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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 67, NWS Blacksburg, VA

June 13, 2013Bland County, Giles County, Tazewell County, Virginia; Mercer County, West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2013, 1:03 PM EDT for Bland County, Giles County, Tazewell County, Virginia; Mercer County, West Virginia. It was in force for 57 min. 14 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 13, 2013, 1:03 PM EDT (17:03 UTC)
Expired: Jun 13, 2013, 2:00 PM EDT
In force: 57 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Bland County, VA, Giles County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Mercer County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:02 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 13, 1:12 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Matoaka, WV	TREES DOWN
Jun 13, 1:18 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Kegley, WV	TREES DOWN
Jun 13, 1:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ene Bluefield, WV	ONE TREE DOWN.
Jun 13, 1:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Ene Bluefield, WV	LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN AT BLAND STREET AND COLLEGE AVE
Jun 13, 1:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Ene Bluefield, WV	TREE DOWN ON OAKHURST AVE.
Jun 13, 1:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Princeton, WV	TREES DOWN ON COURT HOUSE ROAD.
Jun 13, 1:30 PM EDT	HAIL 0.5	Tazewell, VA	DIME SIZE HAIL
Jun 13, 1:31 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 62	Bluefield, WV
Jun 13, 1:35 PM EDT	HAIL 1	Athens, WV
Jun 13, 1:37 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Narrows, VA	TREES DOWN IN NARROWS
Jun 13, 1:38 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 N Narrows, VA	TREE DOWN ON US 460
Jun 13, 1:40 PM EDT	HAIL 0.5	Bluefield, VA	DIME SIZE HAIL AS WELL AS SMALL BRANCHES DOWN ON EAST RIVER MOUNTAIN.
Jun 13, 1:56 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ne Princeton, WV	DOWNED TREES ON BALL STREET
Jun 13, 2:00 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 E Narrows, VA	LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ON CABOT DRIVE

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 12 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 9 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 13, 12:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 169 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: 1563 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -20 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 708 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 126 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 14 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.0
Supercell composite: 5.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

891 
WUUS51 KRNK 131703
SVRRNK
VAC021-071-185-WVC055-131800-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0067.130613T1703Z-130613T1800Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
103 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
  CENTRAL GILES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
  MERCER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...
  TAZEWELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 200 PM EDT

* AT 1258 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
  MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM COALDALE
  TO WAR TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF DAVENPORT...AND WERE MOVING TO THE
  EAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ROCKY GAP...
  BLAND...
  PRINCETON...
  BLUEFIELD...
  AND BURKES GARDEN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT GET CAUGHT OUTSIDE. SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF QUARTER SIZE
OR LARGER HAIL...AS WELL AS ANY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING
DOWNED TREES OR LARGE LIMBS...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND
PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.

&&

LAT...LON 3720 8176 3724 8174 3720 8168 3721 8155
      3726 8150 3728 8141 3742 8131 3742 8128
      3746 8130 3749 8110 3737 8084 3729 8053
      3718 8093 3698 8136 3701 8144 3700 8147
      3702 8147 3701 8153 3705 8182 3714 8190
TIME...MOT...LOC 1702Z 276DEG 31KT 3736 8142 3727 8177 3714 8203 

$$

WP

2 follow-up statements

029 
WWUS51 KRNK 131727
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
127 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

VAC021-071-185-WVC055-131800-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0067.000000T0000Z-130613T1800Z/
GILES VA-TAZEWELL VA-BLAND VA-MERCER WV-
127 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL GILES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
TAZEWELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
BLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
MERCER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...
   
AT 125 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING 
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE 
EXTENDING FROM ATHENS TO TIPTOP TO RICHLANDS...AND WERE MOVING TO 
THE EAST AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROCKY GAP...
BLAND...
PRINCETON...
BLUEFIELD...
AND BURKES GARDEN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT GET CAUGHT OUTSIDE. SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF QUARTER SIZE
OR LARGER HAIL...AS WELL AS ANY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING
DOWNED TREES OR LARGE LIMBS...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND
PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.

