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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Blacksburg, VA

September 28, 2016Amherst County, Bedford County, City of Lynchburg, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this tornado warning at Sep 28, 2016, 6:15 PM EDT for Amherst County, Bedford County, City of Lynchburg, Virginia. It was in force for 30 min. 3 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: Sep 28, 2016, 6:15 PM EDT (22:15 UTC)
Expired: Sep 28, 2016, 6:45 PM EDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 2.0 in

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

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 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
Sep 28, 6:15 PM EDT	HAIL 1.75	1 N Boonsboro, VA	HAIL FELL FOR 10-15 MINUTES
Sep 28, 6:19 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Nw Lynchburg City, VA	POWER LINE DOWN ON RIVERMONT AVENUE
Sep 28, 6:33 PM EDT	HAIL 1	3 Ne Madison Heights, VA

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Sep 28, 3:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 41 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2684 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

738 
WFUS51 KRNK 282215
TORRNK
VAC009-019-680-282245-
/O.NEW.KRNK.TO.W.0011.160928T2215Z-160928T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
615 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN AMHERST COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  NORTHEASTERN BEDFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 645 PM EDT
    
* AT 615 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER BOONSBORO...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  
           TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LYNCHBURG...
  FOREST...
  BOONSBORO...
  COLEMAN FALLS...
  AND MADISON HEIGHTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL OF ANY
SIZE...AS WELL AS REPORTS OF ANY 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 3742 7907 3739 7906 3739 7908 3738 7910
      3737 7930 3751 7936 3755 7911 3742 7905
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 266DEG 25KT 3745 7923 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

RAB

2 follow-up statements

205 
WWUS51 KRNK 282233
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
633 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

VAC019-282241-
/O.CAN.KRNK.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160928T2245Z/
BEDFORD VA-
633 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BEDFORD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC 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 1000 PM EDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL...WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL OF ANY
SIZE...AS WELL AS REPORTS OF ANY 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 3742 7907 3739 7906 3739 7908 3738 7910
      3743 7914 3750 7918 3755 7911 3742 7905
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 259DEG 25KT 3746 7908 

$$

VAC009-680-282245-
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160928T2245Z/
AMHERST VA-CITY OF LYNCHBURG VA-
633 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR 
SOUTH CENTRAL AMHERST AND THE EAST CENTRAL CITY OF LYNCHBURG...
    
AT 631 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MADISON HEIGHTS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE 
         IS LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FALCONERVILLE...
AND MADISON HEIGHTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL OF ANY
SIZE...AS WELL AS REPORTS OF ANY 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 3742 7907 3739 7906 3739 7908 3738 7910
      3743 7914 3750 7918 3755 7911 3742 7905
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 259DEG 25KT 3746 7908 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

RAB

388 
WWUS51 KRNK 282246
SVSRNK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
646 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

VAC009-680-282254-
/O.EXP.KRNK.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160928T2245Z/
AMHERST VA-CITY OF LYNCHBURG VA-
646 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AMHERST AND THE EAST
CENTRAL CITY OF LYNCHBURG WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM EDT...
    
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED AND THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...AND SMALL HAIL ARE ALSO STILL
POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL...WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL OF ANY
SIZE...AS WELL AS REPORTS OF ANY 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 3742 7907 3739 7906 3739 7908 3738 7910
      3743 7914 3750 7918 3755 7911 3742 7905
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 266DEG 25KT 3747 7898 

$$

RAB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 27, 8:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Danville	62 min
Sep 27, 9:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	65 min
Sep 27, 11:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell, City of Lynchburg	59 min
Sep 27, 11:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Campbell, City of Lynchburg	53 min
Sep 27, 11:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Campbell	35 min
Sep 28, 12:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	62 min
Sep 28, 2:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Danville	53 min
Sep 28, 2:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Danville	64 min
Sep 28, 3:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford	52 min
Sep 28, 3:22 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	3 hr
Sep 28, 3:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	58 min
Sep 28, 3:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, City of Radford	55 min
Sep 28, 4:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Botetourt, Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	67 min
Sep 28, 4:15 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax and 6 more	26 hr
Sep 28, 4:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania	58 min
Sep 28, 4:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt, Roanoke	53 min
Sep 28, 5:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	61 min
Sep 28, 6:42 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox	33 min
Sep 28, 7:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham	53 min
Sep 28, 7:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington, City of Roanoke	56 min
Sep 28, 7:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	64 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.