A strong cold front moving through the area resulted in severe thunderstorms producing wind damage and an isolated tornado.
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The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
A strong cold front moving through the area resulted in severe thunderstorms producing wind damage and an isolated tornado.
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 4, 2:21 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 221 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 .SYNOPSIS... STRONG LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL TRACK NE THROUGH WV/PA EARLY THIS EVENING DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT THRU THE REGION TONIGHT. COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN WEDNESDAY THEN QUICKLY MOVE OFF THE COAST THURSDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... ALREADY SENT EARLIER FLOOD WATCH TO COVER ISOLATED FLOOD POTENTIAL MAINLY ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES WHERE PERSISTENT LIGHT/MODERATE BAND OF PRECIP CONTINUES. OTRW WAITING FOR COLD FRONT ACROSS EASTERN TN TO START SLIDING ENE AS NEGATIVE TILT TAKES PLACE AND NOSE OF UPPER JET ARRIVES. THIS SHOULD FINALLY HELP THE ONGOING LINES TO MERGE INTO ONE AND THEN BOW NE ALLOWING AXIS OF HEAVY RAIN TO SHIFT EAST TO THE BLUE RIDGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON REACHING THE PIEDMONT THIS EVENING. SVR THREAT APPEARS TO BE LIMITED TO MORE EMBEDDED NATURE CONVECTION AND MIXING DOWN OF HIGHER WINDS ALOFT PER LACK OF INSTAB BUT GOOD DYNAMICS/WINDS. APPEARS BEST SHOT AT THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL BE 22-02Z WHEN BEST RH...PWATS...UPPER DIFFLUENCE AND THETA-E RIDGING COINCIDE. THIS LITTLE CHANGE TO GOING POPS OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER 1-3 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE ESPCLY WEST. FRONT SHOULD PUSH THRU AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH DRY PUNCH SCOURING OUT DEEP RH TO THE NE BETWEEN 06Z-08Z. HOWEVER WRAP AROUND MOISTURE WILL QUICKLY RETURN IN WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH POOL OF COLD 85H AIR CROSSING INTO THE NW UPSLOPE AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SINCE THE BOUNDARY LAYER STILL APPEARS QUITE WARM THINK ANY -SHSN WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL ABOUT DAYBREAK SO SLOWED DOWN MIX OVER A BIT. EXPECT QUICK SHOT OF COLD ADVECTION AND SUBSIDENCE TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT BUT BELOW ADVISORY GIVEN 30-40 KT 850 MB JET. LEFT LOW TEMPS ON THE WARM SIDE OF MOS GIVEN TRENDS OF LATE FOR MODELS TO BE TOO FAST WITH COLD ADVECTION. SOME UPSLOPE -SHSN MAY LINGER EARLY WED OTRW DRIER AND SOMEWHAT COOLER AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES IN FROM THE SW. THIS IN COMBO WITH SUBSIDENCE AND DRIER AIR SHOULD PRODUCE MAINLY SUNNY SKIES BY AFTERNOON UNDER DIMINISHING WINDS. GIVEN DRY WESTERLY FLOW STAYED ON THE WARM SIDE OF MOS TEMPS ESPCLY EAST WHERE MORE DOWNSLOPE IN ORDER. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... HIGH PRESSURE WILL SKIRT THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING EXPECTED. THERE WILL BE SOME WEAK WARM AIR ADVECTION ALOFT...THEREFORE RIDGES MAYBE 5-10F WARMER THAN THE VALLEYS AND OUT EAST. ON THURSDAY...A WEAK FRONT WILL STALL WEST OF THE APPALACHIANS. THIS SYSTEM MAY SQUEEZE OUT A FEW RAIN DROPS IN THE GREENBRIER VALLEY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY IS STILL A QUESTIONABLE FORECAST AS MODELS CONTINUE TO LACK CONTINUITY. HOWEVER...MODELS ARE SHOWING A MORE BELIEVABLE SOLUTION WITH A DAMP COOL PERIOD. SHORT WAVES AND WARM MOIST AIR TRACKING ALONG THE STALLED FRONT WILL GENERATE RAIN THROUGH THE TENNESSEE AND THE SOUTHERN OHIO VALLEYS. A SURFACE WAVE WILL BE TRACKING OUT OF THE GULF AND ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST. THE TRACK OF THIS LOW STILL IN QUESTION WHETHER IT STAYS INLAND OR OFF THE COAST. EITHER WAY...LIGHT RAIN FALLING AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM AND IN OUR AREA WILL CREATE AN INSITU WEDGE WITH THE WINDS BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY. SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND BOUNDARY LAYER LOOKING WARM ENOUGH TO HAVE JUST A COLD RAIN IN THE AREA. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT WITH CONVECTION ALONG THE GULF. FRIDAY NIGHT...THE SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE OFF THE NORTHEAST COAST WITH A TRAILING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IN THE MID WEST. WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND DEW POINT FRONT WELL TO OUR WEST...LIGHT RAIN/DRIZZLE/FOG WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO SATURDAY MORNING. AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SWINGS THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON...RAIN WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE AND ZONAL FLOW WILL KEEP THE REGION DRY SUNDAY. THE NEXT FRONT COULD COME IN AS EARLY AS MONDAY BUT WITH A HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE GULF...PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT. WITH RAIN AND INSITU WEDGE IN THE AREA...FRIDAY WILL LIKELY BE THE COLDEST DAY OF THE EXTENDED. TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE BACK TO NORMAL THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION /19Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... DOWNWARD TREND OF MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AS RAIN SHIELD ACROSS THE WEST STARTS TO SHIFT EAST AND INCREASES IN INTENSITY/COVERAGE. ALSO...