Alert archive / Virginia / Tornado Warnings in 2018
Tornado Warning 12, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this tornado warning at Sep 16, 2018, 4:27 PM EDT for Bedford County, Virginia. It was in force for 18 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
- Sep 16, 2018, 4:27 PM EDT (20:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 16, 2018, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Bedford County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:32 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 27 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
- 48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 464 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 301 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
593
WFUS51 KRNK 162027
TORRNK
VAC019-162045-
/O.NEW.KRNK.TO.W.0012.180916T2027Z-180916T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
427 PM EDT SUN SEP 16 2018
The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Bedford County in south central Virginia...
* Until 445 PM EDT
* At 427 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Goode, moving northwest at 35 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.
* Locations impacted include...
Forest...
and Sedalia.
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 3739 7927 3735 7930 3743 7955 3754 7945
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 126DEG 29KT 3742 7938
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
DS2 follow-up statements
339
WWUS51 KRNK 162034
SVSRNK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
434 PM EDT SUN SEP 16 2018
VAC019-162045-
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-180916T2045Z/
Bedford VA-
434 PM EDT SUN SEP 16 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL BEDFORD COUNTY...
At 434 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Sedalia, moving northwest at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Sedalia.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any
size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees
or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free
at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be
shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and
on Twitter.
&&
LAT...LON 3741 7948 3743 7955 3754 7945 3750 7940
3744 7939 3742 7941
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 126DEG 29KT 3745 7944
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
DS559
WWUS51 KRNK 162044
SVSRNK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
444 PM EDT SUN SEP 16 2018
VAC019-162054-
/O.EXP.KRNK.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-180916T2045Z/
Bedford VA-
444 PM EDT SUN SEP 16 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL BEDFORD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 445 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
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 3741 7948 3743 7955 3754 7945 3750 7940
3744 7939 3742 7941
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 126DEG 29KT 3749 7951
$$
DSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 9:28 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 5 days |
| Sep 15, 9:28 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax | 4 days |
| Sep 15, 9:28 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax | 5 days |
| Sep 16, 3:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania, Roanoke and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 16, 3:26 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 45 hr |
| Sep 16, 3:26 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 37 hr |
| Sep 16, 3:26 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RNK | Giles | 66 hr |
| Sep 16, 4:36 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 46 hr |
| Sep 16, 5:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax | 31 min |
| Sep 16, 5:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax | 10 hr |
| Sep 16, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 46 min |
| Sep 16, 7:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Patrick | 9 hr |
| Sep 16, 7:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 12 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.