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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Blacksburg, VA

May 1, 20165 counties in Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 1, 2016, 10:21 PM EDT for 5 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 54 min. 2 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 1, 2016, 10:21 PM EDT (02:21 UTC)
Expired: May 1, 2016, 11:15 PM EDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

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

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:22 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 1, 10:52 PM EDT	HAIL 1	2 Sse Lynchburg City, VA	QUARTER SIZED HAIL LASTED FOR 10 MINUTES BETWEEN 1047 PM AND 1057 PM ON CAMPBELL AVENUE BASED ON RADAR TIME ESTIMATES
May 1, 11:08 PM EDT	HAIL 1	Concord, VA	ONE INCH HAIL REPORTED ON KIMBALL ROAD IN CONCORD.

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 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 31 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, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 57 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: 911 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1315 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 125 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 115 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.4
Supercell composite: 4.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

621 
WUUS51 KRNK 020221
SVRRNK
VAC009-011-019-031-680-020315-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0031.160502T0221Z-160502T0315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1021 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN APPOMATTOX COUNTY IN VIRGINIA...
  SOUTHERN AMHERST COUNTY IN VIRGINIA...
  NORTHEASTERN CAMPBELL COUNTY IN VIRGINIA...
  THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG IN VIRGINIA...
  NORTHEASTERN BEDFORD COUNTY IN VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 1115 PM EDT

* AT 1021 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  BOONSBORO...MOVING EAST AT 35 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...
  AMHERST...
  APPOMATTOX...
  RUSTBURG...
  AND CONCORD. 

THIS INCLUDES LIBERTY UNIVERSITY AND LYNCHBURG AIRPORT.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND 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 3721 7886 3736 7948 3753 7943 3758 7892
      3754 7890 3755 7888 3755 7887 3754 7887
      3754 7883 3755 7882 3747 7873
TIME...MOT...LOC 0221Z 281DEG 31KT 3743 7934 

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

JH

3 follow-up statements

807 
WWUS51 KRNK 020236
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1036 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

VAC009-011-019-031-680-020315-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160502T0315Z/
APPOMATTOX VA-AMHERST VA-CAMPBELL VA-CITY OF LYNCHBURG VA-BEDFORD VA-
1036 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT
FOR
WESTERN APPOMATTOX...SOUTHERN AMHERST...NORTHEASTERN CAMPBELL AND
NORTHEASTERN BEDFORD COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG...

AT 1035 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS ENTERING THE CITY
OF LYNCHBURG...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 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...
APPOMATTOX...
RUSTBURG...
CONCORD...
AND FOREST. 

THIS INCLUDES LIBERTY UNIVERSITY AND LYNCHBURG AIRPORT.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND 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 3721 7886 3736 7938 3751 7934 3758 7892
      3754 7890 3755 7888 3755 7887 3754 7887
      3754 7883 3755 7882 3747 7873
TIME...MOT...LOC 0235Z 287DEG 27KT 3739 7923 

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

JH

355 
WWUS51 KRNK 020254
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1054 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

VAC019-020304-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160502T0315Z/
BEDFORD VA-
1054 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR 
NORTHEASTERN BEDFORD COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR
VIRGINIA.

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 3721 7886 3731 7917 3751 7918 3758 7892
      3754 7890 3755 7888 3755 7887 3754 7887
      3754 7883 3755 7882 3747 7873
TIME...MOT...LOC 0254Z 277DEG 27KT 3737 7906 

$$

VAC009-011-031-680-020315-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160502T0315Z/
APPOMATTOX VA-AMHERST VA-CAMPBELL VA-CITY OF LYNCHBURG VA-
1054 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT
FOR
WESTERN APPOMATTOX...SOUTHEASTERN AMHERST...NORTHEASTERN CAMPBELL
COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG...

