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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 56, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2019, 6:43 PM EDT for Rockbridge County, City of Lexington, Virginia. It was in force for 47 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
- May 25, 2019, 6:43 PM EDT (22:43 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2019, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties City of Lexington, VA, Rockbridge County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:47 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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 66 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
- 151 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 735 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
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 May 25, 2:47 PM EDT, 3 hours 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 25, 2:47 PM EDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 934 AM EDT Sat May 25 2019 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>017-022-032-033-043-044-058-059-WVZ042- 043-261345- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes- Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson- Carroll-Floyd-Roanoke-Patrick-Franklin-Henry-Pittsylvania-Halifax- Charlotte-Mercer-Summers- 934 AM EDT Sat May 25 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, northwest North Carolina, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. VAZ018>020-023-024-034-035-045>047-WVZ044-507-508-261345- Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Bedford-Amherst- Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier- Western Greenbrier- 934 AM EDT Sat May 25 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon and evening along and near the Interstate 64 and U.S. 60 corridor. A few of these storms could become severe. The main threat will be damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 25, 3:09 PM EDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
328 PM EDT Sat May 25 2019
VAZ023-024-034-035-252030-
Botetourt-Amherst-Bedford-Rockbridge-
328 PM EDT Sat May 25 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AMHERST, BEDFORD, FAR NORTH-
EASTERN BOTETOURT, AND FAR SOUTH-EAST ROCKBRIDGE COUNTIES
...
Until 430 PM EDT.
At 326 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Sedalia, moving
east at 30 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Glasgow...
Forks Of Buffalo...
Big Island...
Coleman Falls...
and Pleasant View.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
This storm 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 3745 7909 3745 7918 3747 7920 3746 7924
3747 7958 3762 7958 3772 7918
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 270DEG 24KT 3753 7949
BMGSpecial weather statement, May 25, 3:31 PM EDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 331 PM EDT Sat May 25 2019 VAZ033-043-252015- Henry-Franklin- 331 PM EDT Sat May 25 2019 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT FRANKLIN AND HENRY COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE ... Until 415 PM EDT. At 330 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Collinsville, moving east at 40 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Martinsville... Bassett... Axton... Snow Creek... and Leatherwood. This storm 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 3669 8003 3684 8001 3687 7964 3665 7969 TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 270DEG 24KT 3676 7991 BMG
Special weather statement, May 25, 3:40 PM EDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
340 PM EDT Sat May 25 2019
VAZ024-035-252015-
Amherst-Rockbridge-
340 PM EDT Sat May 25 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AMHERST AND ROCKBRIDGE COUNTIES
...
Until 415 PM EDT.
At 340 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Buena Vista,
moving east at 35 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Buena Vista...
Glasgow...
Alto...
Cornwall...
and Oronoco.
This storm 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 3789 7915 3786 7914 3784 7916 3782 7916
3781 7917 3781 7914 3778 7911 3779 7909
3778 7908 3775 7907 3773 7907 3761 7942
3774 7950 3791 7918
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 251DEG 29KT 3771 7938
BMGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Buena Vista | 21 min |
| May 25, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 62 min |
| May 25, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 44 min |
| May 25, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Buena Vista | 35 min |
| May 25, 7:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry | 37 min |
| May 25, 7:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 28 min |
| May 25, 7:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 49 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.