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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 19, NWS Blacksburg, VA

May 11, 2015Amherst County, Campbell County, City of Lynchburg, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 11, 2015, 10:00 PM EDT for Amherst County, Campbell County, City of Lynchburg, Virginia. It was in force for 45 min. 5 reports 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 11, 2015, 10:00 PM EDT (02:00 UTC)
Expired: May 11, 2015, 10:45 PM EDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Amherst County, VA, Campbell County, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:00 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 11, 10:17 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Sse Forest, VA	2 TREES BLOWN DOWN. REPORT FROM FACEBOOK.
May 11, 10:20 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Se Forest, VA	TWO TREES DOWN NEAR THE WATERLICK SHOPPING CENTER
May 11, 10:20 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Timberlake, VA	TREE DOWN ON TIMBERLAKE DRIVE
May 11, 10:20 PM EDT	HAIL 0.75	5 Nw Concord, VA	DIME SIZE HAIL
May 11, 10:20 PM EDT	HAIL 1	5 Se Lynchburg City, VA	NOTED HIGH WIND AS WELL BUT TOO DARK TO SEE IF ANY DAMAGE

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 4 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 17 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 nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 35 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: 481 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1672 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 106 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.

500 
WUUS51 KRNK 120200
SVRRNK
VAC009-031-680-120245-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0019.150512T0200Z-150512T0245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1000 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL AMHERST COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  CENTRAL CAMPBELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT

* AT 1000 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM NEAR BOONSBORO TO NEAR BOCOCK TO NEAR EVINGTON...
  MOVING EAST AT 60 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...
  LYNCHBURG...
  EVINGTON...
  RUSTBURG...
  LYNCHBURG CITY...
  AND BOONSBORO. 

THIS INCLUDES LIBERTY UNIVERSITY.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...AS WELL AS
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. FOR YOUR SAFETY...MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY
FROM WINDOWS.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...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 3722 7904 3719 7936 3739 7923 3741 7926
      3742 7925 3743 7927 3745 7927 3745 7925
      3747 7921 3747 7918 3749 7923 3750 7926
      3751 7908 3739 7900
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 258DEG 51KT 3745 7922 3736 7916 3726 7926 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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2 follow-up statements

725 
WWUS51 KRNK 120223
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1023 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

VAC009-031-680-120245-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150512T0245Z/
AMHERST VA-CAMPBELL VA-CITY OF LYNCHBURG VA-
1023 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT
FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL AMHERST...NORTH CENTRAL CAMPBELL COUNTIES AND THE CITY
OF LYNCHBURG...

AT 1023 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR STONEWALL TO SPOUT SPRING TO NEAR RUSTBURG...
MOVING EAST AT 50 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...
LYNCHBURG...
RUSTBURG...
LYNCHBURG CITY...
LYNCHBURG AIRPORT...
AND MADISON HEIGHTS. 

THIS INCLUDES LIBERTY UNIVERSITY.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...AS WELL AS
DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT
STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...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 3722 7904 3726 7923 3739 7923 3747 7918
      3751 7908 3739 7900
TIME...MOT...LOC 0223Z 259DEG 42KT 3746 7899 3737 7893 3727 7903 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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717 
WWUS51 KRNK 120239
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1039 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

VAC009-031-680-120249-
/O.EXP.KRNK.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150512T0245Z/
AMHERST VA-CAMPBELL VA-CITY OF LYNCHBURG VA-
1039 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR 
SOUTH CENTRAL AMHERST...NORTH CENTRAL CAMPBELL COUNTIES AND THE CITY
OF LYNCHBURG WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 PM EDT...
    
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

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 3722 7904 3726 7923 3739 7923 3747 7918
      3751 7908 3739 7900
TIME...MOT...LOC 0237Z 258DEG 51KT 3746 7899 3737 7893 3727 7903 

$$

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What 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 11, 9:07 PM EDT, 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 11, 9:07 PM EDT, 53 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
907 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WAS OVER THE GREAT LAKES WITH A COLD FRONT TRAILING
INTO EASTERN TEXAS. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE EAST TONIGHT AND WILL BE
OFF THE COAST BY TUESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN AND WILL
KEEP THE AREA COOL AND DRY THROUGH THURSDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 830 PM EDT MONDAY...

