun 1, 2012, 1:18 PM EDT for Bland County, Smyth County, Tazewell County, Virginia; 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 117 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
Jun 1, 2012, 1:18 PM EDT (17:18 UTC)
Expired
Jun 1, 2012, 3:15 PM EDT
In force
117 min
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA

Counties Bland County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Greenbrier County, WV, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 143 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2012-06-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 347 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2012-06-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 162 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
347 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
528 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
162 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
193 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
2.4

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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 Jun 1, 12:28 PM EDT, 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 12:28 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 1, 1:00 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
100 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012

VAZ034-035-011730-
AMHERST VA-BEDFORD VA-
100 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012

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

AT 1256 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST
OF BEDFORD CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

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

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR COLEMAN FALLS AROUND 115 PM.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS OF STRONG WINDS...HAIL OR
FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG BY CALLING
1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3765 7938 3752 7916 3746 7922 3745 7925
      3745 7926 3743 7927 3743 7926 3729 7939
      3736 7954

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Special weather statement, Jun 1, 1:18 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
118 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012

VAZ007-009>012-WVZ042>045-011915-
BLAND VA-GILES VA-GREENBRIER WV-MERCER WV-MONROE WV-SMYTH VA-
SUMMERS WV-TAZEWELL VA-WYTHE VA-
118 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT BLAND...
GILES...GREENBRIER...MERCER...MONROE...SMYTH...SUMMERS...TAZEWELL
AND WYTHE COUNTIES...

AT 112 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE FROM JUST
WEST OF CHARLESTON WV...TO GRUNDY...TO GATE CITY VA...MOVING EAST AT
30 MPH.

WIND GUSTS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS.
VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO FALL FROM THESE STORMS BUT WILL BE
BRIEF...AND COULD CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL
ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR GLEN BURKE AROUND 155 PM...RAVEN...AND
JEWELL RIDGE AROUND 200 PM...RICHLANDS AROUND 210 PM...CLAYPOOL
HILL...CEDAR BLUFF...AND BANDY AROUND 215 PM...AMONATE AROUND 220 PM
AND CLIFFIELD AROUND 225 PM.

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

LAT...LON 3823 8035 3811 8035 3803 8016 3774 8032
      3665 8163 3692 8184 3698 8179 3715 8191
      3725 8174 3721 8156 3728 8142 3758 8120
      3761 8108 3772 8098 3770 8090 3782 8094
      3788 8076 3810 8089 3809 8071 3827 8043

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 31, 8:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBotetourt24 min
Jun 1, 1:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCity of Lynchburg30 min
Jun 1, 1:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAmherst31 min
Jun 1, 1:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAmherst38 min
Jun 1, 1:53 PM EDTTornado WarningRNKAmherst24 min
Jun 1, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBedford27 min
Jun 1, 2:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAmherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell24 min
Jun 1, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAppomattox34 min
Jun 1, 3:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAmherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg35 min
Jun 1, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe29 min
Jun 1, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBuckingham32 min
Jun 1, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBland, Grayson, Wythe30 min
Jun 1, 3:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBuckingham44 min
Jun 1, 4:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAppomattox, Charlotte30 min
Jun 1, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCarroll, Giles, Pulaski, City of Galax, City of Radford31 min
Jun 1, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBedford65 min
Jun 1, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBedford58 min
Jun 1, 4:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBuckingham24 min
Jun 1, 4:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCraig, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Radford31 min
Jun 1, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCarroll30 min
Jun 1, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKFloyd29 min
Jun 1, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKHalifax32 min
Jun 1, 5:08 PM EDTTornado WarningRNKAmherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington40 min
Jun 1, 5:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCraig, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem32 min
Jun 1, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBotetourt30 min
Jun 1, 5:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBedford, Botetourt, Roanoke, City of Roanoke37 min
Jun 1, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKRockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington38 min
Jun 1, 6:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKPatrick28 min
Jun 1, 6:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAmherst, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg31 min
Jun 1, 6:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKHenry, City of Martinsville28 min
Jun 1, 6:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCity of Martinsville31 min
Jun 1, 7:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCity of Danville32 min
Jun 1, 7:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBuckingham33 min
Jun 1, 7:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKHalifax31 min
Jun 1, 3:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKStokes29 min
Jun 1, 3:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGreenbrier28 min
Jun 1, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGreenbrier29 min
Jun 1, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGreenbrier29 min

Nearby

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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.