AT 1054 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BOCOCK...
MOVING EAST AT 30 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...
APPOMATTOX...
CONCORD...
BENT CREEK...
AND RUSTBURG. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND 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 3721 7886 3731 7917 3751 7918 3758 7892
      3754 7890 3755 7888 3755 7887 3754 7887
      3754 7883 3755 7882 3747 7873
TIME...MOT...LOC 0254Z 277DEG 27KT 3737 7906 

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

JH

990 
WWUS51 KRNK 020312
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1112 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

VAC009-011-031-680-020318-
/O.EXP.KRNK.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-160502T0315Z/
APPOMATTOX VA-AMHERST VA-CAMPBELL VA-CITY OF LYNCHBURG VA-
1112 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR 
WESTERN APPOMATTOX...SOUTHEASTERN AMHERST...NORTHEASTERN CAMPBELL
COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 PM EDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES 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 3721 7886 3731 7917 3751 7918 3758 7892
      3754 7890 3755 7888 3755 7887 3754 7887
      3754 7883 3755 7882 3747 7873
TIME...MOT...LOC 0306Z 281DEG 31KT 3737 7906 

$$

JH

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 1, 10:09 PM EDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 1, 10:09 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1009 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY WILL DRIFT EAST
OVERNIGHT WITH ITS ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE
MOUNTAINS BY EARLY MONDAY. THIS SLOW MOVING FRONT WILL HEAD INTO
THE MOUNTAINS MONDAY...STALLING ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE MONDAY
NIGHT...THEN FINALLY SLIDING SOUTHEAST BY MIDWEEK. FOR WEDNESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY...AN UPPER LOW WILL DRIFT SOUTHWARD INTO THE REGION
FROM THE GREAT LAKES...KEEPING AN UNSETTLED AND UNSEASONABLY COOL
PATTERN THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 1000 PM EDT SUNDAY...

BROKEN LINE OF CONVECTION CONTINUES TO SPILL EAST/SE TOWARD AND
ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE SO WILL HANG ON TO THE GOING WATCH A WHILE
LONGER AND PERHAPS DROP AROUND 11 PM PENDING TRENDS. HOWEVER
EARLIER HRRR WAS ON TRACK WITH CELLS EVOLVING INTO A LINE AND
DIPPING SOUTH SO WILL KEEP HIGHER POPS GOING FARTHER SOUTH GIVEN
LINGERING 1500 J/KG MLCAPE SEEN OFF THE SPC ANALYSIS. ALSO
CONVECTION DEVELOPING OVER NW NC TO THE SOUTH OF THE LINE MAY
IMPACT SOUTHERN SECTIONS LONGER OVERNIGHT SO SOMETHING TO WATCH.
OTRW FEW ADDED CHANGES UNTIL CONVECTION FADES SOME AS THE
REMAINDER LOOKS ON TRACK FOR NOW.

UPDATE AS OF 750 PM EDT SUNDAY...

UPDATE TO INCLUDE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 135 FOR PARTS OF THE
NORTH AND WEST UNTIL MIDNIGHT. STORMS CONTINUE TO ROLL ACROSS THE
HIGHER TERRAIN INTO RESIDUAL INSTABILITY AHEAD OF WEAK LOW
PRESSURE IN THE OHIO VALLEY. ENOUGH RECOVERY HAS OCCURRED SINCE
EARLIER RAINFALL FOR SOME OF THESE STORMS TO MAINTAIN SEVERE
STRENGTH UNTIL WELL AFTER SUNSET. HOWEVER EASTWARD EXTENT OF THE
DEEPER CONVECTION REMAINS IFFY GIVEN LESS CAPE EAST OF THE
MOUNTAINS. FEW OTHER CHANGES FOR NOW.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION AS OF 320 PM EDT SUNDAY...

FEW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN UPPER WAVES. LOOKING FURTHER
WEST...ENVIRONMENT INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE OVER KY IN ASSOCIATION WITH
UPPER SHORTWAVE AND STEEPER LAPSE RATES. AS WE HEAD TOWARD EVENING
THIS WAVE IS GOING TO NOSE EAST TOWARD THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS BY
LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. THINKING IS THE SAME AS
EARLIER...IN THAT SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY EARLY
EVENING OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH A SCT/BKN LINE OF CONVECTION
POSSIBLY SHIFTING EAST/SOUTHEAST FROM SE WV TO THE PIEDMONT THIS
EVENING. SVR PARAMETERS FAVOR STRONGER STORMS IN WV/KY/FAR SW
VA...BUT WEAKEN FURTHER EAST...BUT CANNOT RULE OUT STRONGER STORMS
TO THE BLUE RIDGE THIS EVENING. ORIENTATION OF THE CONVECTION AND
SPEED OF MOVEMENT SHOULD PREVENT A FLASH FLOOD THREAT...THOUGH
LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE...GIVEN THE 1 INCH+ WE HAD EARLIER
TODAY IN PORTIONS OF THE REGION. STILL NOT ENOUGH FOR A FLOOD
WATCH.

