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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 150, NWS Blacksburg, VA

August 11, 2021Bedford County, Campbell County, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 11, 2021, 4:09 PM EDT for Bedford County, Campbell County, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. It was in force for 36 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: Aug 11, 2021, 4:09 PM EDT (20:09 UTC)
Expired: Aug 11, 2021, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bedford County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 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
Aug 11, 4:20 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Wsw Altavista, VA	TWO TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES ON BEDFORD STREET NEAR ADAMS STREET.
Aug 11, 4:20 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Altavista, VA	MULTIPLE TREES AND TREE LIMBS DOWN, ALONG WITH DOWNED POWERLINES ALONG MELINDA DRIVE.

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
Aug 11, 2:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 15 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: 506 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -72 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 998 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -29 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

846 
WUUS51 KRNK 112009
SVRRNK
VAC019-031-143-112045-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0150.210811T2009Z-210811T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
409 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Campbell County in central Virginia...
  North central Pittsylvania County in south central Virginia...
  South central Bedford County in south central Virginia...

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 409 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Leesville, or
  near Altavista, moving east at 15 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...
  Altavista...
  Hurt...
  Evington...
  and Leesville.

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.

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 3711 7945 3724 7939 3722 7918 3700 7926
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 284DEG 14KT 3714 7938 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

SH

1 follow-up statement

933 
WWUS51 KRNK 112037
SVSRNK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
437 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

VAC019-031-143-112047-
/O.EXP.KRNK.SV.W.0150.000000T0000Z-210811T2045Z/
Campbell VA-Pittsylvania VA-Bedford VA-
437 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR 
SOUTHWESTERN CAMPBELL...NORTH CENTRAL PITTSYLVANIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL
BEDFORD COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 445 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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
central, south central and west central Virginia.

LAT...LON 3711 7945 3724 7939 3722 7918 3700 7926
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 284DEG 14KT 3712 7926 

$$

SH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 11, 2:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	27 min
Aug 11, 2:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Lynchburg	39 min
Aug 11, 2:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	51 min
Aug 11, 2:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke and 2 more	59 min
Aug 11, 2:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Patrick	58 min
Aug 11, 2:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville	67 min
Aug 11, 3:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	29 min
Aug 11, 3:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	32 min
Aug 11, 3:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	40 min
Aug 11, 3:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Franklin	34 min
Aug 11, 3:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	25 min
Aug 11, 4:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	32 min
Aug 11, 4:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax, Pittsylvania	35 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.