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Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Blacksburg, VA

June 26, 201525 counties in Virginia; Alleghany County, Ashe County, North Carolina; 4 counties in West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flash flood watch at Jun 26, 2015, 11:51 PM EDT for 25 counties in Virginia; Alleghany County, Ashe County, North Carolina; 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 26, 2015, 11:51 PM EDT (03:51 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2015, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA
Flood severity
None
All 31 counties

Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Greenbrier County, WV, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 83 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Roanoke, VA at 00:00Z on 2015-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 430 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Roanoke, VA at 00:00Z on 2015-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 31 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
430 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1414 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
115 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
2.6

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Jun 26, 8:31 PM EDT, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 8:31 PM EDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
831 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE UP THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...TRIGGERING INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND UNSEASONABLY COOLER TEMPERATURES.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 830 PM EDT FRIDAY...

FORECAST AREA REMAINS IN VOID BETWEEN STORMS TO OUR SOUTH AND
WEST. WW363 IS IN EFFECT FOR FAR WESTERN VA AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN
WV IN ANTICIPATION OF ARRIVAL OF MCS LATER THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. HRRR INDICATES ARRIVAL AROUND MIDNIGHT.

A FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS STALLED ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THIS
FEATURE WILL PROVIDE AS A FOCUSSING MECHANISM FOR SHOWERS/STORMS
TO FOLLOW DURING THE OVERNIGHT. ENHANCEMENT OF SHOWERS ACROSS THE
AREA IS EXPECTED DURING THE LATE NIGHT AS EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW
INCREASES AFTER MIDNIGHT PROVIDING ADDITIONAL LIFT AND
CONCENTRATION OF DEEPER MOISTURE ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE.

FRONT OVER THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT
SATURDAY...ALLOWING WINDS TO SHIFT SOUTHWESTERLY AREAWIDE. THIS
SHOULD PROVIDE A BREAK IN THE RAINFALL THREAT FOR A FEW HOURS
BEFORE THE SUPPORTING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW
PUSHES A BKN-SOLID LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS OUR AREA
FROM THE WEST. GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS.

CONCERNING THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN...
FORECAST MODELS CONTINUE TO TREND FURTHER WEST AND NORTH WITH THE
BRUNT OF HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW...KEEPING IT MORE
CONFINED ALONG AND NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER. WHILE LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN MAY RESULT IN A FEW FLOODING ISSUES ACROSS OUR AREA...BELIEVE
WE WILL NOT SEE ENOUGH WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN TO SUPPORT A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH AT THIS TIME. THAT SAID...WITH INCREASING EASTERLY
UPSLOPE FLOW LATE TONIGHT...WILL HAVE TO MONITOR FOR LOCALIZEDFLASH
FLOODING DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR STORM CELLS TO BECOME ANCHORED
NEAR CREST OF BLUE RIDGE WHERE UPSLOPE FLOW WILL BE THE GREATEST.
CONFIDENCE IS JUST NOT GREAT ENOUGH ATTM TO PINPOINT EXACT
LOCATION WHERE THE ANCHORING WILL OCCUR.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 250 PM EDT FRIDAY...

THE BIG STORY DURING THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST WILL BE THE
WINTERISH GRADIENT WINDS WE WILL EXPERIENCE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE
DEPARTING COLD FRONT...FOLLOWED BY MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS. THE
PARENT UPPER LOW WILL MAKE ITS WAY SLOWLY EASTWARD SATURDAY NIGHT
FROM THE THUMB OF MICHIGAN TO NEAR ERIE PA. THE 850 MB FLOW AROUND
THE LOW IS PROGGED TO PEAK IN THE 40 TO 50 KT RANGE AROUND 12Z
SUNDAY. MOST AREAS IN THE MOUNTAINS ACROSS THE REGION LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT TROUGH AT LEAST MID-DAY SUNDAY WILL SEE WIND GUSTS IN THE 20
TO 30 MPH RANGE...WITH THE HIGHEST RIDGE TOPS EXPERIENCING GUSTS OF
40 TO 45 MPH. WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON WITH 850 MB WINDS PROGGED TO DECREASE TO AROUND 15 TO 20
KTS BY SUNSET SUNDAY.

