Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 2015, 8:41 PM EDT for Pittsylvania County, City of Danville, Virginia; Caswell County, Rockingham County, North Carolina. It was in force for 49 min. 4 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 31, 2015, 8:41 PM EDT (00:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2015, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Caswell County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, City of Danville, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:43 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 31, 9:04 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Wnw Danville City, VA | 1 TREE DOWN ALONG RIVERSIDE DRIVE |
| May 31, 9:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Wnw Danville City, VA | 1 TREE DOWN ALONG RIVERSIDE DRIVE |
| May 31, 9:19 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Danville City, VA | 1 TREE DOWN ALONG THE 2300 BLOCK OF RIVERSIDE DR. |
| May 31, 9:19 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Wnw Danville City, VA | 1 TREE DOWN ALONG RIVERSIDE DRIVE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 70 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
- 240 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1653 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
728 WUUS51 KRNK 010041 SVRRNK NCC033-157-VAC143-590-010130- /O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0021.150601T0041Z-150601T0130Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 841 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN CASWELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... EASTERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... SOUTHWESTERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... THE CITY OF DANVILLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 930 PM EDT * AT 840 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR CASCADE TO REIDSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DANVILLE... REIDSVILLE... YANCEYVILLE... BETHEL... AND BLAIRS. THIS INCLUDES DANVILLE AIRPORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS. FOR YOUR SAFETY...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. 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 3682 7924 3639 7934 3629 7973 3663 7965 TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 235DEG 15KT 3661 7960 3635 7969 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ MBS
2 follow-up statements
802 WWUS51 KRNK 010114 SVSRNK SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 914 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015 NCC033-157-010123- /O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150601T0130Z/ CASWELL NC-ROCKINGHAM NC- 914 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CASWELL AND EASTERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL OF ANY SIZE...AS WELL AS ANY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING DOWNED TREES OR LARGE LIMBS...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON TWITTER. LAT...LON 3669 7951 3676 7935 3654 7938 3654 7955 TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 235DEG 15KT 3669 7946 3643 7955 $$ VAC143-590-010130- /O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150601T0130Z/ PITTSYLVANIA VA-CITY OF DANVILLE VA- 914 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PITTSYLVANIA AND THE CITY OF DANVILLE... AT 913 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR BLAIRS TO RUFFIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO TREES. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DANVILLE... DANVILLE CITY... BLAIRS... WESTOVER HILLS... AND GATEWOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS. FOR YOUR SAFETY...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. 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 3669 7951 3676 7935 3654 7938 3654 7955 TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 235DEG 15KT 3669 7946 3643 7955 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ MBS
654
WWUS51 KRNK 010122
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
922 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015
VAC143-590-010132-
/O.EXP.KRNK.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150601T0130Z/
PITTSYLVANIA VA-CITY OF DANVILLE VA-
922 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL PITTSYLVANIA AND THE CITY OF DANVILLE WILL EXPIRE AT
930 PM EDT...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL OF ANY
SIZE...AS WELL AS ANY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING DOWNED TREES
OR LARGE LIMBS...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE
AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE
SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND
ON TWITTER.
LAT...LON 3669 7951 3676 7935 3654 7938 3654 7955
TIME...MOT...LOC 0121Z 235DEG 15KT 3669 7946 3643 7955
$$
MBSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 8:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 45 min |
| May 31, 8:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 47 min |
| May 31, 8:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 46 min |
| May 31, 8:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 43 min |
| Jun 1, 1:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 43 min |
| Jun 1, 1:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 55 min |
| Jun 1, 1:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Roanoke | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 2:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Franklin, Roanoke, City of Roanoke | 47 min |
| Jun 1, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Wythe | 42 min |
| Jun 1, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Roanoke | 42 min |
| Jun 1, 2:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Smyth, Wythe | 4 hr |
| Jun 1, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany | 39 min |
| Jun 1, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge | 51 min |
| Jun 1, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington | 59 min |
| Jun 1, 3:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Lynchburg | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 21 min |
| Jun 1, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst | 36 min |
| Jun 1, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 51 min |
| Jun 1, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte | 49 min |
| Jun 1, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 6:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 114 min |
| Jun 1, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 16 min |
| Jun 1, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 60 min |
| Jun 1, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 45 min |
| Jun 1, 6:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 39 min |
| Jun 1, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 6:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge | 37 min |
| Jun 1, 7:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Buena Vista | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 7:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 7:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Wythe | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Pittsylvania | 47 min |
| Jun 1, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockingham | 47 min |
| Jun 1, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockingham | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Caswell | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Caswell | 43 min |
| Jun 1, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Watauga | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Caswell | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 6:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Ashe | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockingham, Stokes | 17 min |
| Jun 1, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockingham | 63 min |
| Jun 1, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wilkes | 36 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.