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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

August 1, 2013Caswell County, North Carolina

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 1, 2013, 9:32 PM EDT for Caswell County, North Carolina. It was in force for 43 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: Aug 1, 2013, 9:32 PM EDT (01:32 UTC)
Expired: Aug 1, 2013, 10:15 PM EDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

County Caswell County, NC

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 51 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: 1673 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1082 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 26 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 2.2

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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 Aug 1, 9:14 PM EDT, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 9:14 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
914 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT
FOLLOWED BY CLEARING SKIES ALONG WITH DRIER AIR LATER TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL BE ON ITS HEELS AND
BRING A RETURN OF SHOWERS TO THE FORECAST ON SATURDAY. A STRONGER
AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 855 PM EDT THURSDAY...

NOT A LOT OF CHANGE FROM THE EARLIER UPDATE AS SHRA/TSRA CONTINUE
TO LINE UP ACROSS THE FAR SE JUST AHEAD OF THE INITIAL FRONT
SLIDING OFF THE BLUE RIDGE. WITH SOME DECENT INSTABILITY STILL IN
PLACE ALONG WITH POOLED SURFACE THETA-E...EXPECT CELLS IN REMAIN
RATHER STRONG FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR SO BEFORE SLIDING SE AND FADING
PER LOSS OF HEATING. OTHER ISOLATED SHRA IN BETWEEN THIS BOUNDARY
AND THE ACTUAL UPSTREAM DEWPOINT FRONT TO THE NW SHOULD FADE
GIVEN NW FLOW IN PLACE. HOWEVER ADDED SHRA/TSRA FARTHER NORTH WITH
THE FINAL BOUNDARY MAY STILL CLIP THE FAR NW BEFORE WEAKENING
CROSSING THE RIDGES SO LEAVING IN SOME LOW POP THERE...AND HIGH
CHANCE TO LOW LIKELYS FAR SE A BIT LONGER. SKIES SHOULD FINALLY
CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH DRIER AIR ARRIVING ALOFT AND SOME DROP
OFF IN DEWPOINTS ESPCLY WESTERN COUNTIES. THUS THINK SHOULD BE
ABLE TO CUT BACK ON MOST POPS SHORTLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT WITH A GOOD
AMOUNT OF FOG LATE WESTERN VALLEYS AND EAST WHERE EARLIER
DOWNPOURS OCCURRED. BUMPED UP LOWS A LITTLE ESPCLY EAST WHILE
THINK ENOUGH DRYING TO ALLOW SOME OF THE MOUNTAINS TO SLIP INTO
THE 50S BY MORNING.

PREVIOUS UPDATE AS OF 650 PM EDT THURSDAY...

SENT A QUICK UPDATE TO RAISE POPS ACROSS THE VA PIEDMONT THIS
EVENING AND MAY NEED TO GO HIGHER AS EXPECT CONVECTION TO COME
TOGETHER BEFORE PUSHING SE AFTER DARK. THIS SUPPORTED BY LATEST MESO-
ANALYSIS SHOWING A WEAK CONVERGENCE ZONE OVER THE SE AHEAD OF THE
INITIAL FRONT WHICH IS STALLED BACK ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. THINK
ONCE ONGOING MIXES DECREASES WILL SEE STORMS INCREASE IN COVERAGE
AS WINDS HAVE BACKED AROUND TO THE SW...WITH DEWPOINTS NUDGING
UPWARD WHERE LOW LEVEL THETA-E CONTINUES TO POOL OVER SOUTHSIDE
VA.

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND THE SECOND FRONT TRACKING
TO THE EAST COAST BY EARLY FRIDAY. THIS RIDGE WILL EASY ITS WAY
EAST ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...THEN BE CENTERED OVER THE
FORECAST AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS HIGH AND UPPER LEVEL
TROUGHINESS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES AROUND NORMAL FRIDAY. SOME
CLEARING MAY TAKE PLACE TO HAVE FOG DEVELOP LATE...THEN LIFT TO
AFTERNOON POPCORN CUMULUS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS LOOK
VERY DRY IN THE LOW LEVELS TOMORROW WITH DEW POINTS IN THE MID 50S
TO LOWER 60S...THAT THESE CLOUDS SHOULD NOT PRODUCE ANY RAIN.
&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 240 PM EDT THURSDAY...

GFS/ECMWF BLEND USED THIS PERIOD. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA
FRIDAY NIGHT WILL WEAKENS AND SHIFTS SOUTH SATURDAY AS FAST WNW
FLOW BRINGS NEXT FRONT AND SHORTWAVE ACROSS THE AREA. MODELS
DIFFER SOME ON THE EXTENT OF RAIN CHANCES...BUT KEPT OVERALL
CHANCE POPS IN THE MOUNTAINS TO SLIGHT EAST GIVEN NW FLOW DRYING
THE AIRMASS SOME LEE OF THE BLUE RIDGE.