&&

LAT...LON 3720 8176 3724 8174 3720 8168 3721 8155
      3726 8150 3728 8141 3742 8131 3742 8128
      3746 8130 3749 8110 3737 8084 3729 8053
      3718 8093 3698 8136 3701 8144 3700 8147
      3702 8147 3701 8153 3705 8182 3714 8190
TIME...MOT...LOC 1721Z 280DEG 34KT 3741 8104 3721 8151 3706 8180 

$$

11

835 
WWUS51 KRNK 131800
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
200 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

VAC021-071-185-WVC055-131808-
/O.EXP.KRNK.SV.W.0067.000000T0000Z-130613T1800Z/
GILES VA-TAZEWELL VA-BLAND VA-MERCER WV-
200 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR 
CENTRAL GILES...TAZEWELL...BLAND AND MERCER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
200 PM EDT...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED EAST INTO 
SOUTHERN GILES AND SOUTHERN BLAND COUNTIES.  THESE STORMS ARE MOVING 
INTO THE NEW RIVER VALLEY.  A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS NOW IN 
EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE NEW RIVER VALLEY THROUGH 3:00 PM.

THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE.

 
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF QUARTER SIZE 
OR LARGER HAIL...AS WELL AS ANY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING 
DOWNED TREES OR LARGE LIMBS...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY 
CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND 
PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.

LAT...LON 3720 8176 3724 8174 3720 8168 3721 8155
      3726 8150 3728 8141 3742 8131 3742 8128
      3746 8130 3749 8110 3737 8084 3729 8053
      3718 8093 3698 8136 3701 8144 3700 8147
      3702 8147 3701 8153 3705 8182 3714 8190
TIME...MOT...LOC 1758Z 276DEG 31KT 3741 8104 3721 8151 3706 8180 

$$

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 13, 12:30 PM EDT, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 12:30 PM EDT, 33 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1230 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TODAY BRINGING
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS INTO THE EVENING. MUCH COOLER AND DRIER
AIR WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE
NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 1228 PM EDT THURSDAY...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH 306 ISSUED FOR SE WV/SW VA BLACKSBURG
CWA. NC COUNTIES MAY BE IN A LATER WATCH.

AS OF 1040 AM EDT THURSDAY...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING ON LAST NIGHT'S STORMS
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY THIS MORNING. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN 11A- 01P TODAY. THESE STORMS ARE
CURRENTLY NOT SEVERE BUT DO CONTAIN WIND GUST UP TO 40
MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND PEA SIZE HAIL. THESE STORMS WILL
ADVANCE EAST OVER THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...AND COULD BECOME STRONGER MOVING INTO HIGHER
INSTABILITIES. THE MORE WIDESPREAD THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL
COME WITH THE COLD FRONT. THIS COLD FRONT IS JUST NOW ENTERING
WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA AT 1030 AM. UNLESS THIS FRONT PICKS UP
SPEED...IT WILL ARRIVE IN SE WV/SW VA AROUND 300 PM. ONCE THIS
FRONT GETS CLOSER TO THE AREA...IT SHOULD PICK UP SPEED AND JUMP
TO THE LEE TROUGH IN THE EAST. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS
LIKELY TO BE ISSUED FOR THIS AFTERNOON IN TO THIS EVENING. AS OF
RIGHT NOW...THE HIGHEST LIKELIHOOD FOR A WATCH WILL BE EAST OF THE
BLUE RIDGE. PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS COULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN
THE WATCH DEPENDING ON AFTERNOON DESTABILIZATION.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION AS OF 440 AM EDT THURSDAY...

WATER VAPOR LOOP SHOWED TWO WELL DEFINED SHORT WAVES CROSSING THE
GREAT LAKES THIS MORNING. AT THE SURFACE...A SQUALL LINE WAS
CROSSING INTO WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHWEST WEST VIRGINIA.
THIS WAS WELL AHEAD OF THE SURFACE COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDED FROM
INDIANA INTO SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. A WARM FRONT WAS ACROSS OHIO
INTO SOUTHERN MARYLAND.

