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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 27, 20126 counties in Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jul 27, 2012, 3:02 PM EDT for 6 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 58 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 27, 2012, 3:02 PM EDT (19:02 UTC)
Expired: Jul 27, 2012, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 58 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

Counties City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:02 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, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 50 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: 408 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -166 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 912 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 46 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 27, 12:06 PM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 12:06 PM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1206 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE SCATTERED ACROSS THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON AS A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE
NORTHWEST. THIS COLD FRONT WILL EXIT OUR AREA TO THE EAST BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE GREAT
LAKES FOR SUNDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 1130 AM...

NEAR FULL SUN ONGOING EAST OF BLUE RIDGE WHICH SHOULD PROMOTE
STRONG INSTABILITY TO FUEL STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN SLIGHT RISK FOR
SEVERE STORMS ALONG AND EAST OF BLUE RIDGE...MAIN THREAT DAMAGING
WINDS.

MORNING RNK SOUNDING WAS NOT OVERLY IMPRESSIVE DUE TO DEBRIS
REMANTS FROM MCS TO OUR NORTH LAST NIGHT...TEMPS ALOFT STILL WARM
AND WINDS WESTERLY. MODIFIED SOUNDING FOR THE AFTERNOON HOWEVER
SUGGESTS A MORE RESPECTIBLE ENVIRONMENT FOR STORM GROWTH...CAPES
2000-3000...AND STEEPER MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES PER COOLING TEMPS
ALOFT COOLING FROM APPROACHING UPPER TROUGH. AS WE TRANSITION
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ANTICIPATE BACKING OF THE LOWER LEVEL WIND
AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING TROUGH...YIELDING INCREASING CONVERGENCE
ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. LEE TROUGH SHOULD ALSO STRENGTHEN PER
INTENSE AFTERNOON HEATING FURTHER INCREASING THE CONVERGENCE EAST
OF THE BLUE RIDGE.

BOTH THE RNK WRF AND HRRR SUGGEST INBOUND SHRA/TSRA ACTIVITY FROM WV
WILL BE JOINED BY NEW DEVELOPMENT VCNTY OF BLUE RIDGE AND LEE
TROF. AS SUCH MAY END UP WITH SEVERAL BANDS OR STORM CLUSTERS
WHICH WILL THEN MOVE EAST BOUND TOWARD THE COAST DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

FOR OUR CWA...THE GREATEST INSTABILITY WILL RESIDE OVER OUR
EASTERN COUNTIES...THUS EXPECT TO SEE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY FOR OUR PIEDMONT COUNTIES...MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF THE
ROANOKE VALLEY. MODELS HAVE ALL OF THE ACTIVITY CLEARING THE CWA
AROUND SUNSET.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 425 AM EDT FRIDAY...

UPPER ATMOSPHERIC PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO AMPLIFY THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM AS THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE GAINS STRENGTH AND AMPLITUDE ACROSS
THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS ONCE AGAIN. THIS WILL LEAD TO ENHANCED
NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION DURING THE WEEKEND. A
SERIES OF DISTURBANCES IN THE PERSISTENT NW FLOW ALOFT WILL FINALLY
SHIFT THE MAIN UPPER TROUGH AXIS TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE CWA BY LATE
SAT...THEN RESULT IN A GENERALLY QUASI-STATIONARY PATTERN ACROSS THE
U.S. INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK FEATURING A LINGERING UPPER
TROUGH...CENTERED JUST EAST OF THE CWA THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD. A
CONTINUED SERIES OF DISTURBANCES TRACKING IN NW FLOW ON THE BACKSIDE
OF THIS UPPER TROUGH WILL KEEP A FAIRLY ACTIVE PATTERN IN PLACE.

ALTHOUGH THE UPPER PATTERN DOES NOT CHANGE SUBSTANTIALLY THROUGH THE
PERIOD...DAY-TO-DAY CONVECTIVE CHANCES WILL. FOR SAT...THE BEST
LOW-LEVEL AIR MASS HAS SHIFTED EAST OF THE CWA...BUT NOTICEABLY
COLDER AIR ALOFT AND PVA IN AFOREMENTIONED NW FLOW ALOFT WILL
ENHANCE PCPN...ESPECIALLY THAT WHICH IS OROGRAPHICALLY INDUCED
ACROSS THE NORTHERN ALLEGHANYS AND THE SW BLUE RIDGE. FOR SUN...THE
BEST UPPER SUPPORT AND LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE HAS SHIFTED EAST OF THE
REGION...LEAVING THE CWA IN A MORE STABLE...DRIER AIR MASS. AT THIS
POINT...WITH THE MAIN TROUGH AXIS EAST OF THE REGION...HAVE LIMITED
POPS TO JUST THOSE OROGRAPHICALLY AND DIURNALLY INDUCED.  BY
MON...NEW DISTURBANCES ORIGINATING IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS/SC CANADA
WILL TRACK TOWARD THE REGION...RESULTING IN A SLOW RETROGRESSION OF
THE UPPER TROUGH. HENCE...EXPECT DIURNAL CONVECTION TO BE ON THE
INCREASE ONCE AGAIN MON...ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE
ALLEGHANYS WHERE DEEPER LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND SE-S SFC FLOW SHOULD
EXIST.

