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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

April 5, 2017Tazewell County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Apr 5, 2017, 11:14 PM EDT for Tazewell County, Virginia. It was in force for 31 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: Apr 5, 2017, 11:14 PM EDT (03:14 UTC)
Expired: Apr 5, 2017, 11:45 PM EDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

County Tazewell County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 198 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: 1255 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 311 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 305 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Apr 5, 7:39 PM EDT, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 7:39 PM EDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 3:48 PM EDT, 7 hours 26 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
348 PM EDT Wed Apr 5 2017

VAZ007-009>014-018>020-WVZ042>044-507-061200-
Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Craig-
Alleghany VA-Bath-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-
348 PM EDT Wed Apr 5 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia, west
central Virginia and southeast West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms tonight. The primary
threat is damaging winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Wind Advisory.

Snow is expected Thursday night and Friday night. Light
accumulations
are possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed tonight.

WVZ508-061200-
Western Greenbrier-
348 PM EDT Wed Apr 5 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms tonight. The primary
threat is damaging winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Wind Advisory.

Snow is expected Thursday night and Friday night. Light to moderate
accumulations
are possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed tonight.

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ023-024-032>035-043>045-061200-
Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Wilkes-Yadkin-Botetourt-Rockbridge-
Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-
348 PM EDT Wed Apr 5 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,
northwest North Carolina, central Virginia, south central Virginia,
southwest Virginia and west central Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms tonight. The primary
threat is damaging winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Wind Advisory.

Patchy frost is possible late Saturday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed tonight.

VAZ046-047-058-059-061200-
Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-
348 PM EDT Wed Apr 5 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia and south
central Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms tonight. The primary
threat is damaging winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015>017-022-061200-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Roanoke-
348 PM EDT Wed Apr 5 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO 8 PM EDT
FRIDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest North Carolina,
southwest Virginia and west central Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms tonight. The primary
threat is damaging winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   High Wind Warning.

Snow is expected Thursday night and Friday night. Light
accumulations
are possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed tonight.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 5, 11:14 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
1114 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017

VAZ007-060345-
Tazewell-
1114 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT
SOUTHWESTERN TAZEWELL COUNTY...

At 1112 PM EDT, a thunderstorm was located near Davenport, moving
northeast at 40 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Richlands...
Tazewell...
Cedar Bluff...
Raven...
and Glen Burke.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 3716 8187 3717 8187 3720 8176 3724 8174
      3724 8172 3720 8168 3721 8156 3723 8153
      3705 8142 3698 8169 3697 8171 3696 8178
      3705 8182 3711 8189 3714 8190
TIME...MOT...LOC 0312Z 244DEG 37KT 3707 8203

RS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 5, 11:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	33 min
Apr 6, 12:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland	58 min
Apr 6, 1:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	53 min
Apr 6, 2:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington	58 min
Apr 6, 3:26 AM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	Grayson	35 hr
Apr 6, 5:31 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville	59 min
Apr 6, 5:49 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell, Pittsylvania, City of Lynchburg	56 min
Apr 6, 6:27 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	63 min
Apr 6, 6:31 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax	23 min
Apr 6, 6:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Danville	38 min
Apr 6, 7:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	61 min
Apr 6, 7:33 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, Craig, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, City of Radford	57 min
Apr 6, 8:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte	51 min
Apr 6, 8:27 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Craig, City of Covington	48 min
Apr 6, 9:05 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd, Patrick	55 min
Apr 6, 9:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	34 min
Apr 6, 9:20 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	25 min
Apr 6, 10:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	26 min
Apr 6, 10:07 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax, City of Danville	38 min
Apr 6, 10:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	26 min
Apr 6, 10:33 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox, Campbell	27 min
Apr 6, 10:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst	23 min
Apr 6, 10:54 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte, Halifax	51 min
Apr 6, 3:54 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Franklin and 10 more	23 hr
Apr 6, 2:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockingham	62 min
Apr 6, 5:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	67 min
Apr 6, 5:59 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Caswell	42 min
Apr 6, 12:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Monroe, Summers	53 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.