S. set the stage for scattered to numerous severe storms that developed in the early morning and persisted much of the day and into the night.
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 broad ridge over the central U.S. set the stage for scattered to numerous severe storms that developed in the early morning and persisted much of the day and into the night. The storms were triggered by the remains of a mesoscale convective system (MCS) that dropped southeast across the southern Appalachians in the morning hours while strong surface heating created a very unstable air mass as the day progressed. Strong wind shear, steep lapse rates and instability that was approaching 3000 J/kg by mid-morning contributed to the intensity of the storms. The Mountain Empire, New River Valley and Southside Virginia saw most of the activity which featured mainly severe, damaging high winds but also some hail.
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 30, 11:22 PM EST, 38 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1222 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
A LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION
INTO SUNDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DIP SOUTH INTO THE AREA LATER
SUNDAY BEFORE STALLING INTO MONDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
AS OF 1215 AM EDT SUNDAY...
KEEPING THREAT OF CONVECTION IN THE EAST FOR THE NEXT 2-3 HRS.
MODELS CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS SITUATION NOT SHOWING
MUCH PRECIP. MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON MESO-ANALYSIS AND
RADAR TRENDS. STILL KEEPING POPS ON THE LOW END IN THE WEST AS NOT
SEEING ANYTHING UPSTREAM THAT IS FORMING/ORGANIZING DESPITE THE
HIGHER CAPES.
DID NOT MAKE MUCH CHANGE TO THE FORECASTED TEMPS WITH WARM MUGGY
CONDITIONS REMAINING OVER MOST OF THE AREA.
HIGHS AGAIN CLOSE TO 100 BLUE RIDGE EAST SUNDAY AS 85H TEMPS WARM
A LITTLE AND NW DOWNSLOPE GIVES A BOOST. ALSO A FEW MORE RECORDS
LIKELY TO FALL PER CLIMATE SECTION BELOW WHILE HEAT CRITERIA A BIT
MORE IFFY AS LOW LEVEL DRYING TAKES PLACE. SINCE LOOKING AT
MARGINAL CRITERIA FOR ONLY A FEW HOURS PLAN TO ONLY INCLUDE A FEW
SE CTYS IN ANOTHER ADVISORY FOR SUNDAY FOR NOW.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY/...
AS OF 345 PM EDT SATURDAY...
THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL
PLAINS WILL REMAIN THE MAIN FEATURE IN OUR WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE
EARLY PART OF THE WEEK...WHICH WILL KEEP OUR TEMPERATURES VERY MUCH
ON THE WARM SIDE. THAT STATED...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH
FROM NEW ENGLAND ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY ON MONDAY AFTERNOON...
BRINGING AN INCREASED CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
AREA. AT THE VERY LEAST...THE INCREASED CLOUD COVER WILL HELP TAKE
THE EDGE OFF OF THE EXCESSIVELY HIGH TEMPERATURES BY A FEW
DEGREES...AND WILL BE LOOKING FOR TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN BELOW 100
ACROSS THE PIEDMONTS...ALTHOUGH HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S ACROSS
THE EAST WILL STILL BE COMMON.
THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WEAKENS SOMEWHAT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...AND
WE CAN EXPECT TO TRANSITION TO A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A TYPICAL
SUMMERTIME WEATHER PATTERN...WITH SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOPING MAINLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON...
AND DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE DURING THE LATE EVENING. HIGHS WILL
REMAIN ON THE WARM SIDE...WITH MID 80S TO AROUND 90 EXPECTED ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS...AND LOW TO MID 90S EXPECTED ACROSS THE PIEDMONTS.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 345 PM EDT SATURDAY...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL STAY IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE END
OF THE COMING WORKWEEK AS A COLD FRONT DRIFTS SLOWLY SOUTHWARD
ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY ON THURSDAY...AND EVENTUALLY THROUGH
OUR AREA ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. BY THE TIME THE FRONT MAKES IT
THROUGH OUR AREA...IT APPEARS THAT IT WILL BE WEAKENED TO THE POINT
WHERE THERE IS NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE IN TEMPERATURES ON EITHER SIDE OF
THE BOUNDARY...AND WE CAN STILL EXPECT MID TO UPPER 80S ACROSS MOST
OF THE MOUNTAINS...AND LOWER 90S ACROSS THE PIEDMONTS FOR FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY HIGHS. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE DOES BUILD INTO OUR AREA BEHIND
THE FRONT HOWEVER...AND WE CAN EXPECT LOWER RAIN CHANCES FOR FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /04Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 720 PM EDT SATURDAY...
