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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 1, 2012Greenbrier County, West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jul 1, 2012, 5:52 AM EDT for Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It was in force for 38 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: Jul 1, 2012, 5:52 AM EDT (09:52 UTC)
Expired: Jul 1, 2012, 6:30 AM EDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

County Greenbrier County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 118 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: 599 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2802 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 118 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.5

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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 Jul 1, 5:08 AM EDT, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 5:08 AM EDT, 44 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 5:31 AM EDT, 21 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 1, 12:41 AM EDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1241 AM EDT SUN JUL 01 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1240 AM     HAIL             1 S HOT SPRINGS         37.99N 79.83W
07/01/2012  E0.50 INCH       BATH               VA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DIME SIZED HAIL.

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WHP

Special weather statement, Jul 1, 12:51 AM EDT, 5 hours 1 minute before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1251 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

VAZ016-032-010530-
CARROLL VA-PATRICK VA-
1251 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST CARROLL AND WESTERN
PATRICK COUNTIES...

AT 1248 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF HILLSVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM. EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING FROM THIS STORM. DO
NOT STAY IN THE OPEN OR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING
THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR LAUREL FORK AROUND 115 AM...GROUNDHOG
MOUNTAIN AROUND 125 AM AND ARARAT AROUND 130 AM.

LAT...LON 3655 8047 3672 8072 3679 8067 3676 8050
      3672 8047 3674 8046 3675 8043 3672 8025
      3655 8035

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 1:52 AM EDT, 4 hours before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 1:55 AM EDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 2:34 AM EDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 5:52 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
552 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

WVZ045-011030-
GREENBRIER WV-
552 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT EXTREME NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL
GREENBRIER COUNTY...

AT 547 AM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM JUST
WEST OF RICHWOOD TO NEAR HILLSBORO...AFFECTING FAR NORTHWEST
GREENBRIER COUNTY...SPECIFICALLY WEST VIRGINIA ROUTE 39. THIS
ACTIVITY WAS MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA-SIZED HAIL AND
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN OR
SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS
WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

LAT...LON 3823 8035 3811 8035 3805 8026 3804 8016
      3806 8011 3807 7996 3805 7996 3800 8000
      3794 8008 3815 8061 3827 8043

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 30, 8:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Patrick	32 min
Jun 30, 8:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bland, Tazewell, Wythe	40 min
Jun 30, 8:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Patrick	46 min
Jun 30, 8:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, Patrick	43 min
Jun 30, 8:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Pulaski, Wythe	50 min
Jun 30, 8:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, Patrick	22 min
Jun 30, 8:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bland, Carroll, Pulaski, Wythe	47 min
Jun 30, 8:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	58 min
Jun 30, 8:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Patrick	46 min
Jun 30, 9:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry	23 min
Jun 30, 9:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Franklin, Pittsylvania, Roanoke	40 min
Jun 30, 9:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll	29 min
Jun 30, 9:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Patrick	64 min
Jun 30, 9:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Patrick	3 hr
Jun 30, 10:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth, Wythe	50 min
Jun 30, 10:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	39 min
Jun 30, 11:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, City of Galax	44 min
Jun 30, 11:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	55 min
Jul 1, 12:02 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania	58 min
Jul 1, 12:29 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	51 min
Jul 1, 12:43 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax, Pittsylvania	62 min
Jul 1, 12:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	39 min
Jul 1, 1:02 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Patrick	33 min
Jul 1, 1:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	53 min
Jul 1, 1:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte	65 min
Jul 1, 2:34 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte	26 min
Jul 1, 9:56 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth, Tazewell	64 min
Jul 1, 10:10 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Smyth, Tazewell	65 min
Jul 1, 10:56 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe	50 min
Jul 1, 11:20 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Patrick, Pulaski, Wythe and 1 more	55 min
Jul 1, 11:38 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Grayson	52 min
Jul 1, 11:55 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Patrick, Pulaski, Wythe	52 min
Jul 1, 12:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville	45 min
Jul 1, 12:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	52 min
Jul 1, 1:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	59 min
Jul 1, 1:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania	36 min
Jul 1, 1:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	60 min
Jun 30, 9:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockingham	41 min
Jun 30, 9:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Rockingham, Stokes	31 min
Jun 30, 10:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Caswell, Rockingham	59 min
Jul 1, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Caldwell	27 min
Jun 30, 10:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	54 min

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Special Weather Statements in West Virginia, 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.