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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 1, 2020, 8:02 PM EDT for Charlotte County, Virginia. It was in force for 28 min. 1 report 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
- Aug 1, 2020, 8:02 PM EDT (00:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2020, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
County Charlotte County, VA
The radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 8:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wnw Charlotte Court H, VA | SEVERAL TREES REPORTED DOWN ALONG DAVID BRUCE AVE. IN CHARLOTTE COURTHOUSE. |
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, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 81 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
- 784 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1219 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.9
The text
As transmitted.
035
WWUS81 KRNK 020002
SPSRNK
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
802 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2020
VAZ058-059-020030-
Halifax-Charlotte-
802 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2020
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT
CENTRAL CHARLOTTE AND NORTHEASTERN HALIFAX COUNTIES...
At 802 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Saxe, or near
Clover, moving northeast at 30 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Keysville...
Charlotte Court House...
Phenix...
Clover...
Drakes Branch...
Mt Laurel...
and Cullen.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
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 3692 7849 3677 7875 3688 7893 3718 7871
3703 7846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 217DEG 27KT 3693 7874
$$
RRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 8:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Lexington | 25 min |
| Aug 1, 8:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 35 min |
| Aug 2, 4:55 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buckingham and 28 more | 50 hr |
| Aug 2, 1:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Lynchburg | 35 min |
| Aug 2, 2:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox | 37 min |
| Aug 2, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 35 min |
| Aug 2, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 35 min |
| Aug 2, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 22 min |
| Aug 2, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 22 min |
| Aug 2, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 26 min |
| Aug 2, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 27 min |
| Aug 2, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 36 min |
| Aug 2, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 51 min |
| Aug 2, 6:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Montgomery, Pulaski | 63 min |
| Aug 2, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 36 min |
| Aug 2, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wilkes | 37 min |
| Aug 2, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Surry | 27 min |
| Aug 2, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Surry | 26 min |
| Aug 2, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 39 min |
| Aug 1, 8:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 25 min |
| Aug 1, 8:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 48 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.