MAINLY WILL SEE VFR CONDITIONS THIS PERIOD OUTSIDE ANY SCATTERED
CONVECTION THIS EVENING. THIS CONVECTION IS MAINLY SITUATED FROM
NEAR BLF-JFZ ESE TO HLX WITH ISOLATED COVEARAGE EAST OF LYH. THINK
BLF HAS BEST THREAT THROUGH 01Z OF GETTINGT TSRA SO PUT A TEMPO
GROUP TO COVER THIS. MAY SEE SOME FOG OVERNIGHT IN THE GREENBRIER
VALLEY AND AROUN DANVILLE...OTHERWISE VFR.
WILL HAVE TO WATCH CONVECTION UPSTREAM OVER OHIO-ILLINOIS AND IF
THE FLOW TURNS THIS SYSTEM SOUTHEAST TOWARD OUR AREA AFTER
MIDNIGHT. MODELS CURRENTLY SLIDING MOST OF THIS NORTH OF OUR AREA.
WILL SEE MORE DEVELOPMENT SUNDAY AFTN MAINLY EAST OF THE MTNS.
OVERALL...KEPT VFR CONDITIONS.
EXPECT MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY THOUGH
WILL LIKELY SEE MORE AREAS OF MVFR/IFR VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG EARLY
EACH MORNING FROM MONDAY ONWARD...ESPECIALLY AT KLWB AND KBLF.
ALSO...EXPECT TO SEE AN UPTICK IN AFTERNOON CONVECTION AND
ASSOCIATED SUB-VFR CONDITIONS AS THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE
SYSTEM GRADUALLY WEAKENS AND DRIFTS WESTWARD TOWARD THE LOWER-MID
MS VALLEY. TERRAIN- INDUCED AFTERNOON CONVECTION CURRENTLY
ANTICIPATED MONDAY- WEDNESDAY.
&&
.CLIMATE...
RECORD HIGHS:
SATURDAY/30TH SUNDAY/1ST
BLACKSBURG NEW 95/2012 OLD 92/1966 92/1959
BLUEFIELD NEW 96/2012 OLD 88/1969 88/2005
DANVILLE 103/1959 100/1990
LYNCHBURG 103/1936 98/1970
ROANOKE 104/1936 100/1931
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...HEAT ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR VAZ043-044-058-059.
NC...HEAT ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR NCZ004>006.
WV...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JH
NEAR TERM...JH/WP
SHORT TERM...NF
LONG TERM...NF
AVIATION...JH/WP
CLIMATE...HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 908 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009-010-012>017-022-032>034-045-020115- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-PATRICK- FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-CAMPBELL- 908 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 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...TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS THIS EVENING WILL BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL THE MAIN THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THE MAIN THREAT DAMAGING WINDS. HOT TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE 90S...AND HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE 90S TO NEAR 100 DEGREES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ011-018>020-023-024-035-046-047-WVZ042>045-020115- GILES-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 908 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREAT. HOT TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE 90S...AND HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE 90S TO NEAR 100 DEGREES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ004>006-VAZ043-044-058-059-020115- STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 908 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS THIS EVENING COULD BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAT ADVISORY. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HOT TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST MONDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE 90S TO AROUND 100...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1053 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM HAIL 5 SE ENNICE 36.51N 80.94W
06/30/2012 E1.00 INCH ALLEGHANY NC PUBLIC
ENNICE
0523 PM HAIL 1 S LOW GAP 36.52N 80.86W
06/30/2012 E0.50 INCH SURRY NC TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT BEBEE LANE AND HWY 89
0523 PM HAIL 3 W TAZEWELL 37.12N 81.57W
06/30/2012 E0.50 INCH TAZEWELL VA PUBLIC
DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED
0534 PM HAIL 2 S LOW GAP 36.50N 80.87W
06/30/2012 E1.25 INCH SURRY NC PUBLIC
ON RAMEY CREEK ROAD.
0558 PM HAIL 5 WSW CALLAWAY 36.99N 80.13W
06/30/2012 E1.25 INCH FLOYD VA TRAINED SPOTTER
0603 PM HAIL 3 SW TAZEWELL 37.08N 81.55W
06/30/2012 E0.50 INCH TAZEWELL VA PUBLIC
DIME SIZE HAIL.
