Alert archive / Virginia / Special Weather Statements in 2012
Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jul 8, 2012, 7:34 PM EDT for City of Buena Vista, Virginia. It was in force for 41 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 8, 2012, 7:34 PM EDT (23:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2012, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
County City of Buena Vista, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:35 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, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 223 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -129 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1600 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 2 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 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 Jul 8, 7:26 PM EDT, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 7:26 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
726 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
THE HEAT RIDGE OVERHEAD WILL BE SHUNTED SOUTH AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY
SINKS SOUTH THROUGH VIRGINIA LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THIS
BOUNDARY MAY SPARK NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING
WINDS TONIGHT. THIS BOUNDARY STALLS OVER THE VIRGINIA NORTH
CAROLINA BORDER AS DISTURBANCES RIDE ALONG IT THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 640 PM EDT SUNDAY...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT ENTERING SE
WV AT 630 PM. SCATTERED CONVECTION EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND
ASSOCIATED WITH A LEE TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO BE MORE WIDESPREAD AS
THE EVENING PROGRESSES. OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS...STORMS
EASTWARD MOVEMENT IN THE OHIO VALLEY SLOWING DOWN. THIS MAY BE A
SIGN THAT THE FRONT WILL BE JUMPING TO THE LEE TROUGH IN THE EAST.
THEIR IS STILL A CHANCE THAT EVERYONE WILL HAVE RAIN THIS EVENING.
SOME MORE THAN OTHERS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR NW RNK CWA UNTIL 1000 PM. ANY ONE STORM CAN BECOME
SEVERE...BUT NOT LOOKING AT ANYTHING WIDESPREAD.
AS OF 400 PM EDT SUNDAY...RECORDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN BROKEN AND
YET ITS ACTUALLY TOO WARM ALOFT FOR WIDESPREAD DEVELOPMENT. WITH
HUGE DCAPE AND BIG DEWPOINT DEPRESSIONS NEARLY 40F ATTM AT
ROANOKE...WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE...POSSIBLY SIMILAR TO LAST WEEK
ALTHOUGH NOT A DERECHO LITERALLY...IS A POSSIBILITY AGAIN. IF THE
COLD POOL INCREASES LEADING TO MORE ORGANIZATION ESPECIALLY WITH
THE FORMING LINE COMING OUT OF WEST VA...JUST NORTH OF THE CITY OF
CHARLESTON WV. ALSO STRONG DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN
PENNSYLVANIA AND EASTERN WV PANHANDLE...WHICH COULD TAKE MORE OF A
SOUTHERLY ROUTE THAN THE DEVELOPMENT IN CENTRAL WEST VA THIS
EVENING. THESE STORMS COULD IMPACT THE SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH AND THE
PART OF THE WATCH WHICH STRETCHES INTO BUCKINGHAM AND APPOMATTOX.
WATCH MAY END OF BEING EXPANDED DEEPER INTO THE NEW RIVER VALLEY.
PER LOCAL OFFICE STUDY HUGE CAPE LIKE WHICH IS IN PLACE NOW MAKES
IT LIKELY THAT THE CHARLESTON LINE SUSTAINS ITSELF OVER THE
MOUNTAINS AND POSSIBLY INTO THE SOUTHSIDE/VA PIEDMONT LATER. WITH
H85 FRONT STILL FAR NORTH...STORMS WILL LESSEN SOMEWHAT TONIGHT
ALTHOUGH STILL A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. MORE WIDESPREAD
DEVELOPMENT ON MONDAY WITH THE FRONT CLOSER...COOLER TEMPS
ALOFT...BETTER MIDLEVEL LAPSE RATES AND LESS OF A DOWNSLOPING
COMPONENT. SUCH THAT LIKELY POPS ARE ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA IN THE
AFTERNOON. SPC STILL LEAVES A SLT RISK OVER SOUTHSIDE...AND ITS
MERITED CONSIDERING LESS CLDS AND STORMS TONIGHT AND STILL
IMPRESSIVE H85 TEMPS NEAR 20C AND THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME SUNNY
BREAKS. ELSEWHERE...LOOKING AT A WATER THREAT WITH SUBTLE MBE
VELOCITIES AND POTENTIAL FOR BACKBUILDING. PWATS AROUND 1.6" WITH
DEWPOINTS WELL INTO THE 60S UNLIKE TODAY. DID RAISE TEMPS A FEW
EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE WITH LATER ONSET OF STORMS MONDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM EDT SUNDAY...
