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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jul 10, 2020, 8:12 PM EDT for City of Lynchburg, Virginia. It was in force for 48 min. 3 reports 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
- Jul 10, 2020, 8:12 PM EDT (00:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2020, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
County City of Lynchburg, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:14 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 8:16 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Lynchburg City, VA | TREE DOWN BLOCKING ONE LANE OF COLLEGE STREET. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jul 10, 8:17 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lynchburg City, VA | LARGE TREE DOWN ON VEHICLE AT THE INTERSECTION OF 3RD STREET AND HARRISON STREET. |
| Jul 10, 8:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Lynchburg City, VA | CAROLINE STREET BLOCKED BY TREE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
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 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 48 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
- 428 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 995 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
547
WWUS81 KRNK 110012
SPSRNK
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
812 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2020
VAZ035-045-046-110100-
Amherst-Campbell-Appomattox-
812 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2020
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT
NORTHWESTERN APPOMATTOX...NORTH CENTRAL CAMPBELL...AND SOUTHEASTERN
AMHERST COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG...
At 811 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Madison
Heights, or near Lynchburg, moving northeast at 20 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Lynchburg...
Amherst...
Bent Creek...
Madison Heights...
Stonewall...
Bocock...
and Tower Hill.
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 3730 7914 3745 7927 3745 7925 3747 7921
3747 7918 3748 7921 3751 7922 3751 7924
3749 7926 3751 7926 3766 7896 3754 7890
3755 7888 3754 7883 3755 7882 3747 7872
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 235DEG 17KT 3744 7908
$$
BMGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 8:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 60 min |
| Jul 10, 8:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 63 min |
| Jul 10, 8:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell | 53 min |
| Jul 10, 9:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 55 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.