0609 PM HAIL 1 ESE BLOWING ROCK 36.12N 81.65W
06/30/2012 E1.50 INCH WATAUGA NC PUBLIC
REPORTED BY WATAUGA COUNTY ROAD CONDITIONS FACEBOOK PAGE
IN BLACKBERRY AREA.
0610 PM HAIL AHO 36.17N 81.62W
06/30/2012 E0.50 INCH WATAUGA NC PUBLIC
DIME SIZE HAIL.
0610 PM HAIL 1 ESE BLOWING ROCK 36.12N 81.65W
06/30/2012 E1.00 INCH WATAUGA NC TRAINED SPOTTER
A FEW QUARTER SIZE HAILSTONES WERE MIXED IN WITH DIME
DIZE HAIL ON BLACKBERRY LANE. HAIL LASTED UNTIL 620 PM.
0623 PM HAIL CALLAWAY 37.02N 80.05W
06/30/2012 E1.75 INCH FRANKLIN VA BROADCAST MEDIA
0635 PM HAIL 6 WNW RUSTBURG 37.31N 79.20W
06/30/2012 E0.75 INCH CAMPBELL VA TRAINED SPOTTER
THREE QUARTER INCH HAIL REPORTED 3S LYH
0637 PM HAIL 5 NE FERRUM 36.97N 79.97W
06/30/2012 E1.75 INCH FRANKLIN VA PUBLIC
REPORT FROM OLD FORGE ROAD.
0639 PM HAIL 5 S BURKES GARDEN 37.02N 81.35W
06/30/2012 E1.00 INCH BLAND VA TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL MIXED IN WITH NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
0645 PM HAIL 4 W RUSTBURG 37.28N 79.17W
06/30/2012 E0.88 INCH CAMPBELL VA TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON ENGLISH TAVERN ROAD AT 29S
0659 PM HAIL 4 NNE EVINGTON 37.29N 79.26W
06/30/2012 E1.00 INCH CAMPBELL VA TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON ROBINSON DRIVE.
0710 PM HAIL 6 W RUSTBURG 37.29N 79.20W
06/30/2012 E1.00 INCH CAMPBELL VA TRAINED SPOTTER
CLARKS ROAD
0730 PM HAIL 4 SSE CONCORD 37.29N 78.96W
06/30/2012 E0.50 INCH CAMPBELL VA TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL
0730 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SSW CHAPEL 37.23N 80.96W
06/30/2012 GILES VA PUBLIC
SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON ROUTE 609
0740 PM HAIL 3 NW TAZEWELL 37.15N 81.56W
06/30/2012 E1.00 INCH TAZEWELL VA TRAINED SPOTTER
BAPTIST VALLEY ROAD
0740 PM HAIL 2 NNW FRIES 36.74N 80.98W
06/30/2012 E1.00 INCH CARROLL VA TRAINED SPOTTER
ROUTE 94 NORTH OF FRIES
0740 PM HAIL 4 NE FRIES 36.75N 80.92W
06/30/2012 E1.75 INCH CARROLL VA TRAINED SPOTTER
LASTED 10 MINUTES, AND COVERED THE GROUND.
0740 PM HAIL 4 ENE FRIES 36.73N 80.89W
06/30/2012 E1.75 INCH CARROLL VA PUBLIC
0751 PM HAIL 2 E FRIES 36.71N 80.93W
06/30/2012 E1.75 INCH CARROLL VA TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED
0754 PM HAIL S TAZEWELL 37.11N 81.52W
06/30/2012 E2.00 INCH TAZEWELL VA PUBLIC
DAMAGE TO VEHICLES.
0754 PM HAIL 5 ESE FRIES 36.70N 80.89W
06/30/2012 E2.00 INCH CARROLL VA PUBLIC
DAMAGE TO VEHICLES.
