A cold frontal approaching along with a lee trough provided enough low level convergence for scattered thunderstorms to develop. Enough instability was present for a few of these storms to become severe producing damaging winds.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
A cold frontal approaching along with a lee trough provided enough low level convergence for scattered thunderstorms to develop. Enough instability was present for a few of these storms to become severe producing damaging winds.
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 16, 1:57 PM EST, 27 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 257 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT...UNTIL A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. DRIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORMING THIS AFTERNOON IN THE VERY WARM MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS. EXPECT COVERAGE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING AS DAYTIME HEATING...MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER...COMBINED WITH SFC CONVERGENCE ALONG COLD FRONT AND LEE TROUGH. MCV MOVING EWD ACROSS S CENTRAL NC WILL HELP TRIGGER ADDITIONAL CONVECTION ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF CWA SPS PLACED SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF CWA THIS AFTERNOON WITH CAPES AROUND 2 TO 3K...AND GREATEST INSTABILITY. THE MAIN THREAT FROM STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINS. PWATS REMAIN HIGH AROUND 1.5 INCHES...ABOUT 150% OF NORMAL...AND STORM MOTION WILL BE 20 KNOTS OR LESS...SO ANY TSTM MAY HAVE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. FOR POPS TONIGHT USED A BLEND OF THE ECMWF...NAM AND WRFARW-RNK. CONVECTION WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF WITH LOSS OF HEATING TONIGHT...BUT MAY LINGER A LITTLE LONGER THAN USUAL SINCE A SFC COOL FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHORT WAVE MOVG THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES WILL NOT MOVE THROUGH THE REGION UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WENT WITH LOW TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO ADJMETBC ON THE WARM SIDE OF GUIDANCE TONIGHT- FROM THE MID 60S IN THE NORTHWEST TO AROUND 70 IN THE SOUTHSIDE. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION THURSDAY AS DRIER AIR FILTER INTO OUR AREA AS NORTHWEST WINDS SET UP. REMOVED THE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POP IN THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PLAYED HIGHS NEAR ADJMET WITH READINGS FROM THE LOWER 80S IN THE NORTHWEST TO THE LOWER 90S. && .SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... THE SURFACE HIGH WILL CONTINUE EAST TOWARDS THE ATLANTIC FRIDAY WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR RETURN FLOW ON THE BACK SIDE. A SLIGHT MOISTURE INCREASE FROM AN EAST SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW MAY RESULT IN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AT THIS TIME DO NOT MENTION IN THE FORECAST AS THE CHANCE IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY SLIM. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A BIT COOLER THAN THE PREVIOUS DAYS WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S WEST TO LOWER 90S EAST. LOWS WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER TO UPPER 60S ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. EXPECT THURSDAY NIGHT TO BE THE COOLEST NIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS OF GREENBRIER IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND BATH COUNTY VIRGINIA. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... BOTH THE ECMWF AND THE GFS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT...NOW STRETCHING THE UPPER RIDGE ENE AND COVERING OUR CWA WITH HEIGHTS AOA 590DM LATER THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. IT APPEARED AS THOUGH A COLD FRONT WOULD ARRIVE NEXT MONDAY...BUT THAT HAS BEEN PUSHED NORTH AND DELAYED UNTIL LATE TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY NEXT WEEK. UNTIL THEN...CONTINUED WITH JUST ISOLATED STORMS...WHICH MAY BE CONFINED TO THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS WITH A PORTION OF THE UPPER RIDGE STRENGTHENING OVER THE REGION. IF TRENDS PERSIST...AT LEAST 3 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF 90F OR ABV LOOKS PROBABLE ACROSS THE CITIES...INCLUDING ROANOKE. && .AVIATION /19Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... SCATTERED MVFR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH ISOLD IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS WILL FORM THIS AFTERNOON IN THE VERY MOIST AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION. STORMS WHICH DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WILL PROPAGATE EASTWARD INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT LATER IN THE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING HOURS. AFTER CONVECTION MOVES FURTHER EAST OF THE LYH AND DAN AREAS BY AROUND 17/02Z...THEN EXPECT AT LEAST MVFR FOG TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT MOST TAF SITES. IFR FOG IS POSSIBLE IN LOCATIONS WHICH RECEIVE HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND WINDS DROP OFF. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH TOWARD MORNING THURSDAY. SOMEWHAT DRIER AIR WILL WORK INTO THE AREA FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONT ON THURSDAY...PROVIDING A BETTER CHANGE FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF VFR WEATHER (OUTSIDE OF ANY LATE NIGHT VALLEY FOG) FOR THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL THEN APPROACH THE AREA FORM THE NORTHWEST LATE SATURDAY OR SUNDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...NONE. NC...NONE. WV...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...KK NEAR TERM...KK SHORT TERM...REB LONG TERM...KM AVIATION...JJ/KK
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 937 AM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022-023-032-WVZ042>045-171345- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-PATRICK-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 937 AM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW STORMS MAY ALSO CONTAIN STRONG WINDS AND HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ024-033>035-043>047-058-059-171345- STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 937 AM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW STORMS MAY ALSO CONTAIN STRONG WINDS AND HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1100 AM EDT WED JUN 16 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0640 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 W REIDSVILLE 36.35N 79.75W
06/15/2010 ROCKINGHAM NC EMERGENCY MNGR
2 TREES DOWN ON SANDY CROSS ROAD.
&&
KMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1103 AM EDT WED JUN 16 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0650 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S BETHANY 36.29N 79.85W
06/15/2010 ROCKINGHAM NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN ALONG BROWN ROAD AND WITTY ROAD.
&&
KMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1249 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0653 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE REIDSVILLE 36.36N 79.66W
06/15/2010 ROCKINGHAM NC DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
LARGE TREES DOWN ON CHURCH ST.
&&
KMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1259 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SSE MADISON 36.34N 79.96W
06/15/2010 ROCKINGHAM NC DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREE ACROSS ELLISBORO RD. SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN IN
MADISON.
&&
KMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
101 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 PM LIGHTNING 6 SE MADISON 36.34N 79.90W
06/15/2010 ROCKINGHAM NC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
STRIKE CAUSED A HOUSE FIRE ON HWY 704.
&&
KMSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 234 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 NCZ005-006-VAZ044>047-058-059-162145- ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EDEN...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG... APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 234 PM EDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON... SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON CAN PRODUCE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH STRONG WINDS AND HAIL ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. RCS
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:24 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down on Ashley Loop Road. Damage amounts are estimated.
A tree was blown down between Settle Bridge and Dan River Road. Damage amounts are estimated.
A few trees were blown down on US 158 near Grooms Road. Damage amounts are estimated.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, June 2010
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: 240968, 240969, 240970.