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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

June 8, 2018Summers County, West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jun 8, 2018, 9:02 PM EDT for Summers County, West Virginia. It was in force for 58 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 8, 2018, 9:02 PM EDT (01:02 UTC)
Expired: Jun 8, 2018, 10:00 PM EDT
In force: 58 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

County Summers County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 320 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: 914 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1075 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 119 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 8, 7:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 7:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 3:11 PM EDT, 5 hours 51 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
311 PM EDT Fri Jun 8 2018

VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>044-507-508-
091915-
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-
311 PM EDT Fri Jun 8 2018

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

A few storms Saturday and Sunday could be strong to severe, with
damaging winds the main threat. Hail is a secondary threat.

In addition, periods of heavy rain Saturday through Monday could
lead to localized flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ001>006-018>020-091915-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-
Yadkin-
311 PM EDT Fri Jun 8 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina
and northwest North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Periods of heavy rain Saturday through Monday could lead to
localized flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 6:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
615 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2018

VAZ047-082315-
Buckingham-
615 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL BUCKINGHAM COUNTY...

Until 715 PM EDT

At 615 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Gold Hill,
moving southeast at 15 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Buckingham...
Dillwyn...
New Canton...
Toga...
and Andersonville.

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

LAT...LON 3764 7825 3738 7844 3754 7871 3775 7844
      3773 7840 3774 7839 3773 7836 3772 7834
      3771 7828 3769 7826 3769 7824
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 316DEG 14KT 3758 7841

KK

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 6:17 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
617 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2018

NCZ001-018-019-082315-
Ashe-Wilkes-Watauga-
617 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN WILKES...WATAUGA
AND SOUTHWESTERN ASHE COUNTIES...

Until 715 PM EDT

At 616 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Silverstone,
moving southeast at 15 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Boone...
Blowing Rock...
Beech Mountain...
Foscoe...
and Deep Gap.

This includes The following Location Appalachian State University.

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

LAT...LON 3636 8180 3634 8177 3633 8171 3640 8174
      3643 8170 3614 8124 3606 8140 3608 8143
      3607 8144 3609 8146 3610 8151 3612 8155
      3611 8181 3616 8183 3619 8186 3619 8188
      3621 8190 3623 8191 3626 8189 3629 8192
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 316DEG 14KT 3627 8171

KK

Local storm report, Jun 8, 8:09 PM EDT, 53 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 8, 8:30 PM EDT, 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 8:56 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 9:02 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 8, 8:06 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Botetourt, Rockbridge	3 hr
Jun 8, 8:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, City of Covington	64 min
Jun 8, 9:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland	56 min
Jun 8, 10:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	66 min
Jun 9, 2:57 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Bedford	4 hr
Jun 9, 1:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, City of Galax	41 min
Jun 9, 2:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	31 min
Jun 9, 2:30 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Patrick, Pulaski, Wythe	2 hr
Jun 9, 2:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	56 min
Jun 9, 2:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	53 min
Jun 9, 2:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	66 min
Jun 9, 3:03 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Patrick	98 min
Jun 9, 3:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville	60 min
Jun 9, 3:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	64 min
Jun 9, 3:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Bath	81 min
Jun 9, 4:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth	61 min
Jun 9, 4:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst	55 min
Jun 9, 4:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst	62 min
Jun 9, 5:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, City of Roanoke	60 min
Jun 9, 5:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Amherst	118 min
Jun 9, 5:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	64 min
Jun 9, 5:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham	64 min
Jun 9, 5:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt	65 min
Jun 9, 6:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	63 min
Jun 9, 6:34 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	3 hr
Jun 9, 2:45 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Wilkes	115 min
Jun 9, 2:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Wilkes	55 min
Jun 9, 3:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	67 min
Jun 9, 5:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Yadkin	55 min
Jun 9, 4:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Mercer, Monroe	60 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in West Virginia, 2018 Every special weather statement in 2018

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.