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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 185, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 5, 20224 counties in Virginia; Surry County, North Carolina

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2022, 4:25 PM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia; Surry County, North Carolina. It was in force for 65 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 5, 2022, 4:25 PM EDT (20:25 UTC)
Expired: Jul 5, 2022, 5:30 PM EDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Surry County, NC, Carroll County, VA, City of Galax, VA, Grayson County, VA, Patrick County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:26 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

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 99 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: 382 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -66 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 638 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 5, 3:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 3:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 2:18 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
218 PM EDT Tue Jul 5 2022

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032-033-035-WVZ042>044-507-508-
061830-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-
Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-
Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Amherst-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-
Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
218 PM EDT Tue Jul 5 2022

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Clusters of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening could become
severe. The main threat will be damaging wind gusts, but large hail
is also possible. Heavy rain may also cause localized flooding if
storms move over the same area.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Thunderstorms Wednesday and Thursday could become severe, with
damaging winds and localized flooding the main threats.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed. Reports should be submitted by
phone by calling 1-866-215-4324, social media, by email at
rnk.skywarn@noaa.gov or online at www.weather.gov/rnk.

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ034-043>047-058-059-061830-
Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Wilkes-Yadkin-Bedford-Henry-
Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-
218 PM EDT Tue Jul 5 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,
northwest North Carolina, central Virginia and south central
Virginia.
There is a slight risk for severe thunderstorms this afternoon and
evening. The main threat is damaging wind gusts. Large hail and
localized flooding is also possible.
.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

There is a potential for severe thunderstorms this afternoon and
evening. The main threat is damaging wind gusts. Large hail and
localized flooding are also possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Thunderstorms could be strong to severe Wednesday and Thursday, with
damaging winds the main threat, along with localized flooding. In
addition, heat indices may reach 100 to 105 degrees in the afternoon
Wednesday through Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed. Reports should be submitted by
phone by calling 1-866-215-4324, social media, by email at
rnk.skywarn@noaa.gov or online at www.weather.gov/rnk.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 5, 3:52 PM EDT, 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 3:56 PM EDT, 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 5, 3:58 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 5, 4:11 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 5, 4:15 PM EDT, 10 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 4:16 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 5, 1:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany	33 min
Jul 5, 1:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge	35 min
Jul 5, 2:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	35 min
Jul 5, 2:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	32 min
Jul 5, 2:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	37 min
Jul 5, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	32 min
Jul 5, 2:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	26 min
Jul 5, 2:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge and 2 more	65 min
Jul 5, 2:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	28 min
Jul 5, 2:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Franklin, Pittsylvania	61 min
Jul 5, 3:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	73 min
Jul 5, 3:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Wythe	34 min
Jul 5, 3:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	63 min
Jul 5, 3:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd, Franklin, Patrick	26 min
Jul 5, 3:39 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Franklin	3 hr
Jul 5, 3:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Bland, Smyth, Tazewell	3 hr
Jul 5, 3:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson, City of Galax	34 min
Jul 5, 4:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania and 1 more	64 min
Jul 5, 4:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham	29 min
Jul 5, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	29 min
Jul 5, 4:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania	79 min
Jul 5, 4:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth	30 min
Jul 5, 4:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	79 min
Jul 5, 5:10 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Carroll, City of Galax	3 hr
Jul 5, 3:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry	27 min
Jul 5, 4:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany	42 min
Jul 5, 5:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin	77 min
Jul 5, 5:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	35 min
Jul 5, 5:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Yadkin	33 min
Jul 5, 12:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	26 min
Jul 5, 1:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Summers	30 min

Nearby

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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.