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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 215, NWS Blacksburg, VA

October 25, 20214 counties in Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 25, 2021, 7:22 PM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 53 min. 8 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: Oct 25, 2021, 7:22 PM EDT (23:22 UTC)
Expired: Oct 25, 2021, 8:15 PM EDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Appomattox County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Charlotte County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:24 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Oct 25, 7:23 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ssw Tower Hill, VA	TREE DOWN ON A POWERLINE NEAR WALNUT HILL ROAD.
Oct 25, 7:24 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 Sse Tower Hill, VA	NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN BETWEEN THE 1100 AND 1700 BLOCK OF WATT ABBOTT ROAD. A PORTION OF A ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF TWO BARNS ON WAGON WHEEL ROAD.
Oct 25, 7:25 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Sse Tower Hill, VA	POWERLINE DOWN ACROSS WATT ABBITT ROAD.
Oct 25, 7:25 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 Sse Tower Hill, VA	TREE FELL ON A SHED WITH A VEHICLE INSIDE.
Oct 25, 7:29 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 Sw Toga, VA	MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON MOUNT RUSH HWY STARTING AT THE APPOMATTOX AND BUCKINGHAM COUNTY LINE.
Oct 25, 7:33 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Wsw Toga, VA	ONE TREE DOWN ON A POWERLINE ON UNION CHURCH RD.
Oct 25, 7:37 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 Se Wingina, VA	ONE TREE DOWN ACROSS SOUTH JAMES RIVER HWY NEAR WOODS CORNER.
Oct 25, 7:38 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Ne Evergreen, VA	MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON ROUGH CREEK 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
Oct 25, 6:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 87 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1208 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 106 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

532 
WUUS51 KRNK 252322
SVRRNK
VAC011-029-031-037-260015-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0215.211025T2322Z-211026T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
722 PM EDT Mon Oct 25 2021

The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Appomattox County in central Virginia...
  Northern Charlotte County in south central Virginia...
  Southeastern Campbell County in central Virginia...
  Buckingham County in central Virginia...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 721 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Wingina to near Oakville to near Gladys, moving
  northeast at 50 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...
  Buckingham...
  Appomattox...
  Dillwyn...
  Red House...
  Pamplin City...
  Madisonville...
  and Cullen.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, 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 3763 7825 3735 7846 3733 7851 3740 7859
      3734 7860 3727 7868 3721 7869 3714 7859
      3715 7855 3712 7851 3710 7858 3707 7916
      3737 7890 3770 7869 3768 7864 3773 7864
      3776 7851 3778 7848 3774 7842 3769 7824
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 237DEG 42KT 3762 7872 3745 7881 3715 7905 

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

$$

KK

2 follow-up statements

418 
WWUS51 KRNK 252354
SVSRNK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
754 PM EDT Mon Oct 25 2021

VAC011-029-031-037-260015-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0215.000000T0000Z-211026T0015Z/
Appomattox VA-Charlotte VA-Campbell VA-Buckingham VA-
754 PM EDT Mon Oct 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT 
FOR APPOMATTOX...NORTHERN CHARLOTTE...SOUTHEASTERN CAMPBELL AND 
BUCKINGHAM COUNTIES...

At 753 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Palmyra to near Dillwyn to Hixburg, moving
northeast at 40 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...
Buckingham...
Appomattox...
Dillwyn...
Red House...
Pamplin City...
Madisonville...
and Cullen.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, 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 3763 7825 3735 7846 3733 7851 3740 7859
      3734 7860 3727 7868 3721 7869 3714 7859
      3715 7855 3712 7851 3710 7858 3707 7909
      3742 7881 3770 7869 3768 7864 3773 7864
      3776 7851 3778 7848 3774 7842 3769 7824
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 237DEG 37KT 3782 7832 3761 7848 3736 7865 

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

$$

KK

063 
WWUS51 KRNK 260012
SVSRNK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
812 PM EDT Mon Oct 25 2021

VAC011-029-031-037-260022-
/O.EXP.KRNK.SV.W.0215.000000T0000Z-211026T0015Z/
Appomattox VA-Charlotte VA-Campbell VA-Buckingham VA-
812 PM EDT Mon Oct 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR 
APPOMATTOX...NORTHERN CHARLOTTE...SOUTHEASTERN CAMPBELL AND
BUCKINGHAM COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM EDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for
central and south central Virginia.

LAT...LON 3763 7825 3735 7846 3733 7851 3740 7859
      3734 7860 3727 7868 3721 7869 3714 7859
      3715 7855 3712 7851 3710 7858 3707 7909
      3742 7881 3770 7869 3768 7864 3773 7864
      3776 7851 3778 7848 3774 7842 3769 7824
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 237DEG 42KT 3793 7810 3772 7826 3747 7843 

$$

KK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 25, 5:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Lynchburg	30 min
Oct 25, 5:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Lexington	28 min
Oct 25, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst	15 min
Oct 25, 6:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	8 min
Oct 25, 6:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry	31 min
Oct 25, 6:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	66 min
Oct 25, 6:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville	61 min
Oct 25, 6:48 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville	27 min
Oct 25, 7:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania	37 min
Oct 25, 7:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Danville	17 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.