MODELS REMAINED SIMILAR IN TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS COMING THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA TODAY. AT THIS
TIME THE MOST UNSTABLE AIR EXTENDED FROM WEST VIRGINIA INTO
KENTUCKY. DOWNDRAFT CONVECTIVE AVAILABLE POTENTIAL ENERGY AHEAD OF
THE STORMS HAD BEEN AROUND THE 1200 J/KG RANGE FOR SINCE MIDNIGHT.
THE LOW LEVEL JET HAD BEEN INCREASING OVERNIGHT FROM THE WEST
WITH SPEEDS NOW INTO THE 40-50 KNOT RANGE...AND 850-300 MB WINDS
WERE FROM THE WEST AROUND 50 KNOTS.

WITH THE DEEP WEST WIND...STORMS WILL LIKELY WEAKEN AS THEY CROSS
INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND THE ADJACENT EAST SLOPES OF THE BLUE
RIDGE. BUT ENOUGH HEATING BY THIS AFTERNOON IN THE
PIEDMONT...MAINLY EAST OF A LYNCHBURG TO REIDSVILLE LINE THAT
THUNDERSTORMS WILL RE-INTENSIFY OR RE-DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON.
BEST PROBABILITY OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAINS IN THE FAR
WEST AND FAR EAST PARTS OF THE COUNTY WARNING AREA.

FRONT WILL CROSS THE FORECAST AREA BETWEEN 8AM AND 8PM. WINDS WILL
BE GUSTY OUT OF THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST AHEAD OF THE FRONT. MODELS
SHOWED PRESSURE RISES OF 3 TO 5 MB PER 6 HOURS BEHIND THE FRONT
WITH 30 TO 40 KNOT 850 MB WINDS. STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING IN A COOLER AIR MASS WITH 850 MB
TEMPERATURES DOWN TO +10 BY 12Z FRIDAY AND SURFACE DEW POINTS INTO
THE 50S AND LOWER 60S.

LEANED TOWARD BIAS CORRECTED MAV GUIDANCE FOR MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURES TODAY AND A BLEND OR MAV/MET GUIDANCE FOR LOWS
TONIGHT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 345 AM EDT THURSDAY...

ANOMALOUS H5 TROUGH DRIVES H85 TEMPS BELOW 10C INTO SE WEST VA FOR
FRIDAY. JUST ENOUGH LLVL MOISTURE IN THE MODEL SOUNDINGS FOR SOME
MOUNTAIN STRATO CU ACROSS SE WEST VA...WHICH WILL PROBABLY MIX OUT
LATE DAY. SOME SPOTS ACROSS SE WEST VA MAY NOT REACH 70F. A BREEZY
DAY WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30 MPH WITH MUCH LESS CLOUDINESS ELSEWHERE.
AFTER A CHILLY SATURDAY MORNING THE DEEP BUT SKINNY TROUGH IS GONE
BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND WAA ENSUES. THE UPPER PATTERN WILL REMAIN
ZONAL THIS WEEKEND AS AN UPPER RIDGE MOVES EAST AND EXPANDS FROM THE
GULF COAST TO THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES. DISTURBANCES EJECTED FROM THE
CURRENT GYRE OVER THE PAC NW WILL TAKE A WEST TO EAST
ROUTE...ARRIVING BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...AND DRAWING JUST ENOUGH
MOISTURE FROM THE GULF FOR THE NEXT RAIN OPPORTUNITY SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO MONDAY. TEMPS SHOULD RETURN TO THE LOW TO MIDDLE 80S ON SUNDAY
TOO.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 115 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

EXPECT ANOTHER ACTIVE PERIOD AT LEAST FOR SUNDAY NIGHT-TUESDAY AS
ANOTHER FRONT MAKES ITS WAY TOWARD AND THROUGH THE AREA.
SUNDAY...LOOKING AT HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OFFSHORE SETTING OUR AREA
UP IN THE RETURN FLOW AND INCREASED HUMIDITY. SUNDAY WILL BE A DAY
OF TYPICAL SHOWER/STORM DEVELOPMENT IN THE MTNS.

