Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 24, 2007

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 24, 2007
Start: 2007-06-24T17:25
End: 2007-06-24T19:00
Location: West Virginia

June 24, 2007 · NWS RNK · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms produced wind damage and hail up to the size of nickels.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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Tropical storms and surge
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 4

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.

Severe thunderstorms produced wind damage and hail up to the size of nickels.

What forecasters said that day

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 Jun 24, 1:49 PM EST, 3 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 1:49 PM EST, 3 hours 36 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
249 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2007

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST
THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK. AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND
STORMS MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE COMMON FOR OUR AREA DURING
THIS TIME. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA THIS
WEEKEND HELPING TO BRING BETTER COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS FOR
FRIDAY INTO THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
VERY MOIST ATMOSPHERE WILL BE THE RULE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS
WEAK RESIDUAL FRONTAL BOUNDARY LIFTS NORTH WHILE UPPER HEIGHTS
SLOWLY BUILD OVERTOP MOISTURE. THIS IN COMBO WITH WEAK SHEARED
ENERGY FROM OHIO VALLEY 5H SYSTEM AND HEATING SHOULD GIVE RISE TO
BETTER DIURNAL CONVECTION THRU MONDAY AFTERNOON. OTRW BASED ON
CURRENT INCREASING COVERAGE SW AND LATEST MODELS WILL KEEP DECENT
HIGH CHANCE POPS ESPCLY INTERSTATE 77 CORRIDOR THIS EVENING WHERE
MSAS HAS GOOD INSTABILITY. ELSEWHERE LIKE LOWER CHANCES BUT
SOMETHING TO WATCH AS DEEPER MOISTURE ADVECTION CONTINUES THIS
EVENING AND OUTFLOW AIDS LOCAL CONVERGENCE. OTRW PC...WARM AND HUMID
OVERNIGHT WITH TEMPS AT OR ABOVE MOS WHICH HAS BEEN TOO COOL WITH
LOWS OF LATE.

BEST FOCUS APPEARS TO BE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS MONDAY FARTHER WEST OF
EXITING OFFSHORE SURFACE RIDGE AND AIDED BY OROGRAPHICS. BASED ON
AMOUNT OF FORECAST INSTABILITY AND HIGH PWATS EXPECT CONVECTION TO
DEVELOP QUICKER WITH HEAVY RAIN A GOOD BET. THUS WILL LEAN TOWARD
40ISH POPS WEST AND KEEP POCKET OF ONLY SLIGHT CHANCE SE WHERE MORE
SUBSIDENCE MAY LINGER. OTRW ONLY SMALL ADJUSTS TO POPS AND TEMPS
WHICH SHOULD PUSH INTO THE MUGGY 80S MOST SPOTS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
BEST THETA-E AXIS REMAINS OVER THE MOUNTAINS DURING THIS PERIOD.
COMBINED WITH BOTH DIFFERENTIAL HEATING AND WEAK OROGRAPHICAL
EFFECTS...ABOUT THE SAME FORECAST CONTINUES INTO THIS PERIOD. THE
CONCERN WILL REMAIN FOR MAINLY DIURNAL SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS
ACROSS PRIMARILY THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NW NC AND SW VA WITH SMALLER
CHANCES ELSEWHERE. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE A BIT ABOVE AVERAGE
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR...AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE INCREASED.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY THE AREA SHOULD START TO SEE BETTER COVERAGE
OF SHOWERS AND STORMS. WHILE THE SCENARIO WILL CONTINUE WITH THE
SAME TYPE OF PARAMETERS AS THE PREVIOUS FEW DAYS...AN ADDED
COMPONENT WILL BE INCREASED UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS IN ASSOCIATED WITH
THE APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVING SOUTH FROM THE OHIO AND
POTOMAC VALLEYS. SATURDAY THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION ALONG
WITH ITS ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION. BY SUNDAY...THE FRONT CURRENTLY
IS FORECAST TO BE SOUTH OF THE AREA WITH HIGH PRESSURE MOVING IN
BEHIND IT. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN A COOLING TREND FRIDAY...SO THAT
BY THE WEEKEND READINGS WILL BE ON AVERAGE 10 DEGREES COOLER THAN
THOSE EXPECTED MID-WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
DEBRIS CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPILL OVER THE APPALACHIANS INTO
THIS EVENING FROM THE MIDWEST PER UPPER LOW OVER THE OH VALLEY.
EVEN SO CLOUD BASES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT VFR LEVELS IN
SCT/BKN AC AND DEVELOPING CU. HOWEVER HEATING SHOULD RESULT IN
SCT DEEP CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THE GREATEST
COVERAGE OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS. SINCE COVERAGE SCATTERED AND
TIMING OF CONVECTIVE CELLS OVER ANY GIVEN TAF SITE UNCERTAIN WILL
ENTERTAIN VCTS AND CB AT ALL TAF SITES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
ISOLATED SHRA/TSRA LIKELY TO LINGER INTO TONIGHT BEFORE SHRA
TAPERS OFF TO PATCHY MVFR FOG/HZ BY MORNING.

