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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 2014, 7:25 PM EDT for Charlotte County, Halifax County, Virginia. It was in force for 65 min. 1 report 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 15, 2014, 7:25 PM EDT (23:25 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2014, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Charlotte County, VA, Halifax County, VA
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:29 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 15, 7:47 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nw Hitesburg, VA | MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BUCKSHOAL ROAD AND HUDSON ROAD IN VIRGILINA. LARGE UPROOTED TREE ON VEHICLE WITH ONE INDIVIDUAL TRAPPED INSIDE WITH LIVE POWER LINES ALSO DOWN ON VEHICLE. |
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 one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 11:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 91 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
- 410 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 458 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 311 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 332 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
989
WUUS51 KRNK 152325
SVRRNK
VAC037-083-160030-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0016.140515T2325Z-140516T0030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
725 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN HALIFAX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 830 PM EDT
* AT 724 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VIRGILINA...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KEYSVILLE...
VIRGILINA...
CLOVER...
REDOAK...
AND DRAKES BRANCH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL OF ANY
SIZE...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 3689 7849 3671 7864 3664 7858 3665 7859
3669 7865 3669 7868 3668 7870 3658 7871
3654 7874 3654 7896 3713 7854 3709 7848
3708 7844 3706 7845
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 212DEG 30KT 3652 7886
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KK2 follow-up statements
592
WWUS51 KRNK 152343
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
743 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014
VAC037-083-160030-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140516T0030Z/
CHARLOTTE VA-HALIFAX VA-
743 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHARLOTTE AND SOUTHEASTERN HALIFAX COUNTIES...
AT 742 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HITESBURG...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KEYSVILLE...
VIRGILINA...
CLOVER...
REDOAK...
AND DRAKES BRANCH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL OF ANY
SIZE...AS WELL AS ANY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING DOWNED TREES
OR LARGE LIMBS...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE
AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE
SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND
ON TWITTER.
&&
LAT...LON 3689 7849 3671 7864 3668 7863 3669 7865
3668 7870 3658 7871 3654 7874 3654 7896
3713 7854 3707 7844
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 210DEG 23KT 3664 7881
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KK480
WWUS51 KRNK 160025
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
825 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014
VAC037-083-160034-
/O.EXP.KRNK.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140516T0030Z/
CHARLOTTE VA-HALIFAX VA-
825 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CHARLOTTE AND SOUTHEASTERN HALIFAX COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE
AT 830 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN
IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL OF ANY
SIZE...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 3689 7849 3671 7864 3668 7863 3669 7865
3668 7870 3658 7871 3654 7874 3654 7896
3713 7854 3707 7844
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 212DEG 30KT 3664 7881
$$
KKWhat 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 May 15, 4:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 15, 4:34 PM EDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
434 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ACROSS THE FORECAST
REGION THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING...TRIGGERING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAIN. SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER
AIR WILL ENTER WITH THE FRONT...AND WILL LINGER THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SPINS OVER THE
GREAT LAKES.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 400 PM EDT THURSDAY...
RADAR IMAGERY INDICATES THAT THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAIN HAS JUST
SHIFTED OUTSIDE OUR EASTERN TIER OF COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON...BUT
IS STILL TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE RENEWED
SHOWER ACTIVITY FORMING ALONG A COLD FRONT THAT IS PASSING ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS. SHORT RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE WAVES OF
LOW PRESSURE PASSING ALONG THE FRONT FROM THE SOUTH DURING THIS
EVENING...WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING THE FRONT TO
SLOW/STALL BRIEFLY. MUCH OF THE AREA RECEIVED BETWEEN 1.0 AND 1.5
INCHES OF RAIN EARLIER TODAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE PIEDMONT
WHERE CONVECTION FIRED UP AS IT ENCOUNTERED INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED
WITH DAYTIME HEATING. AS SUCH...DO NOT SEE OUR AREAS AS OUT OF
THE WOODS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCALIZED FLOODING...AND WILL
THEREFORE LEAVE THE FLASH WATCH IN EFFECT.
THE SEVERE POTENTIAL APPEARS DIMINISHED FOR THE TIME BEING AS THE
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ATE UP THE INSTABILITY...HOWEVER
MAY SEE STORMS REINTENSIFY LATER THIS EVENING...AND CANNOT RULE
OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER WATCH FOR THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS
THE EAST.
THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE SLOWLY BUT SURELY EAST
THROUGH THE EVENING...BRINGING A WESTERLY WIND SHIFT AND A RETURN
OF COOLER TEMPERATURES. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE
MID/UPPER 40S ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...TO THE LOW/MID 50S ACROSS THE
PIEDMONT.
WHILE HEAVY RAIN WILL BE EAST OF THE FORECAST REGION TO START THE
DAY ON FRIDAY...WILL STILL SEE SHOWER ACTIVITY DEVELOP MAINLY
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE SWINGS
AROUND THE MASSIVE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT LAKES.
AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE LOW/MID 60S ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS...TO THE LOW 70 FURTHER EAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 400 PM EDT THURSDAY...
DEEP LONG WAVE TROF REMAINS OVER REGION THROUGH SATURDAY WITH
ANOTHER PIECE ON ENERGY PASSING ACROSS THE COUNTY WARNING AREA
FRIDAY NIGHT.
UPPER TROF WEAKENS AS IT CROSSES THE GREAT LAKES SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY. SHORT WAVES STILL ROTATING AROUND THE BASE OF THE UPPER
TROF. MOST OF THE WAVES WILL BE DIFFUSE AS THEY TRACK ACROSS THE
REGION. MODELS HAVE BEEN MORE CONSISTENT WITH A WELL DEFINED SHORT
WAVE THAT COMES THROUGH ON SUNDAY. DEEPER MOISTURE WITH THIS FEATURE
BRUSHES BY THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE FORECAST AREA. COLD AIR ALOFT
AND LARGER LAPSE RATES WILL ENHANCE PROBABILITY OF SHOWERS OVER THE
MOUNTAINS.
STILL EXPECTING UNSEASONABLY COOL AIR BY SATURDAY MORNING WITH 850
MB TEMPERATURES DOWN INTO THE +2 TO +6 RANGE.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 400 PM EDT THURSDAY...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE OHIO VALLEY AND WILL
COVER THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY THE HIGH MOVES OFFSHORE.
AIR MASS STARTS TO MODERATE ON TUESDAY THEN WARM AIR ADVECTION IS
STRONGER ON WEDNESDAY. ENOUGH WARM ADVECTION AND TRANSPORT OF
MOISTURE INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF A LOW MOVING ACROSS THE OHIO
VALLEY ON THURSDAY TO BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWER BACK INTO THE
FORECAST AREA BY DAY 7.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM EDT THURSDAY...
AXIS OF THE FIRST ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY HAS PASSED EAST OF KDAN AND KLYH THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER
THE COLD FRONT IS JUST MAKING ITS WAY INTO THE WESTERN MOST
PORTION OF THE FORECAST REGION...WITH RENEWED SHOWER ACTIVITY
DEVELOPING BOTH ALONG THE FRONT...AND ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...MOVING NORTH. CEILINGS ARE MIXED ACROSS THE REGION...
HAVING BEEN OBSERVED TO TRANSITION FROM IFR TO VFR AND BACK.
VISIBILITY DROPS TO LESS THAN 1SM HAVE OCCURRED IN THE HEAVIER
RAINFALL.
THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BRINGING
A WESTERLY WIND SHIFT AS IT PASSES. KBLF AND KLWB WILL EXPERIENCE
FROPA LATE THIS AFTERNOON...FOLLOWED BY REMAINING TAF SITES BY
LATE THIS EVENING. SHOWER ACTIVITY RIDING NORTH FROM THE CAROLINAS
AHEAD OF THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS ALONG AND EAST OF THE BLUE
RIDGE...AFFECTING KROA...KLYH AND KDAN LATER THIS EVENING...
RESULTING IN IFR CONDITIONS DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY RAIN
AND LOW CEILINGS.
AS THE FRONT EXITS THE AREA SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXPECT
GRADUALLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS DURING THE OVERNIGHT...WITH A
RETURN TO VFR BY SUNRISE FRIDAY FOR KBCB EASTWARD. KBLF AND KLWB
WILL LIKELY MAINTAIN AT LEAST MVFR CEILINGS THROUGH LATE MORNING
BEFORE IMPROVING. SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS DURING
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE SWINGS UP THE OHIO
RIVER VALLEY.
A LARGE UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BECOME ANCHORED OVER THE
GREAT LAKES REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND POSSIBLY INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP AN UNSTABLE/UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN IN
PLACE WITH BKN MVFR CEILINGS REMAINING POSSIBLE AT TIMES ALONG
WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...IMPACTING
KLWB/KBLF/KBCB THE MOST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
AS OF 400 PM EDT THURSDAY...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM FOR NEARLY ALL
OF THE FORECAST REGION. HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE EVENING AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE WEST.
