Thunderstorms with heavy rains resulted in flash flooding in Mercer county.
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The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
Thunderstorms with heavy rains resulted in flash flooding in Mercer county.
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, 7:59 PM EST, 46 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 759 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008 .SYNOPSIS... STRONG LOW PRESSURE ENTERING WEST VIRGINIA WILL TRACK NE THROUGH PA LATER 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/... SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE AREA. ELIMINATING SOME SW COUNTIES FROM SEVERE AND TORNADO WATCH. 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 /01Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... FIRST LINE OF SHOWERS/TSTMS IS EXITING THE AREA AND CLEARING DANVILLE AND LYNCHBURG...THOUGH THEY WILL STILL BE SEEING SHOWERS. SECOND LINE OF SHOWERS/TSTMS JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THESE WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY STRONG WIND GUSTS. I HAVE TIMED THE PASSAGE OF THE LINE OF CONVECTION WITH A 2 HOUT TEMPO GROUP IN THE TAFS. BEHIND THE FRONT...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 30 KNOTS. ROA WILL LIKELY SEE SOME GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH MID MORNING ONWARD ON WEDNESDAY. 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 UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR VAZ007-009-015. NC...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR NCZ001-002-018. WV...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR WVZ042-043-045. && SYNOPSIS...JH NEAR TERM...JH/RCS SHORT TERM...RCS LONG TERM...RCS AVIATION...JH/JJ
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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
743 PM EST TUE MAR 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 PM FLOOD 1 S SEVEN DEVILS 36.14N 81.81W
03/04/2008 WATAUGA NC PUBLIC
WATAUGA RIVER BRIDGE BETWEEN SEVIN DEVILS AND GRANDFATHER
MOUNTAIN HAS WATER RUNNING OVER IT ABOUT ONE FOOT DEEP.
RIVER IS WELL OUT OF ITS BANKS.
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SKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
752 PM EST TUE MAR 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0737 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E WILLIS 36.85N 80.45W
03/04/2008 FLOYD VA PUBLIC
SEVERAL PINE TREES DOWN AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO HOUSE.
MEASURED 50 MPH GUST.
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SKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
756 PM EST TUE MAR 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0750 PM TSTM WND GST 5 N HILLSVILLE 36.84N 80.73W
03/04/2008 M59 MPH CARROLL VA AMATEUR RADIO
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SKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
802 PM EST TUE MAR 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0740 PM TSTM WND DMG ELKIN 36.26N 80.85W
03/04/2008 SURRY NC PUBLIC
12 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN IN PERSONS YARD
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JJACKSONPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
836 PM EST TUE MAR 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 NW WILKESBORO 36.20N 81.24W
03/04/2008 WILKES NC AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN AND ROAD COVERED WITH PIECES OF TREES. POWER
OUT IN MILLERS CREEK AREA.
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SKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
838 PM EST TUE MAR 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 5 NE PULASKI 37.10N 80.74W
03/04/2008 PULASKI VA TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN, TOWN OF NEWBERN
0815 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S STUART 36.60N 80.28W
03/04/2008 PATRICK VA AIRPLANE PILOT
ROUTE 8 SOUTH, METAL BUILDING BLOWN DOWN
0815 PM TSTM WND DMG MEADOWS OF DAN 36.73N 80.42W
03/04/2008 FLOYD VA PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
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JWHITEThe Roanoke radar (KFCX), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:47 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains created a rock slide on Highway 52 and flash flooding in the Pinnacle Rock area.
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