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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jul 12, 2013, 4:17 PM EDT for Mercer County, West Virginia. It was in force for 28 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 12, 2013, 4:17 PM EDT (20:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2013, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
County Mercer County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 521 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 513 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 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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NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 12, 3:21 PM EDT, 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 3:21 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 343 PM EDT FRI JUL 12 2013 VAZ007-010-011-019-020-WVZ042>045-131000- TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- GREENBRIER- 343 PM EDT FRI JUL 12 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL IS AGAIN POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED DURING THIS TIME FRAME. OTHERWISE...THE PROBABILITY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER FOR THE PERIOD MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY APPEARS LOW AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ009-012>018-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- 131000- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 343 PM EDT FRI JUL 12 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... 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...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. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE GROUND ACROSS THE REGION IS TOTALLY SATURATED FROM PERSISTENT HEAVY RAINFALL DURING THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. LOCATIONS THAT EXPERIENCE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING QUICKLY THEREAFTER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL IS AGAIN POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED DURING THE WEEKEND. OTHERWISE...THE PROBABILITY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER FOR THE PERIOD MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY APPEARS LOW AT THIS TIME. RAINFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED AND CAN BE SENT TO THE BLACKSBURG FORECAST OFFICE VIA OUR WEB SITE...FACEBOOK...TWITTER...OR PHONED INTO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 8:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 8:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 33 min |
| Jul 11, 9:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 25 min |
| Jul 11, 9:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Buckingham | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 9:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 32 min |
| Jul 11, 9:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 27 min |
| Jul 11, 9:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 27 min |
| Jul 11, 9:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Salem | 24 min |
| Jul 11, 9:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 37 min |
| Jul 11, 9:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 36 min |
| Jul 11, 9:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 34 min |
| Jul 11, 10:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 25 min |
| Jul 11, 10:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Wythe | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 10:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Botetourt | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 10:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 26 min |
| Jul 11, 10:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 34 min |
| Jul 11, 10:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 32 min |
| Jul 11, 11:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 23 min |
| Jul 11, 11:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 37 min |
| Jul 11, 11:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 29 min |
| Jul 12, 12:55 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 1:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Charlotte | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 1:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 7 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:11 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:09 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:38 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 27 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:59 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 9 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:59 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax | 48 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax | 115 min |
| Jul 12, 8:19 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 4 hr |
| Jul 12, 9:55 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax | 16 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 34 min |
| Jul 12, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 33 min |
| Jul 12, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 67 min |
| Jul 12, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Galax | 30 min |
| Jul 12, 3:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 4 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 30 min |
| Jul 12, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 35 min |
| Jul 12, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 34 min |
| Jul 12, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Galax | 33 min |
| Jul 12, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 26 min |
| Jul 12, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Galax | 27 min |
| Jul 12, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 25 min |
| Jul 12, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 37 min |
| Jul 12, 4:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bland | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 4:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Wythe | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 51 min |
| Jul 12, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 33 min |
| Jul 12, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 47 min |
| Jul 12, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 37 min |
| Jul 12, 7:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 26 min |
| Jul 11, 10:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany | 26 min |
| Jul 11, 10:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany | 30 min |
| Jul 11, 11:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Caswell | 16 min |
| Jul 12, 5:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham | 5 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wilkes | 59 min |
| Jul 12, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wilkes | 29 min |
| Jul 12, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wilkes | 31 min |
| Jul 12, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany | 35 min |
| Jul 12, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany | 32 min |
| Jul 12, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Surry | 31 min |
| Jul 12, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Caldwell | 28 min |
| Jul 12, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Watauga | 40 min |
| Jul 12, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Watauga | 45 min |
| Jul 12, 7:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Watauga | 4 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 44 min |
| Jul 12, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 44 min |
| Jul 12, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 59 min |
| Jul 12, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 28 min |
| Jul 12, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 30 min |
| Jul 12, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Summers | 31 min |
| Jul 12, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 29 min |
| Jul 12, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 35 min |
| Jul 12, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 28 min |
| Jul 12, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 27 min |
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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.