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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at May 29, 2014, 3:25 PM EDT for Wythe County, Virginia. It was in force for 50 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
- May 29, 2014, 3:25 PM EDT (19:25 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2014, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
County Wythe County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 177 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -119 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1134 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -45 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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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 May 29, 1:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 29, 1:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 5:27 AM EDT, 9 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 527 AM EDT THU MAY 29 2014 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>018-022-032-033-043-044-058-WVZ042>045- 301000- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- HALIFAX-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 527 AM EDT THU MAY 29 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...AND HEAVY RAIN. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER LOW AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ019-020-023-024-034-035-045>047-059-301000- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-CHARLOTTE- 527 AM EDT THU MAY 29 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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 29, 1:07 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
306 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
VAZ016-017-032-291945-
FLOYD VA-PATRICK VA-CARROLL VA-
306 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
SOUTHERN FLOYD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
PATRICK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
EASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 345 PM EDT
* AT 304 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN CENTRAL CARROLL AND
WESTERN FLOYD COUNTIES...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH.
* PEA SIZE HAIL AND 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...
HILLSVILLE...
STUART...
FLOYD...
WILLIS...
AND WOOLWINE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS...FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3665 8081 3686 8080 3689 8071 3694 8019
3690 8020 3687 8023 3685 8016 3659 8005
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 278DEG 19KT 3679 8040
PCSpecial weather statement, May 29, 3:25 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
325 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
VAZ012-013-016-292015-
CARROLL VA-PULASKI VA-WYTHE VA-
325 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHWESTERN PULASKI COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
WYTHE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 415 PM EDT
* AT 324 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WYTHE
COUNTY...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH.
* PEA SIZE HAIL AND 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...
WYTHEVILLE...
RURAL RETREAT...
SPEEDWELL...
MAX MEADOWS...
AND GUNTON PARK.
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 3704 8123 3704 8119 3702 8118 3704 8114
3702 8111 3703 8108 3701 8068 3686 8080
3673 8082 3676 8101 3680 8104 3677 8109
3680 8127 3696 8137
TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 279DEG 28KT 3687 8088
PCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 8:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 23 min |
| May 28, 8:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 30 min |
| May 28, 8:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 46 min |
| May 29, 1:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 53 min |
| May 29, 1:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 55 min |
| May 29, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 39 min |
| May 29, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 66 min |
| May 29, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski, City of Radford | 41 min |
| May 29, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 40 min |
| May 29, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 49 min |
| May 29, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 40 min |
| May 29, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, City of Covington | 42 min |
| May 29, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 42 min |
| May 29, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 25 min |
| May 29, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wilkes | 44 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.