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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 14, 2021Patrick County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jul 14, 2021, 4:21 PM EDT for Patrick County, Virginia. It was in force for 24 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
Jul 14, 2021, 4:21 PM EDT (20:21 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2021, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA

County Patrick County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 85 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 95 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 7 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
95 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-116 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1024 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

911 
WWUS81 KRNK 142021
SPSRNK

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
421 PM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021

VAZ017-032-142045-
Patrick-Floyd-
421 PM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT 
SOUTHERN FLOYD AND NORTHERN PATRICK COUNTIES...

At 420 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Mabry Mill, or
near Woolwine, moving east at 15 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Woolwine...
Meadows Of Dan...
Mabry Mill...
Buffalo Ridge...
Rocky Knob Recreation Area...
Charity...
and Rocky Knob Summit.

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.

LAT...LON 3668 8046 3669 8046 3670 8045 3671 8047
      3676 8048 3688 8023 3687 8023 3687 8022
      3666 8007
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 257DEG 15KT 3675 8038 

$$

WP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 1:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKHenry, City of Martinsville32 min
Jul 14, 1:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBedford33 min
Jul 14, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKFranklin31 min
Jul 14, 2:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKFloyd29 min
Jul 14, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCarroll35 min
Jul 14, 3:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKHalifax37 min
Jul 14, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBedford, City of Lynchburg44 min
Jul 14, 3:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCarroll25 min
Jul 14, 3:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKAmherst, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg93 min
Jul 14, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBuckingham27 min
Jul 14, 1:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKWilkes34 min
Jul 14, 3:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKSurry25 min
Jul 14, 4:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKStokes36 min
Jul 14, 4:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCaswell35 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.