A series of thunderstorms formed over parts of southwest Virginia the afternoon and early evening of the 24th. A couple of the storms reached severe levels, as their associated winds blew trees down.
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A series of thunderstorms formed over parts of southwest Virginia the afternoon and early evening of the 24th. A couple of the storms reached severe levels, as their associated winds blew trees down.
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 Oct 24, 2:11 PM EST, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 311 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2007 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL EXIT TO THE SOUTH OF US THIS EVENING...STALLING ACROSS THE CAROLINAS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEDGE DOWN FROM THE NORTHEAST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THIS PATTERN WILL KEEP OUR REGION COOL AND WET. THE NEXT FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS SATURDAY WITH DRY WEATHER RETURNING BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/... OUR REGION WILL BE SITUATED ALONG AND NORTH OF A FRONT THIS EVENING...WITH PLENTY OF LIFT ALLOWING FOR SHOWERS TO REMAIN NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD. OVERNIGHT...THE WEDGE WILL SET UP WITH OVERRUNNING RAINS EXPECTED TOWARD THU MORNING. THE HEAVIEST OF WHICH WILL BE ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE INTO THE HIGHLANDS. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY/... WET PERIOD EXPECTED AS FRONT REMAINS TO OUR SOUTH WHILE SE FLOW OVERRIDES THE WEDGE BRINGING STEADY TO AT TIMES HEAVY RAIN TO THE FORECAST AREA INTO FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE IN FAVORED LOCALES ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. WENT CLOSE TO THE MAV/MET MOS ON TEMPS...A DEGREE OR TWO LOWER FOR HIGHS. THE 12Z NAM/GFS ARE SIMILAR WITH THE PATTERN...AND WILL FOLLOW CLOSELY...ALTHOUGH THEY MAY BE TOO FAST WITH THE UPPER LOW KICKING OUT WITH ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT SAT. UNTIL THAT FRONT MOVES ACROSS...WE WILL REMAIN IN AN OVERRUNING PATTERN...TRANSITION TO A SHOWERY NATURE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT SHOULD BE OUT OF OUR CWA SAT EVENING. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... FOR THE FORECAST HAVE MADE USE OF THE HPC GUIDANCE WHICH FOLLOWS BEST WITH THE 00Z ECMWF SOLUTION REGARDING BOTH PRECIPITATION TIMING AND CHANCES AND TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER MADE SOME TWEAKS TO SAT NIGHT/SUNDAY TO REFLECT A BIT MORE PROGRESSIVE NATURE TO LATEST MODEL RUNS...WITH SHRA EXITING A BIT FASTER SAT NIGHT AT THIS POINT. BEHIND THE FRONT POPS GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BUT NOT TO ZERO AS WE WILL STILL HAVE THE UPPER LOW PASSING NORTH OF THE AREA AND INCREASED NORTHWEST UPSLOPE FLOW TO CONTEND WITH MAINLY IN THE FAR WEST. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR MONDAY WITH 5H HEIGHTS RISING...BUT IN A FAST NW FLOW. THIS HIGH WILL SHIFT EAST OVER US TUESDAY...WHILE AN UPPER SHORTWAVE PASSES ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WITH ASSOCIATED FRONT. THIS FRONT WEAKENS AS IT ENCOUNTERS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC AND SOUTHEAST. PRECIP CHANCES ARE MINIMAL NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION /19Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... A COLD FRONT WAS MOVING SOUTH THROUGH THE COUNTY WARNING AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL EXIT VIRGINIA BY 21Z. A LAYER OF STABLE AIR AND VLIFR/IFR CEILINGS WILL SPREAD SOUTH FOLLOWING THE FRONT. ABOVE THIS LAYER THERE WILL BE STRONGER WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHEAST TO EAST AND IMPRESSIVE LIFT. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL COVER THE AREA BETWEEN 00Z AND 12Z WITH VISIBILITIES GENERALLY FROM 2-4SM DUE TO THE RAIN AND FOG. LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE TAFS TO HIGHLIGHT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SURFACE WINDS THAT WILL BE LIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE WEDGES DOWN THE APPALACHIANS...AND THE STRONG INFLUX OF MOISTURE ABOVE THE WEDGE. RAIN...FOG AND MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THEN THE PERSISTENT LOW OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND LIFT NORTHEAST. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY SATURDAY NIGHT WITH DRIER WEATHER AND VFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES FOR SUNDAY. && .HYDROLOGY... RAINFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...BUT OVERALL WE ARE LOOKING AT MODERATE RAINS THURSDAY-FRIDAY. STORM TOTALS STARTING EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY SHOULD BE ON THE ORDER OF 2-4 INCHES...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. THIS WILL NOT END THE DROUGHT...BUT SHOULD PUT A SMALL DENT IN IT. THE GRAPHICS FOR THE STORM TOTAL WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB PAGE. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...NONE. NC...NONE. WV...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...JH/WP NEAR TERM...WP SHORT TERM...JH/WP LONG TERM...WP AVIATION...AMS HYDROLOGY...WP
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 414 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2007 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>045-250815- 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- 414 AM EDT WED OCT 24 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY 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 1209 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2007 NCZ006-VAZ034-035-044>047-058-059-241715- CASWELL NC-HALIFAX VA-CHARLOTTE VA-APPOMATTOX VA-BUCKINGHAM VA- AMHERST VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-BEDFORD VA-CAMPBELL VA- 1209 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2007 AT 1204 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. SOME OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS CLOVER...SAXE...RUSTBURG AND GLADYS BY 1:00 PM. EXPECT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH BY 1:00 PM WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. THE HEAVY RAINFALL RATES MAY CAUSE STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. FALLEN LEAVES MAY BLOCK STORM DRAINS RESULTING IN PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS. STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. 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. AMS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 142 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2007 VAZ044-058-241845- HALIFAX VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA- 142 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON... AT 140 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BLAIRS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...KEELING AT 150 PM EDT...INGRAM AT 200 PM EDT...RIDGEWAY AT 205 PM EDT...MT AIRY AT 210 PM EDT...LEDA AT 215 PM EDT...AND CODY AT 220 PM EDT. EXPECT WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN. BE PREPARED FOR STANDING WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. AMS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
307 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2007
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1055 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 WSW MILTON 36.53N 79.24W
10/24/2007 CASWELL NC TRAINED SPOTTER
2 TREES DOWN ACROSS ROAD
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AMSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 430 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2007 NCZ005-VAZ033-043-242130- ROCKINGHAM NC-FRANKLIN VA-HENRY VA- 430 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2007 AT 430 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG HIGHWAY 220 FROM THE FRANKLIN COUNTY...HENRY COUNTY LINE...SOUTH THROUGH MARTINSVILLE VIRGINIA...AND INTO THE MADISON MAYODAN AREA OF NORTH CAROLINA. THIS LINE OF STORMS WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. AS A RESULT...HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL IN THIS GENERAL AREA THROUGH 6:00 PM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY BETWEEN 4:30 AND 6:00 PM. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 11
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 65 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:14 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down on Northside Drive, and it blocked the roadway. The damage value is an estimate.
A large tree limb was blown down, and it blocked the road near the intersection of Guilford Road and Lovely Valley Road. Damage values are estimates.
A tree was blown down on Dyers Store Road. Damage values are estimates.
A large tree was blown down beside Long Island Road. Damage values are estimates.
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, October 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: 62990, 63000, 62993, 63004.