FOR LATE TONIGHT...SHOWERS WANE AND WILL SEE CONTINUED SW ALOFT.
CANNOT RULE OUT A FEW SHOWERS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY GIVEN HIGHER
MOISTURE IN THE LOW LVLS. FOG PARAMETERS ALSO FAVOR GOOD COVERAGE OF
FOG ACROSS THE RIVER VALLEYS AND WHERE IT RAINS THIS
EVENING...DEPENDENT ON HOW MUCH CLEARING TAKES PLACE BEHIND THE
CONVECTION.

MONDAY...WE WILL SEE THE COLD FRONT MOVE FROM THE EASTERN OHIO
VALLEY SOUTHWEST TO MIDDLE TN IN THE MORNING...SLOWLY EAST TO THE
CENTRAL APPALACHIANS TO CUMBERLAND PLATEAU BY AFTERNOON. EXPECTING
TO SEE A FEW SHOWERS OR STORMS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS IN THE MORNING.
CLOUD COVER WILL BE INCREASING ALOFT BUT WILL STILL SEE SOME
SUNSHINE AT TIMES AND THIS SHOULD LEAD TO MUCAPES OF 1500-2500 J/KG
BY MID AFTERNOON. MODELS ARE IN SOMEWHAT AGREEMENT THAT THE 2ND OF
THE UPPER SHORTWAVES WILL PASS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON LEADING TO MORE ROBUST
CONVECTION. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS MARGINAL RISK FOR MOST
OF THE AREA. IF THE FRONT MOVES QUICKER THEN CLOUD COVER WILL HINDER
LOW LVL INSTABILITY. THE BEST SHEAR LOOKS TO SITUATE ITSELF FROM FAR
SW VA/SE KY NORTHWARD INTO THE MD/PA AREA...SO THIS COULD LEAD TO
MORE OF A WIND THREAT IN OUR FAR WRN CWA...WITH MARGINALLY STRONG TO
SEVERE STORMS EAST.

BETTER LOW LVL AND UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT DOES NOT REALLY GET GOING
UNTIL AFTER 21Z/5PM OVER THE MOUNTAINS SO COULD BE ANOTHER LATE
AFTERNOON INTO EVENING EVENT.

WITH NO WEDGE MONDAY AND DEPENDING ON SKY COVER...TEMPS SHOULD WARM
INTO THE 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS...TO LOWER 80S EAST.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 400 PM EDT SUNDAY...

SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA MONDAY
NIGHT SUBJECTING AREA TO NEAR CATEGORICAL POPS. PENDING THUNDERSTORM
COVERAGE...QPF MAY EXCEED AN INCH WITH POTENTIAL FOR STRONGEST
STORMS TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEFORE MIDNIGHT
MONDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT AS
FRONT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE PIEDMONT.

TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER EASTERN CANADA
WILL BEGIN TO DIG SOUTHWARD INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. THIS WILL
SEND ANOTHER SURFACE FRONT THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA LATE
WEDNESDAY...BEGINNING A TREND TOWARD COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR THE
LATER HALF OF THE WEEK.  OTHER THAN SOME AFTERNOON INSTABILITY...NOT
MUCH SUPPORT FOR SHOWERS TUESDAY.  FRONTAL LIFT WILL PROVIDE A
BETTER CHANCE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

TEMPERATURES TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FAVOR READINGS NEAR NORMAL.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 400 PM EDT SUNDAY...