KEEPING AN EYE ON SPOTTY THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING...A FEW OF
WHICH WERE SEVERE BEGINNING LATE AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. WITH
LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING NOW THAT THE SUN IS SETTING...THUNDERSTORM
INTENSITY WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE...ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORMS WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. HAVE UPDATED RAIN CHANCES OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS BASED ON CURRENT RADAR TRENDS AND HRRR/RUC
RAPID UPDATE FORECAST MODELS...WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE A PRETTY GOOD
HANDLE ON THE CURRENT LOCATION OF RAINFALL. ALSO MADE UPDATES TO
TEMPERATURES AND DEWPOINTS...HOWEVER THESE UPDATES WERE MINOR.

AS OF 325 PM EDT MONDAY...

REMNANTS OF ANA HAS PULLED AWAY FROM THE AREA...BUT HAS LEFT THE
REGION IN A TROPICAL AIRMASS. WITH SOME WEAK CONVERGENCE AND
AFTERNOON HEATING OVER THE WEST...HAS GENERATED SLOW MOVING PULSE
STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL DRIFT TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE PULSE STORMS WILL FADE WITH LOSS OF
HEATING BUT MAY NOT COMPLETELY GO AWAY OVERNIGHT AS INSTABILITIES
LINGER UNTIL MIXING INCREASES WITH THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT
TONIGHT.

PREFRONTAL SHOWERS WILL MOVE IN ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS LATE THIS
EVENING. AS THE FRONT TRACKS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...WEST
WINDS INCREASE WITH DOWNSLOPING LIMITING CONVECTION ACTIVITY EAST OF
THE BLUE RIDGE. THE BEST CHANCE FOR CONVECTION EAST OF THE BLUE
RIDGE WILL BE THIS EVENING. DYNAMICS WITH THE FRONT SPLIT WITH THE
MAIN PIECE OF ENERGY TRACKING NORTH INTO THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO
VALLEY AND THE OTHER SOUTH INTO THE SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
OVERNIGHT. WITH WEAK DYNAMICS...DO NOT EXPECT ANY SEVERE STORMS THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SOME PULSE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON COULD FLIRT
CLOSE TO SEVERE WITH HAIL...BUT OVER ALL ACTIVITY WILL BE THE RUN-OF-
THE-MILL THUNDERSTORMS.

THE FRONT CROSSES THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND WILL BE EAST OF THE
PIEDMONT BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. THE DEW POINT FRONT LAGS BEHIND
AND DOES NOT CLEAR THE AREA UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WITH CLEARING
BEHIND THE FRONT AND A WARM START TO THE DAY...HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL WITH UPPER 70S WEST TO UPPER 80S EAST.
PRESSURE RISES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALSO BRING BREEZY AND GUSTY
CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. NOTHING CLOSE TO ADVISORY
CRITERIA.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 330 PM EDT MONDAY...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA FOR MID WEEK...PROVIDING
FAIR DRY CONDITIONS...TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO THE SEASONAL NORM. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR BREEZY CONDITIONS
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...BUT AS THE HIGH DRIFTS OVERHEAD
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH.

MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND WAS GENERALLY FOLLOWED FOR
BOTH THE MAX AND MINS.  TRIMMED DEWPOINTS A FEW DEGREES COMPARED TO
GUIDANCE PER POTENTIAL TO MIX DOWN DRIER AIR ALOFT.  THIS RESULTED
IN AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY MINIMUMS 10 PERCENT DRIER THAN PREV
FORECASTS.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 300 PM EDT MONDAY...

WEATHER PATTERN FAVORS THE RETURN OF THE AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES WITH BUILDING HEIGHTS
ACROSS OUR FORECAST AREA.  THIS WILL RESULT IN AN UPWARD TREND OF
TEMPERATURES AND DEWPOINTS WITH AN OVERALL RETURN TO SUMMER-LIKE
WEATHER WITH TEMPERATURES 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL IN ADDITION
TO A DAILY THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

&&

.AVIATION /01Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 830 PM EDT MONDAY...

RADAR TRENDS INDICATE THAT THUNDERSTORM INTENSITY IS DIMINISHING
WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING THIS EVENING. STILL A FEW STRONG STORMS
AFFECTING SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...MOVING EAST ALONG THE
INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR. ALSO ANOTHER LINE OF STORMS PUSHING EAST
ACROSS NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA...WHICH WILL PUSH CLOSE TO KDAN BY
AROUND 12/02Z. DOWNPOURS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGER ACTIVITY
WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE FOR 15 TO 30
MINUTE PERIODS.

