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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2020, 4:04 PM EDT for Surry County, North Carolina. It was in force for 26 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
- Aug 2, 2020, 4:04 PM EDT (20:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2020, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
County Surry County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 68 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
- 564 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -82 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 987 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 2, 3:17 PM EDT, 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 3:17 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 340 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020 NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ015>017-032-031945- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Patrick- 340 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, northwest North Carolina and southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Scattered thunderstorms are expected again today. A few of these could become strong to severe. Damaging wind gusts and very heavy rainfall resulting in localized flash flooding will be the main threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ022>024-033>035-043>047-058-059-031945- Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Yadkin-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge- Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox- Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte- 340 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, northwest North Carolina, central Virginia, south central Virginia and west central Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Scattered thunderstorms are expected again today. A few of these could become strong to severe. Damaging wind gusts and very heavy rainfall resulting in localized flash flooding will be the main threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. VAZ007-009>014-018>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-031945- Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Craig- Alleghany VA-Bath-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier- Western Greenbrier- 340 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Scattered thunderstorms are expected again today. A few of these could become strong to severe. Damaging wind gusts and very heavy rainfall resulting in localized flash flooding will be the main threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Scattered to numerous showers and a few thunderstorms are expected Monday through Wednesday, with isolated to scattered thunderstorms possible Thursday through Saturday. An isolated strong to severe thunderstorm will be possible each day, mainly during the afternoon and evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. RCS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 2:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
210 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020
VAZ032-033-043-021845-
Henry-Franklin-Patrick-
210 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN
HENRY...NORTHEASTERN PATRICK AND SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES...
At 209 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Endicott, or 8
miles southwest of Ferrum, moving northeast at 30 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Rocky Mount...
Sydnorsville...
Ferrum...
Endicott...
Fairy Stone State Park...
Oak Level...
and Sontag.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 3686 8028 3687 8024 3690 8020 3693 8019
3695 8016 3695 8015 3696 8014 3712 7988
3689 7969 3672 8018
TIME...MOT...LOC 1809Z 236DEG 27KT 3684 8013
BMGSpecial weather statement, Aug 2, 2:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
238 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020
VAZ047-021900-
Buckingham-
238 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN BUCKINGHAM
COUNTY...
At 238 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Centenary, or 9
miles north of Buckingham, moving northeast at 35 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
New Canton...
and Centenary.
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.
LAT...LON 3759 7862 3770 7869 3768 7866 3768 7865
3769 7864 3770 7865 3771 7865 3775 7862
3776 7855 3776 7851 3777 7850 3779 7850
3780 7849 3776 7847 3775 7844 3773 7836
3769 7825
TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 239DEG 31KT 3768 7859
BMGSpecial weather statement, Aug 2, 2:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 28 min |
| 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, 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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