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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

May 2, 2016Franklin County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at May 2, 2016, 7:52 PM EDT for Franklin County, Virginia. It was in force for 53 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 2, 2016, 7:52 PM EDT (23:52 UTC)
Expired: May 2, 2016, 8:45 PM EDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

County Franklin County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 43 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: 215 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 706 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 115 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 115 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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The text

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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 May 2, 7:36 PM EDT, 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 2, 7:36 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 3:06 PM EDT, 4 hours 46 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
306 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
WVZ042>044-031915-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-
YADKIN-TAZEWELL-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-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-
306 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 138 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

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

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SEVERE WITH
GUSTY WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
 CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

WVZ507-508-031915-
EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER-
306 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 138 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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.
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...SOME OF WHICH COULD BECOME STRONG TO
SEVERE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

OTHERWISE...THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER
THROUGH THE PERIOD IS LOW AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
 CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 2, 7:28 PM EDT, 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 2, 7:33 PM EDT, 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 2, 7:39 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 2, 7:45 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 2, 7:47 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
747 PM EDT MON MAY 02 2016

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

0600 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SSE GLASGOW           37.61N 79.43W
05/02/2016                   AMHERST            VA   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON 501 NEAR THE ROCKBRIDGE AND
            AMHERST COUNTY LINE

&&

FISHER

Special weather statement, May 2, 7:52 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
752 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016

VAZ033-034-044-030045-
BEDFORD-PITTSYLVANIA-FRANKLIN-
752 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT
NORTHWESTERN PITTSYLVANIA...FRANKLIN AND SOUTHWESTERN BEDFORD
COUNTIES...

AT 752 PM EDT...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS OVER FERRUM...
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROCKY MOUNT...
BOONES MILL...
PENHOOK...
FERRUM...
AND MONETA.

IF YOU ARE ON OR NEAR SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND
MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE
OUT TO 15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER... YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO
SAFE SHELTER NOW. DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3685 8008 3685 8011 3714 8010 3716 8000
      3714 7999 3714 7996 3717 7991 3724 7948
      3692 7955 3683 8007
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 252DEG 23KT 3696 8000

AS

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 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 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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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.