Thunderstorms with heavy rains produced flash flooding in Montgomery and Pulaski counties.
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Thunderstorms with heavy rains produced flash flooding in Montgomery and Pulaski counties.
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 Mar 28, 3:02 PM EST, 28 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 402 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2007 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT AND THURSDAY/... RUNNING LATE ON THE AFD...JUST ISSUED THE NEW FORECAST PACKAGE EARLY WITH A REST OF THIS AFTERNOON FIRST PERIOD SINCE WE HAVE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PART OF THE AREA THROUGH 800 PM THIS EVENING. A STRONG SHORT WAVE IS MOVING OVER THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE AREA AT MAXIMUM HEATING AND IN ADDITION...A BACK DOOR COOL FRONT IS PROVIDING A GOOD LOW LEVEL BOUNDARY TO FOCUS ON. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE WIDESPREAD LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BOUNDARY WHICH WILL BE ACROSS THE CWA. LARGE HAIL LOOKS TO BE THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH A LOW FREEZING LEVEL AND STORMS EXPECTED TO BE MULTICELL. SHEAR IS JUST STRONG ENOUGH THAT A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WAS CONSIDERED...BUT WITH FFG AROUND 2 INCHES FOR SHORT DURATION HEAVY RAIN...WE DECIDED TO WAIT AND SEE IF AND WHERE THE TSTMS SET UP ALONG THE BOUNDARY- MAY ISSUE A SHORT FUSED FLASH FLOOD WATCH AT THAT POINT. I USED A BLEND OF THE SLOW GFS AND FASTER NAM TO END THE PRECIP THURSDAY MORNING...AND THEN BRING SOME CLEARING INTO THE EAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SHOULD BE SOME LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE ONGOING IN THE MORNING IN SOUTHSIDE VA AND ALL OF NW NC...POSSIBLY FURTHER NORTH AND EAST. TEMPS WILL BE TRICKY THURSDAY BASED ON HOW FAST THE CLEARING IS. GENERALLY STAYED A LITTLE ABOVE GUIDANCE. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY- I FOLLOWED THE NAM CLOSELY HERE SINCE THE GFS HAS BEEN TOO PROGRESSIVE WITH THE PATTERN. THIS WILL GIVE US GOOD RADIATION CONDITIONS THU NIGHT AND I KEPT LOW TEMPS GENERALLY LOWER THAN MOS. FRIDAY SHOULD BE A PLEASANT DAY WITH SEASONAL TEMPS AND LOW HUMIDITY. WITH 850 TEMPS AROUND +10C...I RAISED HIGH TEMPS ABOVE MOS GUIDANCE FRIDAY. THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER OUR AREA INTO SATURDAY...AND WITH RETURN SOUTHWEST FLOW AND A POTENTIAL WARM FRONT DEVELOPING...I KEPT THE CHANCE POPS IN THE MTNS AND SLIGHT CHANCE FURTHER EAST. NEXT COOL FRONT IS PROGGED TO MOVE THRU THE AREA SUNDAY...SO THE BEST CHANCE OF PRECIP THIS WEEKEND LOOKS TO BE STA NIGHT AND SUNDAY AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. MONDAY WILL FEATURE WEAK HIGH PRESSURE...AND THEN THE NEXT COOL FRONT IS PROGGED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY. I KEPT A LOW CHC OF PRECIP FIR THE SW RETURN FLOW TUE...AND FRONTAL PASSAGE WED. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...NONE. NC...NONE. WV...NONE. && SHORT TERM...JJ LONG TERM...JJ
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 415 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2007 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>017-032-033-043-044-058-WVZ042-292015- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-MERCER- 415 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 80 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WOULD BE LARGE HAIL. THERE IS A LOWER THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO. IN ADDITION...SOME OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. VAZ018>020-022>024-034-035-045>047-059-WVZ043>045-292015- CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-CHARLOTTE-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 415 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WOULD BE HAIL. THERE IS A LOWER THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
345 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0305 PM HAIL GRAYSONTOWN 37.05N 80.57W
03/28/2007 E0.75 INCH PULASKI VA AMATEUR RADIO
0339 PM HAIL DUBLIN 37.12N 80.70W
03/28/2007 E1.00 INCH PULASKI VA UNKNOWN
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JSTEWARTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
346 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0340 PM HAIL MERRIMAC 37.19N 80.43W
03/28/2007 E0.75 INCH MONTGOMERY VA TRAINED SPOTTER
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JSTEWARTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
348 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0322 PM HAIL BLACKSBURG 37.23N 80.42W
03/28/2007 E0.75 INCH MONTGOMERY VA NWS EMPLOYEE
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JSTEWARTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
400 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0325 PM HAIL BLACKSBURG 37.23N 80.42W
03/28/2007 E0.88 INCH MONTGOMERY VA UNKNOWN
&&
JSTEWARTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
404 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM HAIL CHRISTIANSBURG 37.14N 80.40W
03/28/2007 E0.88 INCH MONTGOMERY VA AMATEUR RADIO
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RSTONEFISPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 418 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2007 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>045-282300- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE- PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI... RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD... NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...SALEM...FINCASTLE... LEXINGTON...BLUEFIELD...HINTON...UNION...LEWISBURG 418 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...SCATTERED STRONG THUDERSTORMS WITH HAIL...STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS INTO THIS EVENING... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CROSSING THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS THIS EVENING WILL BE INTERACTING WITH A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS TO PRODUCE SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA INTO THIS EVENING. MOST OF THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...WITH A FEW PRODUCING HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZED. LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF UP TO 2 INCHES IN LESS THAN AN HOUR ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS...AND THIS WILL CAUSE SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AS WELL. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO EARLY EVENING...AT LEAST 700 PM.
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 19 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:31 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Several roads flooded and a couple of homes had water reach them. Sections of Hightop, Merrimac and Yellow Sulphur roads were among those that were temporarily impassible.
Heavy rains of 2 to 3 inches produced flash flooding in the Hiwassee section of Pulaski county. Several roads were flooded in Hiwassee.
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