Hail, Roanoke (C)
- When
- June 27, 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Roanoke (C) County, 1 mi SW of Roanoke
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.250, -79.967
Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 27, 2005
A severe thunderstorm on the evening of the 27th produced quarter sized hail and downed trees in the Roanoke Metro Area. A large tree fell on the corner of Franklin Road near Brandon Avenue.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm on the evening of the 27th produced quarter sized hail and downed trees in the Roanoke Metro Area. A large tree fell on the corner of Franklin Road near Brandon Avenue. A couple of trees fell on Maiden Lane in southwest Roanoke. American Electric Power reported that 5,500 people lost electricity in Roanoke on Monday evening.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 27, 12:45 PM EST, 5 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 12:45 PM EST, 5 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 145 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2005 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT)... LIGHT SOUTH FLOW INTO THE BLUE RIDGE IN NW NC...AND FAR SOUTH WEST VA...SHOULD BE WHERE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOST NUMEROUS. LIKELY PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION FOR THOSE LOCATIONS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER THE REST OF THE AREA INTO THE EVENING. WITH THE UPPER LOW OVER TENESSEE DRIFTING NORTH...AND ENERGY ROTATING AROUND IT OVERNIGHT...HAVE KEPT LOW CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE NIGHT FOR THE AREA. WITH HIGHER DEW POINTS AND MORE SKY COVER TONIGHT...HAVE RAISED MIN TEMPERATURES. FOG WILL BE MINIMAL BECAUSE OF THE SKY COVER. && .LONG TERM (TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)... LOW/TROUGH OVER THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY CONTINUES THROUGH MID-WEEK WITH PERIODIC S/W TROUGHS ROTATING AROUND IT. AS IS THE NORM...TRYING TO PINPOINT THESE FEATURES THE FARTHER OUT IN TIME THE MORE THE UNCERTAINTY INCREASES. SO OUTSIDE OF ONE SLATED TO PROGRESS THROUGH THE REGION ON TUESDAY....WILL KEEP GENERAL SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THURSDAY WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN COVERAGE DURING THE NIGHT TIME. TUESDAYS FEATURE IS THE MOST PROFOUND VIA THE GFS...AND NEARLY NON-EXISTENT VIA THE NGM. THE NAM IS SIMILAR TO THE GFS IN TIMING...BUT IS MUCH DRIER. AS A COMPROMISE WILL FOLLOW NAM/GFS TIMING AND GO BETWEEN THE WET GFS AND DRIER NAM...WITH THE BEST POPS /LIKELY/ IN THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST. THE TROUGH HEADS ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY THANKS TO IT GETTING EJECTED EASTWARD IN ADVANCE OF AN EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE LOW HEADING ALONG THE U.S./CAN BORDER. THIS SECOND LOW WILL BRING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION ON FRIDAY. THIS FRONT SETTLES SOUTH OF THE REGION FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND ALLOWING SLIGHTLY COOLER AND LESS HUMID AIR TO ENTER THE REGION. ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING HIT OR MISS SHRA/TSRA LOOKS POSSIBLE. && .AVIATION... SCATTTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALREADY DEVELOPING IN THE SW VA MTNS...THESE WILL BE INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND IN THE BLF VCNTY THRU ABOUT 00Z- HAVE INCLUDED A PERIOD OF VCNTY TSTM FOR THIS AT BLF. REST OF THE TAF SITES WILL BE HIT OR MISS...SO WILL NOT INCLUDE THUNDER IN THEM AT THIS TIME. BEST CHCS FOR THUNDER AT ANY OF THE TAF SITES WOULD BE BEFORE 02Z. WITH QUITE A BIT OF CLOUD COVER OVERNIGHT...I EXPECT FOG TO BE MVFR FOR THE MOST PART...MAY BE SOME BRIEF PERIODS OF IFR AT LWB/LYH/DAN TOWARD MORNING. GODD CHC FOR TSTMS TUESDAY...BUT MAINLY AFTER 18Z. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...NONE. NC...NONE. WV...NONE. && JJ/DS/JJ
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 3:52 AM EST, 14 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 452 AM EDT MON JUN 27 2005 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>045-280900- ASHE-ALLEGHANY-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- GREENBRIER- 452 AM EDT MON JUN 27 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 2:48 PM EST, 3 hours 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 348 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2005 VAZ007-009>013-015-WVZ042>044-272200- TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-GRAYSON-MERCER-SUMMERS- MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND... PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...INDEPENDENCE...BLUEFIELD... HINTON...UNION 348 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2005 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK SLOWLY NORTH ALONG THE INTERSTATE 77 CORRIDOR THROUGH 6:00 PM. LOCATIONS FROM WESTERN MERCER COUNTY SOUTH TO TAZEWELL...RURAL RETREAT AND TROUTDALE CAN EXPECT TO SEE THE HEAVIER DOWNPOURS ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES IN LESS THAN AN HOUR MAY OCCUR. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND POOR DRAINAGE REGIONS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 4:32 PM EST, 2 hours 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 532 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2005 NCZ003-004-020-VAZ011-013-017-032-033-043-WVZ043>045-272345- SURRY-STOKES-YADKIN-GILES-PULASKI-FLOYD-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-HENRY- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...YADKINVILLE... PEARISBURG...PULASKI...FLOYD...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT... MARTINSVILLE...HINTON...UNION...LEWISBURG 532 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS SCATTERED ACROSS THE AREA... SHOWERS AND A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT NORTH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...VERY FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OF AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR. LOCATIONS FROM PULASKI NORTH TO PEARISBURG AND LEWISBURG WILL SEE A FEW STRONGER STORMS THROUGH 7:00 PM. OTHER SPOTS FROM PATRICK COUNTY SOUTH INTO STOKES...AND YADKIN COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA WILL ALSO SEE THUNDERSTORMS PERSIST DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. GIVEN THE SLOW MOVING AND TRAINING NATURE TO THE SHOWERS AND STORMS...SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS MAY OCCUR. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION...FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 5:23 PM EST, 1 hour 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 623 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2005 NCZ003-004-VAZ014-017-018-022-023-032-033-043-280030- SURRY-STOKES-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...RADFORD... BLACKSBURG...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...STUART... ROCKY MOUNT...MARTINSVILLE 623 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE... THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT NORTH ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE THROUGH SUNSET. STORMS WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL AFFECT SPOTS ACROSS MONTGOMERY AND ROANOKE COUNTIES AS WELL AS FLOYD AND PATRICK COUNTIES THROUGH 7:30 PM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES COULD OCCUR ESPECIALLY FROM EASTERN MONTGOMERY INTO ROANOKE AND CRAIG COUNTIES.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 37 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:39 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Roanoke (C)
- When
- June 27, 6:40 PM EST
- Where
- Roanoke (C) County, Roanoke
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 37.267, -79.950
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, June 27, 2005
- Tornado in Nebraska, June 27, 2005
- Hail in Nebraska, June 27, 2005
- Hail in Kansas, June 27 to 28, 2005
- Lightning Strikes in Georgia, June 27, 2005
- Flash Flood and Hail in Iowa, June 27 to 28, 2005
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, June 27, 2005
- Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, June 27, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 27, 2005
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, June 27, 2005
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, June 27, 2005
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, June 27, 2005
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, June 2005
Sources
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: 5461379, 5461380.