A weak upper level area of low pressure moving across the area triggered a line of strong to severe thunderstorms across the area during the evening hours. Isolated wind damage was reported with this line.
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The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
A weak upper level area of low pressure moving across the area triggered a line of strong to severe thunderstorms across the area during the evening hours. Isolated wind damage was reported with this 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 Jun 19, 6:23 PM EST, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 723 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER THE COMBINATION OF INCREASING MOISTURE AND WEAK IMPULSES PASSING THROUGH THE REGION WILL BRING A RETURN OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS TO PARTS OF THE AREA INTO MONDAY. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL STALL NEAR THE REGION BY MIDWEEK...PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND STORMS LATER IN THE WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/... SHORTWAVE MOVING EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...MAY TRIGGER SCT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN. CAPES THIS AFTERNOON AT 18Z/2PM AVERAGED AROUND 1 TO 2K J/KG ACROSS THE WEST. MID-LEVEL CAP AND DRY AIR ABOVE 8KFT MAY HINDER CONVECTION...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING...ANY AFTERNOON CONVECTION WILL WANE AFTER SUNSET. VALLEY AND RIVER FOG IS EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS THE AREA. LOWS WILL RANGE FROM THE LOW TO MID 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH MID TO UPPER 60S EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. UPPER RIDGE BUILDS SLOWLY NORTHEAST INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION SUNDAY. WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL ADVECT 20-22C AIR 85H AIR INTO OUR REGION. SOME RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS. USED ADJMET FOR HIGHS WITH VALUES FROM LOWER 80S IN THE NORTHWEST TO THE MID 90S IN SOUTHEAST. DIFFERENTIAL HEATING...LOCALIZED LIFT OVER/NEAR HIGHER TERRAIN AND SFC TROF SHOULD PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LOCALIZED CONVERGENCE AND FORCED ASCENT TO RESULT IN ISOLATED TO SCT AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. && .SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... HIGH HEIGHTS TO REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA AS AXIS OF 5H RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS NOSES IN FROM THE SW ESPCLY EARLY IN THE WEEK. WEAK SURFACE HIGH EDGING IN BY MONDAY IN THE WAKE OF A PASSING WEAK SURFACE TROF TO THE EAST SHOULD PROVIDE A LITTLE DRIER NW TRAJECTORY THRU MUCH OF MONDAY BEFORE MOISTURE STARTS TO RETURN. LOOKS LIKE COULD BE JUST ENOUGH DIFFERENTIAL HEATING OVER THE FAR WEST IF RH IS SUFFICIENT TO POP ISOLATED TSRA GIVEN RIBBON OF HIGHER CAPE SO INCLUDED A TSRA MENTION. GFS EVEN DROPS THE REMNANT OF AN OLD UPSTREAM MCS ACROSS THE SW BUT REMAINS AN OUTLIER INTO THE STRONG MID LEVEL RIDGING. THUS OTHER THAN 20ISH POP KEEPING IT CLEAR TO PC INTO MONDAY NIGHT. FLOW REMAINS RELATIVELY WEAK MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY WHILE DEEPER PWATS QUICKLY RETURN AND INSTABILITY INCREASES WITH STRONG HEATING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT TO PRODUCE BEST WEAK CONVERGENCE ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS WHERE THE GFS AGAIN PRINTS OUT SOME QPF. THUS ADDED IN SOME SCATTERED CHANCE POPS RIDGES AND LEFT ELSW IN SLIGHT POPS GIVEN THE OVERALL LINGERING WEAK SUBSIDENCE IN PLACE. TEMPS QUITE WARM MONDAY AND HOT TUESDAY AS THE FLOW TURNS MORE WEST/SW AHEAD OF THE AXIS OF THE WARMER 85H TEMPS EXTENDING TOWARD THE AREA FROM THE WEST. THINK COULD BE AROUND 90 EVEN IN