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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Blacksburg, VA

April 11, 20246 counties in North Carolina

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 11, 2024, 6:34 PM EDT for 6 counties in North Carolina. It was in force for 56 min. 22 reports 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 11, 2024, 6:34 PM EDT (22:34 UTC)
Expired: Apr 11, 2024, 7:30 PM EDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:36 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 11, 6:45 PM EDT	TORNADO	1 Ssw Wilkesboro, NC	NWS survey confirms EF-1 tornado moved two miles north-northeast from this location ending at 36.15N/81.16W at 648 PM EDT. The path width was 300 yards. Estimated peak wind speed 105-110 mph. Numerous soft and hardwood trees were damaged or blown down. A tree
Apr 11, 6:45 PM EDT	TORNADO	1 Ssw Wilkesboro, NC	NWS survey confirms EF-1 tornado moved two miles north-northeast from this location ending at 36.15N/81.16W at 648 PM EDT. The path width was 300 yards. Estimated peak wind speed 105-110 mph. Numerous soft and hardwood trees were damaged or blown down. A tree
Apr 11, 6:47 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ne Wilkesboro, NC	Swath of trees down near Rose Glen village. Possible tornado.
Apr 11, 6:47 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	North Wilkesboro, NC	Power poles broken.
Apr 11, 6:47 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	North Wilkesboro, NC	Power poles broken.
Apr 11, 6:48 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ne Wilkesboro, NC	Two churches damaged by thunderstorm winds. Possible Tornado.
Apr 11, 6:48 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ne Wilkesboro, NC	Two churches damaged by thunderstorm winds. Possible Tornado.
Apr 11, 6:48 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Wilkesboro, NC	Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down on a house on James Street. Possible Tornado.
Apr 11, 6:48 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Wilkesboro, NC	Winds damaged an apartment complex on Oak Hill Road. Possible Tornado.
Apr 11, 6:48 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Wilkesboro, NC	Winds damaged an apartment complex on Oak Hill Road. Possible Tornado.
Apr 11, 7:05 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 S Wilkesboro, NC	A swath of trees down around Cub Creek Church Road. Possible Tornado.
Apr 11, 7:05 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 S Wilkesboro, NC	A swath of trees down around Cub Creek Church Road. Possible Tornado.
Apr 11, 7:10 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Moravian Falls, NC	Numerous trees downed around Moravian Falls.
Apr 11, 7:10 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Moravian Falls, NC	Numerous trees downed around Moravian Falls.
Apr 11, 7:29 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Jonesville, NC	Power lines blown down by thunderstorms winds on Hillcrest Street.
Apr 11, 7:29 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Jonesville, NC	Power lines blown down by thunderstorms winds on Hillcrest Street.
Apr 11, 7:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ese State Road, NC	Power line down at 120 Country Club Road, near State Road NC.
Apr 11, 7:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Sse State Road, NC	Large tree down at 180 Brookfall Dairy Road just past the second curve after the Dollar General Store in Elkin NC.
Apr 11, 7:36 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Nw Burch, NC	* 1 INJ * Trees down near the Mitchell River Bridge. Vehicle accident occurred when the vehicle struck the downed trees.
Apr 11, 7:36 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Nnw Burch, NC	Tree down blocking the road at the intersection of Bessies Chapel Church Road and Baker Road north of Elkin NC.
Apr 11, 7:36 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Mountain Park, NC	Tree down in the 100 block of Po Folks Lane near Thurmond.
Apr 11, 7:38 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Nnw Burch, NC	Tree down on Interstate 77 in the southbound lane near mile-marker 88.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 124 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: 24 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 693 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 149 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 207 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

692 
WUUS51 KRNK 112234
SVRRNK
NCC005-009-171-189-193-197-112330-
/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.W.0021.240411T2234Z-240411T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
634 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Alleghany County in northwestern North Carolina...
  Southwestern Surry County in northwestern North Carolina...
  Wilkes County in northwestern North Carolina...
  Southeastern Watauga County in northwestern North Carolina...
  Southeastern Ashe County in northwestern North Carolina...
  Northwestern Yadkin County in northwestern North Carolina...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 634 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Boomer,
  moving northeast at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  North Wilkesboro...
  Elkin...
  Wilkesboro...
  Jonesville...
  Sparta...
  Ronda...
  and Traphill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for 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 3602 8135 3604 8139 3607 8141 3607 8144
      3610 8148 3610 8151 3612 8154 3612 8158
      3652 8120 3644 8089 3628 8072 3603 8108
      3604 8114 3603 8117 3604 8120 3603 8127
      3600 8133
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 214DEG 46KT 3599 8132 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

BMG

1 follow-up statement

036 
WWUS51 KRNK 112300
SVSRNK

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
700 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

NCC189-112310-
/O.CAN.KRNK.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240411T2330Z/
Watauga NC-
700 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WATAUGA COUNTY 
IS CANCELLED...

The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for north central
and northwestern North Carolina...and southwestern Virginia.

&&

LAT...LON 3630 8140 3652 8120 3644 8089 3628 8072
      3603 8108 3604 8114 3603 8118 3604 8120
      3604 8122 3615 8129
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 214DEG 46KT 3627 8109 

$$

NCC005-009-171-193-197-112330-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240411T2330Z/
Alleghany NC-Surry NC-Wilkes NC-Ashe NC-Yadkin NC-
700 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT 
FOR SOUTHERN ALLEGHANY...SOUTHWESTERN SURRY...WILKES...SOUTHEASTERN 
ASHE AND NORTHWESTERN YADKIN COUNTIES IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH 
CAROLINA...

At 700 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hays, or near
Traphill, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
North Wilkesboro...
Elkin...
Wilkesboro...
Jonesville...
Sparta...
Ronda...
and Traphill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for north central
and northwestern North Carolina...and southwestern Virginia.

Prepare immediately for 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 3630 8140 3652 8120 3644 8089 3628 8072
      3603 8108 3604 8114 3603 8118 3604 8120
      3604 8122 3615 8129
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 214DEG 46KT 3627 8109 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

BMG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 11, 3:11 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes	51 hr
Apr 11, 5:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes	3 hr
Apr 11, 6:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga	27 min
Apr 11, 6:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	32 min
Apr 11, 6:51 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Wilkes	24 min
Apr 11, 6:59 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	31 min
Apr 11, 7:05 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Watauga, Wilkes	3 hr
Apr 11, 7:17 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	RNK	Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	28 min
Apr 11, 7:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	57 min
Apr 11, 7:39 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Stokes, Surry, Yadkin	36 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.