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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 299, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 31, 2019, 7:15 PM EDT for Caswell County, North Carolina. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 31, 2019, 7:15 PM EDT (23:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 31, 2019, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Caswell County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:16 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 3:16 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 521 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 524 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Oct 31, 6:46 PM EDT, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 31, 6:46 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 31, 6:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 602 PM EDT Thu Oct 31 2019 VAZ014-012215- Montgomery- 602 PM EDT Thu Oct 31 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT FRIDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 687 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. NCZ004-VAZ032>035-043>045-012215- Stokes-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell- 602 PM EDT Thu Oct 31 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT FRIDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 687 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, central Virginia, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia and west central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. Areas of frost are likely for Friday night into Saturday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. NCZ005-006-VAZ046-047-058-059-012215- Rockingham-Caswell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte- 602 PM EDT Thu Oct 31 2019 ...TORNADO WATCH 687 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, central Virginia and south central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Areas of frost are likely for Friday night into Saturday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. VAZ017-022>024-012215- Floyd-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge- 602 PM EDT Thu Oct 31 2019 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 687 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia and west central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Wind Warning. Tornado Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. VAZ007-009>013-018-WVZ042>044-507-508-012215- Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Craig-Mercer-Summers-Monroe- Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier- 602 PM EDT Thu Oct 31 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT FRIDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-012215- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Grayson-Carroll- 602 PM EDT Thu Oct 31 2019 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest North Carolina and southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Wind Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. VAZ019-020-012215- Alleghany VA-Bath- 602 PM EDT Thu Oct 31 2019 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for west central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Wind Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ003-019-020-012215- Surry-Wilkes-Yadkin- 602 PM EDT Thu Oct 31 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT FRIDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina and northwest North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. Areas of frost are likely for Friday night into Saturday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 31, 6:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
608 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0454 PM TSTM WND DMG HOT SPRINGS 38.00N 79.83W
10/31/2019 BATH VA 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN IN THE CITY OF HOT SPRINGS. TIMING
ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
&&
RRLocal storm report, Oct 31, 6:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
612 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG HILLSVILLE 36.77N 80.73W
10/31/2019 CARROLL VA 911 CALL CENTER
CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM
HILLSVILLE. MULTIPLE TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE
FROM 4:30 TO 5:30PM.
&&
SKLocal storm report, Oct 31, 6:23 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
623 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG WILKESBORO 36.15N 81.17W
10/31/2019 WILKES NC 911 CALL CENTER
ABOUT 5 TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE, SOME ON
POWER LINES. BETWEEN 5-6PM.
&&
SKLocal storm report, Oct 31, 6:36 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
636 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0527 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W BEDFORD 37.34N 79.57W
10/31/2019 BEDFORD VA 911 CALL CENTER
TREE AND POWERLINES DOWN. TIMING ESTIMATED
BY RADAR.
&&
RRLocal storm report, Oct 31, 6:45 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
645 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0556 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 ENE ALUM RIDGE 36.95N 80.42W
10/31/2019 FLOYD VA 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON RIDGEVIEW RD. TIME ESTIMATED
FROM RADAR.
&&
SKLocal storm report, Oct 31, 6:47 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
647 PM EDT THU OCT 31 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0555 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSW WILLIS 36.83N 80.49W
10/31/2019 FLOYD VA 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON BURKS FORK RD.
&&
SKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 4:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 35 min |
| Oct 31, 4:48 AM EDT | High Wind Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, Rockbridge and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Oct 31, 4:48 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 27 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 31, 9:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 31 min |
| Oct 31, 9:55 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Carroll, Floyd, Grayson and 8 more | 19 hr |
| Oct 31, 10:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 26 min |
| Oct 31, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 73 min |
| Oct 31, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 90 min |
| Oct 31, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 40 min |
| Oct 31, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, City of Covington | 86 min |
| Oct 31, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, City of Radford | 60 min |
| Oct 31, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 47 min |
| Oct 31, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 27 min |
| Oct 31, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, City of Lynchburg | 65 min |
| Oct 31, 5:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Galax, City of Radford | 112 min |
| Oct 31, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Patrick | 33 min |
| Oct 31, 6:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 68 min |
| Oct 31, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 40 min |
| Oct 31, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax | 54 min |
| Oct 31, 7:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 48 min |
| Oct 31, 7:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 36 min |
| Oct 31, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes | 75 min |
| Oct 31, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Rockingham | 45 min |
| Oct 31, 6:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham | 39 min |
| Oct 31, 6:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Caswell | 23 min |
| Oct 31, 2:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Greenbrier | 34 min |
Nearby
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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.