A thunderstorm developed over Greenbrier County, WV, and moved into the Lewisburg area during the afternoon of August 25th. This storm produced a brief gust of damaging winds that brought down tree onto a cable line.
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A thunderstorm developed over Greenbrier County, WV, and moved into the Lewisburg area during the afternoon of August 25th. This storm produced a brief gust of damaging winds that brought down tree onto a cable line.
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 Aug 25, 2:51 PM EST, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 351 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT SE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TODAY BEFORE STALLING OVER THE CAROLINAS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THE REMNANTS OF FAY WILL LIFT SLOWLY NE INTO THE REGION BRINGING INCREASING MOISTURE ALONG WITH THE CHANCES OF SOME SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL BY MIDWEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/... WIND SHIFT BOUNDARY HAS ALREADY PUSHED INTO SOUTH CENTRAL VA MID AFTERNOON...WHILE 850 DEW PT FRONT REMAINS NORTHERN WV AND SRN OHIO. INSTABILITY AXIS ENTERING NORTHERN PART OF FCST AREA WITH SCT CONVECTION ACROSS ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS...EXPECTED TO CONTINUE HEADING SOUTHEAST AND MAY GET AS FAR AS LYH BEFORE WEAKENING THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE...MORE TROPICAL MOISTURE AHEAD OF FAY PUSHING INTO SOUTHWEST PART OF FCST FROM THE SOUTH WITH DEFORMATION ZONE...WITH ALREADY A HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH ESTIMATED BY RADAR ACROSS BOONE AREA. WITH LOSS OF HEATING THIS EVENING...MUCH OF THE ACTIVITY WILL DISSIPATE...BUT A FEW SHOWERS COULD LINGER UNTIL MIDNIGHT IN VICINITY OF BOUNDARY ACROSS CENTRAL PART OF AREA...WHILE SHOWERS ALSO LIKELY TO CONTINUE IN VCNTY OF DEFORMATION ZONE OVERNIGHT...AND MAY INCREASE IN AREA AGAIN TOWARD MORNING AS DEEPER VERTICAL MOTION AS WELL AS SHALLOWER UPSLOPE BEGINS TO INCREASE. NAM QPF IS WELL UNDERDONE ALONG AND EAST OF BLUE RDG TUESDAY GIVEN INCREASING SOUTHEASTERLY UPSLOPE...AND TO SOME EXTENT BLV GFS IS AS WELL. SFC HIGH WEDGING DOWN BEHIND FRONTAL BOUNDARY NOT EXPECTED TO HAEV AS MUCH DRYING EFFECT AS MODELS SUGGEST. TROPICAL MSTR SHOULD RIDE OVER THIS INITIALLY AND AT LEAST SQUEEZE OUT LIGHT RAINFALL ACROSS THE SOUTH...BUT EVENTUALLY THIS WILL ERODE AND STRONGER SE FLOW WILL MIX DOWN TO RIDGES AND UPSLOPE ENHANCEMENT WILL BEGING TO TAKE PLACE. INCREASES POPS THROUGH THIS PERIOD ACROSS THE SOUTH...BUT KEP SLIGHT CHC ACROSS NORTH SINCE MAY BE HARD TO PIN POINT WHERE SOMEWHAT DRIER AIR NORTH OF BOUNDARY PUTS A END TO PRECIP. WENT PRETTY CLOSE TO HPC QPF NUMBERS...WITH AN INCH OR TWO QPF BY END OF TUES ALONG BLUE RDG IN NORTH CAROLINA UP INTO SW VA. CLOSE TO GUIDANCE ON TEMPS WITH REALTIVELY COOL MAXS AND MILD MINS WITH EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER AND PRECIP SPREADING ACROSS MUCH OF AREA. && .SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... AS ADVERTISED...THE REMNANTS OF FAY WILL BRING MUCH NEEDED RAIN INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. FAYS TRACK WILL BE ALONG A STATIONARY BOUNDARY IN THE TENNESSEE-OHIO VALLEY. FAYS SPEED WILL BE SLOW AS HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE ANCHORED OVER THE NORTHEASTERN USA. RIDGING FROM THE NE HIGH WILL WORK DOWN THE EAST COAST TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. OVERRUNNING TROPICAL MOISTURE AND INCREASING ISENTROPIC LIFT WILL HELP GENERATE RAIN OVER THE AREA AND FURTHER ENHANCING THE SURFACE RIDGE TO CREATE AN INSITU WEDGE. A LONG DURATION OF MOIST SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY KEEPING CLOUDS AND RAIN IN THE AREA A LITTLE LONGER. DRY AIR SHOULD BE ENTRAINING INTO THE REMNANTS OF FAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. WE SHOULD SEE A DECLINE IN RAINFALL FROM SW VA MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN SLOWLY SPREADING TO THE NE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VA (LYH) WILL BE THE LAST AREA TO HAVE RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. THE RAIN SHIELD OF FAY WILL BE ON HER EASTERN HALF WITH EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE SEEING THE BULK OF THE RAIN. IF A CONTINUOUS RAIN DOES FALL THROUGH THE PERIOD...5 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN ON EASTERN SLOPES IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. GENERALLY SPEAKING...2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA WITH SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING IN STRONGER RAIN BANDS. WITH OUR RECENT DRY SPELL AND ON GOING DROUGHT...FLOOD ISSUES MAY NOT COME IN TO PLAY UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR LATER. