S. during the period of November 30 - December 1 as a powerful upper low and surface system moved into the Great Lakes proving an extended period of deep southerly flow across the region.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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 major storm affected the eastern U.S. during the period of November 30 - December 1 as a powerful upper low and surface system moved into the Great Lakes proving an extended period of deep southerly flow across the region. Precipitable water values were extremely high for very early December, running from 1.3 to 1.6 inches or nearly 200 percent of normal. Precipitation developed late on the 29th and produced moderate rains (0.25 to 0.50 ) across the western portion of the NWS Blacksburg forecast area|ending at 7 AM on the 30th. Heavier and more widespread precipitation developed on the evening of the 30th into the early morning hours of December 1st.
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 Nov 30, 11:36 PM EST, 24 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1136 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL MOVE INTO NEW
ENGLAND TONIGHT...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE
MID ATLANTIC REGION DURING THE OVERNIGHT. COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD ACROSS THE AREA FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/...
WEDGE HAS COMPLETELY ERODED WITH SURFACE WINDS AHEAD OF THE BAND
OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS GUSTING OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST WITH
GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. TEMPERATURES ROSE INTO THE 50S AND 60S
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA ONCE THE WARM FRONT LIFTED TO THE NORTH.
AT 04Z/11PM...THE COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE WESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA TO A LOW IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. SHORT TERM
MODELS MOVE THIS FRONT EAST AND OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA BY
10Z/5AM. A WIDE BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONGER WIND GUSTS WILL MOVE EAST WITH THE
FRONT.
TEMPERATURES AND DEW POINTS WILL BE NEARLY STEADY UNTIL THE FRONT
COMES THROUGH.
WITH THE SHALLOW WEDGE NOW GONE...AND HELICITY VALUES
EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH...DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL AS AN
ISOLATED TORNADO...MAINLY EAST OF NARROW BAND OF ENHANCED
RAINFALL...MAINLY FROM HOT SPRINGS TO WILKESBORO.
RAINFALL RATES HAVE INCREASED WITHIN THE BAND OF SHOWERS...AIDED
BY INCREASING DIFFLUENCE WITH THE UPPER JET. IR SATELLITE LOOPS
HAVE SHOWED A GENERAL TREND OF COOLING TOPS FROM WEST VIRGINIA
INTO SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE 00Z/7PM. HAVE CONTINUED FLASH FLOOD
WATCH THROUGH 4AM.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY/...
COLD FRONT WILL JUST BE EXITING THE FAR EASTERN PORTION OF OUR CWA
AT 7 AM WEDNESDAY. BEHIND THIS FRONT WE WILL SEE FALLING
TEMPERATURES AND DEW POINTS. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL COME
TO AN END WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...BUT LOOK FOR LINGERING
SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE WINDWARD SLOPES.
STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL RESULT IN STEADY OR FALLING
TEMPERATURES DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...THE WARMEST TEMPS
OCCURRING DURING THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE 30S
WILL SUPPORT A P-TYPE CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH SOME
LIGHT ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. HOWEVER
MODELS CURRENTLY SHOWING ENOUGH DRYING ALOFT TO KEEP UPSLOPE
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS LOW. COMBINE THAT WITH AN UNFAVORABLE
TRAJECTORY WITH THE WINDS...AND CURRENT THINKING IS THAT ANY
UPSLOPE SNOWS WILL BE MINIMAL.
GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. INCREASING AMOUNTS OF SUN
ALONG AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE WILL AID IN GOOD MIXING WHICH
WILL RESULT IN MIX DOWN OF RATHER STRONG 850MB WINDS OF NEAR 40 KTS.
THUS EXPECTING WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH FROM BOONE...TO
ROANOKE...AND IN THE VA HIGHLANDS ALONG WARM SPRINGS MOUNTAIN.
ANY UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD TAPER TO FLURRIES WEDNESDAY
EVENING AS DRIER AIR MOVES IN ALOFT...AND LAPSE RATES CONTINUE TO
WEAKEN.
THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE A COLD ONE WITH LOWS DIPPING INTO THE MID
20S AREA WIDE. 850MB TEMPERATURES IN THE -4 TO -8C RANGE WILL
LEAD TO A COLD DAY THURSDAY...WITH HIGHS TEN DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL. SHOULD SEE INCREASING MID AND HIGH CLOUDS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY FRIDAY AS WARM AIR ADVECTION BEGINS ALOFT.
MODELS SPIT OUT SOME TRACE PRECIP...FLURRIES...BUT REFRAINED FROM
PUTTING IT IN THE FORECAST ATTM SINCE THE BOUNDARY LAYER REMAINS
RELATIVELY DRY. CLOUDS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY WILL KEEP
TEMPERATURES RATHER COOL...BUT THEN AGAIN ITS SUPPOSE TO BE COOL
FOR DECEMBER.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
THE FORECAST WILL BE INFLUENCED GREATLY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD BY A
CLOSED UPPER LOW THAT WILL RETROGRADE THROUGH SOUTHEAST CANADA. THIS
WILL KEEP OUR REGION IN PREVAILING NORTHWEST FLOW. THE FORECAST
ISSUE THAT HAS THE MOST UNCERTAINTY IS THE TIMING AND TRAJECTORY OF
A NUMBER OF SHORTWAVE TROUGHS THAT WILL SPIRAL THROUGH THE REGION IN
RELATION TO THE PARENT LOW. MODELS ARE ALL ACROSS THE BOARD
REGARDING THESE. WILL BE FOLLOWING CLOSELY THE GRIDDED FORECAST
PROVIDED BY HPC DURING THIS PERIOD. NOTABLE DIFFERENCES WILL BE
HIGHER THAN SLIGHT CHANCE POPS DURING MUCH OF THE PERIOD ACROSS THE
WESTERN SLOPES OF SE WV DUE THE PREVAILING STRONG
NORTHWEST...UPSLOPE...FLOW DURING THIS PERIOD. ALSO...CONFIDENCE IS
VERY LOW AT THIS POINT IN A CWA-WIDE CHANCE POP COVERAGE SUNDAY
NIGHT. HAVE KEPT PRECIPITATION CHANCES IN THE MOUNTAINS ONLY WITH A
MIX OF SLIGHT CHANCE AND CHANCE. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND COLDER
DURING THE PERIOD AND HAVE FOLLOWED VERY CLOSELY WITH HPC NUMBERS
FOR THESE. BY MONDAY NIGHT...LOWS WILL BE IN THE LOWER 20S IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND MID 20S EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. ON TUESDAY...HIGHS
WILL BE IN THE LOWER 30S IN THE MOUNTAINS AND MID 30S TO NEAR 40
EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.
&&
.AVIATION /04Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
SOUTH WINDS ABOVE THE SFC INVERSION ARE STILL 40-50 KNOTS AS SHOWN
ON THE KFCX VAD WIND PROFILER...AND LLWS WILL BE AN ISSUE AHEAD OF
THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
THE BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL ARRIVE JUST AFTER
00Z TONIGHT AT KBLF AND KLWB AND WILL MOVE EAST OVERNIGHT...ENDING
AT KLYH AND KDAN BY 10Z AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SLOWLY EAST.
SURFACE WINDS AT KDAN AND KLYH MAY BE GUSTY OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST
AHEAD OF THE FRONT AS THE SHALLOW WEDGE OF COLD AIR RETREATS
NORTH. LOW CONFIDENCE THAT CEILINGS WILL IMPROVE TO EVEN IFR AT
KROA UNTIL JUST BEFORE THE COLD FRONT COMES THROUGH...BETWEEN
04-08 UTC.
COLDER AIR SWINGS IN BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT IN THE WEST
WITH A SHARP DROP IN TEMPERATURES...SO A MIX OF SNOW WITH RAIN IS
EXPECTED AT KBLF AND KLWB...BUT BY THEN THE MOISTURE WILL BE
SHALLOW. HOWEVER...CIGS WILL STAY DOWN IN THE MVFR TO IFR RANGE
FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. FROM KROA EAST...LOOK FOR CIGS TO IMPROVE TO
VFR AFTER 12Z WED WITH CLOUDS BECOMING SCATTERED BY AFTERNOON.
