Alert archive / Virginia / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this tornado warning at Apr 22, 2017, 2:54 PM EDT for Charlotte County, Halifax County, Virginia. It was in force for 23 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
- Apr 22, 2017, 2:54 PM EDT (18:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2017, 3:17 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Charlotte County, VA, Halifax County, VA
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2:58 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Wnw Hitesburg, VA | SEVERAL LARGE TREE BRANCHES BLOWN DOWN BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS. DIME SIZED HAIL ALSO REPORTED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 96 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
- 28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 755 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
063
WFUS51 KRNK 221854
TORRNK
VAC037-083-221930-
/O.NEW.KRNK.TO.W.0002.170422T1854Z-170422T1930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
254 PM EDT SAT APR 22 2017
The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central Charlotte County in south central Virginia...
Southeastern Halifax County in south central Virginia...
* Until 330 PM EDT
* At 253 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Hitesburg, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
Hitesburg around 300 PM EDT.
Staunton River State Park and Dryburg around 310 PM EDT.
Redoak around 320 PM EDT.
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 reports of any 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 3664 7857 3664 7858 3669 7865 3669 7868
3668 7870 3667 7870 3664 7871 3658 7872
3657 7880 3669 7885 3682 7855 3670 7865
3668 7862 3665 7857 3663 7855
TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 246DEG 24KT 3664 7879
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
DS2 follow-up statements
318
WWUS51 KRNK 221905
SVSRNK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
305 PM EDT SAT APR 22 2017
VAC037-083-221930-
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170422T1930Z/
Charlotte VA-Halifax VA-
305 PM EDT SAT APR 22 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL CHARLOTTE AND SOUTHEASTERN HALIFAX COUNTIES...
At 304 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Buffalo Springs, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Staunton River State Park around 310 PM EDT.
Redoak around 325 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
If on or near John H Kerr Reservoir near Halifax and Charlotte
Counties, get away from the water and move to safe shelter
immediately. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be
struck by lightning. Severe thunderstorms can produce large
capsizing waves, even on small bodies of water. Move into dock and
seek safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a
thunderstorm.
&&
LAT...LON 3664 7857 3664 7858 3669 7865 3669 7868
3668 7870 3667 7870 3661 7872 3666 7876
3673 7876 3682 7855 3670 7865 3668 7862
3665 7857 3663 7855
TIME...MOT...LOC 1904Z 245DEG 23KT 3667 7871
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DS872
WWUS51 KRNK 221917
SVSRNK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
317 PM EDT SAT APR 22 2017
VAC037-083-221927-
/O.CAN.KRNK.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170422T1930Z/
Charlotte VA-Halifax VA-
317 PM EDT SAT APR 22 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CHARLOTTE AND SOUTHEASTERN
HALIFAX COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
central and south central Virginia.
When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any
size, as well as reports of any 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 3664 7857 3664 7858 3669 7865 3669 7868
3668 7870 3667 7870 3661 7872 3666 7876
3673 7876 3682 7855 3670 7865 3668 7862
3665 7857 3663 7855
TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 246DEG 24KT 3671 7861
$$
DSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 12:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Roanoke | 44 min |
| Apr 22, 1:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 65 min |
| Apr 22, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick, City of Martinsville | 58 min |
| Apr 22, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 25 min |
| Apr 22, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Lynchburg | 53 min |
| Apr 22, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 34 min |
| Apr 22, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 29 min |
| Apr 22, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania | 51 min |
| Apr 22, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 45 min |
| Apr 22, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax, City of Danville | 30 min |
| Apr 22, 4:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 24 min |
| Apr 22, 4:11 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Campbell and 27 more | 64 hr |
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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.