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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

October 7, 2014Pittsylvania County, City of Danville, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Oct 7, 2014, 6:17 PM EDT for Pittsylvania County, City of Danville, Virginia. 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: Oct 7, 2014, 6:17 PM EDT (22:17 UTC)
Expired: Oct 7, 2014, 7:00 PM EDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

Counties City of Danville, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 60 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 736 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 158 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 184 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Oct 7, 6:14 PM EDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 7, 6:14 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 7, 4:17 PM EDT, 2 hours before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
417 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2014

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-508-082030-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-
BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER-
WESTERN GREENBRIER-
417 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032>035-043>047-058-059-082030-
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-
BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-
HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
417 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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, Oct 7, 3:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
322 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2014

VAZ011-013-014-018-022-023-072015-
GILES VA-BOTETOURT VA-MONTGOMERY VA-CRAIG VA-ROANOKE VA-PULASKI VA-
322 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  EASTERN GILES COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
  WESTERN BOTETOURT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
  CRAIG COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
  ROANOKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  CENTRAL PULASKI COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 415 PM EDT

* AT 321 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
  INTENSE SHOWERS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR LAUREL BRANCH TO
  NEAR COLEMAN STORE...MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ROANOKE...
  BLACKSBURG...
  NEWPORT...
  SALEM CITY...
  AND CATAWBA.

THIS INCLUDES VIRGINIA TECH AND THE SALEM FAIRGROUNDS.

LAT...LON 3773 7970 3721 7988 3716 7992 3714 7997
      3717 8003 3716 8009 3711 8015 3700 8086
      3748 8053 3742 8047 3751 8030 3753 8028
      3754 8033 3758 8030 3761 8017 3764 8007
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 239DEG 33KT 3751 8048 3688 8094

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Special weather statement, Oct 7, 4:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
415 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2014

VAZ023-024-035-072115-
AMHERST VA-BOTETOURT VA-ROCKBRIDGE VA-
415 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  NORTHERN AMHERST COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  CENTRAL BOTETOURT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 515 PM EDT

* AT 414 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
  AN INTENSE SHOWER NEAR DALEVILLE...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MPH.

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ROCKBRIDGE BATHS...
  COLLIERSTOWN...
  BUENA VISTA CITY...
  FORKS OF BUFFALO...
  AND BUCHANAN.

THIS INCLUDES VMI.

LAT...LON 3792 7920 3787 7915 3781 7917 3781 7914
      3778 7911 3778 7908 3772 7907 3770 7898
      3758 7938 3761 7940 3760 7943 3762 7944
      3760 7946 3756 7944 3740 8004 3741 8007
      3742 8007 3755 7997 3758 7999 3798 7930
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 248DEG 35KT 3747 8000

RS

Special weather statement, Oct 7, 6:13 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
613 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2014

VAZ045>047-059-072245-
APPOMATTOX VA-BUCKINGHAM VA-CHARLOTTE VA-CAMPBELL VA-
613 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  SOUTHERN APPOMATTOX COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN BUCKINGHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  NORTH CENTRAL CHARLOTTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  EAST CENTRAL CAMPBELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 645 PM EDT

* AT 612 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
  A THUNDERSTORM NEAR MIKE...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MPH.

* WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SHEPPARDS...
  SPRING MILLS...
  EVERGREEN...
  MIKE...
  AND PAMPLIN CITY.

LAT...LON 3733 7848 3733 7852 3738 7859 3740 7859
      3739 7860 3734 7860 3732 7863 3726 7868
      3721 7869 3719 7867 3718 7894 3728 7896
      3752 7834
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 250DEG 39KT 3725 7889

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Special weather statement, Oct 7, 6:17 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 6, 8:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	25 min
Oct 6, 8:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Tazewell	30 min
Oct 6, 9:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	31 min
Oct 6, 9:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Craig, City of Covington	29 min
Oct 6, 10:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Craig, City of Covington	61 min
Oct 6, 11:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford	39 min
Oct 7, 1:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Giles	44 min
Oct 7, 1:56 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell	94 min
Oct 7, 2:01 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Giles	89 min
Oct 7, 3:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt, Craig, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, City of Radford and 2 more	53 min
Oct 7, 4:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	60 min
Oct 7, 6:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox	32 min
Oct 7, 6:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	52 min
Oct 7, 6:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	48 min
Oct 7, 7:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Tazewell	36 min
Oct 6, 8:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	25 min
Oct 6, 8:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Summers	34 min
Oct 6, 8:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	22 min
Oct 6, 8:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	33 min
Oct 6, 9:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	McDowell	27 min

Nearby

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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.