PERSISTENT UPSLOPING WINDS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MAY HELP
MAINTAIN AT LEAST MVFR CONDITIONS AT KBLF AND KLWB INTO/THROUGH
THURSDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS WEEK...ALTHOUGH
SOME UPPER DISTURBANCES MAY KEEP THE WV TAF SITES WITH MVFR CIGS
INTO SAT.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
SHORT TERM FLOOD THREAT IS BEING COVERED BY CURRENT FLASH FLOOD
WATCH. THIS IS MAINLY FOR THE SMALLER STREAMS AND DOES NOT
ENCOMPASS THE RIVERS.
AS FOR THE MAIN STEM RIVERS...CURRENT FORECAST RAINFALL ACROSS
THE DAN...ROANOKE AND GREENBRIER RIVER BASIN OF 1 TO 2.5 INCHES
OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL RISES IN RIVER
LEVELS. FLOOD WARNINGS FOR THE DAN RIVER AT SOUTH BOSTON MAY BE
ISSUED WEDNESDAY MORNING.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR VAZ007-009>020-
022>024-032>035.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR NCZ001>003-018-
019.
WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR WVZ042>045.
&&
SYNOPSIS...AMS
NEAR TERM...AMS
SHORT TERM...PM
LONG TERM...DS
AVIATION...AMS/RCS
HYDROLOGY...PC/AMSHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1051 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043-044-058-010915- STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX- 1051 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...TORNADO WATCH 760 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-033>035-WVZ042>045-010915- ASHE-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 1051 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING A LINE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ045>047-059-010915- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-CHARLOTTE- 1051 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING A LINE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. ALSO...WINDS COULD BE GUSTY OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ002-003-019-VAZ032-010915- ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WILKES-PATRICK- 1051 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 760 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1025 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
NCZ001-002-018-019-VAZ009-010-012-015-010415-
ALLEGHANY NC-ASHE NC-BLAND VA-GRAYSON VA-SMYTH VA-WATAUGA NC-
WILKES NC-WYTHE VA-
1025 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
...HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
AFFECT ALLEGHANY...ASHE...BLAND...GRAYSON...SMYTH...WATAUGA...WILKES
AND WYTHE COUNTIES...
AT 1022 PM EST...THE STRONGEST WINDS WERE LOCATED OVER
JEFFERSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR NELLA...LAUREL SPRINGS...WHITETOP...AND
DOUGHTON PARK AROUND 1030 PM...GRASSY CREEK...PINEY CREEK...RUGBY...
AND SCOTTVILLE AROUND 1035 PM...MOUTH OF WILSON AND AND VOLNEY AROUND
1040 PM.
LAT...LON 3605 8140 3607 8141 3611 8155 3611 8166
3659 8168 3663 8161 3667 8164 3726 8110
3682 8103 3680 8104 3679 8102 3612 8092
3602 8116 3602 8124SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1029 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
VAZ010>014-018-019-WVZ042>045-010430-
ALLEGHANY VA-BLAND VA-CRAIG VA-GILES VA-GREENBRIER WV-MERCER WV-
MONROE WV-MONTGOMERY VA-PULASKI VA-SUMMERS WV-WYTHE VA-
1029 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
...SHOWERS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT
ALLEGHANY...BLAND...CRAIG...GILES...GREENBRIER...MERCER...MONROE...
MONTGOMERY...PULASKI...SUMMERS AND WYTHE COUNTIES...
AT 1027 PM EST...SHOWERS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE ALONG A LINE FROM 9
MILES SOUTHWEST OF RICHWOOD TO PULASKI...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWERS.
THESE SHOWERS WILL BE NEAR DUO AROUND 1045 PM...CASCADES AROUND 1100
PM...ROARING MOUNTAIN SUMMIT AROUND 1115 PM AND ALLEGHANY AROUND 1130
PM.