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... ONCE THE REMNANTS OF FAY EXITS THE REGION...A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA IN HER WAKE. HUMID CONDITIONS AND MODERATING TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND. SCATTERED CONVECTION IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY OR SUNDAY AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. && .AVIATION /19Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON IS BEGINNING TO INITIATE A FEW SHOWERS AND TSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHERN FRINGES OF THE FCST AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE...MORE TROPICAL MOISTURE IS INCREASING SHWR ACTIVITY ACROSS THE FAR SW PART OF THE FCST AREA. CONVECTION ASSOC WITH THE FRONT AS IS SAGS DOWN FROM THE NORTH MAY REACH LWB AND LYH AIRPORTS...BUT STILL EXPECTING VERY SCT COVERAGE. ADDED A TEMPO GROUP FOR LWB NEXT FEW HOURS BUT ONLY IMPLIED WITH CB AT LYH...AS WELL AS BLF AND ROA. NOT EXPECTING CONVECTION INTO DAN THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT WILL HAVE TO WATCH ANY SHWR ACTIVITY OFF TO THE SW IN NC THAT COULD PRODUCE SOME BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS. IF ANY RAINFALL OCCURS AT LWB THEN LIKELY TO BE IFR FOG OVERNIGHT WITH FRONAL BOUNDARY IN VCNTY. DRIER AIR STILL WELL TO THE NORTH. MORE MOISTURE TO SLIDE IN FROM THE SOUTH DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AHEAD OF REMNANTS OF FAY...AND SOME SHOWERS COULD REACH DAN AND BLF BY MIDDAY...BUT STILL EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS TO BE PREDOMITATE. CIGS MAY AT TIMES BE CLOSE TO MVFR. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WITH MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS AS EARLY AS TUESDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY BY WEDNESDAY. SOME LINGERING MOISTURE MAY ALSO PERSIST INTO THURSDAY WITH ADDITIONAL ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...NONE. NC...NONE. WV...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...SK NEAR TERM...SK SHORT TERM...RCS LONG TERM...RCS AVIATION...AMS/SK
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 403 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 VAZ007-009>011-WVZ042>045-262015- TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 403 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WILL BRING 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. DESPITE THE RECENT DRY SPELL AND ON GOING DROUGHT CONDITIONS...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. SEE THE HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK (WBCESFRNK) OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/RNK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ012>020-022>024-032>035-262015- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- 403 PM EDT MON AUG 25 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WILL BRING 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. DESPITE THE RECENT DRY SPELL AND ON GOING DROUGHT CONDITIONS...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. SEE THE HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK (WBCESFRNK) OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/RNK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-262015- STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 403 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WILL BRING 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. DESPITE THE RECENT DRY SPELL AND ON GOING DROUGHT CONDITIONS...FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. SEE THE HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK (WBCESFRNK) OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/RNK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. RCS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 334 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 VAZ020-WVZ045-252045- BATH-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEWISBURG 334 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...A SLOW MOVING AREA OF STORMS TO BRING TORRENTIAL RAINS... THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING WILL BE IMPACTING THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF GREENBRIER COUNTY...EAST INTO BATH COUNTY THROUGH 445 PM. EXPECT RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO AVERAGE AN INCH OR LESS...MAINLY FROM THE BEARTOWN STATE PARK AREA...EAST TOWARD LAKE MOOMAW. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE INDOORS...AS THERE ARE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THESE STORMS. MORE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FURTHER SOUTH TOWARD FRANKFORD AND COVINGTON BY 500 PM.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 454 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 VAZ019-020-WVZ045-252200- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-GREENBRIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...LEWISBURG 454 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...TORRENTIAL RAINS TO SOAK THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR... THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING WILL BE AFFECTING THE INTERSTATE 64 AREA FROM LEWISBURG TO CLIFTON FORGE THROUGH 600 PM. HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL ALSO AFFECT LOCATIONS NORTH AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 64...INCLUDING MAXWELTON... WILLIAMSBURG AND HOT SPRINGS. IF TRAVELING...BE ALERT TO PONDING OF WATER ON THE ROADS. SLOW DOWN TO AVOID HYDROPLANING/ VAZ033-044-252200- FRANKLIN-PITTSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKY MOUNT...DANVILLE 454 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS IN SOUTHSIDE... ISOLATED POCKETS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CONTINUING THROUGH 600 PM FROM SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY...EAST INTO HALIFAX COUNTY. SOME LOCATIONS THAT CAN EXPECT HEAVY DOWNPOURS INCLUDE...SNOWVILLE...CHATHAM...AND LEDA. BE ALERT TO PONDING WATER ON ROADS. IF OUTDOORS...SEEK SHELTER INSIDE...AS SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL HAVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:22 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down onto a cable line at the intersection of S. Lafayette Street, and Austin Street.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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