MAX/MIN TEMPS DURING THE PERIOD SHOULD BE CLOSER TO SEASONAL NORMALS
THAN THE PAST FEW DAYS...BUT LIKELY REMAINING SLIGHTLY AOA NORMALS
WITH 850MB TEMPS STILL IN THE +18-+20C RANGE SAT-SUN. GREATER
INSOLATION...ESPECIALLY SUN...WILL ALSO OFFSET THE SLIGHTLY LOWER
LOW-LEVEL THICKNESSES AND 850MB TEMPS. THE MAIN CHANGE WILL BE
NOTICED WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER DEWPOINTS.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 425 AM EDT FRIDAY...

THE BLOCKING PATTERN WHICH BECOMES ESTABLISHED DURING THE SHORT TERM
REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGHOUT NEXT WEEK WITH A STRONG UPPER RIDGE
ANCHORED ACROSS IN THE TX/OK/NM REGION...ANOTHER STRONG RIDGE OFF
THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST...AND A GENERAL BROAD UPPER TROUGH ACROSS THE
EASTERN U.S. THIS UPPER TROUGH SLOWLY RETROGRADES THROUGH THE
EXTENDED PERIODS...WHICH SLOWLY RESULTS IN THE CWA TRANSITION FROM
NW FLOW ALOFT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD TO A
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE
AND PWATS CONTINUE TO INCREASE...ALL RESULTING IN ENHANCED CHANCES
FOR DIURNAL CONVECTION AND CLOUD COVER. EXPECT SCT-NMRS DIURNAL
CONVECTION THROUGH THE PERIOD. AT THIS POINT...TUE-WED APPEAR TO
OFFER THE BETTER CHCS FOR CONVECTIVE COVERAGE WITH BETTER UPPER
DYNAMICS IN PLACE...BUT GIVEN MODEL UNCERTAINTIES...AT LEAST CHC
POPS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PERIOD. THE CLOUD
COVER WILL HOLD MAX TEMPS NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL...WHILE MIN
TEMPS WILL REMAIN AOA NORMAL WITH WARM MUGGY NIGHTS.

&&

.AVIATION /16Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF NOON FRIDAY...

ANTICIPATING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND MOVE EAST THROUGH THE PIEDMONT THIS
AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH ISOLATED WIND
GUSTS OF 50 KTS. CONDITIONS WILL BE PRIMARILY VFR EXCEPT IN THE
VCNTY OF THE SHRA/TSRA. STORM THREAT GREATEST BETWEEN
2-5PM...DIMINISHING TOWARD SUNSET...SOME VFR DEBIS CLOUDINESS
LINGERING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS TODAY WILL BE WESTERLY
GENERALLY 7-10KTS WITH SOME LOW END 16-18KT GUSTS. HIGHER GUSTS
LIKELY IN THE VCNTY OF THE STORMS.

THE MAIN SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA
ON SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...WITH SUB-VFR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLY THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING.

THE AIR MASS DRIES OUT AND VFR PREVAILS ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. RETURN MOISTURE AND RESIDUAL FRONT TO THE
SOUTH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MORE DIURNALLY DRIVEN CONVECTION
MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...BUT MAINLY VFR OUTSIDE OF AFTERNOON STORMS
AND OVERNIGHT VALLEY FOG.

&&

.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
WV...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...NF
NEAR TERM...PM
SHORT TERM...JC
LONG TERM...JC
AVIATION...PM

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 27, 4:34 AM EDT, 10 hours 28 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
434 AM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

VAZ007-009>014-018>020-022>024-WVZ042>045-280845-
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-
GREENBRIER-
434 AM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST
CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING STRONG. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS
WILL BE LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ015>017-032>035-043>047-058-059-280845-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-
YADKIN-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-
PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
434 AM EDT FRI JUL 27 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FIRE INITIALLY ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS...AND THEN SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE PIEDMONT BY LATE
AFTERNOON. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE LOCALLY
DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL...AS WELL AS PROLONGED PERIODS OF HEAVY
RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 27, 1:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
105 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

WVZ042-043-271800-
MERCER WV-SUMMERS WV-
105 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MERCER AND SUMMERS COUNTIES...

