Severe Thunderstorm Warning 127, NWS Blacksburg, VA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
757 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TONIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL
CROSS THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY INTERACTING WITH MOISTURE ASSOCIATED
WITH WHAT IS EXPECTED TO BE HURRICANE ARTHUR OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA
COAST. DRIER AND COOLER HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FOR
THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 340 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

SEVERE THREAT WINDING DOWN BUT A FEW ROGUE STORMS COULD BECOME
STRONG THIS EVENING EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. THROUGH COORDINATION
WITH SPC...WILL ALLOW WATCH 385 TO EXPIRE AT 800 PM.

AS OF 340 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING.
THE GREATEST THREAT IS FOR DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL AND HEAVY RAINS.

AMPLIFIED LONGWAVE TROF FOR JULY IS TRAVELING ACROSS THE CENTRAL
CONUS. ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON EXTENDED FROM
THE GREAT LAKES SOUTHWEST INTO TENNESSEE VALLEY. THIS FRONT WILL
CROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT AS THE UPPER TROUGH SLOWLY MOVES EAST.
SHAPED TONIGHT POPS TOWARDS A BLEND OF THE HIRESW-ARW...RNK WRF ARW
AND NAM.

ENVIRONMENT SUPPORTS BOTH DISCRETE AND MULTICELL DEVELOPMENT...WITH
BETTER ORGANIZATION THE FARTHER NORTH YOU GO INTO VA/MD/DE/PA/NJ
WHERE THE RIGHT REAR QUAD OF THE UPPER JET AND STRONGER MID LEVEL
WINDS WILL EXIST. FORECAST MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES OF 6.5 DEG C AND
CAPES OVER 3000+ WILL SUPPORT STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS...WITH
DAMAGING WINDS BECOMING THE MAIN THREAT. MPD 172 AND DAY1 EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL HIGHLIGHT THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN ALONG AND EAST OF THE
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. WITH RELATIVELY HIGH FFG...CELL MERGERS AND
TRAINING OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL RATE WILL BE NEED
FOR FLASH FLOODING PROBLEMS.

A MUGGY NIGHT WITH THE FRONT STILL WEST OF THE AREA TONIGHT...LOW
TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL REMAIN WARM WITH READINGS FROM THE LOWER
60S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER 70S IN THE PIEDMONT.

THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE APPALACHIANS THURSDAY...INTERACTING
WITH TROPICAL MOISTURE WHICH WILL ADVECT INTO THE AREA FROM THE
SOUTH AHEAD OF ARTHUR...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE STRENGTHENING INTO A
HURRICANE OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST....BEFORE IT THEN MOVES
NORTHEAST UP THE CAROLINA COAST.

PWATS INCREASE FROM AROUND ONE INCH THIS MORNING TO JUST UNDER TWO
INCHES IN THE PIEDMONT THURSDAY...WHICH IS WELL ABOVE NORMAL BUT
CERTAINLY NOT EXTREME. WITH THIS INCREASING TROPICAL MOISTURE...EVEN
THOUGH ARTHUR NOT TRACKING VERY NEAR THE BLACKSBURG FORECAST
AREA...THERE HAS BEEN SOME DISCUSSION OF THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY
RAINFALL. THE FRONTAL FORCING IS VERY WEAK OVER OUR AREA COMPARED TO
CLASSIC CASES OF PREFRONTAL HEAVY RAIN EVENTS STUDIED...AND OVERALL
THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A SIGNIFICANT PRE...SO AT THIS POINT NO
EXTREME RAINFALL IS FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

MOST LIKELY LOCATION FOR ANY ENHANCED RAINFALL WOULD BE ALONG AND
EAST OF BLUE RIDGE. INCREASED QPF AND PLAYED IT CLOSER TO HPCQPF AND
AFTER DISCUSSION WITH AKQ DECIDED TO HOLD OFF ON ANY FLASH FLOOD
WATCH FOR THURSDAY. WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVED
HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AND MONITOR FOR TRAINING OF
ECHOES WITH HEAVY RAINFALL RATES FOR ANY PLACEMENT OF FLOOD WATCH.

UNLESS THE FRONT REALLY SLOWS DOWN...FAR SW VA...NW NC...AND SE WV
MAY ONLY SEE SOME SCATTERED SHWRS AND ISOLD THUNDER THROUGH MIDDAY
BEFORE MAIN THREAT FOR RAIN HEADS EAST IN AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
PLAYED IT COOLER FOR THURSDAY COMPARED THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE FRONT
PASSING THROUGH AND INCREASE IN DEEPER MOISTURE AND CLOUD COVER.
LEANED HIGH THURSDAY TOWARDS THE ADJMETBC WITH READINGS THE MID 70S
IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER 80S IN THE PIEDMONT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 245 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...PRECIPITATION WILL
GRADUALLY COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
AS A COLD FRONT EXITS THE REGION TO THE EAST. SOME LINGERING
MOISTURE OVER SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA MAY BE LIFTED UPSLOPE ALONG A
20 TO 25 KT NORTHWEST 850 MB WIND AND YIELD SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS
TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. OTHERWISE...ONCE PRECIPITATION STOPS
IN A GIVEN AREA...IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO RETURN.

