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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 13, 2021, 4:16 PM EDT for Alleghany County, City of Covington, Virginia. It was in force for 29 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
- Aug 13, 2021, 4:16 PM EDT (20:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2021, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 40
Counties Alleghany County, VA, City of Covington, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 1268 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 822 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
383
WWUS81 KRNK 132016
SPSRNK
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
416 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021
VAZ019-020-WVZ507-132045-
Bath VA-Alleghany VA-Eastern Greenbrier WV-
416 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of
western Alleghany, western Bath Counties in west central Virginia and
east central Greenbrier Counties in southeastern West Virginia and
the City of Covington through 445 PM EDT...
At 416 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles north of Neola to near Callaghan.
Movement was northeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Covington...
Jordan Mines...
Neola...
Natural Well...
Callaghan...
and Lake Moomaw.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
south central and west central Virginia.
&&
LAT...LON 3771 7993 3766 8021 3804 8019 3804 8016
3806 8011 3806 7996 3808 7995 3810 7993
3811 7994 3813 7995 3814 7993 3816 7992
3818 7992 3819 7991
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 240DEG 7KT 3806 8012 3777 8014
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
$$
RRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 12:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry | 28 min |
| Aug 13, 12:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 24 min |
| Aug 13, 12:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Roanoke, City of Salem | 29 min |
| Aug 13, 12:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 65 min |
| Aug 13, 12:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 24 min |
| Aug 13, 12:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 34 min |
| Aug 13, 1:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 24 min |
| Aug 13, 1:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Radford | 32 min |
| Aug 13, 1:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 37 min |
| Aug 13, 1:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 29 min |
| Aug 13, 1:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Roanoke | 26 min |
| Aug 13, 1:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 30 min |
| Aug 13, 1:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery | 23 min |
| Aug 13, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 31 min |
| Aug 13, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 28 min |
| Aug 13, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 32 min |
| Aug 13, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 30 min |
| Aug 13, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge | 25 min |
| Aug 13, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 24 min |
| Aug 13, 2:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 35 min |
| Aug 13, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 32 min |
| Aug 13, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Rockbridge | 29 min |
| Aug 13, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 35 min |
| Aug 13, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Roanoke | 34 min |
| Aug 13, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 32 min |
| Aug 13, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 32 min |
| Aug 13, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 27 min |
| Aug 13, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 36 min |
| Aug 13, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 49 min |
| Aug 13, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte | 60 min |
| Aug 13, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham | 61 min |
| Aug 13, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 31 min |
| Aug 13, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 34 min |
| Aug 13, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 27 min |
| Aug 13, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington | 47 min |
| Aug 13, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery | 27 min |
| Aug 13, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery | 49 min |
| Aug 13, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 14 min |
| Aug 13, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles, City of Radford | 40 min |
| Aug 13, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 14 min |
| Aug 13, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 52 min |
| Aug 13, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery, Roanoke | 34 min |
| Aug 13, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 31 min |
| Aug 13, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 43 min |
| Aug 13, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 25 min |
| Aug 13, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 49 min |
| Aug 13, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig | 45 min |
| Aug 13, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig | 29 min |
| Aug 13, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 34 min |
| Aug 13, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Craig | 47 min |
| Aug 13, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 26 min |
| Aug 13, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox | 26 min |
| Aug 13, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 24 min |
| Aug 13, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 32 min |
| Aug 13, 7:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, City of Lynchburg | 34 min |
| Aug 13, 12:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Watauga | 29 min |
| Aug 13, 12:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Watauga | 37 min |
| Aug 13, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wilkes | 27 min |
| Aug 13, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wilkes | 29 min |
| Aug 13, 12:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 32 min |
| Aug 13, 12:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 33 min |
| Aug 13, 12:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 28 min |
| Aug 13, 1:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 34 min |
| Aug 13, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 26 min |
| Aug 13, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier, Summers | 27 min |
| Aug 13, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier, Summers | 58 min |
| Aug 13, 3:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Greenbrier, Summers | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Greenbrier, Summers | 53 min |
| Aug 13, 4:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Greenbrier, Summers | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Summers | 25 min |
| Aug 13, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Summers | 30 min |
| Aug 13, 7:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 46 min |
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Sources
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