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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2016, 4:13 PM EST for Charlotte County, Halifax County, Virginia. It was in force for 32 min. 4 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
- Feb 24, 2016, 4:13 PM EST (21:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 4:45 PM EST
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Charlotte County, VA, Halifax County, VA
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 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, 4:17 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Se South Boston, VA | SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND A METAL ROOF LIFTED OFF AN OUTBUILDING ON PONDEROSA LANE. |
| Feb 24, 4:30 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nne Saxe, VA | TREE DOWN ON SAXEKEY RD NEAR MOSSING FORD RD. |
| Feb 24, 4:32 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sse Charlotte Court H, VA | TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 59 IN DRAKES BRANCH AREA. |
| Feb 24, 4:40 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nnw Keysville, VA | TWO TREES LEANING OVER BRIERY RD. |
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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 85 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.
967
WFUS51 KRNK 242113
TORRNK
VAC037-083-242145-
/O.NEW.KRNK.TO.W.0007.160224T2113Z-160224T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
413 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CHARLOTTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
CENTRAL HALIFAX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 445 PM EST
* AT 413 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MT LAUREL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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...
CLOVER AND MT LAUREL AROUND 425 PM EST.
SAXE AND WYLLIESBURG AROUND 440 PM EST.
DRAKES BRANCH AROUND 445 PM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE FORT
MITCHELL.
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
ANYHOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND 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 3689 7849 3675 7860 3661 7885 3682 7901
3715 7855 3714 7853 3709 7848 3708 7844
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 233DEG 22KT 3682 7882
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
KK2 follow-up statements
899
WWUS51 KRNK 242132
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
432 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
VAC037-083-242145-
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160224T2145Z/
CHARLOTTE VA-HALIFAX VA-
432 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EST FOR
EASTERN CHARLOTTE AND EASTERN HALIFAX COUNTIES...
AT 431 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SAXE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CHARLOTTE COURT HOUSE AND DRAKES BRANCH AROUND 440 PM EST.
KEYSVILLE AROUND 445 PM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE FORT
MITCHELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO...PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL OF ANY
SIZE...AS WELL AS ANY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING DOWNED TREES
OR LARGE LIMBS...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE
AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE
SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND
ON TWITTER.
&&
LAT...LON 3689 7849 3675 7860 3665 7878 3700 7876
3715 7855 3714 7853 3709 7848 3708 7844
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 232DEG 31KT 3693 7865
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
KK082
WWUS51 KRNK 242144
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
444 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
VAC037-083-242153-
/O.EXP.KRNK.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160224T2145Z/
CHARLOTTE VA-HALIFAX VA-
444 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN CHARLOTTE AND EASTERN HALIFAX
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM EST...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN
LIKELY AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NUMBER 14 REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH 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 3689 7849 3675 7860 3665 7878 3700 7876
3715 7855 3714 7853 3709 7848 3708 7844
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 233DEG 22KT 3693 7865
$$
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, 3:15 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 30 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, 4:34 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.