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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at May 1, 2016, 11:41 PM EDT for Franklin County, Virginia. It was in force for 34 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
- May 1, 2016, 11:41 PM EDT (03:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2016, 12:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
County Franklin County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 53 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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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 May 1, 11:27 PM EDT, 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 1, 11:27 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1104 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-030315- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN-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- 1104 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016 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. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER. .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. VAZ007-WVZ042>044-507-508-030315- TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER- 1104 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER. .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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 1, 9:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 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
DSSpecial weather statement, May 1, 10:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 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
DSSpecial weather statement, May 1, 10:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
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</html>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, 10:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 54 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 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 |
| May 1, 11:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Surry | 25 min |
| May 2, 12:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Stokes | 50 min |
| May 2, 1:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Stokes | 61 min |
| May 2, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Watauga | 26 min |
| May 2, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 24 min |
| May 2, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany | 30 min |
| May 2, 3:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany | 26 min |
| May 2, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Surry | 31 min |
| May 2, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Surry | 64 min |
| May 2, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Stokes | 24 min |
| May 2, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Stokes | 27 min |
| May 2, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockingham | 26 min |
| May 2, 6:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Ashe | 24 min |
| May 2, 7:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Surry | 64 min |
| May 1, 8:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Greenbrier, Summers | 6 hr |
| May 1, 8:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 34 min |
| May 2, 5:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Greenbrier | 15 hr |
| May 2, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 27 min |
| May 2, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Mercer, Monroe, Summers | 65 min |
| May 2, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Nicholas | 28 min |
| May 2, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 37 min |
| May 2, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 35 min |
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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.