0756 PM HAIL 1 NNW TAZEWELL 37.14N 81.53W
06/30/2012 E1.00 INCH TAZEWELL VA TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON WHITLEY BRANCH ROAD
0756 PM HAIL 1 NNW TAZEWELL 37.13N 81.52W
06/30/2012 E2.00 INCH TAZEWELL VA PUBLIC
0800 PM HAIL 5 ENE FRIES 36.73N 80.88W
06/30/2012 E1.75 INCH CARROLL VA PUBLIC
BERKSHIRE ROAD
0800 PM HAIL 1 ENE TAZEWELL 37.12N 81.50W
06/30/2012 E1.75 INCH TAZEWELL VA TRAINED SPOTTER
HILL STREET
0802 PM HAIL 6 ESE FRIES 36.70N 80.87W
06/30/2012 E1.75 INCH CARROLL VA TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL ON CARROLTON PIKE
0805 PM HAIL 3 NW TAZEWELL 37.15N 81.55W
06/30/2012 E1.00 INCH TAZEWELL VA PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON MOBILE DRIVE
0810 PM HAIL 4 NW BURKES GARDEN 37.14N 81.41W
06/30/2012 E1.75 INCH TAZEWELL VA PUBLIC
GRATTON IN TAZEWELL
0827 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE STUART 36.64N 80.27W
06/30/2012 PATRICK VA 911 CALL CENTER
DISPATCH REPORTS NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
PORTION OF PATRICK COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN THE DOYBNS
AREA. NICKEL SIZE HAIL ALSO REPORTED.
0830 PM HAIL SW HILLSVILLE 36.77N 80.73W
06/30/2012 E1.75 INCH CARROLL VA PUBLIC
0840 PM HAIL 3 NW CRITZ 36.67N 80.19W
06/30/2012 E1.75 INCH PATRICK VA PUBLIC
SPRING ROAD
0845 PM HAIL 3 WNW WYTHEVILLE 36.96N 81.13W
06/30/2012 E1.00 INCH WYTHE VA PUBLIC
STONY FORK ROAD
0848 PM HAIL NW WYTHEVILLE 36.95N 81.08W
06/30/2012 E0.88 INCH WYTHE VA TRAINED SPOTTER
0854 PM HAIL 1 E BASSETT 36.77N 79.97W
06/30/2012 E0.50 INCH HENRY VA TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON BASSET HEIGHTS ROAD
0933 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SSW WESTERN SMITH MOU 36.99N 79.76W
06/30/2012 FRANKLIN VA 911 CALL CENTER
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN GLADE HILL
1028 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 ENE STUART 36.66N 80.19W
06/30/2012 PATRICK VA 911 CALL CENTER
ONE TREE BLOWN DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF SPRING ROAD
AND MT. VALLEY ROAD.
1028 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNE REIDSVILLE 36.39N 79.65W
06/30/2012 ROCKINGHAM NC EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ON NARROW GAGE ROAD
&&
MBSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1058 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0954 PM HAIL 2 SSE STUART 36.60N 80.27W
06/30/2012 E0.88 INCH PATRICK VA PUBLIC
&&
WHPSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1131 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012
VAZ012-015-016-010415-
CARROLL VA-GRAYSON VA-WYTHE VA-
1131 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CARROLL...GRAYSON AND WYTHE
COUNTIES...
AT 1127 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF SPEEDWELL...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO PENNY SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR FRIES AROUND 1140 PM...GALAX CITY AROUND 1150
PM...PIPERS GAP AROUND 1155 PM...HILLSVILLE AROUND MIDNIGHT...
LAMBSBURG AROUND 1205 AM AND FANCY GAP AROUND 1210 AM.
LAT...LON 3684 8116 3680 8058 3656 8066 3656 8088
3667 8122
16SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1150 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012
VAZ033-034-010445-
BEDFORD VA-FRANKLIN VA-
1150 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BEDFORD AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES...
AT 1149 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ROCKY
MOUNT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO PENNY SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR OAK LEVEL AROUND 1155 PM...SONTAG AROUND
MIDNIGHT...SOUTHERN SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE AROUND 1210 AM AND PENHOOK
AROUND 1215 AM.
LAT...LON 3683 8000 3691 8020 3699 8012 3708 8011
3712 8013 3716 8009 3717 8001 3714 7999
3714 7996 3719 7989 3706 7944 3706 7949
3702 7946 3701 7948 3705 7954 3704 7959
3685 7965 3679 7976
16PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1241 AM EDT SUN JUL 01 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1240 AM HAIL 1 S HOT SPRINGS 37.99N 79.83W
07/01/2012 E0.50 INCH BATH VA TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME SIZED HAIL.
