Slow moving, heavy rain producing thunderstorms caused flash flooding to take place over parts of the area. One of these storms also reached severe limits and uprooted some trees.
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The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
Slow moving, heavy rain producing thunderstorms caused flash flooding to take place over parts of the area. One of these storms also reached severe limits and uprooted some trees.
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, 7:01 PM EST, 3 hours 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 801 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 SATURDAY/... WW556 TERMINATED. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER HAS EXITED THE CWA. FCST HAS BEEN UPDATED AND WILL REFLECT JUST CHC POPS FOR THE OVERNIGHT FOR ANY ACTIVITY THAT DRIFTS DOWNSTREAM FROM THE OH VALLEY. 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 NIGHT 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 /00Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... DIURNAL CONVECTION HAS PRETTY MUCH ENDED ACROSS THE REGION. THE CONCERN NOW SHIFTS TO THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES IN THE OHIO VALLEY HEADING E-SE INTO THE WESTERN PARTS OF THE REGION THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. JUST HOW FAR EAST THEY MAKE IT WILL BE TRICKY TO CALL. FOR NOW HAVE PLACED THE EMPHASIS OF THE STORMS AT BOTH THE KBLF AND KLWB TAF SITES WITH ONLY MINOR MENTIONS AT KROA AND KLYH. CONDITIONS FOR THE MOST PART WILL BE VFR HEADING INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH MVFR FOG DEVELOPING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND RIVER VALLEYS. WHERE THE STRONGER SHRA/TSRA OCCUR WILL NEED TO WATCH FOR TEMPORARY IFR VSBYS AND CIGS. MUCH OF THE ACTIVITY SHOULD BE ENDED BY SUNRISE SATURDAY...BUT ADDITIONAL CONVECTION IS EXPECTED AGAIN PRIMARILY IN THE MOUNTAINS BY MID-DAY. SUNDAY AND MONDAY ADDITIONAL SCATTERED MVFR SHRA/TSRA AND PATCHY OVERNIGHT MVFR FOG EXPECTED. TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY DRIER AIR AND ONLY ISOLATED VFR SHRA/TSRA EXPECTED. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...NONE. NC...NONE. WV...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...JH NEAR TERM...JH/PM SHORT TERM...JH/KK LONG TERM...KK AVIATION...DS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 657 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2007 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>045-282300- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- GREENBRIER- 657 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...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 IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 744 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2007 WVZ045-280045- GREENBRIER WV- 744 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2007 AT 742 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR RICHWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL CROSS EXTREME NORTHERN GREENBRIER COUNTY BETWEEN 8:00 PM AND 8:30 PM. THE STORM WILL PASS NEAR...NORTH BEND AND SUMMIT LAKE AROUND 8:15 PM. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MILES AN HOUR AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST WEATHER UPDATES. PEM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
807 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0355 PM TSTM WND DMG CHAMBLISSBURG 37.25N 79.72W
07/27/2007 BEDFORD VA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
LARGE LIMB THROUGH MOBILE HOME.
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11PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
817 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0135 PM HAIL PRICES FORK 37.22N 80.50W
07/27/2007 E0.88 INCH MONTGOMERY VA NWS EMPLOYEE
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
0300 PM HAIL 2 S FERRUM 36.89N 80.02W
07/27/2007 E0.75 INCH FRANKLIN VA PUBLIC
ALSO ESTIMATED 40 TO 50 MPH WIND GUSTS BENDING LARGE
TREES
0330 PM HAIL YADKINVILLE 36.13N 80.66W
07/27/2007 E0.88 INCH YADKIN NC PUBLIC
0355 PM HAIL CHAMBLISSBURG 37.25N 79.72W
07/27/2007 E0.88 INCH BEDFORD VA PUBLIC
PEA TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL COVERING GROUND.
0355 PM TSTM WND DMG CHAMBLISSBURG 37.25N 79.72W
07/27/2007 BEDFORD VA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
LARGE LIMB THROUGH MOBILE HOME.
0450 PM TSTM WND DMG RINGGOLD 36.60N 79.30W
07/27/2007 PITTSYLVANIA VA PUBLIC
LARGE TREE DOWN
0450 PM HAIL RINGGOLD 36.60N 79.30W
07/27/2007 E0.75 INCH PITTSYLVANIA VA PUBLIC
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 NW HALIFAX 36.84N 79.02W
07/27/2007 HALIFAX VA PUBLIC
LARGE LIMBS DOWN WITH HALF INCH HAIL. POWER OUT.
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DSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1024 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2007 NCZ020-280330- YADKIN NC- 1024 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2007 AT 1020 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES WEST OF YADKINVILLE...OR ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF BROOKS CROSSROADS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...YADKINVILLE...AND NEBO AT 1045 PM EDT...SHACKTOWN AT 1055 PM EDT...EAST BEND AT 1110 PM EDT...AND HUNTSVILLE AT 1115 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH 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. WP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1051 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2007 NCZ003-280345- SURRY NC- 1051 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2007 AT 1050 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING 4 MILES NORTH OF BOONVILLE...OR ABOUT OVER CRUTCHFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...LEVEL CROSS AT 1100 PM EDT...SILOAM AT 1115 PM EDT...AND PILOT MOUNTAIN AT 1135 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH 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. WP
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1118 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1050 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W YADKINVILLE 36.13N 80.70W
07/27/2007 YADKIN NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINE BLOWN DOWN.
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WHPThe Roanoke radar (KFCX), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:20 UTC.
2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A heavy rain producing thunderstorm prompted Browns Creek to leave its banks. The result was portions of both Grove Avenue and Waterlick Road being flooded.
Thunderstorm winds uprooted five large trees. Damage values are estimated.
A heavy rain producing thunderstorm prompted a small creek along Brookstone Road to significantly leave its banks. Subsequently, a home ended up having water surrounding it at one point.
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: 48100, 48098, 48099.