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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 102, NWS Blacksburg, VA

June 19, 20255 counties in Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2025, 3:14 PM EDT for 5 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 61 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: Jun 19, 2025, 3:14 PM EDT (19:14 UTC)
Expired: Jun 19, 2025, 4:15 PM EDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Charlotte County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:15 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 19, 1:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 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.

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: 186 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -81 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 862 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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 Jun 19, 3:14 PM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 3:14 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 1:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
152 PM EDT Thu Jun 19 2025

NCZ001-002-018-019-VAZ007-009>016-018>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-201800-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Wilkes-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-
Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Mercer-
Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
152 PM EDT Thu Jun 19 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest North Carolina,
southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West
Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

A Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe weather is forecast for
Thursday with the potential for strong winds and hail.

A Marginal Risk (level 1 of 4) for excessive rainfall is forecast
for Thursday with the potential for localized flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ003>006-020-VAZ017-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-201800-
Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Yadkin-Floyd-Roanoke-Botetourt-
Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-
Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-
152 PM EDT Thu Jun 19 2025

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 442 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,
northwest North Carolina, central Virginia, south central Virginia,
southwest Virginia and west central Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 19, 2:58 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
258 PM EDT Thu Jun 19 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0215 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 NNE Level Cross       36.38N 80.62W
06/19/2025                   Surry              NC   911 Call Center

            Tree is down near Farm Lane in ARARAT, NC.

&&

JCB

Local storm report, Jun 19, 3:00 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
300 PM EDT Thu Jun 19 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0215 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 WSW Ararat            36.39N 80.61W
06/19/2025                   Surry              NC   911 Call Center

            Tree is down near the dead end of Key Road
            in Ararat, NC. Time is estimated from radar.

&&

JCB

Local storm report, Jun 19, 3:04 PM EDT, 10 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
304 PM EDT Thu Jun 19 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0235 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     5 W Penhook             36.99N 79.72W
06/19/2025                   Franklin           VA   911 Call Center

            Tree is down near Brooks Mill Road in Union
            Hall, VA. Time is estimated from radar.

&&

JCB

Local storm report, Jun 19, 3:07 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
307 PM EDT Thu Jun 19 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0210 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 NW Flat Rock          36.53N 80.60W
06/19/2025                   Surry              NC   911 Call Center

            Tree is down near the intersection of
            Springs Road and North Hills Drive in Mount
            Airy, NC. Time is estimated from radar.

&&

JCB

Local storm report, Jun 19, 3:10 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
310 PM EDT Thu Jun 19 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0240 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     8 E Burnt Chimney       37.08N 79.70W
06/19/2025                   Franklin           VA   911 Call Center

            Tree is down and blocking the entire road,
            near the intersection of Gilford Road and
            Lovely Valley Road in Wirtz, VA. Time is
            estimated from radar.

&&

JCB

Local storm report, Jun 19, 3:12 PM EDT, 2 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
312 PM EDT Thu Jun 19 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0220 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 ENE Woodville         36.51N 80.46W
06/19/2025                   Surry              NC   911 Call Center

            Tree is down near the intersection of
            Woodville Road and Caterpillar Trail in
            Mount Airy, NC. Time is estimated from
            radar.

&&

JCB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 19, 1:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	28 min
Jun 19, 1:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	RNK	Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke	46 min
Jun 19, 1:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	28 min
Jun 19, 1:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick	62 min
Jun 19, 1:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Patrick	40 min
Jun 19, 2:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Roanoke	55 min
Jun 19, 2:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	33 min
Jun 19, 2:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville	53 min
Jun 19, 2:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Lexington	106 min
Jun 19, 2:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	55 min
Jun 19, 3:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	62 min
Jun 19, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte	17 min
Jun 19, 7:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Franklin, City of Lynchburg	24 min
Jun 18, 8:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Watauga	29 min
Jun 19, 1:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	36 min
Jun 19, 1:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	53 min
Jun 19, 1:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	53 min
Jun 19, 2:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	55 min
Jun 19, 3:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Yadkin	27 min
Jun 19, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Yadkin	28 min
Jun 19, 4:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	60 min
Jun 19, 4:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Wilkes, Yadkin	3 hr
Jun 19, 4:42 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Wilkes, Yadkin	3 hr
Jun 19, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Caswell	28 min
Jun 19, 6:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Caswell, Rockingham	42 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.