Thunderstorms developed the afternoon of June 14 in advance of an approaching cold front. Some of these storms reached severe levels and produced large hail and also damaging winds that downed trees.
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The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
Thunderstorms developed the afternoon of June 14 in advance of an approaching cold front. Some of these storms reached severe levels and produced large hail and also damaging winds that downed trees.
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 14, 12:03 PM EST, 42 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 103 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE NW TODAY AND DRIFT ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN BETTER COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE SOMEWHAT DRIER AIR WORKS INTO THE REGION ON SUNDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ON MONDAY AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT SET TO SLIDE SE ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION BY TUESDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... OLD AREA OF PRE-FRONTAL CONVECTION STALLED ACROSS THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE APPLNS EARLY THIS MORNING...AND THE WEAK SFC FNT HAS JUST ABOUT CAUGHT UP WITH IT. AREA RADARS AND VISIBLE SATELLITE ARE INDICATING THAT THE CONVECTION ACROSS ERN KY IS ALREADY BEGINNING TO INCREASE IN STRENGTH AND COVERAGE. IN ADDITION...WATER VAPOR SHOWS A DISTINCT SHORT WAVE NEAR CINCINNATI TRACKING NORTHEAST OVER THE RIDGE. LINEAR MOTION BRINGS THE SHORT WAVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL APPLNS AND INTO ERN PA BY LATE AFTERNOON. THIS FEATURE SHOULD FIRE UP AN ORGANIZED AREA OF CONVECTION AHEAD OF THE WEAK SFC FNT...AND ALSO GIVE THE SFC FNT A GOOD EASTWARD PUSH- ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL APPLNS. WITH NEARLY CLEAR SKIES AT THE MOMENT AND PLENTY OF HEATING...MODIFIED 12Z RNK SOUNDINGS EASILY GIVES SW VA A CAPE OF 2000 TO 2500 J/KG...BUT WITH FAIRLY WEAK MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES WEAK SHEAR. MODIFIED GSO SOUNDINGS HAS EVEN BETTER CAPE OF EASILY AROUND 3000 J/KG...BUT EVEN WEAKER MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND WIND FIELDS. I LIKE THE 12Z NAM DEPICTION OF A LINE OF TSTMS DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THE SFC FNT IN SW VA AND SRN WV...AND OTHER TSTMS DEVELOPING ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE IN NW NC....THEN MOVING BOTH AREAS EASTWARD AND INTO THE PIEDMONT THIS EVENING. I SEE NO REASON NOT TO RAISE THE POPS TO LIKELY FOR AT LEAST ALL OF THE MTNS AND FOOTHILLS...AND TO A HIGHER CHC IN THE PIEDMONT TOWARD EVENING. AS FOR HIGH TEMPS...I HAVE ADJUSTED THEM UPWARD A FEW DEGREES IN SPOTS...AS MOST LOCATIONS ARE RUNNING AHEAD OF THE FCST. HOWEVER CLOUDS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND CUT OFF HEATING SO I DID NOT GO UP MUCH. FINALLY...I WILL PROBABLY ADD SOME HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WORDING TO THE TSTMS SINCE WE WILL HAVE SUCH HIGH CAPES...PWATS WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL...WARM CLOUD DEPTH 6500 TO 8000 FT AND A POTENTIAL FOR TRAINING STORMS AS THE SFC FNT MOVES SLOWLY EAST. CONVECTION SHOULD LINGER OVER THE EAST THIS EVENING BUT PUSH SE A BIT QUICKER OVERNIGHT ESPCLY IF DRIVEN BY A MORE ORGANIZED TSRA BAND PER THE NAM. HOWEVER SINCE THE 5H TROF/SUPPORT IS WEAK AND UPPER RIDGE HANGING TOUGH WILL STAY SLOWER WITH DRYING AND KEEP LOW POPS SE THRU LATE TONIGHT. SHOULD SEE SOME CLEARING CENTRAL/WEST TOWARD MORNING AS FLOW TURNS LIGHT NW SO WILL DECREASE CLOUDS ALL EXCEPT THE PIEDMONT AND FAR NW TOWARD MORNING. NEED TO TRIM HIGH TEMPS BACK A FEW DEGREES SE WVA TODAY GIVEN POTENTIAL FOR MORE CLOUDS/SHRA EARLY WHILE KEEPING 80S ELSW OVER THE WEST...AND 90-95 EAST PER AXIS OF WARMER THICKNESS PIEDMONT. MOS LOOKS TOO COOL OVERNIGHT UNDER WEAK DRY ADVECTION AND CLOUDS SO STAYING A CAT ABOVE WITH LOWS MOST SPOTS. && .SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... PASSING WEAK UPPER TROF SHOULD GIVE THE FRONT A BOOST TOWARD THE COAST SUNDAY TAKING ANY LINGERING SHRA TO THE SE SUNDAY MORNING. HOWEVER POST FRONTAL SURFACE RIDGE REMAINS QUITE WEAK AND MOISTURE MAY BE TOUGH TO SCOUR SE WHERE COULD BE ENOUGH CAPE FOR AN AFTERNOON SHRA SO LEAVING LOW POPS SOUTH/SE. OTRW BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY ELSW UNDER WEAK SUBSIDENCE AND NW FLOW. SOMEWHAT COOLER SUNDAY NIGHT UNDER WEAK HIGH PRESSURE AND MAINLY CLEAR SKIES. UPPER PATTERN CHANGE BACK TO EASTERN TROFFINESS WILL BEGIN TO TAKE SHAPE MONDAY PRECEDED BY A STRONGER COLD FRONT THAT WILL QUICKLY PRESS SE THROUGH THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY BY AFTERNOON. BETTER DYNAMICS AND WIND FIELDS MAY SUPPORT A MORE ORGANIZED FAST MOVING AXIS OF CONVECTION ESPCLY GIVEN AFTERNOON TIMING. HOWEVER RH A LITTLE MORE LIMITED WITH THIS SYSTEM SO THINK BEST CHANCES FOR CONVECTION WILL BE IN SE WV...WITH AREAL COVERAGE DIMINISHING UPON MOVING EAST. SOUTHWEST FLOW AND 850 TEMPERATURES INCREASE TO HAVE SURFACE TEMPERATURES ABOUT 10-15F ABOVE NORMAL. