Alert archive / North Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2023
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 6, 2023, 5:06 PM EDT for Patrick County, Virginia; Stokes County, Surry County, Yadkin County, North Carolina. It was in force for 30 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2023, 5:06 PM EDT (21:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2023, 5:36 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Patrick County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 5:19 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Pilot Mountain, NC | TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN OFF U.S. 52 NEAR EXIT 134. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 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
- 262 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -217 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1135 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
158
WUUS51 KRNK 062106
SVRRNK
NCC169-171-197-VAC141-062200-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0021.230406T2106Z-230406T2200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
506 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023
The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Surry County in northwestern North Carolina...
Stokes County in north central North Carolina...
North central Yadkin County in northwestern North Carolina...
South central Patrick County in southwestern Virginia...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 505 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Level Cross,
or near Fairview, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Fairview...
Dobson...
Pilot Mountain...
Danbury...
Francisco...
Level Cross...
and Woodville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. For your
safety, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Stay away from windows.
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 3622 8069 3636 8077 3662 8029 3656 8019
3638 8005
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 239DEG 23KT 3633 8064
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
BMG2 follow-up statements
601
WWUS51 KRNK 062121
SVSRNK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
521 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023
NCC169-171-197-VAC141-062200-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-230406T2200Z/
Surry NC-Stokes NC-Yadkin NC-Patrick VA-
521 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SURRY...STOKES...NORTH CENTRAL YADKIN AND SOUTH
CENTRAL PATRICK COUNTIES...
At 521 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pilot Mountain
State Park, or near Pilot Mountain, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Pilot Mountain...
Danbury...
Francisco...
Level Cross...
Woodville...
Pinnacle...
and Ararat.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Prepare immediately for LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. For your
safety, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Stay away from windows.
When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any
size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees
or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free
at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be
shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and
on Twitter.
&&
LAT...LON 3624 8062 3639 8070 3662 8029 3656 8019
3638 8005
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 248DEG 23KT 3635 8051
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
BMG766
WWUS51 KRNK 062136
SVSRNK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
536 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023
NCC169-171-197-VAC141-062146-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-230406T2200Z/
Surry NC-Stokes NC-Yadkin NC-Patrick VA-
536 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN
SURRY...STOKES...NORTH CENTRAL YADKIN AND SOUTH CENTRAL PATRICK
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
north central and northwestern North Carolina...and south central,
southwestern and west central Virginia.
LAT...LON 3624 8062 3639 8070 3662 8029 3656 8019
3638 8005
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 239DEG 23KT 3640 8041
$$
BMGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, City of Galax | 32 min |
| Apr 6, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick, City of Galax | 65 min |
| Apr 6, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 31 min |
| Apr 6, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick | 48 min |
| Apr 6, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Pittsylvania | 64 min |
| Apr 6, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick | 56 min |
| Apr 6, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 49 min |
| Apr 6, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte | 59 min |
| Apr 6, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Pittsylvania | 54 min |
| Apr 6, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick | 65 min |
| Apr 6, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania | 49 min |
| Apr 6, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 59 min |
| Apr 6, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte | 64 min |
| Apr 6, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 46 min |
| Apr 6, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 53 min |
| Apr 6, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 36 min |
| Apr 6, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 42 min |
| Apr 6, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 35 min |
| Apr 6, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 59 min |
| Apr 6, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 52 min |
| Apr 6, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 64 min |
| Apr 6, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wilkes | 27 min |
| Apr 6, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Surry, Wilkes | 63 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.