Alert archive / Virginia / Special Weather Statements in 2012
Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jul 5, 2012, 10:28 AM EDT for Bland County, Pulaski County, Virginia. It was in force for 47 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 5, 2012, 10:28 AM EDT (14:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2012, 11:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Bland County, VA, Pulaski County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:31 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
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 932 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -109 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1190 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</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 Jul 5, 7:46 AM EDT, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 7:46 AM EDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 4:31 AM EDT, 5 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 431 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 NCZ001>005-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043-WVZ042>045- 060845- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN- TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL- FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 431 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. WIDELY SCATTERED PULSE VARIETY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET. A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...CAPABLE OF PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND HAIL. IN ADDITION...DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE AS WELL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH THE PERIOD... MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ006-VAZ044>047-058-059-060845- CASWELL-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE- 431 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAT ADVISORY. WIDELY SCATTERED PULSE VARIETY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET. A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...CAPABLE OF PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND HAIL. IN ADDITION...DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE AS WELL. ALSO...DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF HIGH HUMIDITY AND AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES APPROACHING 100 DEGREES...HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REACH AT LEAST 105 DEGREES...INCREASING THE RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES SUCH AS HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH THE PERIOD... MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 8:24 AM EDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
824 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012
WVZ043>045-051300-
GREENBRIER WV-MONROE WV-SUMMERS WV-
824 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT GREENBRIER...MONROE AND SUMMERS
COUNTIES...
AT 819 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST
OF SANDSTONE...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND PEA-SIZED HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR ELTON AROUND 830 AM...SANDSTONE AROUND 840
AM...HIX AROUND 850 AM...GLENRAY AROUND 855 AM AND TALCOTT AROUND 900
AM.
LAT...LON 3809 8073 3773 8055 3744 8087 3759 8109
3764 8107 3772 8098 3770 8090 3774 8093
3778 8090 3782 8094 3788 8076 3794 8081
3798 8078 3801 8079 3803 8083 3806 8082
3805 8086 3807 8089 3811 8088 3811 8085Special weather statement, Jul 5, 9:56 AM EDT, 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
956 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012
VAZ011-WVZ042>044-051430-
GILES VA-MERCER WV-MONROE WV-SUMMERS WV-
956 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT GILES...MERCER...MONROE AND
SUMMERS COUNTIES...
AT 953 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF
PETERSTOWN...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND PEA-SIZED HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR WILLOWTON AROUND 1005 AM...CHAPEL AROUND 1015
AM...PEARISBURG AROUND 1020 AM...THESSALIA AROUND 1025 AM AND WHITE
GATE AROUND 1030 AM.
LAT...LON 3751 8092 3750 8076 3746 8064 3729 8052
3717 8087 3719 8087 3718 8089 3724 8097
3746 8102Special weather statement, Jul 5, 10:28 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1028 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012
VAZ007-010>013-WVZ042-051515-
BLAND VA-GILES VA-MERCER WV-PULASKI VA-TAZEWELL VA-WYTHE VA-
1028 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BLAND...GILES...MERCER...
PULASKI...TAZEWELL AND WYTHE COUNTIES...
AT 1023 AM EDT...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
BETWEEN BLUEFIELD WEST VIRGINIA AND PEARISBURG VIRGINIA...MOVING
SOUTH AT 25 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND PEA-SIZED HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.
THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR WHITE GATE...KIMBERLING...POPLAR HILL...AND
HICKSVILLE AROUND 1030 AM...MECHANICSBURG...BASTIAN...AND SUITER
AROUND 1035 AM...BLAND...AND BURKES GARDEN AROUND 1040 AM AND LONG
SPUR AROUND 1045 AM.
LAT...LON 3726 8072 3695 8064 3702 8145 3718 8138
3736 8130 3740 8086
PEMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 3:48 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Jul 5, 9:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 34 min |
| Jul 5, 11:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Wythe | 56 min |
| Jul 5, 11:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Wythe | 48 min |
| Jul 5, 11:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Wythe, City of Galax | 51 min |
| Jul 5, 12:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 92 min |
| Jul 5, 1:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth, Wythe | 52 min |
| Jul 5, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Giles | 44 min |
| Jul 5, 1:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Wythe | 93 min |
| Jul 5, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 34 min |
| Jul 5, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 28 min |
| Jul 5, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Roanoke | 56 min |
| Jul 5, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Roanoke | 60 min |
| Jul 5, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 58 min |
| Jul 5, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 55 min |
| Jul 5, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Roanoke, City of Roanoke | 35 min |
| Jul 5, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox | 31 min |
| Jul 5, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 41 min |
| Jul 5, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 36 min |
| Jul 5, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 59 min |
| Jul 5, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 54 min |
| Jul 5, 12:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Surry, Wilkes | 60 min |
| Jul 5, 1:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Wilkes, Yadkin | 70 min |
| Jul 5, 1:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Caswell | 56 min |
| Jul 5, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockingham | 50 min |
| Jul 5, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga | 57 min |
| Jul 5, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe | 61 min |
| Jul 5, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Caswell | 51 min |
| Jul 5, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Surry, Wilkes | 84 min |
| Jul 5, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Watauga | 64 min |
| Jul 5, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Rockingham | 27 min |
| Jul 5, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Caswell | 23 min |
| Jul 5, 8:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Summers | 36 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2012Every 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.