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE A TUMBLE FOR THE END OF THE WEEK
AS HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SINKS SOUTH FROM THE GREAT
LAKES AND A CUTOFF LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION.  85H
TEMPS OF 0 TO +5 DEG C ARE PROGGED TO BE OVER THE FORECAST AREA BY
THURSDAY NIGHT...AND IF THIS VERIFIES...IT WILL SUPPRESS
TEMPERATURES AT LEAST 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.  AS THE UPPER
LOW PASSES OVERHEAD...COLD POOL ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH DAYTIME
HEATING FOR A DAILY THREAT OF INSTABILITY SHOWERS AND CONSIDERABLE
CLOUDINESS.

CUTOFF LOW WILL LIKELY BE SLOW TO MOVE OUT PER BLOCKY LOOK TO THE
UPPER AIR PATTERN...WITH CUTOFF LOWS ON THE WEST AND EAST COASTS AND
A RIDGE UP THROUGH THE CENTRAL CONUS. UNLIKE THE LAST OMEGA BLOCK
WHERE THE MID ATLANTIC ENJOYED UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
UNDER THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE...JUST THE OPPOSITE IS OCCURRING THIS GO
ROUND.

OVER THE WEEKEND THE MODELS INDICATE THE CUTOFF LOW WILL GRADUALLY
DRIFT EAST TO JUST OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST...TEMPERATURES ALOFT
MODERATING.  THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WITH
TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO NORMAL BY THE START OF NEXT WEEK.
ATTM...WEEKEND AS A WHOLE LOOKS DRY.  WE HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE INSTABILITY...BUT NOT
CONFIDENT THERE WILL BE MUCH COVERAGE.

&&

.AVIATION /02Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 645 PM EDT SUNDAY...

UPSTREAM CLUSTERS OF DEEP CONVECTION CONTINUE TO SLOWLY APPROACH
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA FROM THE WEST WITH SOME OF THESE
SHOWERS/STORMS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE INTO THE KLWB-KBLF VICINITY
BETWEEN 00-01Z/8-9PM. STORMS MAY REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING A
PERIOD OF STRONGER WINDS AND MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS PENDING IF A
STORM MOVES DIRECTLY OVER ONE OF THE AIRPORTS. SHOULD SEE SOME OF
THIS CONVECTION THEN DRIFT SOUTHEAST PERHAPS IN LINE FORMATION
TOWARD KROA/KBCB AFTER DARK BEFORE WEAKENING. LATEST SHORT TERM
GUIDANCE DOES SUPPORT A PERIOD OF MVFR THROUGH MIDNIGHT AT THESE
LOCATIONS. STILL LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY HEADING EAST OF THE BLUE
RIDGE GIVEN LESS INSTABILITY AND LOSS OF HEATING. FOR NOW WILL
LEAVE OUT ANY SHRA MENTION AT KDAN WHILE INCLUDING A VCSH AT KLYH.

ONCE THE UPSTREAM WAVE MOVES EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT...A BREAK IN THE
SHOWERS SHOULD OCCUR OVERNIGHT EXCEPT POSSIBLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST
WEST VA WHERE ADDED BANDS OF SHRA COULD REDEVELOP AHEAD OF THE
FRONT BY EARLY MONDAY. OTRW QUESTION WILL BE LOW LVL MOISTURE
LEADING TO LOWER CIGS AND/OR VSBYS DESPITE EXODUS OF THE WEDGE.
HOWEVER GIVEN MOISTURE AND ADDED RAINFALL IN SPOTS THIS
EVENING...EXPECTING WIDESPREAD SUB-VFR IN FOG/STRATUS MOST
LOCATIONS LATE TONIGHT. ALSO LIFR POSSIBLE AT KLWB IF SKIES CLEAR
FOR A WHILE OVERNIGHT AND OVERALL IFR ELSEWHERE EXCEPT MVFR AT
KBLF/KROA.

AS SW FLOW KICKS IN MONDAY MORNING A TRANSITION TO SCT/BKN VFR
CIGS TO TAKE PLACE AT ALL SITES INTO EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE
MOISTURE QUICKLY RETURNS...WITH SHOWERS AND STORMS EXPECTED IN
THE AFTERNOON. GIVEN FAST TIMING OF RETURNING THIS DEEP MOISTURE
TO THE REGION LATER MONDAY...WENT AHEAD AND INCLUDED A PREVAILING
SHRA MENTION AT MOST SITES WITH DEEPER CONVECTION AND SUBSEQUENT
VCTS ESPCLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS BY LATER MONDAY
AFTERNOON/EVENING.

