Heavy rain producing, slow moving thunderstorms helped to promote flash flooding over parts of the area.
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Heavy rain producing, slow moving thunderstorms helped to promote flash flooding over parts of the area.
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 Jul 27, 1:27 PM EST, 48 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 227 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2007 .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL ALSO APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST SATURDAY BEFORE SLIDING THROUGH THE AREA ON SUNDAY. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL OVER THE CAROLINAS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. COMBO OF GOOD INSTABILITY INTERACTING WITH APPROACHING UPPER TROF TO PRODUCE SCTD STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MAINLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS ATTM. AS REMNANT OF MCS NOW ENTERING THE WESTERN CWA MOVES INTO HIGH CAPE ENVIRONMENT...EXPECT TSRA COVERAGE TO BECOME A BIT MORE WIDESPREAD THRU LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THUS GOING WITH LIKELY POPS MOUNTAINS AND HIGH CHANCE OUT EAST THRU ABOUT SUNSET. NEXT MAIN S/W OR MCS FEATURE NOW LOOKS TO DIVE SE AND PASS JUST WEST OF THE CWA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SAT PER LATEST MODELS. THIS ALONG WITH LOSS OF HEATING MAKES DEGREE OF POP COVERAGE IFFY OVERNIGHT ESPCLY SINCE THE GFS HAS TRENDED DOWN ON PRECIP LATER TONIGHT. ALSO THINK ATMOS WILL LIKELY BE QUITE WORKED OVER FROM THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING SO TWEAKED POPS DOWN TO MAINLY CHANCE EXCEPT WESTERN SLOPES OVERNIGHT. LOWS MAINLY IN THE 60S ALTHO SOME SPOTS MAY BE CLOSER TO 70 GIVEN JUICY DEWPOINTS AROUND. && .SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT SE TOWARD THE REGION SAT AS ASSOCIATED LEAD S/W PASSES TO THE SOUTHWEST. LOOKS LIKE PENDING EXACT TRACK OF UPPER ENERGY THAT REGION MAY BE LEFT IN AREA OF WEAK LIFT BUT STILL PLENTY OF DEEP RH AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH WEAKER MODEL SCENARIOS SUPPORTS MAINLY SCT CONVECTION SAT ESPCLY JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER THE NW WHERE WILL RUN WITH LOW LIKELYS. OTRW BUMPED UP HIGHS SOME GIVEN POTENTIAL FOR MORE INSOLATION SAT THAN EARLIER THOUGHT...SO MAINLY 80S TO NEAR 90 PIEDMONT AND 75-80 FAR WEST. TRIMMED POPS BACK ESPECIALLY IN THE EAST ON SATURDAY NIGHT. WENT WITH LOW TEMPERATURES FROM AROUND 60 TO NEAR 70. ADJUSTED POPS UP ON SUNDAY TO MENTION LIKELY WITH GOOD LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE. H7 LOW CENTER SHOULD AID IN DEEP LAYER ASCENT AND RICHER MOISTURE. HIGHS SUNDAY WILL RANGE FROM MID 70S TO MID 80S. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... FOLLOWED HPCGUIDE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WHICH LEANED TOWARDS THE 00Z GFS. LOW PRESSURE AND COLD FRONT CONTINUE TO TRAVEL EAST MONDAY...AND SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA THROUGH NEXT WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL BUILD SOUTH WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY. && .AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND PUSH EAST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL PROMPT LOCAL MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS IN AND AROUND TSRA...WITH MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS IN CU ELSEWHERE. INCLUDED HIGHER GUSTS IN TSRA AT ROA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT STORMS TO FADE THIS EVENING WITH LOSS OF HEATING. HOWEVER YET ANOTHER MCS TYPE COMPLEX WILL DROP SE TOWARD THE REGION LATER THIS EVENING WITH MORE SHRA/TSRA POSSIBLE MAINLY WEST. SINCE MODELS SHIFT MAJORITY TO THE WEST DID NOT INCLUDE IN TAFS THIS EVENING. OTRW MORE FOG AROUND IN THE VALLEYS WITH A MIX OF FOG/HZ ELSEWHERE WHERE EARLIER RAINFALL OCCURRED. FOG BREAKS FOR MORE CU AGAIN SAT MORNING WITH IMPROVING CONDITIONS TO VFR BY MID MORNING. A COLD FRONT CROSSES THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS SHOULD BRING A BREAK TO THE CYCLE OF MORNING FOG/AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...NONE. NC...NONE. WV...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...JH NEAR TERM...JH SHORT TERM...JH/KK LONG TERM...KK AVIATION...JH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 132 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2007 VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>045-281745- TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL- FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 132 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2007 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 556 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. NCZ001-002-018-281745- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA- 132 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. VAZ032>035-043>047-058-059-281745- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 132 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2007 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 556 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. NCZ003>006-019-020-281745- SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN- 132 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 110 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2007 VAZ016-017-032-271745- PATRICK VA-FLOYD VA-CARROLL VA- 110 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2007 AT 108 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES EAST OF HILLSVILLE...OR ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTH OF DUGSPUR...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...LAUREL FORK AT 120 PM EDT...WILLIS AT 125 PM EDT... MEADOWS OF DAN AT 135 PM EDT...MABRY MILL AT 140 PM EDT...ROCKY KNOB RECREATION AREA...ROCKY KNOB SUMMIT AT 145 PM EDT. EXPECT SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WITH THIS STORM. IF THE STORM CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING MAY BE NEEDED. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS OF STRONG WINDS...HAIL OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG BY CALLING 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. SK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 143 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2007 VAZ007-009-271845- SMYTH VA-TAZEWELL VA- 143 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2007 AT 141 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF RICHLANDS...OR ABOUT 5 MILES WEST OF GLEN BURKE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...RAVEN AT 150 PM EDT...GLEN BURKE AT 155 PM EDT...JEWELL RIDGE...RICHLANDS AT 200 PM EDT...CEDAR BLUFF...CLAYPOOL HILL AT 210 PM EDT...BANDY AT 215 PM EDT... AMONATE...CLIFFIELD AT 225 PM EDT... EXPECT FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS OF STRONG WINDS...HAIL OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG BY CALLING 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
153 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2007
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..REMARKS..
0135 PM HAIL PRICES FORK 37.22N 80.50W
07/27/2007 E0.88 INCH MONTGOMERY VA NWS EMPLOYEE
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DSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
248 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0202 PM HAIL 4 N STUART 36.69N 80.28W
07/27/2007 E0.75 INCH PATRICK VA TRAINED SPOTTER
NEAR HOWELLS GROCERY ON HWY 8
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TWSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 304 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2007 VAZ010>013-WVZ042-272000- WYTHE VA-BLAND VA-GILES VA-MERCER WV-PULASKI VA- 304 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2007 AT 302 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES SOUTH OF BLUEFIELD...OR ABOUT OVER CLEAR FORK...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... ROCKY GAP...HICKSVILLE AT 310 PM EDT...BLAND AT 315 PM EDT... KIMBERLING AT 320 PM EDT...MECHANICSBURG...LONG SPUR AT 330 PM EDT... WHITE GATE AT 335 PM EDT...GUNTON PARK AT 340 PM EDT... EXPECT FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS OF STRONG WINDS...HAIL OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG BY CALLING 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:15 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorms over Campbell County produced heavy rain that prompted Seneca Creek to leave its banks.
Thunderstorms produced two to three inches of rain over parts of Appomattox County. This heavy rain prompted Phelps Creek to leave its banks.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, July 2007
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: 48097, 48096.