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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 103, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 25, 2021Amherst County, Appomattox County, Campbell County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 2021, 7:57 PM EDT for Amherst County, Appomattox County, Campbell County, Virginia. It was in force for 28 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
Jul 25, 2021, 7:57 PM EDT (23:57 UTC)
Expired
Jul 25, 2021, 8:25 PM EDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Campbell County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:59 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, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 42 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2021-07-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2021-07-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 120 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
984 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
120 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

723 
WUUS51 KRNK 252357
SVRRNK
VAC009-011-031-260100-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0103.210725T2357Z-210726T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
757 PM EDT Sun Jul 25 2021

The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West central Appomattox County in central Virginia...
  Northeastern Campbell County in central Virginia...
  Southeastern Amherst County in central Virginia...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 757 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Madison
  Heights, or near Lynchburg, moving southeast at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Appomattox...
  Concord...
  Rustburg...
  Madison Heights...
  Appomattox National Historic Park...
  Stonewall...
  and Bocock.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. For your
safety, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Stay away from windows.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any
size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees
or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free
at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be
shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and
on Twitter.

&&

LAT...LON 3724 7906 3737 7914 3737 7912 3740 7909
      3741 7911 3740 7912 3741 7914 3743 7914
      3744 7916 3753 7904 3738 7879
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 317DEG 9KT 3742 7906 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BMG
2 follow-up statements
014 
WWUS51 KRNK 260017
SVSRNK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
817 PM EDT Sun Jul 25 2021

VAC009-260026-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0103.000000T0000Z-210726T0100Z/
Amherst VA-
817 PM EDT Sun Jul 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN AMHERST COUNTY 
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any
size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees
or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free
at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be
shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and
on Twitter.

LAT...LON 3727 7899 3737 7911 3738 7911 3739 7909
      3739 7906 3742 7907 3742 7904 3743 7904
      3743 7902 3744 7901 3748 7895 3738 7879
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 318DEG 8KT 3740 7904 

$$

VAC011-031-260100-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0103.000000T0000Z-210726T0100Z/
Appomattox VA-Campbell VA-
817 PM EDT Sun Jul 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL APPOMATTOX AND NORTHEASTERN CAMPBELL COUNTIES...

At 816 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Stonewall, or
near Concord, moving southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Appomattox...
Concord...
Stonewall...
Appomattox National Historic Park...
Spout Spring...
and Oakville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for DAMAGING WINDS. For your safety, move to an
interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Stay away
from windows.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any
size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees
or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free
at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be
shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and
on Twitter.

&&

LAT...LON 3727 7899 3737 7911 3738 7911 3739 7909
      3739 7906 3742 7907 3742 7904 3743 7904
      3743 7902 3744 7901 3748 7895 3738 7879
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 318DEG 8KT 3740 7904 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BMG
680 
WWUS51 KRNK 260025
SVSRNK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
825 PM EDT Sun Jul 25 2021

VAC011-031-260035-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0103.000000T0000Z-210726T0100Z/
Appomattox VA-Campbell VA-
825 PM EDT Sun Jul 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL APPOMATTOX AND 
NORTHEASTERN CAMPBELL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any
size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees
or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free
at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be
shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and
on Twitter.

LAT...LON 3727 7899 3737 7911 3738 7911 3739 7909
      3739 7906 3742 7907 3742 7904 3743 7904
      3743 7902 3744 7901 3748 7895 3738 7879
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 317DEG 9KT 3738 7902 

$$

BMG

The office that day

Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 24, 9:14 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKBuckingham4 hr
Jul 25, 5:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBedford24 min
Jul 25, 6:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAmherst27 min
Jul 25, 6:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAmherst, Appomattox, Campbell61 min
Jul 25, 7:09 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKAmherst2 hr
Jul 25, 7:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBuckingham48 min
Jul 25, 7:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCity of Lynchburg30 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.