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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 116, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 26, 2021Buckingham County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2021, 4:57 PM EDT for Buckingham County, Virginia. It was in force for 33 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 26, 2021, 4:57 PM EDT (20:57 UTC)
Expired
Jul 26, 2021, 5:30 PM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Buckingham County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:56 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 watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 26, 1:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 89 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 2021-07-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 658 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2021-07-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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.

913 
WUUS51 KRNK 262057
SVRRNK
VAC029-262130-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0116.210726T2057Z-210726T2130Z/

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

The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Buckingham County in central Virginia...

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 457 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Guinea Mills to near Andersonville, moving east
  at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Dillwyn...
  Sheppards...
  and Andersonville.

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 3735 7848 3734 7848 3733 7849 3733 7851
      3735 7854 3735 7855 3737 7856 3737 7858
      3740 7859 3739 7863 3742 7863 3743 7868
      3745 7870 3760 7831 3759 7828
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 280DEG 21KT 3751 7837 3740 7861 

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

RAB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 25, 8:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBuckingham29 min
Jul 25, 9:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKFloyd24 min
Jul 26, 12:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGiles30 min
Jul 26, 12:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCity of Lynchburg23 min
Jul 26, 12:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBotetourt33 min
Jul 26, 12:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKHenry, Patrick48 min
Jul 26, 1:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBedford, City of Roanoke, City of Salem43 min
Jul 26, 1:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBedford, Botetourt, Franklin, Roanoke, City of Roanoke68 min
Jul 26, 1:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKFranklin37 min
Jul 26, 1:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCraig, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem30 min
Jul 26, 1:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKFranklin, Henry, Pittsylvania49 min
Jul 26, 2:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBedford, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem39 min
Jul 26, 2:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBedford, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem38 min
Jul 26, 2:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKPatrick50 min
Jul 26, 2:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKPatrick41 min
Jul 26, 2:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKFranklin, Pittsylvania61 min
Jul 26, 3:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAmherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington60 min
Jul 26, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCampbell50 min
Jul 26, 3:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKCampbell3 hr
Jul 26, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKFranklin, City of Martinsville60 min
Jul 26, 3:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAmherst56 min
Jul 26, 3:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKRockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington51 min
Jul 26, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAppomattox60 min
Jul 26, 4:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKHenry, City of Martinsville55 min
Jul 26, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCity of Radford47 min
Jul 26, 4:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKMontgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford56 min
Jul 26, 4:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAppomattox, Campbell47 min
Jul 26, 4:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKRockbridge, City of Lexington3 hr
Jul 26, 4:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKFloyd54 min
Jul 26, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAmherst, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington59 min
Jul 26, 5:10 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKAppomattox, Campbell3 hr
Jul 26, 5:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCarroll, Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski65 min
Jul 26, 5:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKRockbridge3 hr
Jul 26, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKSmyth30 min
Jul 26, 5:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCarroll, Floyd, Pulaski55 min
Jul 26, 5:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBland51 min
Jul 26, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKWythe, City of Galax27 min
Jul 26, 6:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBotetourt57 min
Jul 26, 6:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKPulaski, City of Radford53 min
Jul 26, 6:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCraig34 min
Jul 26, 6:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBotetourt40 min
Jul 26, 7:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCraig28 min
Jul 26, 7:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCity of Galax63 min
Jul 26, 7:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBedford, Botetourt, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem40 min
Jul 26, 7:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKBedford, Botetourt, Roanoke3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.