LAT...LON 3823 8035 3811 8035 3805 8026 3804 8015
3737 8022 3734 8026 3727 8023 3709 8026
3693 8103 3765 8105 3772 8098 3769 8089
3782 8094 3787 8076 3801 8079 3803 8083
3810 8080 3809 8070 3827 8043SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1033 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
NCZ002>004-019-020-VAZ012>017-032-010430-
ALLEGHANY NC-CARROLL VA-FLOYD VA-GRAYSON VA-MONTGOMERY VA-PATRICK VA-
PULASKI VA-STOKES NC-SURRY NC-WILKES NC-WYTHE VA-YADKIN NC-
1033 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
...SHOWERS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT
ALLEGHANY...CARROLL...FLOYD...GRAYSON...MONTGOMERY...PATRICK...
PULASKI...STOKES...SURRY...WILKES...WYTHE AND YADKIN COUNTIES...
AT 1031 PM EST...SHOWERS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE ALONG A LINE FROM 5
MILES NORTHEAST OF MOUTH OF WILSON TO BOOMER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35
MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWERS.
THESE SHOWERS WILL BE NEAR SWANCREEK AROUND 1045 PM...PILOT MOUNTAIN
STATE PARK AROUND 1100 PM...CUMBERLAND KNOB AROUND 1115 PM AND
GLADESBORO AROUND 1130 PM.
LAT...LON 3692 8104 3710 8022 3626 8024 3626 8044
3622 8042 3613 8044 3610 8050 3609 8092PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1106 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0945 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 N BLOWING ROCK 36.20N 81.67W
11/30/2010 WATAUGA NC PUBLIC
BOONE CREEK IS OUT OF ITS BANKS AND FLOODING PORTIONS OF
BOONE CREEK DRIVE.
1045 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NNE BLOWING ROCK 36.20N 81.64W
11/30/2010 WATAUGA NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
DEERFIELD ROAD AND BAMBOO ROAD ARE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
OF THE SOUTH...EAST...AND MIDDLE FORKS OF THE NEW RIVER.
1045 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 N BLOWING ROCK 36.20N 81.68W
11/30/2010 WATAUGA NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
MINOR ROCKSLIDE BLOCKING PART OF SR 105.
&&
CHENARDSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1130 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
VAZ011-013-014-018>020-022>024-033-034-WVZ044-045-010530-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH VA-BEDFORD VA-BOTETOURT VA-CRAIG VA-FRANKLIN VA-
GILES VA-GREENBRIER WV-MONROE WV-MONTGOMERY VA-PULASKI VA-ROANOKE VA-
ROCKBRIDGE VA-
1130 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
...SHOWERS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT
ALLEGHANY...BATH...BEDFORD...BOTETOURT...CRAIG...FRANKLIN...GILES...
GREENBRIER...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...PULASKI...ROANOKE AND ROCKBRIDGE
COUNTIES...
AT 1127 PM EST...SHOWERS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE ALONG A LINE FROM 8
MILES SOUTH OF WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS TO 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF
CHRISTIANSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWERS.
THESE SHOWERS WILL BE NEAR WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS AROUND 1145 PM...
NEOLA AROUND MIDNIGHT...MOUNTAIN GROVE AROUND 1215 AM AND CARLOOVER
AROUND 1230 AM.
LAT...LON 3819 7953 3725 7959 3710 8012 3712 8013
3711 8018 3704 8032 3699 8050 3701 8052
3698 8054 3692 8078 3697 8083 3771 8066
3780 8066 3807 8030 3804 8021 3807 7997
3810 7993 3818 7993 3827 7981SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1132 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
NCZ002>005-019-020-VAZ012>017-022-032-033-043-010530-
ALLEGHANY NC-CARROLL VA-FLOYD VA-FRANKLIN VA-GRAYSON VA-HENRY VA-
MONTGOMERY VA-PATRICK VA-PULASKI VA-ROANOKE VA-ROCKINGHAM NC-
STOKES NC-SURRY NC-WILKES NC-WYTHE VA-YADKIN NC-
1132 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010
...SHOWERS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT
ALLEGHANY...CARROLL...FLOYD...FRANKLIN...GRAYSON...HENRY...MONTGOMERY
...PATRICK...PULASKI...ROANOKE...ROCKINGHAM...STOKES...SURRY...WILKES
...WYTHE AND YADKIN COUNTIES...