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10-20 KTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 20-25 KTS WILL PERSIST AHEAD OF THE FRONT. WINDS WILL LIKELY BE 5-10 KTS HIGHER AT BLF. MAIN THREAT TO OPERATIONS DEVELOPS LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT. BAND OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL ACCOMPANY COLD FRONT. CONFIDENCE IS RELATIVELY HIGH CONCERNING THE TIMING OF THE FRONT FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE SERVICE AREA. SOME CONVECTIVE CELLS ACCOMPANYING THE FRONT COULD PRODUCE 40-50 KT GUSTS AND VERY HEAVY RAINS. CLEARING WILL BE QUICK BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING...HOWEVER MVFR CIGS LIKELY TO BUILD BACK INTO BLF AND LWB LATE TNGT WITH VERY LIGHT RAIN/SNOW MIX. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE SW WEDNESDAY KEEPING VFR...UNTIL THE NEXT COLD FRONT ARRIVES LATE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH IFR CIGS/VIS POSSIBLE IN SNOW SHWS AT KLWB/KBLF FRIDAY. THE BEST CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS THURSDAY NIGHT AND POSSIBLY AGAIN ON SATURDAY. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD FOLLOW AGAIN UNDER HIGH PRESSURE FOR SUNDAY. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR VAZ007-009-015. NC...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR NCZ001-002-018. WV...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR WVZ042-043-045. && SYNOPSIS...JH NEAR TERM...JH SHORT TERM...RCS LONG TERM...RCS AVIATION...JH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 235 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 VAZ014-018>020-022>024-033>035-045>047-059-051945- MONTGOMERY-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-CHARLOTTE- 235 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT TRAILING A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS WILL BRING A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS ALONG THE COLD FRONT COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND EVEN AN ISOLATED TORNADO. LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. VAZ011>013-WVZ044-051945- GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONROE- 235 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 97 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. A STRONG COLD FRONT TRAILING A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS WILL BRING A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS ALONG THE COLD FRONT COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND EVEN AN ISOLATED TORNADO. LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. WVZ042-043-045-051945- MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER- 235 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 97 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. A STRONG COLD FRONT TRAILING A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS WILL BRING A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS ALONG THE COLD FRONT COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND EVEN AN ISOLATED TORNADO. LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. VAZ010-051945- BLAND- 235 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 97 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. A STRONG COLD FRONT TRAILING A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS WILL BRING A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS ALONG THE FRONT COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND EVEN AN ISOLATED TORNADO. LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. VAZ007-009-051945- TAZEWELL-SMYTH- 235 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 97 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. A STRONG COLD FRONT TRAILING A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS WILL BRING A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS ALONG THE FRONT COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND EVEN AN ISOLATED TORNADO. LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. NCZ003-019-VAZ017-032-051945- SURRY-WILKES-FLOYD-PATRICK- 235 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT TRAILING A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS WILL BRING A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS ALONG THE FRONT COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND EVEN AN ISOLATED TORNADO. FLOODING COULD ALSO BECOME AN ISSUE THIS EVENING AS HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. A FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED IN THIS AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. VAZ016-051945- CARROLL- 235 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 97 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. A STRONG COLD FRONT TRAILING