SIMILAR WX CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED AGAIN MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
WITH MAINLY DIURNAL DRIVEN SHRA/TSRA. SOME LATE NIGHT LIGHT HAZE
AND FOG ALSO LIKELY PER GRADUAL MOISTENING OF BOUNDARY LAYER.

&&

.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
WV...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DS
NEAR TERM...JH
SHORT TERM...DS
LONG TERM...DS
AVIATION...JH

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 3:20 AM EST, 14 hours 5 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
420 AM EDT SUN JUN 24 2007

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
WVZ042>045-250830-
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-
420 AM EDT SUN JUN 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 24, 3:56 PM EST, 1 hour 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
456 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0450 PM     HAIL             FAIRLAWN                37.15N 80.56W
06/24/2007  E1.00 INCH       PULASKI            VA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JJACKSON

Local storm report, Jun 24, 4:07 PM EST, 1 hour 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
507 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0504 PM     HAIL             BALDWIN                 36.35N 81.53W
06/24/2007  E0.75 INCH       ASHE               NC   PUBLIC

&&

BS

Local storm report, Jun 24, 4:15 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
515 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0504 PM     HAIL             BLACKSBURG              37.23N 80.42W
06/24/2007  E0.88 INCH       MONTGOMERY         VA   PUBLIC

&&

DS

Local storm report, Jun 24, 4:44 PM EST, 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
544 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0515 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 SE TROUT              36.38N 81.59W
06/24/2007                   ASHE               NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            THREE TOPS ROAD WASHED OUT

&&

JJACKSON

Special weather statement, Jun 24, 4:58 PM EST, 27 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
558 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2007

VAZ022-242300-
ROANOKE VA-
558 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2007

AT 556 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHAWSVILLE...OR ABOUT 4
MILES SOUTHWEST OF GLENVAR...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...GLENVAR AT 605 PM EDT...SALEM CITY AT 615
PM EDT...CAVE SPRING AT 620 PM EDT...ROANOKE...ROANOKE AIRPORT AT 625
PM EDT...HOLLINS AT 630 PM EDT...VINTON AT 635 PM EDT...

WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH...ALONG WITH SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG THIS STORMS PATH.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION.

KM

Local storm report, Jun 24, 5:24 PM EST, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
624 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0622 PM     HAIL             MILLERS CREEK           36.18N 81.23W
06/24/2007  E0.75 INCH       WILKES             NC   AMATEUR RADIO

            K14PNL

&&

BS

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:25 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Summers

When: June 24, 5:25 PM EST
Where: Summers County, Jumping Branch
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 37.650, -80.980

Power lines down.

Hail, Summers

When: June 24, 5:40 PM EST
Where: Summers County, Hinton
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.670, -80.900

One 2 inch diameter limb was broken off a tree.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenbrier

When: June 24, 6:05 PM EST
Where: Greenbrier County, Alderson
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.730, -80.650

Trees down.

Hail, Greenbrier

When: June 24, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Greenbrier County, Frankford
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.920, -80.380

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in West Virginia in 2007 Every state in 2007 This day in weather history Warnings in West Virginia, June 2007

Sources

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: 32973, 32976, 32980, 32981.