Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 291
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Jun 23, 2016, 3:52 PM EDT for 40 counties in North Carolina; 42 counties in Virginia; 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 23, 2016, 3:52 PM EDT (19:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2016, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Largest hail expected
- 2.5 in
- Strongest gust expected
- 60 kt
All 86 counties
Alamance County, NC, Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Bertie County, NC, Caswell County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Davidson County, NC, Durham County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Forsyth County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Greene County, NC, Guilford County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Lee County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, Martin County, NC, Moore County, NC, Nash County, NC, Northampton County, NC, Orange County, NC, Person County, NC, Pitt County, NC, Randolph County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Wilson County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Brunswick County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Carroll County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Emporia, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Greensville County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Henry County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Prince Edward County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Greenbrier County, WV, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:56 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 SPC expected
The probabilities SPC published with the watch, for the watch area over its life.
- Two or more tornadoes
- 20%
- One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes
- 10%
- Ten or more severe wind reports
- 40%
- One or more gusts of 65 knots or more
- 10%
- Ten or more severe hail reports
- 30%
- One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more
- 30%
- Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports
- 70%
Warnings issued inside it
38 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke | 39 min |
| Jun 23, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Orange | 49 min |
| Jun 23, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax | 45 min |
| Jun 23, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Greenbrier | 37 min |
| Jun 23, 4:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Greenbrier | 5 hr |
| Jun 23, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Greenbrier | 48 min |
| Jun 23, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Alamance, Orange | 67 min |
| Jun 23, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte | 52 min |
| Jun 23, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 48 min |
| Jun 23, 5:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 6 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 44 min |
| Jun 23, 5:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Alamance, Chatham, Orange | 28 min |
| Jun 23, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 62 min |
| Jun 23, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Granville, Vance | 44 min |
| Jun 23, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 59 min |
| Jun 23, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Chatham | 41 min |
| Jun 23, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 34 min |
| Jun 23, 6:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, City of Lynchburg | 6 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 55 min |
| Jun 23, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Giles | 38 min |
| Jun 23, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Granville, Person | 51 min |
| Jun 23, 7:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Halifax | 16 min |
| Jun 23, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Vance, Warren | 44 min |
| Jun 23, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 18 min |
| Jun 23, 7:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 57 min |
| Jun 23, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, City of Radford | 45 min |
| Jun 23, 7:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Tazewell | 42 min |
| Jun 23, 7:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Halifax, Nash, Warren | 46 min |
| Jun 23, 7:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RAH | Granville | 23 min |
| Jun 23, 7:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Caswell | 42 min |
| Jun 23, 7:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Durham, Franklin, Granville, Orange, Person, Vance | 52 min |
| Jun 23, 8:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski and 3 more | 48 min |
| Jun 23, 8:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell | 45 min |
| Jun 23, 8:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Franklin, Granville, Nash, Wake | 46 min |
| Jun 23, 8:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 39 min |
| Jun 23, 9:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and 1 more | 61 min |
| Jun 23, 9:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Caswell | 6 hr |
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 1:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Caswell, Person, Rockingham | 92 min |
| Jun 23, 6:15 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Giles and 9 more | 90 min |
| Jun 23, 3:01 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 7 hr |
| Jun 23, 4:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Craig, Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski and 3 more | 54 min |
| Jun 23, 6:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 93 min |
| Jun 23, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:51 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge and 20 more | 54 min |
| Jun 23, 3:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge and 22 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason and 3 more | 64 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, 2016Severe Thunderstorm Watches in North Carolina, 2016Severe Thunderstorm Watches in West Virginia, 2016Every severe thunderstorm watch in 2016
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.