&&
WHPSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1251 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
VAZ016-032-010530-
CARROLL VA-PATRICK VA-
1251 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST CARROLL AND WESTERN
PATRICK COUNTIES...
AT 1248 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF HILLSVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM. 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 LAUREL FORK AROUND 115 AM...GROUNDHOG
MOUNTAIN AROUND 125 AM AND ARARAT AROUND 130 AM.
LAT...LON 3655 8047 3672 8072 3679 8067 3676 8050
3672 8047 3674 8046 3675 8043 3672 8025
3655 8035
RABThe Roanoke radar (KFCX), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:01 UTC.
30 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorms winds blew down a tree on Mill Creek Road.
Hail was reported at several locations around Richlands during about a 8-minute period and ranged in size from 1 inch up to 1.75 inches in diameter.
Quarter size hail fell 5 miles south-southeast of Richlands.
Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree limb which fell on a car on|Freestone Valley Road and smashed the windshield. People inside the car were uninjured.
Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
Several trees were reported down in the Ceres area.
Several large trees were blocking the road in Hungry Mother State Park.
Several large trees were reported by the public to be down across a road in Marion and winds gusted to 68 mph at nearby Mountain Empire Airport AWOS at 11:14 AM.
A cluster of severe thunderstorms over western Wythe County produced numerous pockets of wind damage. Several homes sustained shingle damage and one had a roof blown off along Old Stage Road. In addition, two persons were injured by falling tree branches near Rural Retreat Lake. Several trees were blown down at the lake and a roof blown off a concession stand. Additional damage was reported in Rural Retreat and Speedwell. In the northwest part of the county, areas around the country club and Stony Fork were damaged. In eastern Wythe County, Ivanhoe sustained damage.|The area around the Wytheville Golf and Country Club on Highway 11 was also hit hard with fallen trees and power lines along the road near the West End Cemetery.|Mountain Empire Airport (KMKJ) had 68 mph wind gust at 11:14 AM from this storm.
Several trees were down by thunderstorm winds near Fries, and a trained spotter in Fries measured at 60 MPH wind gust.
Trees were down near Route 16 and 58.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down four trees that fell on three cars.
Several trees and power lines were downed across Carroll county from thunderstorm winds. A few roofs were blown off houses. Trees and lines were also downed by thunderstorm winds along U.S. Highway 58 East in Hillsville.
Some metal shingles were also torn off a barn along with tree and power line damage.
A brush fire was caused by lightning on Tardy Mountain Road.
Tree and power line damage was reported at several locations as a severe storm dropped southeast from Hurt toward Gretna.
Multiple trees were reported down in Richlands.
Multiple trees were reported down in Tazewell.
Several large trees were knocked down in the Burkes Garden area, one landing on a house and another on a car.
Trees were blown down near Saltville on Highway 107 and on East Main St.
Power lines were brought down by high winds in the Flat Ridge area.
Some trees were down on Huddle Road.
Power lines were reported down on Maple Avenue in Pearisburg.
Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree on a campground site in the Grayson Highlands State Park.
Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree that blocked Little Reed Island Road.
Multiple trees were reported down in Dublin and in the Parrott area as a powerful line of storms pushed through. The New River Valley Airport (KPSK) had a measured wind gust of 64.4 mph at 12:15AM (EDT).
Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree on Comers Rock Road.
Several trees were brought down in the Fairlawn area. The New River Valley Airport (KPSK) had a measured wind gust of 64.4 mph at 12:15AM (EDT).
High winds brought down several trees across Little Reed Island Road.
Numerous large trees were blown down in and around Blacksburg. A mesonet site measured a 51 mph wind gust. Power was knocked out for much of the night.
Numerous trees reported down in the Snowville area.
A tree and powerlines were blown down by thunderstorm winds and fell onto vehicle on Flat Ridge Road.
One tree down on Fairview Road near Galax and another on Savannah Road.
Thunderstorm winds blew down two trees near Bent Mountain.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, July 2012
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: 405253, 405254, 401126, 405255, 405263, 405260, 405265, 401136, 405267, 401132, 401134, 405281, 401141, 405290, 405285, 401133, 401156, 401178, 401157, 401182, 401183, 401205, 401202, 401226, 401233, 401236, 405304, 405299, 401197, 405300, 401214, 401572, 401211, 401216, 401232, 401238, 401237.