AS WE HEAD INTO MONDAY-TUESDAY...FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES FROM GREAT
LAKES-CENTRAL PLAINS SOUTHEAST INTO THE MID ATLANTIC SOUTHWEST TO
THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY. MODELS SIMILAR OVERALL BUT TIMING INDIVIDUAL
CLUSTERS OF SHORTWAVES WILL BE PROBLEMATIC. STILL LOOKS LIKE AN
ACTIVE PATTERN WHERE 2-3 ROUNDS OF SHOWERS/STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS.
FRONT APPEARS TO FINALLY INCH SOUTHEAST OF OUR AREA BY WEDNESDAY
WITH DRIER AIR MOVING IN FOR AT LEAST ONE OR TWO DAYS.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 735 AM EDT THURSDAY...

A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS OVER NORTHERN WEST
VIRGINIA AT 7AM. MODELS ARE SIMILAR WITH THE TIMING OF AN
ORGANIZED AREA OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS. EXPECT THE STORMS TO
REACH LWB AROUND 13Z/9AM. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS HOLDS OFF AT
KBLF/KROA/KBCB UNTIL AFTER 14Z/10AM.

WEST WINDS MAY WEAKEN THE SHOWERS AND STORMS OVER ROA AND BCB BUT
THEN LOOK FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO REORGANIZE ALONG OR EAST OF THE
MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE WITH THE
THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY AT KDAN AND KLYH AFTER 19Z/3PM.

CONFIDENCE IS HIGH ON THE TIMING OF THE COLD FRONT. ASIDE FROM
THE THUNDERSTORMS...WINDS WILL BE GUSTY TODAY BOTH AHEAD OF THE
FRONT. THE FRONT WILL BE EAST OF THE REGION THIS EVENING WITH
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY RESULTING IN VFR
WEATHER. MAY SEE FOG AT THE TYPICAL LOCATIONS SUNDAY MORNING...
KLWB/KBCB...OTHERWISE VFR. LOW LEVEL SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS ON
SUNDAY AHEAD OF ANOTHER FRONT MOVING INTO THE MIDWEST/GREAT
LAKES. THIS WILL LIKELY BRING ISOLATED STORMS TO THE MOUNTAINS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH BETTER COVERAGE ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY
AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...AMS
NEAR TERM...AMS/RCS
SHORT TERM...KM
LONG TERM...WP
AVIATION...AMS

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 12:25 PM EDT, 38 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1225 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>045-141630-
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-
FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-
FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-
BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
1225 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 306 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NCZ001>006-018>020-141630-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-
YADKIN-
1225 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 8:36 AM EDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
836 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

VAZ019-020-WVZ045-131330-
BATH VA-ALLEGHANY VA-GREENBRIER WV-
836 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  BATH COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  NORTHERN ALLEGHANY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  GREENBRIER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 930 AM EDT

* AT 833 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
  STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTH OF
  GREENBANK TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF SUMMERSVILLE...MOVING TO THE
  SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* PENNY SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
  STORMS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WARM SPRINGS...
  HOT SPRINGS...
  WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...
  MILLBORO...
  AND NEOLA.

LAT...LON 3822 7970 3817 7951 3815 7953 3817 7947
      3815 7945 3786 7966 3775 8024 3810 8087
      3808 8071 3827 8044 3823 8036 3811 8036
      3805 8027 3804 8021 3806 7997 3811 7993
      3813 7995 3818 7992 3827 7980
TIME...MOT...LOC 1233Z 295DEG 38KT 3831 7981 3819 8088

CF

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 10:43 AM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1043 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

WVZ045-131530-
GREENBRIER WV-
1043 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  CENTRAL GREENBRIER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 1130 AM EDT

* AT 1039 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
  TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BABCOCK STATE PARK...MOVING TO
  THE EAST AT 45 MPH.

* PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
  STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RUPERT...
  RENICK...
  RAINELLE...
  BINGHAM...
  AND MEADOW BLUFF.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN OR SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING
THREATENS. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR IN A VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3787 8032 3789 8077 3795 8081 3798 8077
      3802 8080 3803 8083 3806 8080 3805 8086
      3808 8089 3810 8087 3808 8071 3813 8063
      3815 8037
TIME...MOT...LOC 1439Z 268DEG 37KT 3801 8096

CF

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 11:38 AM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1138 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

WVZ045-131615-
GREENBRIER WV-
1138 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  GREENBRIER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 1215 PM EDT

* AT 1135 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
  TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FRANKFORD
  TO BINGHAM...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 40 MPH.

* PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
  STORMS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LEWISBURG...
  WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...
  RUPERT...
  NEOLA...
  AND RENICK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN OR SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING
THREATENS. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR IN A VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3810 8033 3805 8027 3804 8016 3806 8011
      3805 7999 3791 8011 3787 8017 3780 8023
      3777 8022 3775 8026 3787 8076 3790 8077
      3810 8069 3813 8063
TIME...MOT...LOC 1535Z 272DEG 61KT 3790 8038 3809 8084

CF

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 12:17 PM EDT, 46 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1217 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

WVZ042-043-131645-
SUMMERS WV-MERCER WV-
1217 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN SUMMERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...
  MERCER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 1245 PM EDT

* AT 1214 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
  TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WENONAH...MOVING TO THE EAST AT
  40 MPH.

* DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
  STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PRINCETON...
  CAMP CREEK...
  PIPESTEM...
  MATOAKA...
  AND KEGLEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN OR SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING
THREATENS. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR IN A VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3743 8132 3741 8129 3742 8128 3746 8131
      3747 8128 3750 8126 3752 8121 3757 8120
      3758 8118 3755 8079 3739 8088 3735 8085
      3734 8086 3736 8133
TIME...MOT...LOC 1614Z 273DEG 35KT 3748 8120

CF

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 12:45 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1245 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

VAZ018-019-023-WVZ044-131715-
CRAIG VA-ALLEGHANY VA-BOTETOURT VA-MONROE WV-
1245 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  NORTHERN CRAIG COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHWESTERN ALLEGHANY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  NORTHWESTERN BOTETOURT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 115 PM EDT

* AT 1240 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
  TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SWEET SPRINGS...MOVING TO THE
  EAST AT 45 MPH.

* DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
  STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  JORDAN MINES...
  ORISKANY...
  PAINT BANK...
  NEW CASTLE...
  AND EARLEHURST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN OR SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING
THREATENS. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR IN A VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3768 7983 3747 7992 3753 8042 3771 8035
      3769 8034 3769 8030 3773 8025
TIME...MOT...LOC 1640Z 278DEG 40KT 3763 8027

CF

Local storm report, Jun 13, 12:54 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1254 PM EDT THU JUN 13 2013

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

1218 PM     HAIL             ALVON                   37.90N 80.22W
06/13/2013  E0.88 INCH       GREENBRIER         WV   BROADCAST MEDIA

            RELAYED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

WHP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 13, 8:36 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	54 min
Jun 13, 11:50 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington	40 min
Jun 13, 12:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 1 more	47 min
Jun 13, 12:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Giles	44 min
Jun 13, 12:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig	30 min
Jun 13, 1:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Craig, Giles	59 min
Jun 13, 1:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe	53 min
Jun 13, 1:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lynchburg	60 min
Jun 13, 1:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bland, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, Wythe, City of Radford	65 min
Jun 13, 2:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	63 min
Jun 13, 2:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	53 min
Jun 13, 2:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax	59 min
Jun 13, 2:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham	54 min
Jun 13, 2:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania	63 min
Jun 13, 2:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax	81 min
Jun 13, 3:00 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	City of Lynchburg	3 hr
Jun 13, 3:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville	70 min
Jun 13, 3:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham	47 min
Jun 13, 3:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	73 min
Jun 13, 3:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Patrick	56 min
Jun 13, 4:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Danville	32 min
Jun 13, 4:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	31 min
Jun 13, 4:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	32 min
Jun 13, 10:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	47 min
Jun 13, 11:38 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	37 min
Jun 13, 12:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Mercer	28 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.