Severe thunderstorms brought wind damage and large hail to portions of southwest Virginia during the afternoon of May 28th.
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Severe thunderstorms brought wind damage and large hail to portions of southwest Virginia during the afternoon of May 28th.
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 May 28, 9:27 AM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1027 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2007 .SYNOPSIS... AN UPR RDG OVER THE SE WILL BRIEFLY BREAK DOWN AND ALLOW A WEAK FRNT TO DROP INTO THE REGION. THE FRONT OR BNDRY WILL STALL OVER THE SOUTHERN APPS AS THE UPR RDG STRENGTHENS THRU THE END OF THE WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING/... MAINTAINING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS IN THE FCST TODAY AS A MODERATELY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. 09Z SREFS SHOW A 90 PERCENT CHANCE OF BOTH -2 LIFTED INDEX AND 500 J/KG CAPE OVER CENTRAL VA BETWEEN 18Z AND 00Z. BUFKIT FCST SOUNDINGS ALSO MOST UNSTABLE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN HALF OF THE CWA WITH CAPES FCST TO 1500 J/KG AND LIS TO -4 AT LYH. BEST PWATS ALSO OVER THE NORTHERN CWA WITH 1.4 INCHES AT LYH WHICH IS SOMEWHAT ABOVE CLIMO NORMS. A WEAK PREFRONTAL TROUGH WAS ANALYZED ACROSS NC VA THIS MORNING WITH THE FRONTAL BNDRY STILL BACK IN PENNSYLVANIA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIEKLY FOCUS ALONG AND NEAR THE MTNS WHERE DIFFERENTIAL HEATING WILL BE A TRIGGER OR ALONG THIS WEAK BOUNDARY. SPC HAS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE TSTMS OVER ABOUT THE NORTHEASTERN QUARTER OF THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH INVERTED-V SOUNDINGS LEADING TO THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN QUITE WARM AGAIN TODAY WITH HIGHS APPROACHING DATE RECORDS. ROANOKE RECORD FOR TODAY IS 90 AND BLACKBSURG 87 BOTH SET IN 1955. && .SHORT TERM /7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY/... FRONT STALLS OVER THE COUNTY WARNING AREA THROUGH MIDWEEK AS THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS BACK OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE COUNTRY. UPR WINDS BECOME VERY LIGHT AND AFTERNOON HEATING LEADS TO DAILY CONVECTION. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP DURING THIS PERIOD WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY CREATING A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. LOW LEVEL TEMPS REMAIN STEADY THROUGH THE PERIOD SO DAILY HI/LO TEMPS... OTHER THAN THOSE AFFECTED BY RAINFALL...WILL BE SIMILAR FROM DAY TO DAY. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... A NOTABLE SHIFT IN THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN IS ADVERTISED AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEKEND. GUIDANCE HAS BEEN FLUCTUATING AS TO JUST HOW DEEP...HOW SLOW/FAST...AND HOW FAR SOUTH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW/TROUGH WILL PROGRESS OUT OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS STATES AND INTO THE CENTRAL OR NORTHERN APPALACHIANS. BUT WITH ALL SOLUTIONS PRESENTED...FOR OUR AREA THIS WILL MEAN AN INCREASED CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS...AND ALSO BETTER COVERAGE OVER THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WE WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE A TREND TOWARDS SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER. && .AVIATION /14Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... FOR TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE TODAY...WITH A SOUTHWARD PUSH EAST OF THE MTNS MONDAY NIGHT TO PROBABLY REACH THE LYH AND ROA AREAS BEFORE STALLING TUESDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED CHANCE FOR MVFR AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS TO MOUNTAIN AREAS MONDAY WITH SCATTERED AFT AND EVE STORMS IN THE BLF AND LWB AREAS. ON TUESDAY...THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED CHANCE OF AFT/EVE STORMS NEAR THE FRONT...WHICH WOULD BE MORE LIKELY TO AFFECT ROA AND LYH. MVFR FOG IN A SPOTS TNGT...BUT LIKELY IFR AT LWB AND WHERE IT RAINS LATER TODAY. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH ONLY ISOLATED MVFR CONVECTION EXPECTED IN A WARM MOIST AIRMASS UNDER A BUILDING UPPER RIDGE. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...NONE. NC...NONE. WV...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...JS NEAR TERM...PC SHORT TERM...JS LONG TERM...DS AVIATION...JS/PC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 358 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2007 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009-015-290800- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-GRAYSON- 358 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ010>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>045-290800- BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 358 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE INSTABILITY AND UPPER LEVEL WINDS MAY LEAD TO A FEW OF THESE STORMS BECOMING SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER INCREASES SLIGHTLY NORTH AND EAST OF ROANOKE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY 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 143 PM EDT MON MAY 28 2007 VAZ022-281830- ROANOKE VA- 143 PM EDT MON MAY 28 2007 AT 140 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SALEM CITY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...ROANOKE AIRPORT AT 210 PM EDT... HOLLINS AT 220 PM EDT...ROANOKE...CAVE SPRING AT 230 PM EDT... WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. PC
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 40 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:10 UTC.
5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down in the southwest portion of the city.
Trees were downed on Dickerson Mill Road.
A tree was blown down on Walnut Hollow Road.
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: 34046, 34047, 34049, 34053, 34044, 34042, 34055, 34052.