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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Blacksburg, VA

June 13, 20215 counties in Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2021, 6:44 PM EDT for 5 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 61 min. 4 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: Jun 13, 2021, 6:44 PM EDT (22:44 UTC)
Expired: Jun 13, 2021, 7:45 PM EDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Amherst County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, Rockbridge County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 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
Jun 13, 6:45 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Springwood, VA	ONE TREE DOWN ON POWER LINES ALONG THRASHER ROAD.
Jun 13, 6:55 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Big Island, VA	SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
Jun 13, 7:25 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 W Goode, VA	TREE DOWN.
Jun 13, 7:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Nnw Forest, VA	TREE DOWN ALONG COTTONTOWN RD.

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
Jun 13, 4:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 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: 60 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 614 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

412 
WUUS51 KRNK 132244
SVRRNK
VAC009-019-023-163-680-132345-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0055.210613T2244Z-210613T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
644 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Rockbridge County in west central Virginia...
  Northern Bedford County in south central Virginia...
  Central Botetourt County in west central Virginia...
  Central Amherst County in central Virginia...
  The City of Lynchburg in central Virginia...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 644 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Forks Of Buffalo to near Snowden to Eagle Rock,
  moving south at 10 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...
  Lynchburg...
  Bedford...
  Buchanan...
  Glasgow...
  Troutville...
  Forks Of Buffalo...
  and Big Island.

This includes The following Locations Liberty University and The
National D-Day Memorial.
 
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 3743 7902 3743 7904 3742 7904 3742 7907
      3739 7906 3739 7909 3737 7912 3737 7914
      3734 7918 3733 7922 3735 7926 3731 7946
      3736 7988 3763 7991 3767 7976 3763 7943
      3773 7919
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 005DEG 10KT 3767 7921 3756 7945 3761 7981 

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

BMG

2 follow-up statements

339 
WWUS51 KRNK 132306
SVSRNK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
706 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

VAC163-132316-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-210613T2345Z/
Rockbridge VA-
706 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ROCKBRIDGE 
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
southwestern and west central Virginia...and southeastern West
Virginia.

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 3739 7906 3739 7909 3737 7912 3737 7914
      3734 7918 3733 7922 3735 7926 3731 7946
      3736 7988 3758 7990 3754 7951 3753 7950
      3762 7922
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 004DEG 21KT 3754 7922 3743 7946 3748 7982 

$$

VAC009-019-023-680-132345-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-210613T2345Z/
Bedford VA-Botetourt VA-Amherst VA-City of Lynchburg VA-
706 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT 
FOR NORTHERN BEDFORD...SOUTHEASTERN BOTETOURT...AND SOUTHWESTERN 
AMHERST COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG...

At 706 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Naola to near Sedalia to near Fincastle, moving
south 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...
Lynchburg...
Bedford...
Buchanan...
Troutville...
Big Island...
Montvale...
and Forest.

This includes The following Locations Liberty University and The
National D-Day Memorial.
 
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 3739 7906 3739 7909 3737 7912 3737 7914
      3734 7918 3733 7922 3735 7926 3731 7946
      3736 7988 3758 7990 3754 7951 3753 7950
      3762 7922
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 004DEG 21KT 3754 7922 3743 7946 3748 7982 

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

BMG

749 
WWUS51 KRNK 132342
SVSRNK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
742 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

VAC009-019-023-680-132352-
/O.EXP.KRNK.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-210613T2345Z/
Bedford VA-Botetourt VA-Amherst VA-City of Lynchburg VA-
742 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN 
BEDFORD...SOUTHEASTERN BOTETOURT...AND SOUTHWESTERN AMHERST COUNTIES 
AND THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM EDT...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
southwestern and west central Virginia...and southeastern West
Virginia.

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 3739 7906 3739 7909 3737 7912 3737 7914
      3734 7918 3733 7922 3735 7926 3731 7946
      3736 7988 3758 7990 3754 7951 3753 7950
      3762 7922
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 005DEG 10KT 3744 7923 3733 7947 3738 7983 

$$

BMG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 13, 4:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge	24 min
Jun 13, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	35 min
Jun 13, 5:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Lexington	26 min
Jun 13, 5:26 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	3 hr
Jun 13, 5:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	41 min
Jun 13, 5:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	29 min
Jun 13, 5:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Rockbridge	66 min
Jun 13, 6:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista	51 min
Jun 13, 7:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Franklin, Roanoke, City of Lynchburg and 2 more	62 min
Jun 13, 7:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany	55 min
Jun 13, 7:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath	32 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.