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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 110, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 26, 2021Franklin County, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2021, 2:44 PM EDT for Franklin County, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. It was in force for 61 min. 2 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 26, 2021, 2:44 PM EDT (18:44 UTC)
Expired: Jul 26, 2021, 3:45 PM EDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Franklin County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 26, 3:06 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ese Rocky Mount, VA	THUNDERSTORM WINDS BLEW DOWN ONE TREE NEAR THE 500 BLOCK OF POWER DAM ROAD.
Jul 26, 3:06 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Se Rocky Mount, VA	THUNDERSTORM WINDS BLEW DOWN ONE TREE ALONG THE 100 BLOCK OF POWER DAM ROAD.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 26, 1:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 32 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 658 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -44 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 838 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

973 
WUUS51 KRNK 261844
SVRRNK
VAC067-143-261945-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0110.210726T1844Z-210726T1945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
244 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Pittsylvania County in south central Virginia...
  Southeastern Franklin County in west central Virginia...

* Until 345 PM EDT.

* At 244 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Rocky Mount,
  and is drifting very slowly southeast.

  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...
  Chatham...
  Gretna...
  Callands...
  Penhook...
  Mt Airy...
  Snow Creek...
  and Dry Fork.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in
ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and
minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.
Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid
hydroplaning.

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 3662 7949 3662 7951 3675 7967 3685 7964
      3683 7967 3681 7975 3689 7985 3705 7985
      3709 7961 3708 7962 3704 7960 3703 7957
      3704 7954 3701 7948 3702 7946 3706 7949
      3706 7943 3696 7918
TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 010DEG 2KT 3702 7981 

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

RAB

3 follow-up statements

901 
WWUS51 KRNK 261906
SVSRNK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
306 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

VAC067-143-261945-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-210726T1945Z/
Pittsylvania VA-Franklin VA-
306 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL PITTSYLVANIA AND SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES...

At 306 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sontag, or near
Rocky Mount, 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...
Chatham...
Gretna...
Callands...
Penhook...
Mt Airy...
Snow Creek...
and Dry Fork.

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.

Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in
ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and
minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.
Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid
hydroplaning.

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 3662 7949 3662 7951 3675 7967 3685 7964
      3683 7967 3681 7975 3689 7985 3705 7985
      3709 7961 3708 7962 3704 7960 3703 7957
      3704 7954 3701 7948 3702 7946 3706 7949
      3706 7943 3696 7918
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 329DEG 9KT 3698 7978 

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

RAB

638 
WWUS51 KRNK 261936
SVSRNK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
336 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

VAC143-261946-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-210726T1945Z/
Pittsylvania VA-
336 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR 
CENTRAL PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
north central North Carolina...and south central, central,
southwestern and west central Virginia.

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 3689 7985 3701 7985 3695 7962 3690 7963
      3686 7964 3683 7967 3683 7970 3682 7972
      3681 7975
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 005DEG 3KT 3690 7978 

$$

VAC067-261945-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-210726T1945Z/
Franklin VA-
336 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY...

At 336 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sontag, or near
Sydnorsville, and is nearly stationary.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Penhook...
Snow Creek...
and Sontag.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in
ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and
minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.
Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid
hydroplaning.

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 3689 7985 3701 7985 3695 7962 3690 7963
      3686 7964 3683 7967 3683 7970 3682 7972
      3681 7975
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 005DEG 3KT 3690 7978 

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

RAB

999 
WWUS51 KRNK 261944
SVSRNK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
344 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

VAC067-261954-
/O.EXP.KRNK.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-210726T1945Z/
Franklin VA-
344 PM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR 
SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 345 PM EDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.  However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
north central North Carolina...and south central, central,
southwestern and west central Virginia.

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 3689 7985 3701 7985 3695 7962 3690 7963
      3686 7964 3683 7967 3683 7970 3682 7972
      3681 7975
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 010DEG 2KT 3690 7978 

$$

RAB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 25, 8:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	29 min
Jul 25, 9:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	24 min
Jul 26, 12:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	30 min
Jul 26, 12:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Lynchburg	23 min
Jul 26, 12:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	33 min
Jul 26, 12:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, Patrick	48 min
Jul 26, 1:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	43 min
Jul 26, 1:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt, Franklin, Roanoke, City of Roanoke	68 min
Jul 26, 1:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	37 min
Jul 26, 1:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	30 min
Jul 26, 1:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania	49 min
Jul 26, 2:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	39 min
Jul 26, 2:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	38 min
Jul 26, 2:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	50 min
Jul 26, 2:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Patrick	41 min
Jul 26, 3:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	60 min
Jul 26, 3:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	50 min
Jul 26, 3:41 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Campbell	3 hr
Jul 26, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin, City of Martinsville	60 min
Jul 26, 3:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst	56 min
Jul 26, 3:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	51 min
Jul 26, 4:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox	60 min
Jul 26, 4:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	55 min
Jul 26, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Radford	47 min
Jul 26, 4:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford	56 min
Jul 26, 4:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Campbell	47 min
Jul 26, 4:34 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Lexington	3 hr
Jul 26, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	54 min
Jul 26, 4:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Buckingham	33 min
Jul 26, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	59 min
Jul 26, 5:10 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Campbell	3 hr
Jul 26, 5:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski	65 min
Jul 26, 5:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Rockbridge	3 hr
Jul 26, 5:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth	30 min
Jul 26, 5:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Pulaski	55 min
Jul 26, 5:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland	51 min
Jul 26, 6:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wythe, City of Galax	27 min
Jul 26, 6:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	57 min
Jul 26, 6:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski, City of Radford	53 min
Jul 26, 6:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig	34 min
Jul 26, 6:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Botetourt	40 min
Jul 26, 7:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig	28 min
Jul 26, 7:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Galax	63 min
Jul 26, 7:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	40 min
Jul 26, 7:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt, Roanoke	3 hr

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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.