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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Blacksburg, VA

June 11, 2014Buckingham County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this tornado warning at Jun 11, 2014, 3:22 PM EDT for Buckingham County, Virginia. It was in force for 23 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: Jun 11, 2014, 3:22 PM EDT (19:22 UTC)
Expired: Jun 11, 2014, 3:45 PM EDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Buckingham County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 163 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:24 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 94 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: 34 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -291 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1084 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 55 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

536 
WFUS51 KRNK 111922
TORRNK
VAC029-111945-
/O.NEW.KRNK.TO.W.0002.140611T1922Z-140611T1945Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
322 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN BUCKINGHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 345 PM EDT
    
* AT 322 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER WINGINA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO 
           ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS 
           WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS 
           LIKELY. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WINGINA...
  AND CENTENARY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

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 3754 7867 3763 7881 3763 7872 3767 7872
      3768 7869 3770 7869 3768 7866 3769 7864
      3772 7865 3776 7861 3776 7850 3780 7849
      3776 7847 3774 7843
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 217DEG 20KT 3767 7871 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

KK

2 follow-up statements

192 
WWUS51 KRNK 111934
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
334 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

VAC029-111945-
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140611T1945Z/
BUCKINGHAM VA-
334 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR 
NORTHWESTERN BUCKINGHAM COUNTY...
    
AT 334 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR WINGINA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL 
         BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AND CENTENARY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

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 3764 7856 3766 7871 3767 7872 3768 7869
      3770 7869 3768 7866 3769 7864 3772 7865
      3776 7861 3776 7850 3780 7849 3776 7847
      3774 7843
TIME...MOT...LOC 1934Z 217DEG 18KT 3771 7867 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

KK

537 
WWUS51 KRNK 111947
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
347 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

VAC029-111956-
/O.EXP.KRNK.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140611T1945Z/
BUCKINGHAM VA-
347 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR 
NORTHWESTERN BUCKINGHAM COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER SMALL HAIL
AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA.

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.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
WESTERN PORTIONS OF BUCKINGHAM COUNTY. 

LAT...LON 3764 7856 3766 7871 3767 7872 3768 7869
      3770 7869 3768 7866 3769 7864 3772 7865
      3776 7861 3776 7850 3780 7849 3776 7847
      3774 7843
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 217DEG 20KT 3771 7867 

$$

KK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 10, 8:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Tazewell	54 min
Jun 10, 8:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe	53 min
Jun 10, 9:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	57 min
Jun 10, 11:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bath	54 min
Jun 11, 12:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	65 min
Jun 11, 12:13 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bath, Rockbridge, City of Lexington	47 min
Jun 11, 12:19 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt, Franklin, Roanoke, City of Roanoke	56 min
Jun 11, 12:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Martinsville	61 min
Jun 11, 12:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	63 min
Jun 11, 1:05 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista	55 min
Jun 11, 1:36 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst	40 min
Jun 11, 1:50 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox, Campbell	25 min
Jun 11, 2:14 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham	91 min
Jun 11, 2:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte	36 min
Jun 11, 1:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	66 min
Jun 11, 1:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Tazewell	37 min
Jun 11, 2:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buchanan	44 min
Jun 11, 2:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, City of Lynchburg	56 min
Jun 11, 2:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	65 min
Jun 11, 3:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	64 min
Jun 11, 4:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	58 min
Jun 11, 4:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista	33 min
Jun 11, 4:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Campbell, Halifax, Pittsylvania	53 min
Jun 11, 5:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham	65 min
Jun 11, 5:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lynchburg	59 min
Jun 11, 5:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Galax	48 min
Jun 11, 5:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Lexington	59 min
Jun 11, 6:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville	56 min
Jun 11, 6:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville	61 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.