ALSO...GIVEN THE POTENTIAL OF HEAVY RAINFALL...MAY SEE A FEW MAIN
STEM RIVER POINTS HEAD TOWARD MINOR FLOODING DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH
AND WHERE THE RAINFALL DEVELOPS THIS EVENING.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR VAZ010>020-022>024-
032>035-043>047-058-059.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR NCZ001>006-018>020.
WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR WVZ042>045.
&&
SYNOPSIS...NF
NEAR TERM...NF/WP
SHORT TERM...AMS
LONG TERM...AMS
AVIATION...KK/NF/RAB/WP
HYDROLOGY...NF/WPHazardous weather outlook, May 15, 7:11 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 711 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014 NCZ002-003-019-020-VAZ014-016-017-022-032-033-162315- ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WILKES-YADKIN-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE- PATRICK-FRANKLIN- 711 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...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. IN ADDITION...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS INTO THIS EVENING WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT BEING GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ011-013-018>020-023-024-034-035-WVZ043>045-162315- GILES-PULASKI-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD- AMHERST-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 711 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...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. IN ADDITION...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS INTO THIS EVENING WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT BEING GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS CLOSER TO THE BLUE RIDGE. .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>047-058-059-162315- STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 711 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...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. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS INTO THIS EVENING WITH THE PRIMARY THREATS BEING GUSTY WINDS. .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. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-WVZ042-162315- ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-MERCER- 711 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 15, 2:59 PM EDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
259 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014
VAZ047-151930-
BUCKINGHAM VA-
259 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
EASTERN BUCKINGHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 330 PM EDT
* AT 259 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR NEW CANTON TO
NEAR ABILENE...MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. VERY HEAVY
RAIN IS FALLING...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADWAYS AND
QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GOLD HILL...
AND NEW CANTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE WATER TO FLOW OVER THE ROADWAY. DO
NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE WHERE THE ROAD HAS BECOME FLOODED.
&&
LAT...LON 3762 7826 3734 7847 3774 7843 3773 7837
3772 7835 3771 7830 3769 7827 3769 7824
3767 7824
TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 213DEG 42KT 3776 7838 3714 7850
DSSpecial weather statement, May 15, 3:00 PM EDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
300 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014
VAZ059-151930-
CHARLOTTE VA-
300 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
EASTERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 330 PM EDT
* AT 300 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
INTENSE SHOWERS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR ABILENE TO NEAR
BUFFALO SPRINGS...MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 35 MPH.
* WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE SHOWERS. VERY HEAVY
RAIN IS FALLING...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADWAYS AND
QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KEYSVILLE...
REDOAK...
WYLLIESBURG...
ABILENE...
AND DRAKES BRANCH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE WATER TO FLOW OVER THE ROADWAY. DO
NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE WHERE THE ROAD HAS BECOME FLOODED.
&&
LAT...LON 3688 7849 3674 7862 3675 7864 3715 7862
3714 7852 3709 7848 3708 7844
TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 196DEG 31KT 3709 7852 3663 7862
DSSpecial weather statement, May 15, 5:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
522 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014
NCZ003-019-020-VAZ015-016-032-152215-
SURRY NC-YADKIN NC-WILKES NC-GRAYSON VA-PATRICK VA-CARROLL VA-
522 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
SURRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
WESTERN YADKIN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...
EASTERN WILKES COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN GRAYSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHWESTERN PATRICK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 615 PM EDT
* AT 521 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CLINGMAN...MOVING TO THE NORTH 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 AND
QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOUNT AIRY...
MOUNTAIN PARK...
ELKIN...
ARARAT...
AND DOBSON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE WATER TO FLOW OVER THE ROADWAY. DO
NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE WHERE THE ROAD HAS BECOME FLOODED.
&&
LAT...LON 3606 8091 3609 8105 3640 8097 3643 8096
3648 8095 3655 8091 3657 8093 3671 8089
3662 8045 3605 8083
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 197DEG 21KT 3614 8092
KKSpecial weather statement, May 15, 5:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
548 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014
NCZ004-VAZ017-032-033-043-152245-
STOKES NC-FRANKLIN VA-FLOYD VA-HENRY VA-PATRICK VA-
548 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
NORTHWESTERN STOKES COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
EASTERN FLOYD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
PATRICK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 645 PM EDT
* AT 547 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
TRACKING AN AREA OF INTENSE SHOWERS NEAR STUART...MOVING TO THE
NORTH AT 30 MPH.
* WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE SHOWERS. VERY
HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADWAYS
AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FERRUM...
STUART...
FLOYD...
WOOLWINE...
AND SANVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE WATER TO FLOW OVER THE ROADWAY. DO
NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE WHERE THE ROAD HAS BECOME FLOODED.
&&
LAT...LON 3654 8044 3655 8048 3705 8029 3694 7985
3646 8022
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 199DEG 32KT 3659 8031
KKSpecial weather statement, May 15, 5:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
559 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014
VAZ010>014-016-017-152300-
FLOYD VA-GILES VA-CARROLL VA-BLAND VA-MONTGOMERY VA-PULASKI VA-
WYTHE VA-
559 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
WEST CENTRAL FLOYD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHERN GILES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
EAST CENTRAL BLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
PULASKI COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
EASTERN WYTHE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 700 PM EDT
* AT 558 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GALAX HILLSVILLE AIRPORT...MOVING TO THE
NORTH AT 35 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 AND
QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RADFORD...
ALLISONIA...
PULASKI...
POPLAR HILL...
AND HILLSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE WATER TO FLOW OVER THE ROADWAY. DO
NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE WHERE THE ROAD HAS BECOME FLOODED.
&&
LAT...LON 3672 8098 3729 8096 3732 8089 3726 8043
3667 8067
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 199DEG 32KT 3679 8084
KKSpecial weather statement, May 15, 6:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
604 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014
WVZ045-152300-
GREENBRIER WV-
604 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
CENTRAL GREENBRIER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 700 PM EDT
* AT 604 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
AN INTENSE SHOWER NEAR LEONARD...MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 35 MPH.
* WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS SHOWER. VERY HEAVY
RAIN IS FALLING...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADWAYS AND
QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RENICK...
LEWISBURG AIRPORT...
RORER...
TROUT...
AND WILLIAMSBURG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE WATER TO FLOW OVER THE ROADWAY. DO
NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE WHERE THE ROAD HAS BECOME FLOODED.
&&
LAT...LON 3823 8036 3811 8036 3805 8027 3804 8016
3805 8012 3783 8028 3792 8061 3818 8056
3827 8044
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 199DEG 32KT 3805 8035
KKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 7:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Wythe, City of Galax | 40 min |
| May 15, 7:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Giles, Pulaski, City of Radford | 44 min |
| May 15, 8:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Radford | 30 min |
| May 15, 8:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Montgomery | 29 min |
| May 15, 8:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig | 32 min |
| May 15, 8:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Patrick | 31 min |
| May 15, 9:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig | 33 min |
| May 15, 9:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin, Roanoke, City of Salem | 32 min |
| May 15, 9:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 31 min |
| May 15, 9:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 3 hr |
| May 15, 9:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany | 34 min |
| May 15, 9:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 32 min |
| May 15, 9:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin, Henry | 31 min |
| May 15, 10:21 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | City of Martinsville | 3 hr |
| May 15, 10:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 33 min |
| May 15, 10:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin, City of Roanoke | 31 min |
| May 15, 10:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 30 min |
| May 15, 10:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt, City of Covington | 34 min |
| May 15, 10:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Roanoke | 33 min |
| May 15, 11:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath, Botetourt | 34 min |
| May 15, 11:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 33 min |
| May 15, 11:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 31 min |
| May 15, 11:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | City of Danville | 3 hr |
| May 15, 11:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 34 min |
| May 15, 11:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 33 min |
| May 15, 11:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 32 min |
| May 15, 12:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, City of Buena Vista | 32 min |
| May 15, 12:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 31 min |
| May 15, 12:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | City of Lynchburg | 3 hr |
| May 15, 12:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 33 min |
| May 15, 12:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 32 min |
| May 15, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 31 min |
| May 15, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Charlotte, Halifax | 30 min |
| May 15, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Charlotte | 32 min |
| May 15, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 33 min |
| May 15, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 31 min |
| May 15, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Cumberland | 31 min |
| May 15, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 30 min |
| May 15, 5:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax | 4 hr |
| May 15, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 57 min |
| May 15, 5:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Carroll, City of Galax | 106 min |
| May 15, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Pulaski, City of Radford | 61 min |
| May 15, 6:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll | 3 hr |
| May 15, 7:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Floyd | 3 hr |
| May 15, 7:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 3 hr |
| May 15, 7:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 59 min |
| May 15, 7:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax | 3 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.