AT 100 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST
OF WELCH...OR ABOUT 25 MILS NORTHWEST OF BLUEFIELD...MOVING EAST AT
35 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 WENONAH AROUND 135 PM...CAMP CREEK STATE PARK
AROUND 145 PM...AND FLAT TOP AROUND 150 PM..AND BLUESTONE STATE PARK
AROUND 200 PM.

LAT...LON 3776 8067 3771 8066 3741 8086 3734 8121
      3736 8135 3741 8133 3742 8129 3746 8131
      3752 8122 3758 8119 3761 8108 3764 8107
      3772 8097 3770 8090 3775 8092 3777 8089
      3783 8093 3787 8080

Special weather statement, Jul 27, 2:27 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
227 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ023-032>034-043>045-058-271930-BEDFORD
VA-BOTETOURT VA-CAMPBELL VA-CASWELL NC-FRANKLIN VA-HALIFAX VA-HENRY
VA-PATRICK VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-ROCKINGHAM NC-STOKES NC-SURRY
NC-WILKES NC-YADKIN NC-
227 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT BEDFORD...BOTETOURT...CAMPBELL...
CASWELL...FRANKLIN...HALIFAX...HENRY...PATRICK...PITTSYLVANIA...
ROCKINGHAM...STOKES...SURRY...WILKES AND YADKIN COUNTIES...

AT 224 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE FROM 5 MILES
NORTH OF STEWARTSVILLE TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HUDDLESTON TO 4 MILES
WEST OF CALLANDS TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SANDY RIDGE...MOVING EAST AT
20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THESE STORMS...AND WILL CAUSE
WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL
STREAMS. 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.

BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD BE PROACTIVE BY GETTING OFF THE LAKE
AND SEEK SHELTER INDOORS IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR MONTVALE...CALLANDS...MADISON...AND
ELLISBORO AROUND 235 PM...AXTON AROUND 240 PM...SANDY RIVER...
HUDDLESTON...PITTSVILLE...AND STONEVILLE AROUND 245 PM AND THAXTON
AROUND 250 PM.

LAT...LON 3607 8141 3684 7982 3711 7967 3742 7996
      3742 7927 3711 7899 3682 7909 3624 7916
      3626 8044 3623 8043 3613 8045 3605 8139

WERT

Local storm report, Jul 27, 2:40 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
240 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

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

0147 PM     HAIL             2 NW CAMP CREEK         37.51N 81.13W
07/27/2012  E0.88 INCH       MERCER             WV   PUBLIC

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT CAMP CREEK STATE PARK

0235 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 WSW RICHLANDS         37.09N 81.82W
07/27/2012  M1.16 INCH       TAZEWELL           VA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONE HOUR RAINFALL REPORT

&&

MBS

Special weather statement, Jul 27, 3:02 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
302 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

VAZ011-013-014-017-018-022-023-033-272000-
BOTETOURT VA-CRAIG VA-FLOYD VA-FRANKLIN VA-GILES VA-MONTGOMERY VA-
PULASKI VA-ROANOKE VA-
302 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT BOTETOURT...CRAIG...FLOYD...
FRANKLIN...GILES...MONTGOMERY...PULASKI AND ROANOKE COUNTIES...

AT 300 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE FROM 5 MILES
WEST OF SINKING CREEK TO PULASKI...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR CLAYTOR LAKE AND RADFORD AROUND 300
PM...BLACKSBURG AND CHRISTIANSBURG AROUND 315PM...
SALEM AND ROANOKE AROUND 400 PM.

LAT...LON 3746 7971 3742 7976 3740 7981 3737 7978
      3732 7985 3722 7985 3694 8004 3696 8082
      3702 8088 3746 8040

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 27, 1:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Giles	55 min
Jul 27, 2:07 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Tazewell	65 min
Jul 27, 2:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bland, Giles	52 min
Jul 27, 3:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	31 min
Jul 27, 3:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, City of Covington	30 min
Jul 27, 3:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Campbell, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	56 min
Jul 27, 3:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, Roanoke, City of Roanoke and 1 more	78 min
Jul 27, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Henry, Patrick, City of Galax, City of Martinsville	58 min
Jul 27, 3:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Covington and 1 more	53 min
Jul 27, 4:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Franklin, Roanoke	30 min
Jul 27, 4:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte	45 min
Jul 27, 4:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania	63 min
Jul 27, 4:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, Patrick	68 min
Jul 27, 4:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	53 min
Jul 27, 4:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	24 min
Jul 27, 5:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham	65 min
Jul 27, 5:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox	25 min
Jul 27, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Caswell	59 min
Jul 27, 5:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Rockingham, Stokes	42 min
Jul 26, 10:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	58 min
Jul 27, 1:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Mercer, Summers	55 min
Jul 27, 2:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Monroe	56 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.