Strong surface heating and convergence associated with a lee-side trough just east of the Blue Ridge combined to trigger scattered strong thunderstorms across northern North Carolina. This thunderstorm activity was also supported aloft by a passing upper level disturbance.
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The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
Strong surface heating and convergence associated with a lee-side trough just east of the Blue Ridge combined to trigger scattered strong thunderstorms across northern North Carolina. This thunderstorm activity was also supported aloft by a passing upper level disturbance. CAPE values during the afternoon were observed in the 800 to 1100 J/kg range.
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 Sep 12, 2:38 PM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 338 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT AN ITS ASSOCIATED SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. DRIER AND COOLER HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FOR THE WEEKEND. THE HIGH SHIFTS EAST TO ALONG THE COAST EARLY NEXT WEEK AND OPENS THE DOOR FOR MOISTURE AND MILDER CONDITIONS TO RETURN TO THE AREA BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/... AS OF 250 PM EDT THURSDAY... A COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWEST FROM SOUTHWESTERN PA INTO CENTRAL KENTUCKY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE HAS TAKEN UP RESIDENCY ALONG THE LEE OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. DAYTIME HEATING IN AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE HAS ALLOWED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF POPCORN SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS OVER THE REGION...WITH THE GREATEST CONCENTRATION NEAR THE LEE TROUGH. AS THE AFTERNOON CONTINUES INTO THE EARLY EVENING...THE FOCUS FOR THE BEST COVERAGE WILL CONTINUE TO BE ALONG THE LEE TROUGH. HOWEVER...WITH THE APPROACH OF THE COLD FRONT...COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. THIS ACTIVITY WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PARTS OF FORECAST AREA. HOWEVER...WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING...COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO WANE AS THE FRONT CONTINUES ITS PROGRESSION THROUGH AND THEN FINALLY SOUTH OF THE AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT. A REINFORCING SHOT OF ENERGY AND SECONDARY COLD FRONT BEHIND THE FIRST COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. BEHIND THIS FEATURE IS WHERE WE WILL SEE A NOTABLE CHANGE IN AIRMASS WITH MUCH DRIER AIR ARRIVING FOR FRIDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF UPSLOPE CLOUD COVER ACROSS SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA AND NEIGHBORING SECTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY...ALONG WITH SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOCATIONS EAST OF THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE WILL EXPERIENCE DOWNSLOPE SUBSIDENCE ON FRIDAY WITH LITTLE CLOUD COVER. DURING THE DAY TOMORROW WE CAN EXPECT A FEATURE WE HAVE NOT HAD FOR A WHILE...THAT BEING GUSTY WINDS. GUSTS IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH 10 TO 15 MPH COMMON EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL NOT BE A WHOLE LOT COOLER COMPARED TO THOSE EXPERIENCE THIS MORNING GIVEN THE REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL STILL BE NORTH OF THE AREA. ON FRIDAY...THE IMPACT OF THE DRIER AIR AND THE APPROACHING HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE REALIZED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES SOME 10 TO 13 DEGREES LOWS THAN THOSE EXPECTED OF TODAY. && .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 335 PM EDT THURSDAY... A GENERALLY QUIET WEATHER PERIOD EXPECTED THROUGH THIS TIME FRAME AS AXIS OF DEEP MID-ATLANTIC/NE U.S. TROUGH SHIFTS ACROSS THE AREA AND OFF THE EAST COAST BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. ANY REMAINING UPSLOPE CLOUDS/-SHRA ACROSS THE SE WV MOUNTAINS SHOULD DISSIPATE FAIRLY QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET FRIDAY EVENING. EXPECT MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES SAT AS AN AREA OF NEAR 0C 850MB TEMPS SWINGS THROUGH THE AREA. SHOULD SEE LOWS NEAR 40 IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NW GREENBRIER/NORTHERN BATH. EXPECT WIND TO BE TOO STRONG FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT RADIATIONAL COOLING EFFECT AT THIS POINT. MAX TEMPS WILL LIKELY NOT GET OUT OF THE 50S IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE CWA SAT AFTERNOON...WITH 60S SW VA/NW NC MOUNTAINS...AND 70S PIEDMONT. AFTER ANOTHER VERY CHILLY MORNING SUNDAY...MORE NOTICEABLE IN DEEPER VALLEYS WHERE RADIATIONAL COOLING IS EXPECTED TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE...EXPECT A SLOW REBOUND IN TEMPERATURES BY AFTERNOON. BY LATE SUN...THE MODELS SHOW A SECONDARY SURGE OF COOL AIR APPROACHING FROM THE NW...ALBEIT NOT AS IMPRESSIVE AS THE FIRST WITH THE 0C LINE REMAINING N OF THE PA/WV BORDER WITH THIS SURGE. FEEL SFC MOISTURE WILL BE QUITE LIMITED FOR ANY PRECIPITATION WITH THIS FRONT EXCEPT POSSIBLY SE WV/FAR SW VA WHERE OROGRAPHIC LIFTING COULD COMBINE WITH SYNOPTIC SCALE FORCING TO SUPPORT A FEW -SHRA. THE GFS IS MUCH MORE BULLISH ABOUT GENERATING QPF ACROSS THE ABOVE MENTIONED AREAS THAN THE ECMWF...WHICH GENERALLY KEEPS THE AREA DRY. AT ANY RATE...CLOUDS WILL CERTAINLY BE ON THE INCREASE ACROSS SE WV/SW VA AS THIS SYSTEM SWINGS THROUGH THE REGION SUN NIGHT. