A slow-moving upper low and associated weak cold front pushed across the mountains during the day and produced some heavy downpours and isolated flash flooding. 11 inches set in 1959.
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The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
A slow-moving upper low and associated weak cold front pushed across the mountains during the day and produced some heavy downpours and isolated flash flooding. There were some impressive rainfall reports including a date record for June 2 at Roanoke ASOS (ROA) of 3.11 inches, easily breaking the date record of 2.11 inches set in 1959. This ranked as the 6th wettest June day in the climate records for Roanoke, dating back to 1912. The IFLOWS gage at New Castle (NECV2) in Craig County measured 3.93 inches in 3 hours and 3.03 in 1 hour (ending at 8 PM local daylight time). This 1-hour value is in excess of a 200-year event (.005 Annual Exceedance Probability) at this duration and location.
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 2, 2:12 PM EST, 3 hours 48 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 312 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2015 .SYNOPSIS... A FRONT DRIFTS SOUTH INTO THE CAROLINAS ON WEDNESDAY. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE RIDING UP ALONG THE BOUNDARY...AND A DEVELOPING WEDGE OF COOL AIR WILL KEEP PERIODIC ROUNDS OF SHOWERS...AND STORMS GOING INTO THURSDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... AS OF 255 PM EDT TUESDAY... DEEP CONVECTION NOT AS BAD AS YESTERDAY THANKS TO THE CLOUD COVER. HOWEVER..THE SLOWER MOVEMENT TO THE FLOW WILL ALLOW FOR HEAVY DOWNPOURS TO LINGER...AND THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON...ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE AND SW INTO THE MTN EMPIRE FAVORS HEAVIER RAINS. CELLS PROPAGATING NORTHEAST WITH MEAN FLOW OUT OF SW AT 5-15 KTS...THOUGH SOME CELL MERGERS AND OUTFLOW INDUCED MOVEMENT WILL ALSO CAUSE ERADICATE DIRECTIONS AT TIMES. THE UPPER LOW OVER TN HEADS SLOWLY SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE SRN APPALACHIANS WEDNESDAY...WHILE WEDGE DEVELOPS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY BEHIND FRONTAL BOUNDARY. TONIGHT WILL BE SHOWERY WITH BEST CHANCE OVER THE ERN CWA WITH UPSLOPE/ERLY COMPONENT AIDING DEVELOPMENT. THUNDER CHANCES WILL BE DIMINISHING THOUGH...BUT COULD STILL SEE ELEVATED CONVECTION OR STRONGER CELLS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE AND SOUTH OVER NC OVERNIGHT. CLOUD COVER REALLY SHOULD KEEP TEMPS UP...BUT SOME NE COOLER AIR MAY ALLOW FOR 50S IN THE MTNS AND PORTIONS OF THE VA PIEDMONT NEAR LYH. WEDNESDAY...SFC WEDGE TO HOLD SWAY OVER THE PIEDMONT INTO THE NEW RIVER VALLEY WITH SOME INSTABILITY SITUATED OVER THE FAR SW CWA SOUTH INTO NC...WHERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REFIRE. WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR COOL POCKET OVER THE NC MTNS/FOOTHILLS FOR THE THREAT OF HAIL WED AFTERNOON. EXPECT MORE CLOUDS AGAIN WEDNESDAY WITH WEDGE...WITH SOME SUNSHINE BREAKING THROUGH AT TIMES TOWARD TN/NC BORDER INTO FAR SW VA...AND PERHAPS THE NC FOOTHILLS. LOWERED HIGHS AS SUCH MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF A DANVILLE TO HILLSVILLE VA LINE AS HIGHS SHOULD STAY IN THE 60S...WITH AROUND 70 TO 75 ACROSS THE MTN EMPIRE...AND PORTIONS OF THE NC FOOTHILLS/PIEDMONT. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 145 PM EDT TUESDAY... A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MAKE ITS WAY EASTWARD FROM EASTERN KENTUCKY WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA ON FRIDAY...A PATH THAT TAKES IT DIRECTLY OVER OUR REGION. THE RESULT WILL BE AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN...ESPECIALLY WHILE ITS AXIS IS WEST OVER OVER THE AREA. CLOSER TO THE SURFACE...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL WORK ITS WAY SOUTH ALONG THE LEE OF THE APPALACHIANS. THIS WEDGE PATTERN WILL KEEP THE LOW LEVELS STABLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY WITHIN THIS AREA...AND LIMIT THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES TO THE FAR WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. BY THURSDAY...THE AXIS OF THE UPPER LOW WILL PASS ACROSS THE REGION ADDING INCREASE LAPSE RATES ALOFT...AND ALLOW FOR A BIT MORE COVERAGE OF STORMS DESPITE THE STABLE LOW LEVELS. FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT THE AXIS OF THE UPPER LOW WILL SHIFT TO OFF THE COAST. DESPITE THE DECREASE IN UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT...THE AREA WILL STILL BE IN A REGIME SUITABLE FOR CONVECTION THAT WILL BE DIURNAL IN NATURE. ALSO...WHILE THERE ARE TIMING VARIATIONS AMONG THE MODELS...A SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS PROGGED EITHER REACHING OR STILL SLIGHTLY UPSTREAM OF THE REGION LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL HELP MAINTAIN AT LEAST SCATTERED COVERAGE OF SHOWERS ACROSS THE WESTERN PARTS OF THE AREA WITH ISOLATED EAST. TEMPERATURES DURING THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST WILL TREND MILDER EACH DAY. MOST AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE LOW TO MID 70S FOR HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY WITH UPPER 70S TO AROUND 80 MORE LIKELY THURSDAY. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... AS OF 300 PM EDT TUESDAY... DURING THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST...AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. WITH A ZONAL TO NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTRY. WITHIN THIS FLOW...A SERIES OF SHORTWAVE TROUGHS ARE PROGGED TO MOVE THROUGH OR CLOSER TO THE REGION. EACH DAY...DAYTIME HEATING IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS. DURING THE PASSAGE OF THE SHORTWAVE TROUGHS COVERAGE WILL BE ENHANCED...