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... REST OF THE WEEK LOOKS TO BE DOMINATED BY NW FLOW AROUND A CHILLY MID ATLANTIC 5H TROF PRODUCING A NOTED EXTREME IN TEMPS FROM RECORD HIGHS SEEN A FEW DAYS BACK. THERE STILL WILL BE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION POSSIBILITIES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AS SHORT WAVES TRACK OVER THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS BUT TIMING/LOCATION QUITE IFFY AT THIS POINT. OTRW HIGHS RANGING FROM THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S WEST AND MAINLY 70S TO LOW 80S EAST. LOWS IN THE 50S MOST SPOTS WITH SOME 40S POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS. && .AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... NUMEROUS SHOWERS/SCT TSTMS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BE AFFECTING THE AREA INTO EARLY EVENING. HAVE TRIED TO TIME EACH TAF SITE FOR THE PERIOD WHEN THEY ARE MOST LIKELY TO SEE A TSTM WITH A TEMPO GROUP. SHOULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN...AND MAY BRING IFR CONDITIONS...BUT HAVE MOSTLY STAYED MVFR/BORDERLINE IFR WITH VSBYS. MOST OF THE CONVECTION SHOULD BE EAST OF LYH DANVILLE BY 00Z. WEAK FLOW BEHIND THIS FRONT MEANS THAT WE WILL LIKELY SEE FOG DEVELOPING IF WE HAVE AT LEAST PARTIAL CLEARING. IS A GOOD PATTERN FOR LIFR CONDITIONS AT BOTH BLF AND LWB...SO I HAVE BROUGHT THEM BOTH DOWN LATE TONIGHT. LYH AND DANVILLE MAY ALSO SEE LIFR CONDITIONS. I EXPECT ALL SITES TO IMPROVE TO VFR IN THE 13 TO 15Z TIME FRAME WITH DRIER AIR MOVING IN ON A NWRLY FLOW. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE VFR CONDITIONS INTO MONDAY...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A PERIOD OF FOG LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT ARRIVES WITH POSSIBLY OF MORE SHOWERS OR STORMS LATE MONDAY. VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH A NORTHWEST FLOW INTO THE REGION. EXCEPTION MAY BE BLF AND LW...WHERE PASSING SHOWERS COULD BRING BRIEF PERIODS OF MVFR. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...NONE. NC...NONE. WV...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...JH/JJ NEAR TERM...JH/JJ SHORT TERM...JH/RCS LONG TERM...JH/RCS AVIATION...JH/JJ
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 644 AM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>045-151045- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI- MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER- SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 644 AM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ADDITIONAL STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD AFFECT THE AREA LATE MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF A MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-151045- SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 644 AM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:44 UTC.
13 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Large tree limbs were blown down on Highway 100. Damage values are estimated.
Nickel size hail fell on West Morris Hill Road.
Large tree limbs were blown down. This resulted in the intersection being blocked. Damage values are estimated.
Trees were blown down in Cana by thunderstorm winds. Damage values are estimated.
Trees were blown down. Damage values are estimated.
Trees were blown down. Damage values are estimated.
Hail covered the ground.
Thunderstorm winds blew down two threes. The trees were six inches in diameter. Damage values are estimated.
One tree was blown down within the city. Damage values are estimated.
A tree was blown down. Damage values are estimated.
Penny to nickel hail damaged a boat on the lower end of Smith Mountain Lake near the dam. Damage values are estimated.
Trees were blown down on State Route 601. Damage values are estimated.
A tree was blown down on a power line along Figsboro Road. Damage values are estimated.
Large tree limbs were blown down. Damage values are estimated.
Trees were blown down along State Route 600. Damage values are estimated.
A tree was blown down on Lawless Creek Road. Damage values are estimated.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, June 2008
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: 108598, 108599, 108601, 108612, 108690, 108640, 108649, 108689, 108627, 108661, 108630, 108668, 108698, 108691, 108673, 108682, 108686.