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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Mar 28, 2021, 7:06 PM EDT for Halifax County, Pittsylvania County, City of Danville, Virginia; Caswell County, Rockingham County, North Carolina. It was in force for 54 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2021, 7:06 PM EDT (23:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Caswell County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, City of Danville, VA, Halifax County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 71 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 139 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 564 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 357 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 324 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 28, 6:34 PM EDT, 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 6:34 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 241 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 NCZ004>006-VAZ043>047-058-059-291845- Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox- Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte- 241 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, central Virginia and south central Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Thunderstorms this afternoon and early evening may be strong to severe. Damaging wind gusts will be the main threat. An isolated tornado and large hail will also be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotters have been activated across this region in anticipation of the potential for severe weather this afternoon and early evening. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ044-507-508-291845- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski- Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Monroe- Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier- 241 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT MONDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest North Carolina, southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. In addition, showers, and a thunderstorm or two, are possible this afternoon. Localized heavy rain could result in isolated, short term, flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Very gusty winds, similar to those expected tonight, are possible Wednesday night into Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is unlikely. WVZ042-043-291845- Mercer-Summers- 241 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Showers, and a thunderstorm or two, are possible this afternoon. Localized heavy rain could result in isolated, short term, flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Very gusty winds are possible Wednesday night into Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. VAZ022>024-032>035-291845- Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst- 241 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT MONDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia and west central Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. In addition, showers and a few thunderstorms are possible this afternoon. There is a small potential for one or two of these storms to increase to severe levels, with damaging winds the main threat. Large hail and isolated tornado potential is low, but not zero. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Very gusty winds are possible Wednesday night into Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotters have been activated across this region in anticipation of the potential for severe weather this afternoon and early evening. NCZ003-019-020-291845- Surry-Wilkes-Yadkin- 241 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina and northwest North Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Showers and a few thunderstorms are possible this afternoon. There is a small potential for one or two of these storms to increase to severe levels, with damaging winds the main threat. Large hail and isolated tornado potential is low, but not zero. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Very gusty winds are possible Wednesday night into Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 28, 4:33 PM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
433 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
VAZ023-024-034-035-045-282145-
Botetourt-Amherst-Campbell-Bedford-Rockbridge-
433 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
...A LINE OF SHOWERS WILL AFFECT
ROCKBRIDGE...CAMPBELL...BOTETOURT...BEDFORD...AND AMHERST COUNTIES...
THE CITY OF BUENA VISTA...THE CITY OF LEXINGTON AND THE CITY OF
LYNCHBURG...
At 432 PM EDT, radar indicated showers were located along a line
extending from Fairfield to near Vinton. Movement was east at 25 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with these showers.
Locations impacted include...
Lynchburg...
Lexington...
Buena Vista...
Bedford...
Altavista...
Amherst...
and Buchanan.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these showers, and may
cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 3792 7919 3781 7917 3768 7897 3758 7892
3742 7906 3743 7904 3720 7882 3702 7891
3714 7934 3701 7948 3704 7958 3719 7972
3722 7985 3733 7987 3742 8007 3755 7997
3764 8003 3780 7982 3777 7967 3808 7948
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 265DEG 21KT 3787 7930 3730 7985
KKSpecial weather statement, Mar 28, 4:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 12:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 25 min |
| Mar 28, 2:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Wythe | 25 min |
| Mar 28, 2:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 28 min |
| Mar 28, 3:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Wythe | 33 min |
| Mar 28, 3:58 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 28, 7:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Smyth, Tazewell | 4 hr |
| Mar 28, 10:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Tazewell | 4 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Giles, Grayson, Smyth and 3 more | 63 min |
| Mar 28, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 2 more | 62 min |
| Mar 28, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Pulaski and 6 more | 57 min |
| Mar 28, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 66 min |
| Mar 28, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 2 more | 72 min |
| Mar 28, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Patrick, City of Galax | 82 min |
| Mar 28, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 80 min |
| Mar 28, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 53 min |
| Mar 28, 7:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 46 min |
| Mar 27, 10:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe | 33 min |
| Mar 27, 11:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Stokes, Surry | 23 min |
| Mar 27, 11:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockingham, Stokes | 31 min |
| Mar 28, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Stokes, Surry, Yadkin | 57 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.