BAROCLINIC ZONE AND THE SLOPING BOUNDARY FROM THE SURFACE THROUGH
850 MB WILL BE OVER CENTRAL VIRGINIA MONDAY NIGHT THEN SHIFTS
GRADUALLY SOUTH INTO NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WILL INCREASING PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION FOR THE SOUTHERN COUNTY
WARNING AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
EXPECT A SIMILAR TREND IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE BEST
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE BIGGEST
CHANGE EACH DAY WILL BE THE LOCATION OF THE AXIS OF HEAVY RAIN.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 300 PM EDT SUNDAY...
STALLED FRONT OVER THE CAROLINAS WILL PROLONG DAILY THREAT OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH FRIDAY. DAYTIME HIGHS WILL BE
LARGELY DEPENDENT ON AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER EACH MORNING AND THE
COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON. BUT...IN
GENERAL...FORECAST AREA WILL BE IN A TYPICAL SUMMER AIR MASS WITH NO
EXTREMELY HOT AIR SO MODELS SHOULD HAVE A REASONABLE HANDLE ON THE
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD.
STATIONARY FRONT FADES BY SATURDAY. THIS LEAVES MAINLY A CHANCE FOR
AIR MASS TYPE DIURNALLY AND TOPOGRAPHICALLY DRIVEN THUNDERSTORMS ON
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. EXPECT NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY AS FLOW AROUND THE BERMUDA RIDGE BRINGS
INCREASING 850 MB TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 720 PM EDT SUNDAY...
STORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS TONIGHT...WITH LWB GETTING
A BROKEN LINE FROM THE NW IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. ROA/BCB/LYH
ALSO HAVE A GOOD CHANCE AT STORMS LATER THIS PM AND INTO THIS
EVENING. BECAUSE THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG...POSSIBLY TEMPO IFR
CONDS MAY OCCUR. STORMS FURTHER SOUTH NEAR DAN SHOULD BE WIDELY
SCATTERED TO ISOLATE. POSSIBLE THAT SCATTERED STORMS MAY BE
ONGOING FOR THE ENTIRE NIGHT. WITH A WET GROUND...EVEN ENOUGH
CLEARING OCCURS IFR VIS/CIG IS A POSSIBILITY AT LWB AND POSSIBLY
ALSO LYH/BCB.
MORE NUMEROUS STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FIRE BY MID MORNING ON MONDAY
AFFECTING ALL TERMINALS. ONCE AGAIN THEY COULD BE SEVERE AS THE
COLD FRONT IS DRAPED OVERHEAD. TEMPO IFR CONDS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN.
A FRONT WILL BE SLOWLY PUSHING SOUTH BY LATE SUNDAY STALLING SOUTH
OF US BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS PATTERN SUGGESTS A WETTER SOLUTION
NOW...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF A BLF-ROA-LYH LINE...BUT WILL SEE IF
TRENDS CONTINUE TO SLOW THE FRONT DOWN MORE OR LIMIT ITS SWD PUSH.
WITH THIS PATTERN...THERE SHOULD BE MORE SHRA/TSRA COVERAGE.
&&
.CLIMATE...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL KEEP US HOT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
JULY 8TH
RECORD HIGH
ROA 101/1977 ***NEW RECORD 102F***
LYH 99/1977 ***NEW RECORD 101F***
DAN 102/2010 ***NEW RECORD 103F ***
BCB 96/1988
BLF 93/1988 ***TIED RECORD***
IN ADDITION SOME RECORD WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURES MAY BE SET.
&&
.EQUIPMENT...
TEMPERATURE/DEWPOINT SENSOR IS OUT OF SERVICE AT KBCB/BLACKSBURG.
THE SENSOR AT KDAN/DANVILLE HAS BEEN FIXED.
