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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

June 30, 2015Mercer County, West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jun 30, 2015, 9:06 PM EDT for Mercer County, West Virginia. It was in force for 24 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 30, 2015, 9:06 PM EDT (01:06 UTC)
Expired: Jun 30, 2015, 9:30 PM EDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

County Mercer County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 130 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: 476 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1275 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 91 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 2.8

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The text

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

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 30, 7:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 7:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 9:00 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
900 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-508-020100-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-
BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER-
WESTERN GREENBRIER-
900 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING GUSTY WINDS...LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL AND PERHAPS SMALL HAIL WILL LINGER UNTIL AROUND
MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE PRIMARY
THREAT.

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WHICH MAY PRODUCE
LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032>035-043>047-058-059-020100-
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-
BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-
HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
900 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 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.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 30, 7:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 30, 8:28 PM EDT, 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 30, 8:48 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 30, 8:49 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
849 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015

VAZ024-010115-
ROCKBRIDGE-
849 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CITY OF LEXINGTON AND CENTRAL
ROCKBRIDGE COUNTIES...

AT 848 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR COLLIERSTOWN...MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEXINGTON...
BUENA VISTA...
COLLIERSTOWN...
CORNWALL...
AND FAIRFIELD.

THIS INCLUDES VMI.

LAT...LON 3776 7957 3784 7956 3788 7930 3775 7930
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 268DEG 22KT 3779 7952

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Special weather statement, Jun 30, 9:05 PM EDT, 1 minute before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
905 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015

VAZ018-019-WVZ044-010130-
ALLEGHANY-CRAIG-MONROE-
905 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL
CRAIG...SOUTHWESTERN ALLEGHANY AND NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTIES...

AT 905 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER MONCOVE LAKE STATE
PARK...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SWEET SPRINGS...
POTTS CREEK...
MONCOVE LAKE STATE PARK...
AND EARLEHURST.

LAT...LON 3759 8041 3765 8041 3771 8016 3758 8013
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 258DEG 19KT 3763 8035

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Special weather statement, Jun 30, 9:06 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
906 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015

VAZ011-WVZ042-010130-
GILES-MERCER-
906 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT
NORTHWESTERN GILES AND SOUTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTIES...

AT 906 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER PRINCETON...MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PRINCETON...
NARROWS...
ATHENS...
RICH CREEK...
AND OAKVALE.

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 3732 8117 3741 8113 3744 8087 3743 8086
      3742 8083 3740 8081 3728 8082
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 268DEG 26KT 3736 8109

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 30, 8:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	27 min
Jun 30, 8:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Lexington	26 min
Jun 30, 9:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig	25 min
Jun 30, 9:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	23 min
Jun 30, 9:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Roanoke	32 min
Jun 30, 9:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	27 min
Jun 30, 9:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham	62 min
Jun 30, 10:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig	60 min
Jun 30, 10:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke and 3 more	53 min
Jun 30, 10:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford, City of Lynchburg	67 min
Jun 30, 10:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	44 min
Jun 30, 10:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox	57 min
Jun 30, 11:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista	48 min
Jun 30, 11:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	57 min
Jun 30, 11:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	23 min
Jun 30, 11:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	56 min
Jun 30, 11:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	38 min
Jul 1, 12:38 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox	52 min
Jun 30, 8:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Mercer	32 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.