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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Blacksburg, VA

May 25, 2021Stokes County, Surry County, North Carolina; Patrick County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2021, 8:01 PM EDT for Stokes County, Surry County, North Carolina; Patrick County, Virginia. It was in force for 44 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: May 25, 2021, 8:01 PM EDT (00:01 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2021, 8:45 PM EDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Patrick County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:04 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
May 25, 8:36 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 Sw Stuart, VA	CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 5 SW STUART. TREE DOWN ACROSS BOTH LANES OF DRY POND HIGHWAY. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
May 25, 8:36 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 Sw Stuart, VA	TREE DOWN ACROSS BOTH LANES OF DRY POND HIGHWAY. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

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 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 73 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: 939 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1184 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 39 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

276 
WUUS51 KRNK 260001
SVRRNK
NCC169-171-VAC141-260045-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0041.210526T0001Z-210526T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
801 PM EDT Tue May 25 2021

The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Surry County in northwestern North Carolina...
  Northwestern Stokes County in north central North Carolina...
  Southern Patrick County in southwestern Virginia...

* Until 845 PM EDT.

* At 800 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 5 miles southeast of Laurel Fork VA to 
  near Ararat NC, moving northeast 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...
  Stuart...
  Francisco...
  Ararat...
  Woodville...
  Collinstown...
  Patrick Springs...
  and Westfield.

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 3679 8033 3667 8019 3654 8013 3642 8049
      3658 8056
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 223DEG 11KT 3664 8045 3649 8041 

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

RAB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 25, 8:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Stokes, Surry	55 min
May 26, 2:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany	33 min
May 26, 3:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany	27 min
May 26, 3:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Watauga	31 min
May 26, 6:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	32 min
May 25, 9:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry	28 min
May 26, 1:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	27 min
May 26, 2:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst	44 min
May 26, 2:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	25 min
May 26, 2:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	17 min
May 26, 3:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	21 min
May 26, 3:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte	23 min
May 26, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox	32 min
May 26, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	30 min
May 26, 3:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte	27 min
May 26, 3:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte	21 min
May 26, 4:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Campbell	24 min
May 26, 4:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	25 min
May 26, 7:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	26 min
May 26, 7:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst	13 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.