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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

June 16, 2017Henry County, City of Martinsville, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jun 16, 2017, 12:13 AM EDT for Henry County, City of Martinsville, Virginia. It was in force for 62 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: Jun 16, 2017, 12:13 AM EDT (04:13 UTC)
Expired: Jun 16, 2017, 1:15 AM EDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

Counties City of Martinsville, VA, Henry County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 63 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: 1174 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1408 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 63 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 Jun 15, 10:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 10:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 10:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
1041 PM EDT Thu Jun 15 2017

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
WVZ042>044-507-508-170245-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-
Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-
Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-
Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-
Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-
Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
1041 PM EDT Thu Jun 15 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Additional rounds of strong to isolated severe thunderstorms will
occur from Friday into early next week with the more widespread
coverage likely on Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 15, 10:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 15, 10:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
1048 PM EDT THU JUN 15 2017

VAZ059-160330-
Charlotte-
1048 PM EDT THU JUN 15 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT
NORTHEASTERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY...

At 1047 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Charlotte
Court House, moving east at 15 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Keysville...
Charlotte Court House...
Drakes Branch...
Madisonville...
and Abilene.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 3691 7849 3699 7873 3720 7869 3719 7868
      3719 7864 3717 7864 3714 7859 3715 7855
      3714 7854 3713 7851 3711 7850 3709 7848
      3709 7846 3708 7844
TIME...MOT...LOC 0247Z 281DEG 15KT 3707 7862

Loconto

Local storm report, Jun 15, 11:25 PM EDT, 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1125 PM EDT THU JUN 15 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1040 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 WSW INGRAM            36.72N 79.22W
06/15/2017                   PITTSYLVANIA       VA   911 CALL CENTER

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 360 COMPLETELY BLOCKING THE
            ROAD. TIME BASED ON RADAR.

&&

WHP

Special weather statement, Jun 15, 11:34 PM EDT, 39 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
1134 PM EDT THU JUN 15 2017

VAZ058-059-160415-
Halifax-Charlotte-
1134 PM EDT THU JUN 15 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT
SOUTHEASTERN CHARLOTTE AND CENTRAL HALIFAX COUNTIES...

At 1134 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Scottsburg,
moving east at 20 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
South Boston...
Halifax...
Redoak...
Clover...
and Scottsburg.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 3689 7850 3670 7865 3668 7863 3666 7859
      3665 7861 3669 7865 3669 7866 3668 7870
      3667 7870 3665 7871 3664 7899 3681 7901
      3693 7850
TIME...MOT...LOC 0334Z 262DEG 18KT 3676 7885

WP

Special weather statement, Jun 15, 11:57 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
1157 PM EDT THU JUN 15 2017

NCZ005-160500-
Rockingham-
1157 PM EDT THU JUN 15 2017

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ROCKINGHAM COUNTY...

At 1155 PM EDT, radar indicated a line of strong thunderstorms
located along a line extending from Stoneville to Intelligence to
near Ellisboro. Movement was northeast at 15 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail are possible with these
storms. Frequent lightning and torrential rainfall can be expected.

Locations impacted include...
Eden...
Reidsville...
Wentworth...
Mayodan...
and Madison.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

These storms 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 3626 8000 3654 7996 3654 7958 3628 7962
      3624 7973
TIME...MOT...LOC 0355Z 242DEG 11KT 3648 7989 3636 7991 3626 7993

Loconto

Special weather statement, Jun 16, 12:13 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
1213 AM EDT FRI JUN 16 2017

VAZ043-044-160515-
Henry-Pittsylvania-
1213 AM EDT FRI JUN 16 2017

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT
SOUTHWESTERN PITTSYLVANIA AND HENRY COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF
MARTINSVILLE...

At 1208 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorms were clustered near Price NC.
Another strong thunderstorm was located on the southeast side of the
city of Martinsville. Each of these storms were moving northeast at
15 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm. Torrential rainfall is expected, which may lead to localized
flooding. As much as one and one-half inches of rain has been
estimated by Doppler radar to have fallen in portions of southern
Henry County.

Locations impacted include...
Martinsville...
Spencer...
Axton...
Leatherwood...
and Villa Heights.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 3666 8005 3684 7963 3661 7956 3654 7981
      3654 7998
TIME...MOT...LOC 0408Z 242DEG 11KT 3658 7990

Loconto

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 15, 8:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst	43 min
Jun 15, 8:06 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, City of Lynchburg	3 hr
Jun 15, 8:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Bedford	35 min
Jun 15, 8:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry	65 min
Jun 15, 8:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox	27 min
Jun 15, 8:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	29 min
Jun 15, 8:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville	30 min
Jun 15, 10:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	60 min
Jun 15, 10:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte	42 min
Jun 15, 11:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	41 min
Jun 16, 12:54 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Henry	3 hr
Jun 16, 1:21 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Danville	54 min
Jun 16, 2:09 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	3 hr
Jun 16, 2:09 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	3 hr
Jun 16, 3:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Lynchburg	52 min
Jun 16, 5:24 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	3 hr
Jun 16, 10:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville	62 min
Jun 16, 11:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Danville	42 min
Jun 16, 11:33 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	42 min
Jun 16, 12:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig	29 min
Jun 16, 1:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland	24 min
Jun 16, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	48 min
Jun 16, 5:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Buena Vista	58 min
Jun 16, 6:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Bland, Smyth, Tazewell	3 hr
Jun 15, 11:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockingham	63 min
Jun 16, 1:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Ashe, Watauga	44 min
Jun 16, 6:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Yadkin	31 min
Jun 16, 6:51 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	3 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2017 Every special weather statement in 2017

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.