Alert archive / Virginia / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2016, 3:15 PM EST for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 30 min. 1 report 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
- Feb 24, 2016, 3:15 PM EST (20:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 3:45 PM EST
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Campbell County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 3:25 PM EST | HAIL 1.5 | 1 S Leda, VA | ALSO MENTIONED SEVERAL 3-4 IN BRANCHES DOWN AROUND PROPERTY. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 1:46 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 465 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 828 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 913 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
735
WFUS51 KRNK 242015
TORRNK
VAC031-037-083-143-242045-
/O.NEW.KRNK.TO.W.0003.160224T2015Z-160224T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
315 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL CHARLOTTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
EAST CENTRAL PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN CAMPBELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
NORTHWESTERN HALIFAX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 345 PM EST
* AT 314 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER RIDGEWAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR 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.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LEDA AROUND 330 PM EST.
CODY AROUND 335 PM EST.
NATHALIE AND CRYSTAL HILL AROUND 340 PM EST.
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.
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 3663 7915 3681 7932 3717 7899 3690 7870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 229DEG 33KT 3679 7918
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
KK1 follow-up statement
761
WWUS51 KRNK 242046
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
346 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
VAC031-037-083-143-242055-
/O.EXP.KRNK.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160224T2045Z/
CHARLOTTE VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-CAMPBELL VA-HALIFAX VA-
346 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR
WEST CENTRAL CHARLOTTE...EAST CENTRAL PITTSYLVANIA...SOUTHEASTERN
CAMPBELL AND NORTHWESTERN HALIFAX COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY
AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST FOR NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH CAROLINA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM
EST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL OF ANY
SIZE...AS WELL AS ANY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING DOWNED TREES
OR LARGE LIMBS...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE
AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE
SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND
ON TWITTER.
LAT...LON 3663 7915 3681 7932 3717 7899 3690 7870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 229DEG 33KT 3679 7918
$$
KKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 11:02 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 67 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:02 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax | 3 days |
| Feb 24, 11:34 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, City of Galax | 56 min |
| Feb 24, 12:37 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick | 53 min |
| Feb 24, 12:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke and 2 more | 32 min |
| Feb 24, 1:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry | 33 min |
| Feb 24, 1:37 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 53 min |
| Feb 24, 1:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 65 min |
| Feb 24, 2:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Franklin | 27 min |
| Feb 24, 2:26 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington, City of Lynchburg | 34 min |
| Feb 24, 2:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 64 min |
| Feb 24, 2:41 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 34 min |
| Feb 24, 2:54 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 36 min |
| Feb 24, 3:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, City of Lynchburg | 67 min |
| Feb 24, 3:27 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell | 33 min |
| Feb 24, 3:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 66 min |
| Feb 24, 3:43 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte | 32 min |
| Feb 24, 3:45 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 30 min |
| Feb 24, 3:52 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 53 min |
| Feb 24, 4:13 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 32 min |
| Feb 24, 4:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 24 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.