A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS WILL BRING A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS ALONG THE FRONT COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND EVEN AN ISOLATED TORNADO. FLOODING COULD ALSO BECOME AN ISSUE THIS EVENING AS HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. A FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED IN THIS AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. NCZ001-002-018-051945- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA- 235 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. A STRONG COLD FRONT TRAILING A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS WILL BRING A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS ALONG THE FRONT COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND EVEN AN ISOLATED TORNADO. FLOODING COULD ALSO BECOME AN ISSUE THIS EVENING AS HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. A FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED IN THIS AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. VAZ015-051945- GRAYSON- 235 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 97 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. A STRONG COLD FRONT TRAILING A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS WILL BRING A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS ALONG THE FRONT COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND EVEN AN ISOLATED TORNADO. FLOODING COULD ALSO BECOME AN ISSUE THIS EVENING AS HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. A FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED IN THIS AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043-044-058-051945- STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX- 235 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT TRAILING A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS WILL BRING A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS ALONG THE COLD FRONT COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND EVEN AN ISOLATED TORNADO. LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 327 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 NCZ004>006-VAZ017-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-042130- STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...FLOYD...SALEM... FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD... AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 327 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SHOWERS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON... SHOWERS ARE GOING TO MOVE FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE PIEDMONT THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE EMBEDDED HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL ALSO BRING WINDS GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH. THIS MAY BREAK SMALL LIMBS OFF OF TREES. THE RAINFALL WILL RANGE FROM ONE QUARTER TO AS MUCH AS ONE INCH BETWEEN 330 PM AND 600 PM. THE AREA OF SHOWERS SHOULD MAKE IT INTO THE DANVILLE TO LYNCHBURG REGION BY 430 PM...AND EAST TO BUCKINGHAM AND CHARLOTTE COURT HOUSE BY 600 PM. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY WIND DAMAGE OR ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 77 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:40 UTC.
11 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds with gusts up to 60 mph downed trees and power lines. Trees were blown down on Ellisboro Road and the Anglin Mill area.
Thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 mph downed trees in northeast Stokes county.
Thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 mph downed trees between Stoneville and Eden.
An EF-0 tornado touched down in Alamance county North Carolina, moving north into southern Caswell county. Winds were estimated to be between 70 and 75 mph. This tornado was on the ground sporadically for one half mile crossing Vinson Road south of Anderson before lifting. This tornado caused damage to a barn near Vinson Road and downed several trees. It downed a large tree on a home along Vinson Road, blew a detached garage off its foundation and downed several large trees before lifting about one mile south of Anderson.
A roof was blown off a residence on Baynes Road due to straight line winds. One minor injury occurred as a roof collapsed.
Thunderstorm winds downed a twelve inch diameter tree.
Several large tree limbs were downed by thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm winds downed a carport on to a 1998 Dodge truck along Beasley Road in the Flat Rock community. The 30 foot by 30 foot carport with a shingled roof was anchored by a series of large wooden posts which snapped|by the wind.
Trees were downed by thunderstorm gusts of 60 MPH. Road were covered with pieces of trees. Power lines were also downed by winds in the Miller Creek area.
Multiple trees and power lines down across Mount Airy.
Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. Power outages reached a peak of about 4,500.
A home on Alene Loop in Madison received minor structural damage when thunderstorm winds downed a large pine tree, power and cable lines on to the house.
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