PARTS OF THE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY...OTRW MID/UPR 80S WEST TO LOW/MID 90S EAST. LOWS AGAIN MAINLY IN THE 60S EXCEPT A LITTLE COOLER IN THE VALLEYS MONDAY NIGHT UNDER CLEAR SKIES AND SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FROM THE SOUTH/CENTRAL U.S. TO THE SE COAST THRU THE EXTENDED. PERIODIC S/W ENERGY PASSING OVERTOP THIS HEAT DOME WILL BE THE KEY TO WHETHER OR NOT THE RIDGE FLATTENS ENOUGH TO ALLOW A WEAK COOL FRONT AND/OR POSSIBLE MCS FEATURES TO DIVE DOWN FROM THE NW. LATEST GFS CONTINUES TO SHOW MORE WEAKNESS DEVELOPING WITH A WEAK FRONT OOZING INTO THE REGION BY WEEKS END... WHILE THE ECMWF AND ENSEMBLES HAVE MORE FLAT RIDGING WHICH KEEPS TRACK OF IMPULSES TO THE NORTH. THIS WOULD KEEP THINGS QUITE HOT/MUGGY BUT MOSTLY DRY OUTSIDE OF ISOLATED OROGRAPHIC CONVECTION INTO NEXT WEEKEND. HOWEVER PROGGED FEATURE ROUNDING THE 5H RIDGE WED LOOKS A BIT STRONGER WHICH COULD PUSH A FRONT TOWARD THE REGION THU BEFORE WASHING OUT OR LIFTING BACK NORTH BY FRI/SAT. THUS PLAN TO BUMP POPS TO LOW END CHANCE NW HALF LATER WED INTO THU AND THEN HAVE CHANCES MAINLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE FRI/SAT WITH EITHER A RESIDUAL BOUNDARY OR TROF AROUND. OTRW WILL CONTINUE TREND OF ISOLATED POPS TO JUST PC ELSW FOR THE MOST PART GIVEN UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHETHER ANY BOUNDARY CAN MAKE IT THIS FAR SOUTH. TEMPS TO REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL AND QUITE HOT AHEAD OF THE FRONT TO THE NW WED AND OUT EAST THU WITH HIGHS MID 90S SE. ELSW MUGGY MID/UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90 LIKELY THRU THE PERIOD. && .AVIATION /23Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... CONVECTION COMING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING WILL BRING SUB-VFR CONDITIONS TO ALL RNK TAF SITES TONIGHT. CONVECTION...ITSELF...SHOULD NOT BECOME SEVERE AS ABUNDANT DRY/STABLE AIR IS ALOFT AND KEEPING HIGHER REFLECTIVITY BELOW 20KFT. THUNDER AND LIGHTNING MAY BE THE ONLY THING THESE STORMS CAN PRODUCE. MODELS ARE CARRYING MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA OVERNIGHT FROM THIS LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MODELS IS TIMING...WITH THE SLOWEST MODEL EXITING SHOWERS AT DNAVILLE AROUND 08Z SUN. ONCE SHOWERS ARE IN THE VICINITY...EXPECT THEM TO LAST 1-2 HOURS. ANY RAIN FALLING THIS EVENING WILL LED TO FOG FORMING BY MORNING. DENSE LIFR FOG IS POSSIBLE AT BLF/LWB THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. IF RAIN DOES MAKE IT EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...ROA/LYH/DAN WILL BE BORDER- LINE IFR- MVFR. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE QUICK AFTER SUNRISE. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST SUNDAY. A SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BRING INCREASING HUMIDITY AND ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON/EVENING TSTMS. OUTSIDE OF ANY TSTMS...CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN VFR INTO WEDNESDAY. OVERNIGHT MOUNTAIN VALLEY FOG POSSIBLE EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...NONE. NC...NONE. WV...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...JH NEAR TERM...KK SHORT TERM...JH LONG TERM...JH AVIATION...KK/RCS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 319 AM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>045-200730- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- GREENBRIER- 319 AM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WERT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
516 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010
WVZ045-192215-
GREENBRIER WV-
516 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010
...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO WESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY...
