Alert archive / Virginia / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2013, 5:29 PM EDT for Henry County, Patrick County, Virginia. It was in force for 31 min. 2 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
- May 23, 2013, 5:29 PM EDT (21:29 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2013, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Henry County, VA, Patrick County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 5:33 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wnw Critz, VA | MULTIPLE ONE TO TWO INCH DIAMETER LIMBS WERE BLOWN DOWN. |
| May 23, 5:37 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Sanville, VA | AT LEAST A DOZEN LARGE TREE LIMBS WERE BLOWN DOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 68 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
- 29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 790 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
959
WFUS51 KRNK 232129
TORRNK
VAC089-141-232200-
/O.NEW.KRNK.TO.W.0002.130523T2129Z-130523T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
529 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL PATRICK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
WEST CENTRAL HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT
* AT 524 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR CRITZ...OR 7 MILES EAST OF STUART...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SANVILLE...
CRITZ...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE RELAY YOUR REPORTS OF SEVERE
WEATHER 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 3663 8017 3664 8021 3669 8021 3675 8002
3661 8002
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 265DEG 14KT 3666 8016
$$
DS3 follow-up statements
002
WWUS51 KRNK 232140
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
540 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
VAC089-141-232200-
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130523T2200Z/
PATRICK VA-HENRY VA-
540 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL PATRICK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
EXTREME WEST CENTRAL HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
AT 537 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
CRITZ...OR 6 MILES WEST OF SPENCER...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SANVILLE...
CRITZ...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEEK SHELTER NOW IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT
OUTSIDE...AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR
OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF QUARTER SIZE
OR LARGER HAIL...AS WELL AS ANY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING
DOWNED TREES OR LARGE LIMBS...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND
PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.
&&
LAT...LON 3663 8016 3664 8016 3667 8015 3671 8011
3673 8002 3661 8002
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 281DEG 13KT 3664 8012
$$
DS172
WWUS51 KRNK 232149
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
549 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
VAC089-141-232200-
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130523T2200Z/
PATRICK VA-HENRY VA-
549 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL PATRICK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
EXTREME WEST CENTRAL HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
AT 546 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PENNS
STORE...OR 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPENCER...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RURAL AREAS BETWEEN SANVILL AND SPENCER...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEEK SHELTER NOW IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT
OUTSIDE...AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR
OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
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 3663 8013 3666 8013 3670 8009 3671 8002
3661 8002
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 267DEG 15KT 3665 8006
$$
DS762
WWUS51 KRNK 232201
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
601 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
VAC089-141-232210-
/O.EXP.KRNK.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130523T2200Z/
PATRICK VA-HENRY VA-
601 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR
EAST CENTRAL PATRICK AND EXTREME WEST CENTRAL HENRY COUNTIES HAS
EXPIRED...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING
HAS EXPIRED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY
AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF
HENRY COUNTY AND THE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF QUARTER SIZE
OR LARGER HAIL...AS WELL AS ANY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING
DOWNED TREES OR LARGE LIMBS...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND
PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER.
LAT...LON 3663 8013 3666 8013 3670 8009 3671 8002
3661 8002
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 265DEG 14KT 3665 8006
$$
DSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 1:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 50 min |
| May 23, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 27 min |
| May 23, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 47 min |
| May 23, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 29 min |
| May 23, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 63 min |
| May 23, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 46 min |
| May 23, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 28 min |
| May 23, 6:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 115 min |
| May 23, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery | 30 min |
| May 23, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 29 min |
| May 23, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Covington | 28 min |
| May 23, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery, Roanoke | 32 min |
| May 23, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 46 min |
| May 23, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Lexington | 30 min |
| May 23, 7:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 23 min |
| May 23, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 36 min |
| May 23, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 62 min |
| May 23, 7:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 3 hr |
| May 23, 7:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 31 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.