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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

June 9, 2021Buckingham County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jun 9, 2021, 12:45 PM EDT for Buckingham County, Virginia. It was in force for 45 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: Jun 9, 2021, 12:45 PM EDT (16:45 UTC)
Expired: Jun 9, 2021, 1:30 PM EDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

County Buckingham County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 96 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: 92 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -99 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1085 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 42 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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 Jun 9, 9:26 AM EDT, 3 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 9:26 AM EDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 4:02 AM EDT, 8 hours 43 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
402 AM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
WVZ042>044-507-508-100815-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-
Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-
Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-
Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-
Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-
Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
402 AM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,
northwest North Carolina, central Virginia, south central Virginia,
southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West
Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Thunderstorms will produce heavy rain at times this afternoon into
tonight. Localized flash flooding will be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Storms will likely produce heavy rain at times Thursday and Friday.
This will keep the threat of isolated flash flooding around.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 12:45 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
1245 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

VAZ047-091730-
Buckingham-
1245 PM EDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BUCKINGHAM COUNTY...

At 1245 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Centenary, or
near Buckingham, moving east at 10 mph.

Pea size hail is possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Buckingham...
Dillwyn...
Centenary...
and Wingina.

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.

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 3753 7837 3756 7869 3767 7872 3768 7869
      3769 7870 3770 7869 3768 7865 3768 7864
      3769 7864 3770 7865 3771 7865 3777 7847
      3774 7842 3773 7839
TIME...MOT...LOC 1645Z 266DEG 7KT 3763 7858

RAB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 9, 1:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	29 min
Jun 9, 1:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Grayson, City of Galax	116 min
Jun 9, 1:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax	38 min
Jun 9, 1:52 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham	113 min
Jun 9, 2:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox	35 min
Jun 9, 2:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	24 min
Jun 9, 3:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski	25 min
Jun 9, 3:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	24 min
Jun 9, 3:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski	24 min
Jun 9, 4:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Roanoke	33 min
Jun 9, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Mecklenburg	42 min
Jun 9, 5:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	43 min
Jun 9, 5:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Roanoke	24 min
Jun 9, 6:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Buena Vista	35 min
Jun 9, 6:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	32 min
Jun 9, 6:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst	47 min
Jun 9, 6:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax, Pittsylvania	43 min
Jun 9, 7:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	111 min
Jun 9, 7:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	31 min
Jun 9, 2:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany	27 min
Jun 9, 3:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry	33 min
Jun 8, 8:26 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Mercer	111 min
Jun 8, 9:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	46 min
Jun 8, 10:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Greenbrier	3 hr
Jun 8, 10:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	47 min
Jun 9, 3:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Mercer	36 min
Jun 9, 4:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Mercer	23 min
Jun 9, 4:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Summers	29 min
Jun 9, 4:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Summers	63 min
Jun 9, 5:13 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Mercer	3 hr

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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.