EXTENDED AVIATION DISCUSSION...

FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL STALL OVERHEAD MONDAY NIGHT ALLOWING ANOTHER
WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE TO TRACK ACROSS THE REGION INTO TUESDAY
MORNING. THIS WILL KEEP CONTINUED MVFR/IFR IN PLACE WITH RAINFALL
FINALLY TAPERING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE BOUNDARY SLIDES TO THE
SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA. A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS PROJECTED TO
DIVE SOUTHWARD OVER THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY INTO
FRIDAY. OVERALL...FLYING CONDITIONS APPEAR RATHER POOR AT TIMES
FOR MID AND LATE WEEK DUE TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF LOW
CLOUDS ESPCLY MOUNTAINS...PERIODIC ROUNDS OF SHOWERS...AND PATCHY
FOG.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...JH/RAB/WP
NEAR TERM...JH/WP
SHORT TERM...PM
LONG TERM...PM
AVIATION...JH/RAB/WP

Hazardous weather outlook, May 1, 9:37 PM EDT, 44 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
937 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ015-016-032-034-035-043>047-058-059-030145-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-
YADKIN-GRAYSON-CARROLL-PATRICK-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-
CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
937 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH LATE EVENING COULD BECOME STRONG...AND
POSSIBLY SEVERE. ISOLATED HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN
THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON
INTO MONDAY NIGHT. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BRING DAMAGING
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

BEYOND MONDAY...THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ009>014-017>020-022>024-033-030145-
SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-
BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-
937 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 135 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON
INTO MONDAY NIGHT. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BRING DAMAGING
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

BEYOND MONDAY...THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

VAZ007-WVZ042>044-507-508-030145-
TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER-
937 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 135 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON
INTO MONDAY NIGHT. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BRING DAMAGING
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

BEYOND MONDAY...THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 1, 9:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
913 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

VAZ007-020145-
TAZEWELL-
913 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN TAZEWELL COUNTY...

AT 913 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER GLEN BURKE...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RICHLANDS...
TAZEWELL...
CEDAR BLUFF...
ASBERRYS...
AND CLIFFIELD.

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 3715 8190 3716 8187 3717 8187 3717 8186
      3718 8180 3720 8176 3724 8174 3724 8172
      3720 8168 3721 8156 3723 8152 3723 8149
      3700 8154 3699 8156 3704 8182 3711 8189
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 276DEG 33KT 3715 8186

DS

Local storm report, May 1, 9:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
915 PM EDT SUN MAY 01 2016

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

0757 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 WSW HINTON            37.65N 80.96W
05/01/2016                   SUMMERS            WV   911 CALL CENTER

            A COUPLE OF TREES DOWN ON BEECH RUN RD IN THE JUMPING
            BRANCH AREA. TIME RADAR ESTIMATED.

&&

JRUCKMAN

Special weather statement, May 1, 9:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
916 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

VAZ018-019-023-024-020145-
CRAIG-ROCKBRIDGE-BOTETOURT-ALLEGHANY-
916 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT
NORTHEASTERN CRAIG...WEST CENTRAL ROCKBRIDGE...CITY OF COVINGTON...
BOTETOURT AND CENTRAL ALLEGHANY COUNTIES...

AT 916 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR LOW MOOR TO NEW CASTLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COVINGTON...
BUCHANAN...
TROUTVILLE...
NEW CASTLE...
AND EAGLE ROCK.

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 3776 7955 3744 7973 3740 7981 3738 7979
      3738 7977 3737 7978 3735 7979 3733 7982
      3745 8014 3783 8000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 290DEG 30KT 3775 7992 3748 8010

DS

Special weather statement, May 1, 9:44 PM EDT, 37 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
944 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

VAZ023-034-020215-
BOTETOURT-BEDFORD-
944 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL BOTETOURT AND
NORTHWESTERN BEDFORD COUNTIES...

