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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 74, NWS Blacksburg, VA

May 27, 2022Charlotte County, Halifax County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2022, 9:25 AM EDT for Charlotte County, Halifax County, Virginia. It was in force for 38 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, 9:25 AM EDT (13:25 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2022, 10:03 AM EDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Charlotte County, VA, Halifax County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:29 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 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, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 71 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: 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

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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 May 27, 8:50 AM EDT, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 8:50 AM EDT, 35 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 6:37 AM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before

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

Local storm report, May 27, 7:07 AM EDT, 2 hours 18 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.

&&

WP

Local storm report, May 27, 8:06 AM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 27, 8:23 AM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 27, 8:29 AM EDT, 56 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 27, 8:57 AM EDT, 28 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 27, 9:22 AM EDT, 3 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
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, 9:00 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte	45 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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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.