1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 7, 2:40 PM EST, 5 hours 48 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 340 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES COMBINED WITH INCREASINGLY WESTERLY LOW LEVEL WINDS TO KEEP PLENTY OF LOCATIONS EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS DRY...ESPECIALLY ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. BETTER CHANCES IN THE WEST...ESPECIALLY IF ANY STRONG CLUSTERS OF NIGHTTIME STORMS CAN MAKE IT INTO THE AREA. BOTTOM LINE...GENERALLY TYPICAL SUMMERTIME CONDITIONS WITH HIT AND MISS MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... UPPER RIDGE EXPECTED TO BE FLATTENED AND THEN REPLACED BY UPPER TROF ACROSS THE EASTERN STATES AS A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES TRACK FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE GREAT LAKES...OHIO VALLEY...AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO BE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS DURING THIS PERIOD...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WITH WESTERLY COMPONENT TO LOW LEVEL FLOW...EXPECT THE MOST WIDESPREAD ACTIVITY TO BE IN THE MOUNTAINS...AND ESPECIALLY IN THE FAR WEST. 12Z GFS SLOWER WITH THE COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS CWA ON FRIDAY. AGREE WITH SLOWER SOLUTION SINCE MODELS HAVE A TENDENCY TO MOVE FRONTS THROUGH TOO FAST IN THE MEDIUM TO EXTENDED RANGE IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER. AS A RESULT...HAVE ADDED A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR ALL AREAS UNTIL 18Z. FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... ABOVE MENTIONED COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO PRESS SOUTH OF THE AREA AND AND THEN DISSIPATE...RESULTING IN A DECREASE IN MOISTURE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. MAINTAINED CURRENT DRY FORECAST FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH NOON ON MONDAY. HOWEVER...AM CONCERNED THAT FRONT WILL NOT PRESS AS FAR SOUTH AS THE GFS CURRENTLY INDICATES AND/OR THAT THE MID LEVEL DRYING WILL BE THAT GREAT AND THAT WE MAY NEED TO ADD PRECIPITATION CHANCES TO THE FORECAST...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THIS IDEA SUPPORTED BY GFS ENSEMBLE MOS WHICH KEEPS POPS THIS WEEKEND SLIGHTLY ABOVE CLIMATOLOGY (30 DURING THE DAY AND 20 AT NIGHT). AVIATION... OTHER THAN LOCALIZED THUNDERSTORMS BOTH THIS EVENING AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON...SOME LIGHT FOG EXPECTED AT MOST SITES LATER TONIGHT THROUGH A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNRISE. OTHERWISE...NO SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS ANTICIPATED THE NEXT 24 HOURS. FIRST GUESS NUMBERS: ROA 70 91 71 87 / 20 20 20 40 LYH 70 92 72 88 / 30 10 10 40 DAN 71 93 72 91 / 30 10 10 30 BLF 67 86 66 80 / 20 20 20 50 LWB 65 86 65 79 / 20 20 20 50 BCB 68 86 67 83 / 20 20 20 40 TNB 69 83 65 80 / 40 20 20 40 .RNK... NC...NONE. VA...NONE. WV...NONE. EMLAW
NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>045-081100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 512 AM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA... WESTERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AS WELL AS NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS MAY BECOME ORGANIZED INTO LINES OR CLUSTERS RESULTING IN WIND DAMAGE OR FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... HOT AND HUMID WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. HEAT INDICES MAY APPROACH 100 DEGREES IN AND AROUND THE LARGER URBAN AREAS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED BURSTS OF STRONG WIND AND RAIN...RESULTING IN WIND DAMAGE OR SMALL STREAM FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN FOR WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY. 11
VAZ034-045-072325- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 641 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH UP TO 50 CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES IN A 5 MINUTE PERIOD...IS GOING TO MOVE SOUTH ACROSS SOUTHERN BEDFORD...AND WESTERN CAMPBELL COUNTY THROUGH 730 PM. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...HUDDLESTON...MONETA...AND EVINGTON. IF YOU LIVE IN THESE AREAS...STAY INSIDE...AWAY FROM WINDOWS...AND DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. 05
VAZ034-045-080027- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 735 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN BEDFORD AND CAMPBELL COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM. LOCATIONS THAT CAN SEE UP TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN DURING THIS TIME INCLUDE... HUDDLESTON...LEESVILLE...AND LYNCH STATION. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT PARTS OF SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE...ON THE BEDFORD COUNTY SIDE. WATCH FOR PONDED WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS...AND IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES DURING A THUNDERSTORM...AND ALSO GET OFF THE LAKE...OR OUT OF A SWIMMING POOL IF A STORM APPROACHES. 05
VAZ020-WVZ043-045-080057- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 808 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN 830 PM AND 900 PM...AFFECTING MUCH OF GREENBRIER COUNTY. NORTHERN SUMMERS COUNTY...AND BATH COUNTY VIRGINIA COULD SEE THESE STORMS BY 900 PM AS WELL. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS. TOWNS THAT WILL SEE THESE STORMS INCLUDE... BINGHAM...RAINELLE...ELTON AND MOUNTAIN GROVE. IF A STORM APPROACHES YOUR AREA...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES DURING A THUNDERSTORM. IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN...AND BE ALERT TO LOW VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY RAIN...AND PONDING OF WATER ON THE ROADS. 05
VAZ019-020-WVZ043>045-080154- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 855 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...AND ACROSS THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS THROUGH 1000 PM. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...AND HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED. BE PREPARED FOR THESE STORMS IF YOU LIVE IN.... BURNSVILLE...LEWISBURG...NATURAL WELL...MEADOW BLUFF...AND SANDSTONE. IF A STORM APPROACHES YOUR AREA...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES DURING A THUNDERSTORM. IF TRAVELING...SLOW DOWN...AND BE ALERT TO LOW VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY RAIN...AND PONDING OF WATER ON THE ROADS. 05
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:25 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees 5 miles north of Covington on the evening of the 7th.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5379445.