DRIER HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUES OVER
THE REGION THROUGH INDEPENDENCE DAY AND NIGHT. EXPECT NO
PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURES TRENDING COOLER THAN NORMAL WITH
LIMITED CLOUD COVER.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 1230 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL START TO SHIFT EAST ON SUNDAY IN
RESPONSE TO AN APPROACHING SHORTWAVE TROUGH ACROSS THE UPPER PLAINS
STATES. NO PRECIPITATION IS STILL EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT...BUT HUMIDITY WILL START TO INCREASE AGAIN AS WINDS BECOME
SOUTHWEST AND START TO ADVECT HIGHER DEW POINTS BACK INTO THE REGION.

MONDAY...TUESDAY...AND WEDNESDAY...PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL
GRADUALLY INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA AS THE UPPER SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND
ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT APPROACH THE AREA. ANTICIPATE
INCREASED UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS AND ASSOCIATED INCREASED SURFACE
INSTABILITY THANKS TO INCREASED TEMPERATURES AND MOISTURE LEVELS.

THE FRONT MAY STALL OVER OR JUST NORTH OF THE AREA TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY. THIS COULD ALLOW FOR AREAS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IN THE
VICINITY OF THE FRONT.

TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL START AROUND NORMAL ON
SUNDAY...BUT TREND A LITTLE WARMER THAN NORMAL MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 130 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

A COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE OHIO-TENN VALLEYS THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. WITH A SOUTHERLY WIND...HEAT...MOISTURE
AND INSTABILITIES...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP VCNTY OF THE BLUE RIDGE ASSOCIATED WITH WIND CONVERGENCE
THERE. LATEST RADAR TRENDS SHOWED ISOLATED CONVECTION FORMING
ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE AT 17Z. WIND IS THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THE
STRONGER STORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

SCT TO BKN MVFR CLOUDS WITH ISOLATED IFR WITH THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. CONFIDENCE IS LOW ON
TIMING...THEREFORE ONLY HAVE VICINITY THUNDERSTORMS AT ALL TAF
SITES ATTM...AND MAINLY CONFINED TO LATE IN THE DAY. APPEARS THAT
THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE NORTH BLUE
RIDGE MOUNTAINS. MEAN WIND THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT IS OUT OF
THE SOUTHWEST...SO STORMS WILL BE MOVING NORTHEAST...FROM 240
DEGREES AT BETWEEN 15-20 MPH.

THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...THE POTENTIAL INTERACTION BETWEEN
THE ADVANCING FRONT AND TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR WILL KEEP
PRECIPITATION ACROSS OUR REGION. CONFIDENCE IN THE SPECIFIC
LOCATION AND AMOUNTS ARE LOW GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTIES IN THE TRACK
OF ARTHUR.

MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES DURING THE PERIOD.
HIGH TO MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON WINDS

EXTENDED AVIATION...

MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS DRIER
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ITS WAY INTO THE AREA. THERE MAY BE SOME
RIVER VALLEY FOG SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNING.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...KK/PM
NEAR TERM...KK/RCS
SHORT TERM...DS
LONG TERM...DS
AVIATION...KK/PM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1254 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

VAZ010>014-016>020-022>024-031700-
BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-
1254 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 385 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE THURSDAY WITH THE MAIN
THREAT BEING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND WHILE THE MOST LIKELY
TIME FRAME WOULD BE MIDDAY...THESE COULD LINGER LATER INTO THE
AFTERNOON DEPENDING ON THE TIMING OF A FRONTAL PASSAGE.

AFTER THURSDAY...WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-015-WVZ042>045-031700-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS-
MONROE-GREENBRIER-
1254 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN
ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT AND THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT A FEW OF
THESE COULD BECOME SEVERE. DAMAGING WINDS WOULD BE THE PRIMARY
THREAT...BUT ANY STORMS THAT REACH SEVERE THRESHOLDS WILL BE
ISOLATED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE THURSDAY WITH THE MAIN
THREAT BEING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND WHILE THE MOST LIKELY
TIME FRAME WOULD BE MIDDAY...THESE COULD LINGER LATER INTO THE
AFTERNOON DEPENDING ON THE TIMING OF A FRONTAL PASSAGE.