A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CROSS OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS
EVENING...THEN OVER THE PIEDMONT TUESDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THIS
FRONT...SLOW MOVING PULSE STORMS ARE FORMING ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...THEN FADE
WITH LOSS OF HEATING. MORE SHOWERS EXPECTED AS THE FRONT CROSSES
OVER THE REGION OVERNIGHT. CONFIDENCE AND TIMING OF THESE
AFTERNOON PULSE STORMS OVER A PARTICULAR AIRPORT IS
LOW...THEREFORE WILL CARRY VICINITY THUNDERSTORMS AT ALL SITES
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

A MUCH DRIER AIR MASS COMES INTO THE REGION WITH VFR CONDITIONS
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON
TUESDAY AND POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE OF SUB VFR WEATHER
AND PRECIPITATION WILL BE ON FRIDAY.

&&

.CLIMATE...
AS OF 425 AM EDT MONDAY...

A FEW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS MAY BE SET TODAY.

HERE ARE THE CURRENT RECORD HIGHS...

ROANOKE    91 IN 1953
LYNCHBURG  94 IN 1896
DANVILLE   94 IN 1953
BLUEFIELD  83 IN 2007
LEWISBURG  82 IN 2007
BLACKSBURG 84 IN 2007

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...RCS
NEAR TERM...NF/RCS
SHORT TERM...PM
LONG TERM...PM
AVIATION...NF/RCS
CLIMATE...AMS

Hazardous weather outlook, May 11, 3:45 PM EDT, 6 hours 15 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
345 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
WVZ042>044-507-508-121945-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-
YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-
CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-
PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-
APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-
EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER-
345 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

RCS

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 11, 9:32 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
932 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MADISON HEIGHTS         37.42N 79.13W
05/11/2015                   AMHERST            VA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BD

Local storm report, May 11, 9:37 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
937 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0935 PM     HAIL             HARRISONS CROSSROADS    36.43N 79.68W
05/11/2015  E0.75 INCH       ROCKINGHAM         NC   PUBLIC

&&

16

Local storm report, May 11, 9:39 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
939 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0630 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 S COMERS ROCK         36.69N 81.26W
05/11/2015                   GRAYSON            VA   PUBLIC

            BIG RIDGE RD OVERTOPPED AT ELK CREEK. TIME ESTIMATED
            BASED ON RADAR.

&&

JDR

Local storm report, May 11, 9:43 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
943 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0850 PM     HAIL             5 ENE SANDY RIDGE       36.54N 80.03W
05/11/2015  E0.25 INCH       STOKES             NC   PUBLIC

            NOTED HEAVY WIND AS WELL BUT TOO DARK TO SEE IF ANYTHING
            WAS DAMAGED

&&

JDR

Local storm report, May 11, 9:45 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
945 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0940 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STONEVILLE              36.47N 79.91W
05/11/2015                   ROCKINGHAM         NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ON SETTLEBRIDGE ROAD

&&

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Special weather statement, May 11, 9:58 PM EDT, 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
958 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

NCZ006-VAZ044-120300-
CASWELL NC-PITTSYLVANIA VA-
958 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  CASWELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT

* AT 956 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
  STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR DANVILLE
  AIRPORT TO NEAR YANCEYVILLE TO NEAR LAWSONVILLE...MOVING TO THE
  EAST AT 50 MPH.

* PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
  STORMS ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. NOTE...THE
  STRONG WINDS MAY WELL PRECEDE THE RAINFALL BY SEVERAL MINUTES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PROVIDENCE...
  PROSPECT HILL...
  YANCEYVILLE...
  JERICHO...
  AND DANVILLE AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN OR SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING
THREATENS. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR IN A VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3625 7943 3642 7940 3663 7937 3659 7921
      3654 7922 3654 7914 3624 7916
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 255DEG 44KT 3656 7933 3641 7938 3634 7959

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 11, 8:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox	67 min
May 11, 8:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, City of Covington	65 min
May 11, 9:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	56 min
May 11, 9:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany	64 min
May 11, 9:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	58 min
May 11, 10:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte	49 min
May 11, 10:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	30 min
May 12, 12:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	47 min
May 12, 1:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Patrick	64 min
May 12, 3:02 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville	43 min
May 12, 3:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	36 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.