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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Blacksburg, VA

April 9, 2021Surry County, North Carolina

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2021, 3:28 PM EDT for Surry County, North Carolina. It was in force for 47 min. 9 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
Apr 9, 2021, 3:28 PM EDT (19:28 UTC)
Expired
Apr 9, 2021, 4:15 PM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Surry County, NC

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:30 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 9, 4:00 PM EDTHAIL 0.251 N Pine Ridge, NC
Apr 9, 4:06 PM EDTHAIL 0.52 Nw Toast, NCREPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.).
Apr 9, 4:07 PM EDTHAIL 0.752 Nw Toast, NCREPORT FROM MPING: DIME (0.75 IN.).
Apr 9, 4:08 PM EDTHAIL 0.52 Nnw Toast, NC
Apr 9, 4:08 PM EDTHAIL 0.72 Nnw Toast, NC
Apr 9, 4:10 PM EDTHAIL 0.88Toast, NC
Apr 9, 4:12 PM EDTHAIL 0.882 Nnw Flat Rock, NC
Apr 9, 4:12 PM EDTHAIL 11 N Mount Airy, NC
Apr 9, 4:20 PM EDTHAIL 11 Se Woodville, NC

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 90 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-04-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 361 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-04-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 51 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
361 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-86 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1047 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

338 
WUUS51 KRNK 091928
SVRRNK
NCC171-092015-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0022.210409T1928Z-210409T2015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
328 PM EDT Fri Apr 9 2021

The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Surry County in northwestern North Carolina...

* Until 415 PM EDT.

* At 328 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Low Gap, or
  near Bottom, 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...
  Mount Airy...
  Flat Rock...
  Bottom...
  Pine Ridge...
  Toast...
  Woodville...
  and White Plains.

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.

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 3648 8095 3650 8093 3654 8092 3656 8090
      3656 8067 3655 8044 3644 8044 3643 8045
      3639 8093
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 259DEG 19KT 3650 8086 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RAB
1 follow-up statement
423 
WWUS51 KRNK 091952
SVSRNK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
352 PM EDT Fri Apr 9 2021

NCC171-092015-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210409T2015Z/
Surry NC-
352 PM EDT Fri Apr 9 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT
FOR
NORTHEASTERN SURRY COUNTY...

At 352 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pine Ridge, or
near Bottom, moving east at 25 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...
Mount Airy...
Flat Rock...
Bottom...
Pine Ridge...
Toast...
Woodville...
and White Plains.

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 3655 8082 3656 8090 3656 8067 3655 8044
      3644 8044 3643 8045 3642 8062 3645 8082
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 268DEG 22KT 3651 8070 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RAB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 4:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKSurry49 min
Apr 9, 4:20 PM EDTTornado WarningRNKSurry25 min
Apr 9, 4:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKStokes55 min
Apr 9, 6:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKRockingham45 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.