AFTER THURSDAY...WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

NCZ003>006-VAZ032>035-043>047-058-059-031700-
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
1254 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 385 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL 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.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AS A
COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION INTERACTS WITH MOISTURE WELL
NORTH OF TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR. SOME OF THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS
WILL PRODUCE ESPECIALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH ISOLATED FLASH
FLOODING BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. THE MOST LIKELY TIMING FOR THE
HEAVY RAIN THREAT WILL BE AFTERNOON INTO THE LATE EVENING.
CONFIDENCE IS LOW REGARDING HOW WIDESPREAD THIS HEAVY RAIN THREAT
MAY BE.

AFTER THURSDAY...WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

NCZ019-020-031700-
WILKES-YADKIN-
1254 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT AND THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK
THAT A FEW OF THESE COULD BECOME SEVERE. DAMAGING WINDS WOULD BE
THE PRIMARY THREAT...BUT LARGE HAIL CANNOT BE RULED OUT EITHER.
LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AS A
COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION INTERACTS WITH MOISTURE WELL
NORTH OF TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR. SOME OF THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS
WILL PRODUCE ESPECIALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH ISOLATED FLASH
FLOODING BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. THE MOST LIKELY TIMING FOR THE
HEAVY RAIN THREAT WILL BE AFTERNOON INTO THE LATE EVENING.
CONFIDENCE IS LOW REGARDING HOW WIDESPREAD THIS HEAVY RAIN THREAT
MAY BE.

AFTER THURSDAY NIGHT...WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT
EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
654 PM EDT WED JUL 02 2014

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

0545 PM     TSTM WND DMG     COVINGTON CITY          37.78N 79.98W
07/02/2014                   CITY OF COVINGTON  VA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN AT MILE MARKER 19 ON INTERSTATE 64.

0555 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LONGDALE FURNACE        37.83N 79.72W
07/02/2014                   ALLEGHANY          VA   911 CALL CENTER

            CABLE LINE DOWN ALONG INTERSTATE 64 AT MILE MARKER 35.

0600 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CLIFTON FORGE CITY      37.82N 79.83W
07/02/2014                   ALLEGHANY          VA   911 CALL CENTER

            THREE TREES DOWN WITHIN THE CITY...INCLUDING ONE ON A
            VEHICLE.

&&

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
712 PM EDT WED JUL 02 2014

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

0645 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ROCKBRIDGE BATHS        37.90N 79.42W
07/02/2014                   ROCKBRIDGE         VA   911 CALL CENTER

            SEVERAL TREES...AT LEAST FIVE...DOWN IN THE ROCKBRIDGE
            BATHS AREA.

0647 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LEXINGTON CITY          37.78N 79.45W
07/02/2014                   CITY OF LEXINGTON  VA   911 CALL CENTER

            AT LEAST ONE TREE AND A POWER LINE DOWN IN THE CITY OF
            LEXINGTON.

&&

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
722 PM EDT WED JUL 02 2014

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

0718 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N NATURAL BRIDGE      37.64N 79.54W
07/02/2014                   ROCKBRIDGE         VA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE DOWN AT PRIVATE RESIDENCE ALONG LEE HIGHWAY...US
            ROUTE 11.

&&

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
726 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

VAZ032-030015-
PATRICK VA-
726 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  CENTRAL PATRICK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 815 PM EDT

* AT 725 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
  A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR COLLINSTOWN...MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT
  15 MPH.

* PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
  THIS THUNDERSTORM. FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE
  EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  STUART...
  WOOLWINE...
  BUFFALO RIDGE...
  AND CHARITY.

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 3657 8046 3683 8034 3687 8025 3685 8007
      3682 8007 3679 8004 3679 8007 3678 8010
      3675 8009 3654 8032 3655 8040
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 212DEG 15KT 3660 8038

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
730 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

VAZ032-030015-
PATRICK VA-
730 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  CENTRAL PATRICK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 815 PM EDT

* AT 730 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
  A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR STUART...MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15
  MPH.

* PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
  STORM...ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  STUART...
  WOOLWINE...
  BUFFALO RIDGE...
  AND CHARITY.

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 3657 8046 3683 8034 3687 8025 3685 8007
      3682 8007 3679 8004 3679 8007 3678 8010
      3675 8009 3654 8032 3655 8040
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 212DEG 15KT 3662 8037

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
736 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

NCZ001-030015-
ASHE NC-
736 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  CENTRAL ASHE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 815 PM EDT

* AT 735 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
  A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR OTHELLO...MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15
  MPH.

* PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
  STORM. OCCASIONAL CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LAUREL SPRINGS...
  GLENDALE SPRINGS...
  JEFFERSON...
  LANSING...
  AND OTHELLO.

LAT...LON 3658 8148 3658 8136 3648 8132 3646 8128
      3642 8126 3637 8131 3637 8133 3636 8136
      3632 8136 3629 8139 3629 8142 3627 8143
      3636 8161
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 212DEG 14KT 3637 8147

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