PRECIPITATION SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY WILL BE CONFINED TO TWO MAIN
AREAS. THERE WILL BE LINGERING SHOWERS AND SOME STORMS ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST PART OF THE AREA COINCIDENT TO AND BEHIND THE DEPARTING
COLD FRONT. THE LAST FEW SHOWERS IN THIS PART OF THE FORECAST AREA
MAY LINGER UNTIL 200 AM TO 500 AM SUNDAY MORNING. THE OTHER AREA OF
PRECIPITATION WILL BE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED UPSLOPE SHOWERS ACROSS
THE PREFERRED AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTH INTO THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. COVERAGE WILL DECREASE DURING
THE AFTERNOON SUNDAY AS THE WIND SPEEDS SLACKEN.

TEMPERATURES WILL TREND COOLER SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. LOWS
SATURDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE MID TO UPPER 50S ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS WITH UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. HIGHS ON
SUNDAY WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 70 TO THE LOWER 70S ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER 70S TO AROUND 80 ACROSS THE PIEDMONT.

DRY AND COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION ON SUNDAY
NIGHT. EXPECT NO PRECIPITATION WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. LOWS
WILL RANGE FROM THE LOW TO MID 50S ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WITH UPPER
50S ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. WHILE NO RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES ARE
FORECAST...A FEW LOCATIONS WILL FALL TO READINGS WITHIN FIVE DEGREES
OF RECORD LOWS. SEE THE CLIMATE SECTION OF THIS DISCUSSION FOR
DETAILS.

ON MONDAY...THE CENTER OF THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROGRESS
EASTWARD IN ADVANCE OF OUR NEXT GREAT LAKES SHORTWAVE TROUGH. EXPECT
A RETURN OF A SOUTHERLY COMPONENT OF THE LOW LEVEL WINDS AND
INCREASING DEW POINTS AND TEMPERATURES. WHILE NO PRECIPITATION IS
FORECAST FOR THE MORNING...SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA DURING THE AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL
AVERAGE 5 TO 7 DEGREES MILDER THAN THOSE OF SUNDAY. ANTICIPATE UPPER
70S TO AROUND 80 IN THE MOUNTAINS AND LOW TO MID 80S ACROSS THE
PIEDMONT.

ON MONDAY NIGHT...THE TROUGH AXIS OF THE GREAT LAKES SYSTEM WILL
START PROGRESSING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY. LOOK FOR SHOWERS AND
STORMS TO EXPAND IN COVERAGE ACROSS THE WESTERN PARTS OF THE AREA.
STILL LITTLE OR NO COVERAGE IS ANTICIPATED FOR AREAS EAST OF THE
CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER
50S TO AROUND 60 ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER 60S ACROSS THE
PIEDMONT.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 320 PM EDT FRIDAY...

THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST PERIOD IS EXPECTED TO BE ONE WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS THE AREA EACH DAY AND NIGHT. THE
AXIS OF A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION BY MIDDAY
TUESDAY. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
STALL OVER...OR JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA...AND TAKE ON A NW-SE
ORIENTATION. THROUGH FRIDAY...LITTLE MOVEMENT OF THIS FRONT IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF DAYTIME HEATING...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR
ADDITIONAL WAVES OF ENERGY MOVING SOUTHEAST ALONG THIS FEATURE WILL
BE THE SOURCE OF THE FORECAST SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SOME STORMS.
HIGH TEMPERATURES DURING THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST WILL RANGE
FROM THE UPPER 70S TO AROUND 80 ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND MID TO
UPPER 80S ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL MAINLY BE IN
THE LOWER 60S ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND UPPER 60S ACROSS THE PIEDMONT.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 800 PM EDT FRIDAY...

VFR CONDITIONS THIS EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE AFTER
MIDNIGHT AS DEEP CONVECTION FROM THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX WEST OF THE
APPALACHIANS CROSSES THE MOUNTAINS DURING THE OVERNIGHT. NOT
CONFIDENT ENOUGH ON EXACT TIMING OF TSRA...THUS LEAVING OUT OF
TAFS ATTM. MORE CONFIDENT ON INCREASING CLOUDS AND INCREASING
COVERAGE OF SHOWERS WITH POTENTIAL FOR MVFR CIGS PER INCREASING
UPSLOPE EASTERLY FLOW DURING THE OVERNIGHT. MODELS HINT THAT CIGS
COULD DROP TO IFR AFTER 06Z/2AM...BUT WOULD LIKE TO SEE INCREASING
COVERAGE OF RAIN COOLED AIR BEFORE FORECASTING THE LOW CIGS.

