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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jun 10, 2021, 12:29 PM EDT for Amherst County, Appomattox County, Buckingham County, Virginia. It was in force for 61 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 10, 2021, 12:29 PM EDT (16:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2021, 1:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Buckingham County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:29 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 69 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
- 185 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 549 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 10, 9:29 AM EDT, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 9:29 AM EDT, 3 hours before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 5:19 AM EDT, 7 hours 10 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 519 AM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>044-507-508-110930- 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- 519 AM EDT Thu Jun 10 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, sometimes at rates exceeding 2 inches per hour in a few areas for prolonged periods of time. Isolated flash flooding will be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Storms will produce periods of heavy rain at times on Friday. This will maintain a threat for localized flash flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 12:29 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
1229 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021
VAZ035-046-047-101730-
Buckingham-Amherst-Appomattox-
1229 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT
APPOMATTOX...BUCKINGHAM AND AMHERST COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM EDT...
At 1228 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were clustered near Naola, or 7
miles east of Big Island, moving east at 5 mph.
Pea size hail is possible with these storms along with very heavy
rainfall.
Locations impacted include...
Buckingham...
Amherst...
Appomattox...
Dillwyn...
Forks Of Buffalo...
Bent Creek...
and Clifford.
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.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
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 3734 7846 3740 7859 3725 7868 3720 7880
3725 7892 3743 7902 3740 7912 3751 7922
3751 7934 3760 7944 3781 7923 3778 7908
3772 7907 3754 7884 3763 7882 3764 7872
3775 7862 3776 7851 3780 7849 3769 7824
TIME...MOT...LOC 1628Z 259DEG 6KT 3753 7923
RABThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 1:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Buckingham, Rockbridge and 3 more | 11 hr |
| Jun 10, 1:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 33 hr |
| Jun 10, 1:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 57 min |
| Jun 10, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, Roanoke, City of Roanoke and 1 more | 51 min |
| Jun 10, 2:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 114 min |
| Jun 10, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 34 min |
| Jun 10, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 30 min |
| Jun 10, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox | 46 min |
| Jun 10, 7:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 25 min |
| Jun 10, 7:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, City of Covington | 2 hr |
| Jun 10, 5:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Surry | 31 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.