AT 943 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER LITHIA...MOVING EAST
AT 30 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BUCHANAN...
MONTVALE...
LITHIA...
SPRINGWOOD...
AND PEAKS OF OTTER SUMMIT.

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 3755 7952 3753 7950 3754 7948 3754 7945
      3732 7959 3746 7991 3758 7978
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 282DEG 24KT 3750 7975

DS

Special weather statement, May 1, 9:45 PM EDT, 36 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
945 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

VAZ007-010-011-018-WVZ042-044-020215-
TAZEWELL-CRAIG-BLAND-GILES-MERCER-MONROE-
945 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT
SOUTHWESTERN CRAIG...GILES...EASTERN TAZEWELL...BLAND...SOUTHERN
MERCER AND SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES...

AT 945 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR PETERSTOWN TO CLIFFIELD...AND MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PRINCETON...
BLUEFIELD...
TAZEWELL...
PEARISBURG...
AND NARROWS.

THIS INCLUDES MERCER COUNTY AIRPORT.

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 3746 8090 3743 8086 3748 8083 3740 8030
      3700 8142 3712 8173
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 275DEG 36KT 3742 8074 3711 8165

DS

Special weather statement, May 1, 10:03 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1003 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

VAZ034-035-045-020230-
AMHERST-CAMPBELL-BEDFORD-
1003 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN
AMHERST...NORTHWESTERN CAMPBELL...CITY OF LYNCHBURG AND NORTHEASTERN
BEDFORD COUNTIES...

AT 1003 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR SEDALIA...MOVING EAST
AT 45 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LYNCHBURG...
BEDFORD...
BIG ISLAND...
FOREST...
AND RUSTBURG.

THIS INCLUDES LIBERTY UNIVERSITY AND LYNCHBURG AIRPORT.

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 3722 7912 3736 7958 3753 7950 3754 7949
      3752 7903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0203Z 281DEG 40KT 3744 7950

DS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 1, 8:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge	32 min
May 1, 8:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington	28 min
May 1, 8:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, City of Covington	33 min
May 1, 9:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	32 min
May 1, 9:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Botetourt, City of Covington	29 min
May 1, 9:24 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	City of Covington	3 hr
May 1, 9:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	31 min
May 1, 9:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Giles, Tazewell	30 min
May 1, 10:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Lynchburg	27 min
May 1, 10:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski, City of Radford	28 min
May 1, 11:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham	62 min
May 1, 11:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	34 min
May 2, 5:52 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 10 more	4 hr
May 2, 1:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	45 min
May 2, 2:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	52 min
May 2, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	32 min
May 2, 2:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson	25 min
May 2, 2:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	23 min
May 2, 2:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania	50 min
May 2, 2:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	33 min
May 2, 2:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, Wythe, City of Galax	42 min
May 2, 2:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	39 min
May 2, 2:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bland, Giles, Tazewell	64 min
May 2, 3:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Floyd, Montgomery	42 min
May 2, 3:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski	24 min
May 2, 3:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Giles	29 min
May 2, 4:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	56 min
May 2, 4:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Craig, Giles	47 min
May 2, 4:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Franklin	45 min
May 2, 4:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Giles	41 min
May 2, 4:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt, Craig	66 min
May 2, 4:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Franklin, Pittsylvania	64 min
May 2, 5:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista	42 min
May 2, 5:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Campbell, Pittsylvania	64 min
May 2, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Giles	28 min
May 2, 5:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wythe	26 min
May 2, 5:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville	40 min
May 2, 5:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville	40 min
May 2, 5:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	64 min
May 2, 6:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista	35 min
May 2, 6:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Craig, City of Covington	25 min
May 2, 6:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford	53 min
May 2, 6:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	58 min
May 2, 6:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	52 min
May 2, 6:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Grayson, Smyth	28 min
May 2, 6:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	26 min
May 2, 6:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania	43 min
May 2, 7:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	37 min
May 2, 7:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Buena Vista, City of Roanoke	57 min
May 2, 7:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	42 min
May 2, 7:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst	36 min
May 2, 7:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox, Bedford, City of Lynchburg	60 min
May 2, 7:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	53 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.