A cold front moving into moist, unstable air across West Virginia triggered scattered thunderstorms on June 28. A few of these storms produced damaging wind gusts.
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The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
A cold front moving into moist, unstable air across West Virginia triggered scattered thunderstorms on June 28. A few of these storms produced damaging wind gusts.
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 28, 12:07 PM EST, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 107 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS... UPPER AIR DISTURBANCES AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY WILL AFFECT OUR REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN VIRGINIA ON SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE ARRIVES BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... RATHER JUICY ATMOS REMAINS ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING WELL AHEAD OF THE UPSTREAM COLD FRONT AS SUPPORTED BY MOIST PWATS OFF 12Z RAOBS AND HIGH SFC THETA-E VALUES. HOWEVER PROFILE APPEARS TO BE WELL MIXED FROM THE WEST GIVEN OBS ACROSS THE RIDGES GUSTING TO AROUND 30 KTS AND DEEP WESTERLY FLOW OFF MORNING SOUNDINGS. THIS SHOULD HELP REDUCE DIFFERENTIAL HEATING AND LIKELY PUSH THE DEVELOPING LEE TROF INTO THE FAR EASTERN AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. THUS THINK BEST FOCUS LIKELY TO COME FROM OLD MVC TYPE FEATURE THAT FADED JUST WEST OF THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING AND SEEN VIA VIS PICS OVER SRN WVA ATTM. BEST CONVERGENCE FROM THE RUC ALSO ACROSS THE WESTERN SLOPES WITH WESTERLY FLOW LIMITING EASTWARD PROGRESSION UNTIL THIS EVENING WHEN MIXING FADES A BIT. OTRW MODIFIED 12Z RAOBS AGAIN SHOWING 2-3K CAPES AND GIVEN THE SFC-85H JET APPEARS WINDS A LITTLE BIGGER THREAT DESPITE LACK OF MUCH DRY AIR ALOFT/LOWER DCAPE. THEREFORE PLAN TO ADJUST HIGHER POPS TOWARD THE WEST WITH LESS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE AND BETTER CHANCES OUT EAST CLOSER TO THE TROF AND IN MORE SW FLOW ESPCLY LATER ON. HIGH TEMPS LOOK IN LINE WITH THE LATEST THICKNESS FROM 12Z SO ONLY SLIGHT ADJUSTS TO RAISE VALUES IN THE WEST A LITTLE. EXPECT BANDS/CLUSTERS OF STORMS TO LINGER WELL INTO TONIGHT PER OUTFLOW AND APPROACH OF UPPER TROF SO FEW CHANGES TO THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD FOR NOW. && .SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... BY 12Z SUNDAY...UPPER LOW WILL BE LIFTING OUT OF THE GREAT LAKES HOWEVER ADDITIONAL ENERGY SWINGING THRU THE TROF WILL SHOVE A COLD FRONT THROUGH MUCH OF THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. WSW FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT SHOULD ALLOW FOR SUFFICIENT HEATING ON SUNDAY...BUT ALSO MAY DRY OUT MID LEVELS TO THE POINT THAT FRONT AND STORMS MAY WAIT UNTIL LATE PM AS COOLING PROFILE OVERCOMES THIS AFFECT AND STEEPENS LAPSE RATES. ALTHOUGH UPPER LEVEL WAVE ARRIVES ON MONDAY...AIR MAY BE TOO DRY TO SUPPORT ANY DEVELOPMENT...EXCEPT IN THE EXTREME SE PORTION OF THE CWA...IF THAT. IF WINDS DIE OFF...A COOL NIGHT WILL FOLLOW AT IN THE SE WEST VA MOUNTAINS INTO TUESDAY MORNING. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... ALTHOUGH BOTH THE ECMWF/GFS SHOW A STRONG COLD FRONT ALONG THE EAST COAST LATER TUESDAY...THE RECENT TREND HAS BEEN TOO COLD AND TOO STRONG WITH FRONTAL PASSAGES. SO...WOULD LEAN TOWARDS THE ECMWF/WARMER LESS AMPLIFIES SOLUTION EARLY IN THE LONG RANGE. HOWEVER...STRONG HIGH LATITUDE RIDGE IN WESTERN CANADA...WILL CAUSE SHRTWVS TO EJECT IN NW FLOW INTO THE GREAT LAKES...WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY DIG A TROUGH INTO THE GREAT LAKES. THUS...AFTER A RESPITE EARLY NEXT WEEK...THE END OF NEXT WEEK AND NEXT WEEKEND LOOK ACTIVE WITH LLVL WAA COMBINING WITH COOLING IN THE MIDLEVELS...AS A WEST TO EAST COLD FRONT APPROACHES. && .AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INCREASE FROM THE WEST THRU THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WELL AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TO THE NW. BEST CHANCE OF CONVECTION WILL BE AT BLF/LWB BUT POTENTIAL WILL EXIST AT ANY TIME THRU THIS EVENING AND AGAIN BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. LYH...ROA AND DAN WILL SEE MORE ISOLATED ACTIVITY. TIMING OF THE CONVECTION IS VERY DIFFICULT SO RUNNING WITH MAINLY VFR...EXCEPT BRIEF MVFR/IFR IN TSRA WHERE VCTS WILL BE INCLUDED. POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST WITH WIND GUSTS OF 50 KTS AND LARGE HAIL DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE COLD FRONT SHOULD SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION ON SUNDAY WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE PIEDMONT OF VA/NC. A DRYING TREND WILL BEGIN MONDAY WITH GOOD FLIGHT CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...NONE. NC...NONE. WV...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...JH/KM NEAR TERM...JH/JS SHORT TERM...JS/KM LONG TERM...KM AVIATION...JH/JS/RCS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 136 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2008 NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032>035-043>047-058-059-291745- SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 136 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING A BETTER THREAT OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009>020-022>024-291745- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE- 136 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ007-WVZ042>045-291745- TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 136 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 630 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 149 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2008 VAZ011-WVZ042>045-281845- GILES VA-MERCER WV-MONROE WV-GREENBRIER WV-SUMMERS WV- 149 PM EDT SAT JUN 28 2008 AT 147 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE NEAR CAMP CREEK IN MERCER COUNTY AND LINDSIDE IN MONROE COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AND WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS SOUTH OF THE GREENBRIER VALLEY AND THE VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS THROUGH 3:00 PM. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR UPDATES OR LATER WARNINGS.
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 65 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:21 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees blow down. Damage values are estimated.
Trees were blown down. Damage values are estimated.
Trees were blown down onto power lines. Damage values are estimated.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in West Virginia in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in West 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: 109154, 109155, 109156.