Alert archive / West Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 201, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 29, 2021, 7:02 PM EDT for Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia; Giles County, Virginia. It was in force for 27 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 29, 2021, 7:02 PM EDT (23:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2021, 7:29 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Giles County, VA, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 406 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -126 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 866 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
595
WUUS51 KRNK 292302
SVRRNK
VAC071-WVC063-089-300000-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0201.210829T2302Z-210830T0000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
702 PM EDT Sun Aug 29 2021
The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
North central Giles County in southwestern Virginia...
Southeastern Summers County in southeastern West Virginia...
Southwestern Monroe County in southeastern West Virginia...
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 701 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Indian Mills,
or 7 miles east of Pipestem, moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include...
Peterstown...
Red Sulphur Spring...
Buck...
Wayside...
Kimballton...
Lindside...
and Indian Mills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Prepare immediately for large hail. 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 3762 8087 3763 8059 3732 8065 3742 8086
3743 8086 3747 8091
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 277DEG 7KT 3751 8084
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH
$$
VFJ2 follow-up statements
531
WWUS51 KRNK 292317
SVSRNK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
717 PM EDT Sun Aug 29 2021
VAC071-WVC063-089-300000-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0201.000000T0000Z-210830T0000Z/
Giles VA-Summers WV-Monroe WV-
717 PM EDT Sun Aug 29 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR
NORTH CENTRAL GILES...SOUTHEASTERN SUMMERS AND SOUTHWESTERN MONROE
COUNTIES...
At 717 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Red Sulphur
Spring, or 7 miles north of Peterstown, moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
Locations impacted include...
Peterstown...
Red Sulphur Spring...
Wayside...
Kimballton...
Lindside...
Indian Mills...
and Raines Corner.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Prepare immediately for LARGE HAIL. For your safety, move to an
interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Stay away
from windows.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any
size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees
or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free
at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be
shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and
on Twitter.
&&
LAT...LON 3760 8084 3758 8060 3732 8065 3742 8086
3743 8086 3746 8090
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 277DEG 7KT 3751 8080
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH
$$
VFJ517
WWUS51 KRNK 292329
SVSRNK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
729 PM EDT Sun Aug 29 2021
VAC071-WVC063-089-292339-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0201.000000T0000Z-210830T0000Z/
Giles VA-Summers WV-Monroe WV-
729 PM EDT Sun Aug 29 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR
NORTH CENTRAL GILES...SOUTHEASTERN SUMMERS AND SOUTHWESTERN MONROE
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. However heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3760 8084 3758 8060 3732 8065 3742 8086
3743 8086 3746 8090
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 277DEG 7KT 3751 8077
$$
VFJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 12:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 36 min |
| Aug 29, 12:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Summers | 33 min |
| Aug 29, 1:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Summers | 29 min |
| Aug 29, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Greenbrier | 55 min |
| Aug 29, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 35 min |
| Aug 29, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 26 min |
| Aug 29, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Summers | 24 min |
| Aug 29, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Summers | 25 min |
| Aug 29, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 31 min |
| Aug 29, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Summers | 27 min |
| Aug 28, 9:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge | 29 min |
| Aug 28, 9:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Buena Vista | 42 min |
| Aug 28, 10:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 38 min |
| Aug 28, 10:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Buena Vista | 32 min |
| Aug 28, 10:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge | 33 min |
| Aug 28, 11:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Rockbridge | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 11:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 36 min |
| Aug 28, 11:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 49 min |
| Aug 28, 11:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge | 48 min |
| Aug 28, 11:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox | 30 min |
| Aug 28, 11:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Rockbridge | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 11:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Rockbridge | 43 min |
| Aug 28, 11:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Rockbridge | 6 hr |
| Aug 28, 11:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 24 min |
| Aug 29, 12:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox | 43 min |
| Aug 29, 12:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 40 min |
| Aug 29, 12:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham | 53 min |
| Aug 29, 12:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 37 min |
| Aug 29, 12:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford | 60 min |
| Aug 29, 12:39 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 12:59 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox | 61 min |
| Aug 29, 1:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox | 34 min |
| Aug 29, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 30 min |
| Aug 29, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 27 min |
| Aug 29, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany | 24 min |
| Aug 29, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt | 67 min |
| Aug 29, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bath, Rockbridge | 51 min |
| Aug 29, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 27 min |
| Aug 29, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, City of Covington | 44 min |
| Aug 29, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Lexington | 26 min |
| Aug 29, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Covington | 27 min |
| Aug 29, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig | 44 min |
| Aug 29, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 36 min |
| Aug 29, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery | 30 min |
| Aug 29, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery | 27 min |
| Aug 29, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 19 min |
| Aug 29, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 28 min |
| Aug 29, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery, City of Radford | 34 min |
| Aug 29, 6:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 33 min |
| Aug 29, 6:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 7:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 117 min |
| Aug 29, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 44 min |
| Aug 29, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 35 min |
| Aug 29, 7:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.