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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Apr 9, 2021, 1:28 PM EDT for Pulaski County, Virginia. It was in force for 32 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
- Apr 9, 2021, 1:28 PM EDT (17:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2021, 2:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
County Pulaski County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 111 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
- 132 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 654 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 199 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
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 Apr 9, 10:55 AM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 10:55 AM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 437 AM EDT Fri Apr 9 2021 VAZ007-009>012-WVZ042>044-507-508-100845- Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Mercer-Summers-Monroe- Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier- 437 AM EDT Fri Apr 9 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ013>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-100845- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes- Yadkin-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA- Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst- Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte- 437 AM EDT Fri Apr 9 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, northwest North Carolina, central Virginia, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia and west central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. There is a marginal risk for severe storms this afternoon and evening. The primary threat is hail. Damaging winds is also a possibility in addition to an isolated tornado. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 9, 9:18 AM EDT, 4 hours 10 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Apr 9, 9:51 AM EDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
951 AM EDT FRI APR 9 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0830 PM TSTM WND DMG IRON GATE 37.80N 79.79W
04/08/2021 ALLEGHANY VA LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN IRON GATE AND ALONG
IRON GATE HILL BETWEEN 830 PM -900 PM. SMALL
TREE DOWN TOWARDS LEXINGTON.
&&
07Special weather statement, Apr 9, 1:28 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 128 PM EDT Fri Apr 9 2021 VAZ012>014-016-017-091800- Pulaski-Wythe-Floyd-Montgomery-Carroll- 128 PM EDT Fri Apr 9 2021 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI...WEST CENTRAL FLOYD...EAST CENTRAL WYTHE...NORTHEASTERN CARROLL AND SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES... At 127 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Patterson, moving east at 40 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Indian Valley... Willis... Allisonia... Patterson... Sylvatus... Alum Ridge... and Copper Valley. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. LAT...LON 3681 8087 3692 8090 3708 8044 3685 8039 TIME...MOT...LOC 1727Z 255DEG 33KT 3689 8081 MBS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 8:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 48 min |
| Apr 8, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt | 37 min |
| Apr 8, 8:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 37 min |
| Apr 8, 8:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 27 min |
| Apr 8, 9:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig | 4 hr |
| Apr 8, 9:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington | 90 min |
| Apr 8, 9:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 54 min |
| Apr 8, 9:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, City of Covington | 63 min |
| Apr 8, 9:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt | 65 min |
| Apr 8, 10:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 61 min |
| Apr 8, 10:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 31 min |
| Apr 8, 11:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Lynchburg | 35 min |
| Apr 9, 1:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 23 min |
| Apr 9, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Radford | 32 min |
| Apr 9, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany | 25 min |
| Apr 9, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bath | 51 min |
| Apr 9, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery, City of Radford | 33 min |
| Apr 9, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 31 min |
| Apr 9, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 25 min |
| Apr 9, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany | 37 min |
| Apr 9, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd | 50 min |
| Apr 9, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 34 min |
| Apr 9, 3:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski, Wythe | 3 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig | 31 min |
| Apr 9, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 24 min |
| Apr 9, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Patrick | 44 min |
| Apr 9, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 35 min |
| Apr 9, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 49 min |
| Apr 9, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 23 min |
| Apr 9, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 35 min |
| Apr 9, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania | 41 min |
| Apr 9, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 44 min |
| Apr 9, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Patrick | 40 min |
| Apr 9, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania | 50 min |
| Apr 9, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 36 min |
| Apr 9, 5:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 33 min |
| Apr 9, 5:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 48 min |
| Apr 9, 5:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Halifax | 50 min |
| Apr 9, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 45 min |
| Apr 9, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 44 min |
| Apr 9, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mecklenburg | 34 min |
| Apr 9, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Surry | 47 min |
| Apr 9, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Surry | 49 min |
| Apr 9, 4:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Surry | 25 min |
| Apr 9, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Stokes | 55 min |
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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.