HEADING INTO SAT NIGHT-SUN ANOTHER SHORTWAVE...STRONGER THAN
SATURDAYS MOVES ACROSS AND KEEP SOME CHANCE OF SHOWERS
GOING...WITH UPPER TROUGH STARTING TO AMPLIFY OVER THE NORTHEAST
SUNDAY ALLOWING SOME DRYING TO TAKE PLACE IN THE NORTH AND EAST AS
FLOW TURNS NORTHWEST TO NORTH BEHIND THE SHORTWAVE.

OVERALL...TEMPS WILL BE WARMING BACK TO SEASONAL NORMS SAT-SAT
NIGHT THEN COOLING SOME SUNDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 1230 PM EDT THURSDAY...

INCLINED TO KEEP THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST SIMILAR TO THE ONE
ISSUED YESTERDAY AS MODELS SHOWING DIFFERENCES IN TERMS OF
AMPLIFICATION OF TROUGH OVER THE GREAT LAKES INTO THE MID ATLANTIC
NEXT WEEK AND INTERACTION WITH FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO OUR SOUTH.

THE 00Z ECMWF IS MOST AMPLIFIED WHICH WAS DISREGARDED PER
HPC...WITH MORE LEANING TOWARD AN ENSEMBLE OF THE GEFS/ECMWF.
STILL BEARS WATCHING ON HOW DEEP INTO THE SOUTH THE FRONT GETS
EARLY NEXT WEEK. WILL HOLD ONTO SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN THE
SOUTHWEST CWA AT LEAST INTO MONDAY NIGHT...THEN WAVY FRONT MAY
SEND SOME MOISTURE BACK OUR WAY NEXT TUESDAY WITH 30 POPS IN THE
SOUTHEAST TO SLIGHT CHANCE NW.

THE TROUGH AMPLIFIES JUST ENOUGH TO KEEP ENHANCED MOISTURE TO THE
SOUTH BUT CANNOT RULE OUT A DISTURBANCE PASSING ACROSS IN THE NW
FLOW TO INTERACT WITH DAYTIME HEATING TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND A FEW STORMS WED...WITH ANOTHER FRONT SHIFTING TOWARD US FROM
THE NORTHWEST BY THURSDAY. SO...THE PATTERN SHOULD BE FAVORABLE
FOR SEASONAL TEMPS TO SOME BELOW NORMAL AT TIMES...AND NOT A
COMPLETE WASHOUT NEXT WEEK...ALTHOUGH KEEP THE UMBRELLAS HANDY.

&&

.AVIATION /01Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 710 PM EDT THURSDAY...

WIND SHIFT FRONT REMAINS STALLED ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE
BLUE RIDGE THIS EVENING WITH INSTABILITY LINGERING OUT EAST WHERE
THE FLOW REMAINS MORE SW. EXPECT WILL SEE ADDED CONVECTION DEVELOP
AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA AFTER LOSS OF HEATING ALTHOUGH LIKELY
SLOWER THAN MOST GUIDANCE INDICATES. COULD EVEN SEE A SHRA/TSRA
CLIP KDAN SO INCLUDING A VCTS MENTION THERE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF HOURS...WHILE LEAVING OUT OF KLYH AS APPEARS MOST SHRA SHOULD
STAY EAST OF THERE. OTRW EXPECTING VFR TO HOLD ELSW WITH A FEW
ADDED SHRA AHEAD OF THE SECONDARY DEWPOINT FRONT CROSSING WVA
ATTM. MOST OF THESE SHOULD QUICKLY FADE WITH LOSS OF INSOLATION
GIVEN LESS SUPPORT/MOISTURE...WITH ONLY SOME BKN VFR CIGS SO NOT
INCLUDING ANY VCSH MENTION IN MOST OTHER SPOTS OUTSIDE OF KBLF
FOR NOW.

SHOULD SEE BETTER DRYING ALOFT OVERNIGHT ONCE THE BOUNDARIES HEAD
OFF TO THE SE LEADING TO MORE FOG/STRATUS LIKELY IN SPOTS ESPCLY
VALLEYS AND WHERE ANY EARLIER SHRA OCCURRED. ALSO WESTERLY FLOW
INTO THE UPSLOPE AREAS WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDED LOW CIGS THERE
ESPCLY AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH CIGS HANGING IN UNTIL MIDDAY OR EARLY
AFTERNOON AT KBLF/KLWB. FOR NOW WILL KEEP MVFR TO IFR ACROSS THE
SE WVA SITES AND A PERIOD OF IFR IN FOG AT KBCB. KDAN/KLYH HAVE
THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME PATCHY MVFR LEVEL FOG AS RAOBS SUGGEST
BOUNDARY LAYER SATURATION AT THESE SPOTS AROUND DAYBREAK. APPEARS
KROA WILL STAY VFR UNDER A SLIGHTLY STRONGER NW BREEZE OVERNIGHT.

LOW CONDITIONS QUICKLY IMPROVE ACROSS THE EASTERN SITES EARLY
FRIDAY WITH MVFR LINGERING WEST. SHOULD SEE WIDESPREAD VFR ALL
LOCATIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNDER HIGH PRESSURE AND A LIGHT WEST
TO SW TRAJECTORY.

THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS PROGGED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY
EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ANTICIPATE A RETURN OF SCATTERED
SHOWERS/STORMS AND SOME AREAS OF SUB-VFR CONDITIONS.

HIGH PRESSURE AND MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS RETURN BY MONDAY AND
LINGER INTO TUESDAY BEFORE SOME AFTERNOON CONVECTION RETURNS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. EARLY MORNING FOG WILL AGAIN BE A POSSIBILITY
ESPCLY VALLEYS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...JH/RCS
NEAR TERM...JH/RCS
SHORT TERM...WP
LONG TERM...WP
AVIATION...JH/RCS

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 3:31 PM EDT, 6 hours 1 minute before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
331 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2013

NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>045-021945-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-
GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-
BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
331 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2013

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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ004>006-VAZ043>047-058-059-021945-
STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-
BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
331 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY
OVER CENTRAL VIRGINIA INTO NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AS A FRONT
APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE WEST. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG
TO SEVERE BETWEEN 430 PM AND 830 PM THIS EVENING...WITH ISOLATED
DAMAGING WINDS...IN ADDITION TO HEAVY RAIN THAT MAY RESULT IN
LOCALIZED FLOODING PROBLEMS.

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

RCS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 1, 5:32 PM EDT, 4 hours before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
532 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2013

VAZ047-012200-
BUCKINGHAM VA-
532 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN BUCKINGHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 600 PM EDT

* AT 530 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
  A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR NEW CANTON...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 25
  MPH.

* WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY
  RAIN IS FALLING...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADWAYS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  GOLD HILL...
  AND NEW CANTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS...FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3764 7825 3757 7830 3761 7847 3774 7843
      3773 7837 3772 7835 3771 7830 3769 7827
      3769 7824
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 282DEG 23KT 3769 7835

16

Special weather statement, Aug 1, 6:27 PM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
627 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2013

VAZ044-012315-
PITTSYLVANIA VA-
627 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT

* AT 626 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
  TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING NEAR AJAX...MOVING TO
  THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY
  RAIN IS FALLING...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADWAYS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CHATHAM...
  GRETNA...
  CLIMAX...
  AJAX...
  AND PITTSVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS MAY INTENSIFY...SO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS...FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3695 7962 3701 7960 3704 7957 3704 7955
      3705 7954 3701 7948 3702 7946 3706 7949
      3707 7948 3706 7947 3690 7919 3674 7936
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 312DEG 19KT 3701 7953

16

Special weather statement, Aug 1, 7:19 PM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
719 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2013

VAZ044-045-058-020000-
HALIFAX VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-CAMPBELL VA-
719 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN HALIFAX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL CAMPBELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 800 PM EDT

* AT 717 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
  STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LONG ISLAND TO
  CHATHAM...MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  INGRAM...
  CHATHAM...
  NATHALIE...
  MT AIRY...
  AND RIDGEWAY.

LAT...LON 3691 7881 3668 7914 3685 7947 3713 7906
      3699 7890 3698 7890 3698 7889
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 284DEG 16KT 3708 7905 3687 7938

CF

Special weather statement, Aug 1, 8:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
801 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2013

VAZ044-058-020100-
HALIFAX VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-
801 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  HALIFAX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  EAST CENTRAL PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 900 PM EDT

* AT 756 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
  A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR RIDGEWAY...MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25
  MPH.

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  TURBEVILLE...
  SOUTH BOSTON...
  HALIFAX...
  INGRAM...
  AND VIRGILINA.

LAT...LON 3664 7858 3668 7864 3668 7870 3660 7872
      3658 7871 3656 7874 3654 7874 3654 7894
      3676 7930 3693 7909 3664 7856
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 305DEG 21KT 3677 7906

CF

Special weather statement, Aug 1, 8:46 PM EDT, 46 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
846 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2013

VAZ044-058-020130-
HALIFAX VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-
846 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN HALIFAX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 930 PM EDT

* AT 842 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
  A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ELMO...MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15
  MPH.

* WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  TURBEVILLE...
  INGRAM...
  VIRGILINA...
  CLUSTER SPRINGS...
  AND ALTON.

LAT...LON 3654 7879 3654 7922 3666 7935 3679 7914
      3655 7876
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 317DEG 14KT 3664 7914

CF

Special weather statement, Aug 1, 9:32 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
932 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2013

NCZ005-006-020215-
ROCKINGHAM NC-CASWELL NC-
932 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  WESTERN CASWELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 1015 PM EDT

* AT 929 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
  A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR OREGON HILL...MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT
  10 MPH.

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAYFIELD...
  CAMP SPRINGS...
  PELHAM...
  DRAPER...
  AND LAWSONVILLE.

LAT...LON 3648 7975 3654 7966 3654 7954 3651 7937
      3628 7950
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 305DEG 10KT 3648 7962

CF

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 1, 8:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	59 min
Aug 1, 8:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	44 min
Aug 1, 9:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Caswell, Rockingham	4 hr
Aug 1, 9:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Caswell, Rockingham	53 min
Aug 1, 11:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Caswell	53 min
Aug 1, 11:33 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Caswell	6 hr

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Sources

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