PRIMARY CONCERN SATURDAY IS STRONG FRONTAL PASSAGE WHICH IS
FORECAST BY ALL MODELS TO OCCUR DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WITH 40-50KT WESTERLY WINDS 3KFT AGL DEVELOPING BEHIND THE
FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT. ANTICIPATING BKN LINE OF SHOWERS/TSTMS TO
ACCOMPANY THE FRONT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...FOLLOWED BY PARTIAL
CLEARING SATURDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS. THESE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE DAY SUNDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING.

EXPECT MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...HIGH PRESSURE
SPREADING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO
ARRIVE WITH POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS MONDAY EVENING/OVERNIGHT.
TIMING OF SHOWERS WITH THIS FRONT A BIT UNCERTAIN BUT COULD SEE
PERIODS OF MVFR MONDAY NIGHT AND MAINLY ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES
TUESDAY...OTHERWISE VFR ACROSS THE EAST.

&&

.CLIMATE...
AS OF 300 PM EDT FRIDAY...

JUNE 29TH RECORD LOWS

BLACKSBURG...42 IN 1974
BLUEFIELD....52 IN 1970
DANVILLE.....54 IN 1968
LEWISBURG....49 IN 1981
LYNCHBURG....51 IN 1970
ROANOKE......44 IN 1919

&&

.EQUIPMENT...
THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO IN LYNCHBURG...BROADCASTING ON A FREQUENCY
OF 162.550 MHZ...IS OPERATING ON THE SECONDARY TRANSMITTER.
TECHNICIANS CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE ISSUE AND HAVE ADVISED THAT
BOTH TRANSMITTERS WONT BE FULLY OPERATIONAL UNTIL AT LEAST SUNDAY.

THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO IN HINTON WV...BROADCASTING ON A FREQUENCY
OF 162.425 MHZ...IS OFF THE AIR DUE TO A TELCO PROBLEM. THIRD
PARTY TECHNICIANS ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE COMMUNICATION
ISSUE.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...NF
NEAR TERM...NF/PM
SHORT TERM...DS
LONG TERM...DS/WP
AVIATION...PM
CLIMATE...
EQUIPMENT...PM
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 6:26 PM EDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
626 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

NCZ001-002-018-019-VAZ010>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-508-272230-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-WILKES-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-
BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER-
WESTERN GREENBRIER-
626 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT AS A
THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THESE STORMS WILL
BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MAINLY DAMAGING WINDS. VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL COULD ALSO OCCUR WHERE CELLS TRAIN OVER THE SAME
LOCATIONS...RESULTING IN LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

ADDITIONAL BANDS OF STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY
OCCUR ON SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN WITH
LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 OR 45 MPH WILL OCCUR SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ007-009-272230-
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-
626 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 363 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST 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.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AS A THUNDERSTORM
COMPLEX APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD ALSO OCCUR
WHERE STORMS TRAIN OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS...RESULTING IN
LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

ADDITIONAL BANDS OF STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY
OCCUR ON SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN WITH
LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 OR 45 MPH WILL OCCUR SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ003>006-020-VAZ032>035-043>047-058-059-272230-
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-
AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-
CHARLOTTE-
626 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

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.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS
ALONG WITH HAIL. PROLONGED PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ALSO
LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ON SATURDAY
WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREAT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...WITH
LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1113 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>017-022-032-033-043-044-058-WVZ042-
270700-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-
YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-
GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-
HALIFAX-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE...BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...
TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...
PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...
VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...ROANOKE...SALEM...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...
MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...SOUTH BOSTON...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP
1113 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTHEASTWARD
THROUGH NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA TONIGHT.
SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL...STRONG
GUSTY WINDS...AND PERIODS OF FREQUENT LIGHTNING. HOWEVER...THE
MAIN THREAT WILL BE HEAVY RAIN WHICH MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED
FLOODING. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
PULLING OUT OF THE REGION TO THE NORTH AROUND 200 AM SATURDAY
MORNING.

USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING TONIGHT WHEN THE DANGERS OF
FLOODING ARE MORE DIFFICULT TO SEE...AND NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

VAZ018>020-023-024-034-035-045>047-059-WVZ043-044-507-508-270700-
CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-CHARLOTTE-SUMMERS-MONROE-
EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...
COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...
BEDFORD...AMHERST...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...KEYSVILLE...HINTON...
HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...
QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
1113 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND BECOME MORE NUMEROUS
ACROSS SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...AND THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS AND
PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA TONIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND PERIODS OF FREQUENT
LIGHTNING. HOWEVER...THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE HEAVY RAIN WHICH MAY
PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE PULLING OUT OF THE REGION TO THE NORTH
AROUND 400 AM SATURDAY MORNING.

USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING TONIGHT WHEN THE DANGERS OF
FLOODING ARE MORE DIFFICULT TO SEE...AND NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

MBS
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Special weather statement, Jun 26, 11:40 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1140 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

VAZ020-270430-
BATH-
1140 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN BATH COUNTY...

AT 1139 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR BURNSVILLE...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BURNSVILLE...
AND YOST.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE
15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A
BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3822 7971 3820 7956 3818 7951 3817 7952
      3815 7953 3817 7949 3816 7944 3810 7949
      3808 7948 3805 7952 3820 7984 3826 7979
TIME...MOT...LOC 0339Z 296DEG 18KT 3821 7973

MBS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 8:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCarroll34 min
Jun 26, 8:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCarroll26 min
Jun 26, 8:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKFloyd32 min
Jun 26, 9:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKFloyd35 min
Jun 26, 9:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKGrayson48 min
Jun 26, 10:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCarroll, Grayson, Wythe40 min
Jun 26, 10:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKPatrick49 min
Jun 26, 10:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBath51 min
Jun 26, 10:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKWythe64 min
Jun 26, 11:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGiles, Pulaski, City of Radford53 min
Jun 26, 11:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBath50 min
Jun 27, 12:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCarroll, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania and 2 more61 min
Jun 27, 2:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAlleghany, Bath, City of Covington67 min
Jun 27, 2:18 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCraig, Montgomery, Roanoke27 min
Jun 27, 2:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAlleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Roanoke, City of Covington, City of Roanoke and 1 more21 min
Jun 27, 3:19 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAlleghany, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 4 more56 min
Jun 27, 5:29 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRNKBath3 hr
Jun 27, 8:34 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRNKBath6 hr
Jun 27, 1:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAlleghany46 min
Jun 27, 1:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAppomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte, Halifax62 min
Jun 27, 1:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBath57 min
Jun 27, 3:24 PM EDTWind AdvisoryRNKAlleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 19 more23 hr
Jun 27, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKSmyth48 min
Jun 27, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCarroll, City of Galax50 min
Jun 27, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGrayson, Wythe, City of Galax58 min
Jun 27, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBotetourt40 min
Jun 27, 5:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCity of Danville62 min
Jun 27, 5:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKFloyd54 min
Jun 27, 5:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBedford, Botetourt43 min
Jun 27, 6:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCarroll, Floyd, Franklin, Patrick40 min
Jun 27, 6:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAmherst, Bedford, City of Buena Vista, City of Lynchburg, City of Roanoke36 min
Jun 27, 6:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKCarroll, Floyd, Henry, Patrick4 hr
Jun 27, 6:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAmherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, City of Lynchburg91 min
Jun 27, 6:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKHenry, Patrick, City of Martinsville56 min
Jun 27, 6:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKFranklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville51 min
Jun 27, 7:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKHenry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville4 hr
Jun 27, 7:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAmherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, City of Lynchburg89 min
Jun 27, 7:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKHenry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville58 min
Jun 26, 8:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKWatauga, Wilkes, Yadkin50 min
Jun 26, 8:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKSurry27 min
Jun 26, 8:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKWilkes38 min
Jun 26, 8:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAlleghany, Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes39 min
Jun 26, 9:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKWatauga27 min
Jun 26, 10:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAshe55 min
Jun 27, 2:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKWilkes44 min
Jun 27, 3:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKYadkin64 min
Jun 27, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKYadkin31 min
Jun 27, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCaswell46 min
Jun 27, 4:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKWatauga55 min
Jun 27, 4:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCaswell, Rockingham48 min
Jun 27, 5:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKRockingham50 min
Jun 27, 5:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKSurry, Wilkes, Yadkin65 min
Jun 27, 6:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKWilkes, Yadkin3 hr
Jun 26, 10:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGreenbrier49 min
Jun 27, 12:37 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGreenbrier53 min
Jun 27, 1:10 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKGreenbrier6 hr
Jun 27, 6:55 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRNKGreenbrier6 hr
Jun 27, 12:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGreenbrier57 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.