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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 54, NWS Blacksburg, VA

June 20, 2015Bedford County, Franklin County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2015, 3:32 PM EDT for Bedford County, Franklin County, 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 20, 2015, 3:32 PM EDT (19:32 UTC)
Expired: Jun 20, 2015, 4:15 PM EDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bedford County, VA, Franklin County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:34 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 20, 3:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 19 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: 329 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -70 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 836 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 88 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 110 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.8

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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 Jun 20, 2:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 2:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 12:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1239 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

VAZ007-009>014-018>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-508-211645-
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-
EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER-
1239 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL...A FEW OF THE
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD BECOME
SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

BY LATE SUNDAY...SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH DAMAGING WINDS
BEING THE MAIN THREAT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT WILL BE MOST NUMEROUS WEDNESDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. THERE IS A
CHANCE THAT SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO
SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AGAIN BEING THE MAIN HAZARD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ015>017-211645-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-
YADKIN-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-
1239 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS
THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM BILL TRACK THROUGH THE REGION. AS A
RESULT...A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS. LOCALLY VERY HEAVY TROPICAL RAINFALL
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD...MAINLY
DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. A FEW OF THESE COULD BECOME
STRONG TO SEVERE...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE
EVENING...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY DURING THE AFTERNOONS
AND EVENINGS. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARD WITH ANY
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

VAZ032>035-043>047-058-059-211645-
PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-
APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
1239 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS
THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM BILL TRACK THROUGH THE REGION. AS A
RESULT...A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE.
LOCALLY VERY HEAVY TROPICAL RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD...MAINLY
DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. A FEW OF THESE COULD BECOME
STRONG TO SEVERE...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE
EVENING...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY DURING THE AFTERNOONS
AND EVENINGS. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARD WITH ANY
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

SK

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 2:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
204 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

VAZ010>014-016>019-022-WVZ044-201900-
WYTHE-ALLEGHANY-CRAIG-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-ROANOKE-BLAND-PULASKI-GILES-
CARROLL-MONROE-
204 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

...A DEVELOPING CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CITY OF
RADFORD...WESTERN CRAIG...PULASKI...WEST CENTRAL ROANOKE...
GILES...WESTERN FLOYD...MONTGOMERY...EASTERN WYTHE...NORTHERN
CARROLL...EAST CENTRAL BLAND...SOUTHWESTERN ALLEGHANY AND MONROE
COUNTIES...

AT 202 PM EDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS EXTENDING FROM NEAR
WAITEVILLE TO NEAR IVANHOE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

AS THESE STORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND
HALF INCH HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR
SO.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLACKSBURG...
CHRISTIANSBURG...
RADFORD...
PULASKI...
AND WYTHEVILLE.

THIS INCLUDES VIRGINIA TECH.

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

LAT...LON 3773 8019 3712 8022 3671 8051 3678 8102
      3680 8104 3679 8107 3680 8114 3767 8059
      3770 8038 3769 8038 3771 8034 3769 8035
      3769 8031 3772 8026
TIME...MOT...LOC 1802Z 228DEG 44KT 3750 8048 3682 8101

SK

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 2:44 PM EDT, 48 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
244 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

VAZ016-017-032-033-201945-
FLOYD-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-CARROLL-
244 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN PATRICK...SOUTHWESTERN
FRANKLIN...FLOYD AND EAST CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTIES...

AT 243 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR MABRY MILL...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FLOYD...
WOOLWINE...
FERRUM...
COPPER HILL...
AND WILLIS.

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

LAT...LON 3676 8061 3709 8024 3711 8018 3711 8015
      3689 7986 3683 7999 3683 8000 3682 8000
      3660 8047
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 220DEG 43KT 3678 8046

SK

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 2:56 PM EDT, 36 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
256 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

NCZ001-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-202000-
ASHE-TAZEWELL-WYTHE-SMYTH-BLAND-GRAYSON-
256 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

...A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT
NORTHWESTERN ASHE...WESTERN GRAYSON...TAZEWELL...SMYTH...WEST
CENTRAL WYTHE AND SOUTHWESTERN BLAND COUNTIES...

AT 255 PM EDT...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WAS
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM JEWELL RIDGE TO NEAR ABINGDON TO 8 MILES
WEST OF MOUNTAIN CITY...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWER AND STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARION...
RICHLANDS...
TAZEWELL...
SALTVILLE...
AND CHILHOWIE.

LAT...LON 3715 8189 3720 8176 3724 8174 3720 8168
      3721 8156 3726 8150 3727 8142 3732 8139
      3675 8128 3649 8138 3647 8169 3657 8169
      3664 8161 3664 8162 3679 8170 3693 8183
      3696 8178 3705 8183 3711 8189
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 254DEG 33KT 3718 8183 3665 8193 3648 8196

SK

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 3:08 PM EDT, 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
308 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

WVZ507-508-201930-
EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER-
308 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT
CENTRAL GREENBRIER COUNTY...

AT 307 PM EDT...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS NEAR
WILLIAMSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEWISBURG...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...
RONCEVERTE...
RENICK...
AND NEOLA.

THIS INCLUDES THE WEST VIRGINIA STATE FAIRGROUNDS.

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

LAT...LON 3811 8036 3805 8026 3804 8016 3806 8011
      3806 8002 3805 7997 3769 8046 3783 8074
      3820 8036
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 225DEG 38KT 3791 8050

CF

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 3:19 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
319 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

VAZ019-020-023-202000-
ALLEGHANY-BATH-BOTETOURT-
319 PM EDT SAT JUN 20 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT
SOUTH CENTRAL BATH...NORTH CENTRAL BOTETOURT AND NORTHEASTERN
ALLEGHANY COUNTIES...

AT 319 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER SELMA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLIFTON FORGE...
IRON GATE...
NIMROD HALL...
LONGDALE FURNACE...
AND GLEN WILTON.

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

LAT...LON 3794 7960 3768 7981 3778 7995 3803 7978
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 213DEG 17KT 3779 7985

CF

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 20, 2:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford	56 min
Jun 20, 2:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	61 min
Jun 20, 2:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth, Tazewell	64 min
Jun 20, 3:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Covington	41 min
Jun 20, 3:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath	38 min
Jun 20, 4:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe	59 min
Jun 20, 4:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	65 min
Jun 20, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	62 min
Jun 20, 4:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania	40 min
Jun 20, 4:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville	53 min
Jun 20, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox	65 min
Jun 20, 5:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	53 min
Jun 20, 5:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Danville	46 min
Jun 20, 5:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania	38 min
Jun 20, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, City of Lynchburg	61 min
Jun 20, 6:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell, Halifax, Pittsylvania	62 min
Jun 20, 6:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte	39 min
Jun 20, 6:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham	44 min
Jun 20, 7:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham	55 min
Jun 19, 8:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe	66 min
Jun 19, 8:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Watauga, Wilkes	65 min
Jun 20, 7:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Caswell	66 min
Jun 20, 3:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	22 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.