N0AA ALL HAZARDS RADIO HINTON TRANSMITTER WAS STILL OFF THE AIR
DUE TO COMMERCIAL POWER NOT REACHING THE SITE.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
WV...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...KM/WP
NEAR TERM...KM/RCS
SHORT TERM...AMS
LONG TERM...AMS
AVIATION...KM/WP
CLIMATE...KM/RCS
EQUIPMENT...KMHazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 7:12 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 712 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012 NCZ005-006-VAZ043>045-058-059-092315- ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 712 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE CHANCE OF STORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. SOME STORMS MONDAY COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE ESPECIALLY FROM SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA INTO NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. FLOODING MAY ALSO BECOME AN ISSUE AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES WITH SUCCESSIVE DAYS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ003-004-019-020-VAZ022-032>034-092315- SURRY-STOKES-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- 712 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...ESPECIALLY MONDAY. FLOODING MAY ALSO BECOME AN ISSUE AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES WITH SUCCESSIVE DAYS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-010-012>017-092315- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- 712 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE. FLOODING MAY ALSO BECOME AN ISSUE AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES WITH SUCCESSIVE DAYS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ011-018>020-023-024-035-046-047-WVZ042>045-092315- GILES-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 712 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 481 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE. FLOODING MAY ALSO BECOME AN ISSUE AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES WITH SUCCESSIVE DAYS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. RCS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 6:54 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
654 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012
VAZ019-023-090000-
ALLEGHANY VA-BOTETOURT VA-
654 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN ALLEGHANY AND NORTHERN
BOTETOURT COUNTIES...
AT 652 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CLIFTON FORGE
AND COVINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 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 CLIFTON FORGE CITY AROUND 700 PM...IRON GATE
AROUND 705 PM...LONGDALE FURNACE AROUND 710 PM AND EAGLE ROCK AROUND
715 PM.
LAT...LON 3788 7982 3788 7978 3788 7973 3784 7969
3787 7967 3786 7961 3783 7962 3760 7981
3780 8001 3791 7993
RABSpecial weather statement, Jul 8, 7:11 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
711 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012
VAZ016-090000-
CARROLL VA-
711 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CARROLL COUNTY...
AT 709 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER HILLSVILLE...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND PEA-SIZED HAIL 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 GLADESBORO AROUND 800 PM.
LAT...LON 3656 8072 3677 8093 3681 8071 3667 8048
3665 8049 3664 8053 3666 8059 3659 8063
RABLocal storm report, Jul 8, 7:18 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
718 PM EDT SUN JUL 08 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0709 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 E STEWARTSVILLE 37.26N 79.72W
07/08/2012 BEDFORD VA TRAINED SPOTTER
3 TREES DOWN IN CHAMBLISSBURG. TREE DIAMETER WERE 8-10
INCHES.
&&
RSTONEFILocal storm report, Jul 8, 7:28 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
728 PM EDT SUN JUL 08 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0725 PM HAIL 1 SSW BEDFORD CITY 37.32N 79.53W
07/08/2012 E0.25 INCH BEDFORD VA PUBLIC
PEA SIZE HAIL FALLING FOR THE LAST 5 MINUTES
&&
FISHERSpecial weather statement, Jul 8, 7:30 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
730 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012
VAZ033-034-090015-
BEDFORD VA-FRANKLIN VA-
730 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT BEDFORD AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES...
AT 726 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE FROM 5 MILES
EAST OF BEDFORD CITY TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF BEDFORD CITY TO MONETA...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND PEA-SIZED HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS. EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING FROM THESE STORMS.
DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN OR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING
THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.
THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR HUDDLESTON AROUND 815 PM.
LAT...LON 3709 7942 3706 7946 3706 7949 3705 7949
3703 7951 3705 7955 3704 7959 3696 7962
3693 7967 3725 7980 3730 7970 3714 7939
RABSpecial weather statement, Jul 8, 7:34 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
734 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012
VAZ024-035-090015-
AMHERST VA-ROCKBRIDGE VA-
734 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN AMHERST AND ROCKBRIDGE
COUNTIES...
AT 731 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF
ROCKBRIDGE BATHS...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND PEA-SIZED HAIL 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 CORNWALL AROUND 740 PM...VESUVIUS AROUND 800
PM...ORONOCO AROUND 805 PM AND ALTO AROUND 810 PM.
LAT...LON 3793 7920 3789 7915 3785 7914 3782 7916
3779 7909 3777 7906 3775 7905 3761 7913
3786 7942 3799 7933 3799 7930
RABThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 32 min |
| Jul 8, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 26 min |
| Jul 8, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Buena Vista | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 44 min |
| Jul 8, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 48 min |
| Jul 8, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland | 54 min |
| Jul 8, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt | 38 min |
| Jul 8, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 44 min |
| Jul 8, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Wythe | 53 min |
| Jul 8, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 56 min |
| Jul 8, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford | 65 min |
| Jul 8, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 58 min |
| Jul 8, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Covington | 66 min |
| Jul 8, 7:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin | 43 min |
| Jul 8, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 49 min |
| Jul 8, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 45 min |
| Jul 8, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 60 min |
| Jul 8, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Summers | 60 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.