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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this tornado warning at May 6, 2022, 6:26 PM EDT for Yadkin County, North Carolina. It was in force for 11 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
- May 6, 2022, 6:26 PM EDT (22:26 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2022, 6:37 PM EDT
- In force
- 11 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Yadkin County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:29 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 6, 1:41 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 53 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
- 606 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
141
WFUS51 KRNK 062226
TORRNK
NCC197-062300-
/O.NEW.KRNK.TO.W.0009.220506T2226Z-220506T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
626 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022
The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Yadkin County in northwestern North Carolina...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 626 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Enon, or near East Bend, moving northeast at 25
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
East Bend...
and Enon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any
size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees
or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free
at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be
shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and
on Twitter.
&&
LAT...LON 3618 8055 3624 8047 3625 8046 3622 8043
3621 8045 3619 8044 3614 8044 3612 8046
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 240DEG 21KT 3617 8048
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
BMG1 follow-up statement
544
WWUS51 KRNK 062237
SVSRNK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
637 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022
NCC197-062247-
/O.CAN.KRNK.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-220506T2300Z/
Yadkin NC-
637 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL YADKIN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for northwestern
North Carolina...and southwestern Virginia. A Tornado Watch also
remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for north central North
Carolina...and southwestern Virginia.
LAT...LON 3618 8055 3624 8047 3625 8046 3622 8043
3621 8045 3619 8044 3614 8044 3612 8046
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 240DEG 21KT 3620 8041
$$
BMGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 9:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham | 22 min |
| May 6, 10:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Caswell | 34 min |
| May 6, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Yadkin | 43 min |
| May 6, 3:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Yadkin | 13 min |
| May 6, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockingham | 33 min |
| May 6, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Caswell | 25 min |
| May 6, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham | 64 min |
| May 6, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockingham | 31 min |
| May 6, 4:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Caswell | 31 min |
| May 6, 6:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Surry, Yadkin | 26 min |
| May 6, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 64 min |
| May 6, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Yadkin | 32 min |
| May 6, 6:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Stokes | 26 min |
| May 6, 6:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Surry, Yadkin | 15 min |
| May 6, 7:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Rockingham, Stokes | 35 min |
| May 6, 7:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Stokes, Surry | 53 min |
| May 6, 7:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Rockingham | 27 min |
| May 6, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Stokes | 65 min |
| May 6, 7:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wilkes | 35 min |
| May 6, 7:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham | 35 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.