AT 510 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF
FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR RAINELLE AROUND 600 PM AND QUINWOOD AROUND
615 PM.
FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.
LAT...LON 3823 8035 3813 8036 3780 8051 3787 8079
3788 8077 3796 8081 3798 8078 3801 8079
3803 8083 3806 8082 3805 8086 3809 8090
3811 8086 3808 8071 3827 8044SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
554 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010
WVZ042-043-045-192300-
GREENBRIER WV-MERCER WV-SUMMERS WV-
554 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT GREENBRIER...MERCER AND SUMMERS
COUNTIES...
AT 553 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RHODELL...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR CAMP CREEK STATE PARK AROUND 615 PM...CAMP
CREEK AROUND 630 PM...ATHENS AROUND 645 PM AND ELGOOD AROUND 700 PM.
FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.
LAT...LON 3781 8057 3729 8097 3747 8128 3749 8127
3752 8121 3758 8119 3760 8109 3765 8107
3769 8098 3772 8097 3771 8090 3775 8092
3778 8090 3782 8094 3783 8093 3787 8077SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
709 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010
VAZ007-010-WVZ042-200015-
BLAND VA-MERCER WV-TAZEWELL VA-
709 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BLAND...MERCER AND TAZEWELL
COUNTIES...
AT 707 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COALDALE...
MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN
WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND
QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. EXPECT FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING FROM THIS STORM. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN OR
SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN
A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR BRAMWELL AROUND 715 PM...MONTCALM AROUND 730
PM...CLEAR FORK AROUND 745 PM...KEGLEY AROUND 800 PM AND PRINCETON
AROUND 815 PM.
FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.
LAT...LON 3721 8154 3726 8149 3728 8142 3742 8131
3737 8086 3736 8085 3734 8085 3730 8094
3730 8098 3728 8100 3726 8099 3705 8135
3721 8160
AMSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
711 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010
VAZ009-015-200015-
GRAYSON VA-SMYTH VA-
711 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT GRAYSON AND SMYTH COUNTIES...
AT 707 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GLADE
SPRING...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN
WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND
QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. EXPECT FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING FROM THIS STORM. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN OR
SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN
A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR CHILHOWIE AROUND 730 PM...ADWOLF AROUND 800
PM AND MARION AROUND 815 PM.
FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.
LAT...LON 3694 8183 3696 8169 3694 8168 3694 8165
3696 8161 3698 8140 3657 8117 3659 8159
3666 8164 3677 8169 3689 8181 3693 8183
AMSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
755 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010
VAZ010>014-018-019-022-023-WVZ044-200045-
ALLEGHANY VA-BLAND VA-BOTETOURT VA-CRAIG VA-GILES VA-MONROE WV-
MONTGOMERY VA-PULASKI VA-ROANOKE VA-WYTHE VA-
755 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE NEW RIVER VALLEY...
AT 749 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE FROM 4 MILES
EAST OF PAINT BANK TO 3 MILES SOUTH OF BLAND...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20
MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THESE STORMS...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.
EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING FROM THESE STORMS. DO NOT
STAY IN THE OPEN OR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING
THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.
THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR NEW CASTLE AROUND 810 PM...DUBLIN AROUND
820 PM...BLACKSBURG AROUND 825 PM...RADFORD AROUND 830 PM...AND
CLAYTOR LAKE AROUND 835 PM.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER
UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
LAT...LON 3703 8123 3768 8023 3748 7982 3688 8072
3687 8078
AMSThe Roanoke radar (KFCX), 70 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:49 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were blown down at the intersection of Camp Zion and Cardinal Road. Damage amounts are estimated.
Thunderstorm winds blew trees down that blocked Webster Road near the intersection of Route 460. Damage amounts are estimated.
Trees were blown down blocking traffic at 6500 Jeters Chapel Road. Damage amounts are estimated.
Numerous large tree limbs were blown down along Fish Pond Drive and Elamsville Road. Damage amounts 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, 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: 240979, 240980, 240981, 240982.