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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2020, 5:24 PM EDT for Campbell County, Virginia. It was in force for 36 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, 5:24 PM EDT (21:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2020, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
County Campbell County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:27 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
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NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 2, 3:17 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 3:17 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 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
Local storm report, Aug 2, 3:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
521 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020
NCZ001-002-018-022200-
Ashe-Watauga-Alleghany-
521 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN
ALLEGHANY...WATAUGA AND ASHE COUNTIES IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA...
At 521 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were clustered over Baldwin, or
near West Jefferson, moving northeast at 30 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Boone...
Jefferson...
West Jefferson...
Blowing Rock...
Beech Mountain...
Lansing...
and Foscoe.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 3630 8190 3636 8180 3634 8177 3634 8171
3641 8174 3647 8170 3653 8171 3659 8168
3657 8109 3637 8132 3636 8136 3634 8136
3612 8162 3611 8181 3616 8183 3619 8186
3619 8188 3621 8190 3626 8189 3629 8192
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 218DEG 25KT 3637 8156
BMGSpecial weather statement, Aug 2, 5:24 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
524 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020
VAZ044-045-058-059-022200-
Halifax-Campbell-Pittsylvania-Charlotte-
524 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN
CHARLOTTE...SOUTHEASTERN CAMPBELL...NORTHEASTERN PITTSYLVANIA AND
NORTHWESTERN HALIFAX COUNTIES...
At 524 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Straightstone,
or 8 miles northeast of Mt Airy, moving northeast at 25 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Brookneal...
Red House...
Cody...
Mike...
Hat Creek...
Gladys...
and Long Island.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 3693 7908 3705 7925 3732 7897 3730 7895
3729 7895 3728 7893 3724 7892 3725 7889
3724 7886 3721 7885 3720 7881 3712 7869
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 231DEG 22KT 3703 7912
BMGThe 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, 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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