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... AS OF 335 PM EDT THURSDAY... THE LONG TERM PERIODS BECOME CONSIDERABLY MORE UNSETTLED AND ALSO QUESTIONABLE WITH RESPECT TO THE CHANCES FOR SHRA/TSRA ON A DAILY BASIS. THE SECONDARY FRONT THAT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA LATE SUN NIGHT...STALLS JUST TO OUR SOUTH MON...THEN BEGINS TO RETURN NORTH AS A WARM FRONT TUE AS THE UPPER FLOW RETURNS TO A MORE SUMMERLIKE PATTERN...WITH A BROAD UPPER RIDGE DEVELOPING SOUTH OF 40 DEG LAT. A SERIES OF WEAK SHORT WAVES TRAVELING THROUGH THE NORTHERN STREAM IMPINGE ON THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF THE UPPER RIDGE AND WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASING THREAT FOR SHRA AND TSRA AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES. MEANWHILE...THE WEEKEND CANADIAN SFC HIGH DRIFTS TO JUST OFF THE MID- ATLANTIC COAST...INTO A FAVORABLE WEDGE POSITION. CLOUD COVER AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL PROGRESSIVELY BE ON THE INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEK. AT THIS POINT...AT LEAST THROUGH WED...THE BEST CHC FOR TSRA SHOULD REMAIN WEST OF I-77 WHERE THE BEST INSTABILITY SHOULD BE LOCATED AGAIN...THE GFS CONTINUES TO ADVERTISE MUCH MORE PCPN WITH THIS PATTERN FROM DAY-TO-DAY THAN DOES THE ECMWF...SO HAVE KEPT POPS IN THE SLIGHT CHC TO LOW CHC CATEGORY AT THIS POINT UNTIL WE GET A BETTER HANDLE ON THE PATTERN AND TIMING...ALTHOUGH THE GFS WOULD HAVE LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL POPS WED-THU. BY THU/FRI...THE ECMWF ALSO BEGINS TO SUPPORT BETTER CHC POPS. TEMPERATURES SHOULD CREEP BACK TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS AND EVEN SLIGHTLY ABOVE BY MID-WEEK AS THE SUMMER PATTERN RETURNS ONCE AGAIN AND 500MB HEIGHTS RISE BACK INTO THE 585DM RANGE WITH 850MB TEMPS BACK TO NEAR +14C. && .AVIATION /19Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... AS OF 135 PM EDT THURSDAY... POPCORN SHOWERS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA CURRENTLY. AS THE AFTERNOON CONTINUES...THERE SHOULD BE INCREASED COVERAGE WITH THE CONVERGENCE OF TROUGH ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS...AND ALSO ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT AND WITHIN THE OROGRAPHICAL AND DIFFERENTIAL HEATING REGIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS. MOST AREA WILL EXPERIENCE PREVAILING VFR CONDITIONS. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE IN THE KBLF REGION WITH A PERSISTENT MVFR CIG CONTINUES. LOCALIZED AND BRIEF SUB-VFR CONDITIONS AND VARIABLE AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED UNDER ANY HEAVIER SHOWER OR STORM. COVERAGE WILL BE MAXIMIZED EARLY THIS EVENING WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE COLD FRONT. THERE WILL ALSO BE A GREATER POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED COVERAGE OF STORMS. PATCHY FOG IS AGAIN EXPECTED TONIGHT AS THE TRUE PUSH OF DRIER AIR DOES NOT ARRIVE ACROSS THE AREA UNTIL LATE IN THE DAY FRIDAY. THE FRONT WILL BE SOUTH OF THE AREA BY 12Z/8AM FRIDAY WITH A PREVAILING NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND IT. RESIDUAL LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL TAKE THE FORM OF MVFR-VFR STARTO-CU ACROSS THE SE WV MOUNTAINS ALONG WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. DOWNSTREAM OF THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE THE NORTHWEST FLOW SHOULD HELP ERODE ANY LINGERING CLOUD COVER FROM THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT FOR THE WEEKEND. SOME CONCERN THAT LOW LEVEL NORTHEAST LOW LEVEL WIND ORIENTATION MAY BRING A COLD AIR DAMMING AND ASSOCIATED CLOUDS INTO THE REGION. CONFIDENCE IN THIS SCENARIO IS LOW AT THIS TIME. SURFACE HIGH SHIFTS TO OFF THE COAST BY SUNDAY/MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING A RETURN OF SOUTHWEST FLOW TO THE AREA WITH INCREASING MOISTURE AND MODERATING TEMPERATURES. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...NONE. NC...NONE. WV...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...DS NEAR TERM...DS SHORT TERM...RAB LONG TERM...RAB AVIATION...DS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 323 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ015>017-032>035-043>047-058-059-131930- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY- PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 323 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WHILE MOST OF THESE WILL NOT BE SEVERE...ONE OR TWO MAY STRENGTHEN ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SOME STRONG OR DAMAGING WINDS. THESE STORMS ALSO MAY CONTAIN FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ007-009>014-018>020-022>024-WVZ042>045-131930- TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- GREENBRIER- 323 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED HEADING INTO THE EVENING HOURS...WITH GREATER COVERAGE THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE REGION. WHILE MOST OF THE STORMS WILL NOT BE SEVERE...A FEW OF THESE MAY STRENGTHEN ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SOME STRONG OR DAMAGING WINDS. THESE STORMS ALSO MAY CONTAIN FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO 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
341 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013
NCZ006-122030-
CASWELL NC-
341 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
CASWELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 430 PM EDT
* AT 340 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR TOPNOT...MOVING TO THE SOUTH AT 25 MPH.
* VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORMS. WATER MAY POND ON ROADWAYS AND
QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. WIND GUSTS UP TO
30 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PROSPECT HILL...
YANCEYVILLE...
HAMER...
TOPNOT...
AND BAYNES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE WATER TO FLOW OVER THE ROADWAY. DO
NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE WHERE THE ROAD HAS BECOME FLOODED.
DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN OR SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING
THREATENS. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR IN A VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3625 7934 3643 7939 3645 7938 3650 7924
3649 7922 3636 7915 3624 7916
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 339DEG 23KT 3638 7930
RABSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 349 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013 NCZ006-VAZ044-122030- CASWELL NC-PITTSYLVANIA VA- 349 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR... NORTHWESTERN CASWELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA... SOUTHERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 430 PM EDT * AT 348 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WESTOVER HILLS...OR JUST WEST OF DANVILLE CITY...MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. * FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PROVIDENCE... DANVILLE CITY... PELHAM... GATEWOOD... AND DANVILLE AIRPORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE WATER TO FLOW OVER THE ROADWAY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE WHERE THE ROAD HAS BECOME FLOODED. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN OR SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR IN A VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3663 7958 3670 7949 3660 7925 3644 7942 TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 294DEG 4KT 3664 7951 RAB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 452 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013 VAZ043-044-122115- HENRY VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA- 452 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR... NORTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... WESTERN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 515 PM EDT * AT 452 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MOUNTAIN VALLEY...MOVING TO THE EAST AT 10 MPH. * DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SANDY RIVER... MOUNTAIN VALLEY... AND LEATHERWOOD. LAT...LON 3673 7985 3682 7972 3683 7963 3666 7959 TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 276DEG 10KT 3678 7974
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
505 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013
WVZ043-045-122200-
SUMMERS WV-GREENBRIER WV-
505 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
SUMMERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...
GREENBRIER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT
* AT 500 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN BECKLEY AND
SUMMERSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.
* PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
* LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE IMPACTED INCLUDE...
QUINWOOD..
RUPERT...
LEWISBURG...
SANDSTONE...
HINTON...
AND PIPESTEM.
LAT...LON 3823 8036 3811 8036 3805 8027 3806 7996
3769 8030 3773 8066 3743 8086 3759 8109
3771 8097 3768 8088 3782 8094 3787 8075
3795 8081 3798 8077 3806 8080 3805 8086
3810 8088 3810 8084 3808 8071 3827 8044
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 279DEG 35KT 3801 8079SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
519 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013
VAZ047-122215-
BUCKINGHAM VA-
519 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
NORTHEASTERN BUCKINGHAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 615 PM EDT
* AT 518 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CENTENARY...MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT
20 MPH.
* WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CENTENARY...
GOLD HILL...
AND NEW CANTON.
LAT...LON 3764 7825 3757 7830 3758 7831 3769 7858
3776 7855 3776 7850 3780 7849 3776 7847
3773 7837 3772 7835 3769 7824
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 292DEG 17KT 3775 7848
11SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
523 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013
NCZ004-VAZ032-122200-
STOKES NC-PATRICK VA-
523 PM EDT THU SEP 12 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
NORTHERN STOKES COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHERN PATRICK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT
* AT 520 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOME STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR STUART VIRGINIA
AND NEAR LAWSONVILLE NORTH CAROLINA. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE
TO STRENGTHEN AND BEGIN MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
* PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING MAY BE NEEDED IF THEY
CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FRANCISCO...
STUART...
SANDY RIDGE...
AYERSVILLE...
AND PENNS STORE.
LAT...LON 3653 8045 3670 8037 3662 8005 3654 8005
3654 8003 3636 8004
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 291DEG 17KT 3659 8033
11The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 56 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:50 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Two trees were blown down along Highway 9 North.
One tree was blown down on Highway 268.
A tree was blown down in front of a house on Hunter Street.
A tree was blown down on Bent Farm Road.
Three trees were blown down on Highway 704, between Bald Hill Loop and Danbury Bridge Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, September 2013
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: 471848, 473047, 473050, 473048, 473049.