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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 43, NWS Blacksburg, VA

May 26, 2021Campbell County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 4:01 PM EDT for Campbell County, Virginia. It was in force for 24 min. 1 report 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 26, 2021, 4:01 PM EDT (20:01 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2021, 4:25 PM EDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Campbell County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:05 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 26, 4:16 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Se Rustburg, VA	WSET LYNCHBURG RELAYED A REPORT FROM A VIEWER OF SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN ALONG PAULS ROAD APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RUSTBURG. TIME OF REPORT ESTIMATED BY RADAR. PEA-SIZED HAIL ALSO COVERED THE GROUND IN THE AREA AT THE TIME.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 34 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: 163 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -101 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1107 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 36 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

950 
WUUS51 KRNK 262001
SVRRNK
VAC031-262045-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0043.210526T2001Z-210526T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
401 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Campbell County in central Virginia...

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 400 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hodges, or
  near Evington, 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...
  Concord...
  Rustburg...
  Mike...
  Spring Mills...
  and Gladys.

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 3714 7923 3722 7926 3737 7899 3716 7887
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 256DEG 19KT 3719 7920 

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

DS

2 follow-up statements

668 
WWUS51 KRNK 262014
SVSRNK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
414 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

VAC031-262045-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-210526T2045Z/
Campbell VA-
414 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL CAMPBELL COUNTY...

At 413 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Rustburg, 
moving east at 25 mph. While the storm was weakening, and large hail 
is now less likely, damaging winds are still possible as the storm 
collapses. 

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Rustburg...
Mike...
Spring Mills...
and Gladys.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for DAMAGING WINDS. 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 3725 7915 3734 7898 3719 7889 3717 7911
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 249DEG 23KT 3723 7909 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

DS

163 
WWUS51 KRNK 262025
SVSRNK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
425 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

VAC031-262034-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-210526T2045Z/
Campbell VA-
425 PM EDT Wed May 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CAMPBELL 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.  However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

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 3725 7915 3734 7898 3719 7889 3717 7911
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 256DEG 19KT 3725 7901 

$$

DS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 25, 8:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Patrick	44 min
May 25, 8:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Patrick	55 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, 4:35 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.