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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this tornado warning at May 17, 2024, 6:29 PM EDT for Henry County, Patrick County, Virginia. It was in force for 18 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 17, 2024, 6:29 PM EDT (22:29 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2024, 6:47 PM EDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Henry County, VA, Patrick County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 1194 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
339
WFUS51 KRNK 172229
TORRNK
VAC089-141-172300-
/O.NEW.KRNK.TO.W.0013.240517T2229Z-240517T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
629 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024
The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Henry County in south central Virginia...
Southeastern Patrick County in southwestern Virginia...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 629 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Critz, or near Spencer, moving northeast at 15
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...
Spencer...
Sanville...
Patrick Springs...
Penns Store...
Critz...
and Horse Pasture.
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 3658 8015 3664 8021 3677 8006 3662 7995
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 238DEG 11KT 3662 8013
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
BMG2 follow-up statements
578
WWUS51 KRNK 172237
SVSRNK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
637 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024
VAC089-141-172300-
/O.CON.KRNK.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240517T2300Z/
Henry VA-Patrick VA-
637 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN HENRY AND EAST CENTRAL PATRICK COUNTIES...
At 637 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Critz, or near Spencer, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Spencer...
Penns Store...
Critz...
and Horse Pasture.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
When it is safe to do so, please send your reports of hail of any
size, as well as reports of any wind damage, including downed trees
or large limbs, to the National Weather Service by calling toll free
at 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. Reports and pictures can also be
shared on the National Weather Service Blacksburg Facebook page and
on Twitter.
&&
LAT...LON 3659 8011 3662 8014 3665 8015 3673 8003
3662 7995
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 238DEG 11KT 3663 8010
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
BMG291
WWUS51 KRNK 172247
SVSRNK
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
647 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024
VAC089-141-172257-
/O.CAN.KRNK.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240517T2300Z/
Henry VA-Patrick VA-
647 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN HENRY AND EAST CENTRAL
PATRICK COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
&&
LAT...LON 3659 8011 3662 8014 3665 8015 3673 8003
3662 7995
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 238DEG 11KT 3665 8007
$$
BMGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 4:23 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt and 11 more | 28 hr |
| May 17, 4:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Montgomery | 2 hr |
| May 17, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry | 16 min |
| May 17, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 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.