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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2022, 9:00 AM EDT for 5 counties in 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 counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 2022, 9:00 AM EDT (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2022, 9:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Charlotte County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 6:24 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 60 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 583 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -177 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 May 27, 8:50 AM EDT, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 27, 8:50 AM EDT, 10 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 637 AM EDT Fri May 27 2022 VAZ033>035-043>047-058-059-281045- Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox- Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte- 637 AM EDT Fri May 27 2022 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH 276 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia, south central Virginia and west central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Tornado Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .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. NCZ004>006-281045- Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell- 637 AM EDT Fri May 27 2022 ...TORNADO WATCH 276 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Showers and thunderstorms tonight may produce moderate to heavy rain that could lead to localized flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .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. VAZ020-022>024-281045- Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge- 637 AM EDT Fri May 27 2022 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for west central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. VAZ007-009>014-017>019-WVZ042>044-507-508-281045- Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Floyd-Craig- Alleghany VA-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier- Western Greenbrier- 637 AM EDT Fri May 27 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Showers and thunderstorms tonight may produce moderate to heavy rain that could lead to localized flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ003-019-020-VAZ032-281045- Surry-Wilkes-Yadkin-Patrick- 637 AM EDT Fri May 27 2022 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, northwest North Carolina and southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .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. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-281045- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Grayson-Carroll- 637 AM EDT Fri May 27 2022 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest North Carolina and southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .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
Special weather statement, May 27, 5:56 AM EDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
556 AM EDT Fri May 27 2022
NCZ004-005-VAZ043-271030-
Stokes NC-Rockingham NC-Henry VA-
556 AM EDT Fri May 27 2022
...A gusty shower will impact portions of northeastern Stokes,
northwestern Rockingham and southwestern Henry Counties through 630
AM EDT...
At 555 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a gusty shower over
Dillard, or near Sandy Ridge, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Ridgeway...
Horse Pasture...
Ayersville...
Price...
and Dillard.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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 3638 8008 3642 8014 3669 7995 3658 7973
TIME...MOT...LOC 0955Z 218DEG 29KT 3643 8008
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
RRLocal storm report, May 27, 7:07 AM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
707 AM EDT FRI MAY 27 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0705 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 ESE BUFFALO RIDGE 36.73N 80.19W
05/27/2022 M3.15 INCH PATRICK VA TRAINED SPOTTER
MINOR STREAM FLOODING.
&&
WPLocal storm report, May 27, 8:06 AM EDT, 54 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 8:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski | 79 min |
| May 26, 9:03 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham and 19 more | 23 hr |
| May 26, 9:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick | 64 min |
| May 26, 9:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig, Floyd, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 86 min |
| May 26, 10:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 62 min |
| May 26, 11:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania and 4 more | 53 min |
| May 26, 11:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 33 min |
| May 26, 11:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, Pulaski, Wythe and 1 more | 8 hr |
| May 27, 1:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 27 min |
| May 27, 4:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick | 30 min |
| May 27, 4:20 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Henry, Patrick | 6 hr |
| May 27, 4:25 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, City of Martinsville | 35 min |
| May 27, 5:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry | 33 min |
| May 27, 5:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 33 min |
| May 27, 5:46 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry | 44 min |
| May 27, 5:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry | 34 min |
| May 27, 6:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 18 min |
| May 27, 6:24 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin | 36 min |
| May 27, 6:30 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 30 min |
| May 27, 6:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania | 42 min |
| May 27, 6:53 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Bedford | 37 min |
| May 27, 6:54 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Franklin, Henry, City of Martinsville | 3 hr |
| May 27, 7:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 25 min |
| May 27, 7:21 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 24 min |
| May 27, 7:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 39 min |
| May 27, 7:45 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford | 30 min |
| May 27, 8:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Lynchburg | 47 min |
| May 27, 8:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 37 min |
| May 27, 8:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 42 min |
| May 27, 9:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 38 min |
| May 27, 1:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 26 min |
| May 27, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Wythe | 23 min |
| May 27, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 33 min |
| May 27, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Galax, City of Radford | 29 min |
| May 27, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Radford | 28 min |
| May 27, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 24 min |
| May 27, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 31 min |
| May 27, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 33 min |
| May 27, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 33 min |
| May 27, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Roanoke, Rockbridge, City of Roanoke | 45 min |
| May 27, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 26 min |
| May 27, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Lynchburg | 23 min |
| May 27, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, City of Galax | 33 min |
| May 27, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 41 min |
| May 27, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford | 34 min |
| May 27, 5:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 75 min |
| May 27, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 27 min |
| May 27, 5:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 24 min |
| May 27, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 30 min |
| May 27, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 28 min |
| May 27, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox | 27 min |
| May 27, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox | 25 min |
| May 27, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 36 min |
| May 27, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 31 min |
| May 27, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 30 min |
| May 26, 8:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin | 55 min |
| May 27, 3:28 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Stokes | 32 min |
| May 27, 4:45 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RNK | Watauga | 6 hr |
| May 27, 4:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Stokes | 26 min |
| May 27, 5:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Stokes | 33 min |
| May 27, 8:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Caswell | 16 min |
| May 27, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe | 24 min |
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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.