AT 1127 PM EST...SHOWERS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE ALONG A LINE FROM 6
MILES EAST OF ENNICE TO 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WILKESBORO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWERS.
THESE SHOWERS WILL BE NEAR HILLSVILLE AROUND 1145 PM...COPPER VALLEY
AROUND MIDNIGHT...GROUNDHOG MOUNTAIN AROUND 1215 AM AND CHECK AROUND
1230 AM.
LAT...LON 3603 8111 3686 8102 3726 7999 3625 7992
3626 8044 3613 8044 3610 8051 3606 8050
3604 8059 3605 8099 3602 8106The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 135 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:00 UTC.
24 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Street flooding and small stream flooding was reported in and around Richlands. Damage values are estimated.
Street flooding was reported in Dublin with significant ponding of weather on area roadways surrounding Dublin. Damage values are estimated.
Several small streams flooded near Parrott. Damage values are estimated.
Several streets were closed due to flash flooding in the bottom area of the city along Chestnut Creek. Damage values are estimated.
Street flooding occurred on the Virginia Tech campus near Duck Pond Road and Mid Field near Plantation Road. The area had ponding of water over it water flowing across the road. Damage values are estimated.
Little River flooded and prompted the closure of Cold Springs Lane. Damage values are estimated.
Flash flooding prompted the closure of Trapper Drive and Cranberry Road as a neighboring creek flooded. Damage values are estimated.
Flash flooding prompted Pine Creek to leave its banks and flood Keno Road. Damage values are estimated.
A driveway bridge was washed out near Alum Ridge. Damage values are estimated.
Tower Road was closed at Bedsaul Road due to high water. Damage values are estimated.
Belle Avenue and King Street were closed due to flooding from a small stream. Damage values are estimated.
Flash flooding along Back Creek prompted closure of Lithia Road. Damage values are estimated.
Flash flooding occurred along the North Fork of Catawba Creek and prompted the closure of a one lane bridge on Breckinridge Mill Road. Damage values are estimated.
Flash flooding occurred along Tinker Creek and prompted the closure of Tinker Mill Road. Damage values are estimated.
Heavy rain prompted flash flooding as a creek left its banks. Damage values are estimated.
Flash flooding yielded high water at the intersection of Forth Street and Route 220. The intersection was closed. Damage values are estimated.
Flash flooding along Wilson Creek prompted the closure of Douthat Road near Buckhorn Store. Damage values are estimated.
Flash flooding occurred along Buffalo Creek. the maximum observed stream stage was 7.2 feet. Flood stage is 6.0 feet. Damage values are estimated.
Flash flooding occurred along Kerrs Creek near Lexington. The stream crested at 9.53 feet. Flood stage is 8.0 feet. The stream experienced a rise of six feet in less than three hours. Damage values are estimated.
Doe Run flooded and closed the intersection of Doe Run Road and Ashpone Tavern. Damage values are estimated.
Flash flooding prompted the closure of Thaxton Mountain Road between Union Church Road and Rocky Ford Road. Damage values are estimated.
Flash flooding prompted the closure of Foster Road between Quarles Road and Nester Road where it crosses Goose Creek. Damage values are estimated.
Flash flooding occurred along the Piney River. A four foot rise was observed in less than six hours with the river cresting at 6.32 feet. Flood stage is 6.00 feet. Damage values are estimated.
Flash flooding along Back Creek resulted in a crest of 7.29 feet. Flood stage is six feet. The stream four feet in less than six hours. Damage values are estimated.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, December 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: 273490, 273503, 273504, 274634, 274651, 274638, 274635, 274636, 274641, 274637, 274639, 274646, 274647, 274648, 274645, 274653, 274654, 274890, 274892, 274640, 274649, 274650, 274893, 274652.