Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 204, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 8, 2021, 1:24 PM EDT for Carroll County, Virginia. It was in force for 37 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
- Sep 8, 2021, 1:24 PM EDT (17:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2021, 2:01 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Carroll County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:27 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
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 1161 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 818 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
247
WUUS51 KRNK 081724
SVRRNK
VAC035-081815-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0204.210908T1724Z-210908T1815Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
124 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Carroll County in southwestern Virginia...
* Until 215 PM EDT.
* At 123 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hillsville,
moving east at 20 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...
Hillsville...
Dugspur...
Woodlawn...
and Gladesboro.
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 3676 8088 3689 8061 3677 8051 3676 8051
3666 8085
TIME...MOT...LOC 1723Z 263DEG 19KT 3674 8074
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
RAB2 follow-up statements
114
WWUS51 KRNK 081751
SVSRNK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
151 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
VAC035-081815-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0204.000000T0000Z-210908T1815Z/
Carroll VA-
151 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTY...
At 151 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Laurel Fork, or
7 miles southwest of Willis, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Hillsville...
Dugspur...
and Gladesboro.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Prepare immediately for LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS, as well as
deadly cloud to ground lightning. For your safety, move to an
interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Stay away
from windows.
Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in
ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and
minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.
Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid
hydroplaning.
When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any
size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees
or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free
at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be
shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and
on Twitter.
&&
LAT...LON 3677 8076 3685 8058 3677 8051 3676 8051
3670 8072
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 263DEG 19KT 3676 8055
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
RAB699
WWUS51 KRNK 081801
SVSRNK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
201 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
VAC035-081810-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0204.000000T0000Z-210908T1815Z/
Carroll VA-
201 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTern CARROLL COUNTY 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.
LAT...LON 3677 8076 3685 8058 3677 8051 3676 8051
3670 8072
TIME...MOT...LOC 1758Z 263DEG 19KT 3677 8049
$$
RABThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 10:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 42 min |
| Sep 8, 11:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 56 min |
| Sep 8, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 54 min |
| Sep 8, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll | 58 min |
| Sep 8, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 43 min |
| Sep 8, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 26 min |
| Sep 8, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 23 min |
| Sep 8, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin | 30 min |
| Sep 8, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 39 min |
| Sep 8, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 45 min |
| Sep 8, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 41 min |
| Sep 8, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge | 36 min |
| Sep 8, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Buena Vista | 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.