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONGER STORMS INCREASED. SATURDAY AND THEN AGAIN ON MONDAY ARE THE TIMES WHEN SUCH ENHANCEMENTS ARE POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND SLIGHTLY MILDER EACH DAY SO THAT BY TUESDAY HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WITH MID TO UPPER 80S ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. && .AVIATION /19Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... AS OF 125 PM EDT TUESDAY... MVFR TO IFR CIGS IS GOING TO MEANDER TOWARD VFR THIS AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF SHRA/ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE PIEDMONT/FOOTHILLS AND MORE CONVECTION WEST OF HLX-MWK. THE MTNS OF SE WV WILL SEE LIGHTER PRECIP IF ANY UNTIL TONIGHT WHEN THE FLOW STARTS TO BRING MORE MOISTURE FROM THE ATLANTIC. THINK THE TAF SITES WILL RAPIDLY FALL BACK TO IFR/MVFR AND AT TIMES LIFR IN THE MTNS/ROANOKE WITH WEDGE SETTING UP. MODELS KEEP IT WET THROUGH THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD BUT NOT EXPECTING IT TO RAIN THE ENTIRE TIME. VSBYS AS WELL WILL COME DOWN TO IFR/MVFR WITH HEAVIER SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON WITH MORE FOG TONIGHT/WED MORNING. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... MODEL TRENDS SUGGEST THE UPPER TROUGH WILL STALL OVER THE REGION FOR MOST OF THE WEEK (THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY) RESULTING IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LOW CIGS (MVFR AND POSSIBLE IFR) AND OPPORTUNITY FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN BY THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR HIGHER CLOUD BASES...HOWEVER...THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED THREAT FOR DIURNALLY DRIVEN SHOWERS/STORMS IN ADDITION TO LATE NIGHT-EARLY MORNING FOG. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...NONE. NC...NONE. WV...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...JH/WP NEAR TERM...WP SHORT TERM...DS LONG TERM...DS AVIATION...JH/WP
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 407 AM EDT TUE JUN 2 2015 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- 030815- 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- 407 AM EDT TUE JUN 2 2015 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT. BANDS OR CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. ISOLATED STORMS CONTAINING STRONG WINDS AND HAIL COULD ALSO OCCUR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SEVERAL PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WVZ042>044-507-508-030815- MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER- 407 AM EDT TUE JUN 2 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
618 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2015
VAZ034-045-022245-
BEDFORD-CAMPBELL-
618 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2015
...A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN CAMPBELL
AND SOUTH CENTRAL BEDFORD COUNTIES...
AT 617 PM EDT...A THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER LEESVILLE. THE STORM WAS
NEARLY STATIONARY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALTAVISTA...
HURT...
HUDDLESTON...
AND LEESVILLE.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3710 7922 3710 7924 3713 7925 3711 7928
3710 7930 3714 7934 3712 7935 3712 7938
3709 7939 3709 7940 3708 7941 3709 7955
3723 7950 3721 7921
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 060DEG 3KT 3715 7939
MBSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 624 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2015 VAZ022-023-034-022300- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-BEDFORD- 624 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2015 ...AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN ROANOKE...SOUTH CENTRAL BOTETOURT AND WEST CENTRAL BEDFORD COUNTIES... AT 623 PM EDT...THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM CLOVERDALE TO MONTVALE. THE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... TROUTVILLE... MONTVALE... BLUE RIDGE... CLOVERDALE... AND LAYMANTOWN. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 3734 8001 3731 7974 3739 7960 3742 7990 TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 072DEG 3KT 3737 7993 3736 7973 MBS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 627 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2015 VAZ045-058-059-022300- CHARLOTTE-HALIFAX-CAMPBELL- 627 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2015 ...A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT WEST CENTRAL CHARLOTTE...SOUTHEASTERN CAMPBELL AND NORTH CENTRAL HALIFAX COUNTIES... AT 627 PM EDT...A THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR WREN...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BROOKNEAL... PHENIX... WREN... ASPEN... AND HAT CREEK. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 3715 7895 3711 7873 3694 7875 3700 7902 TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 015DEG 7KT 3707 7887 MBS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
630 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2015
VAZ032-043-022330-
HENRY-PATRICK-
630 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN PATRICK... CENTRAL
HENRY AND CITY OF MARTINSVILLE COUNTIES...
AT 628 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER SPENCER...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
WINDS OF 30 MPH TO 40 MPH...PEA SIZE HAIL...AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL
WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARTINSVILLE...
AXTON...
SPENCER...
BASSETT...
AND VILLA HEIGHTS.
THIS INCLUDES THE MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY AND MARTINSVILLE AIRPORT.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR
VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING. LIGHTNING CAN
STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE
A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3661 8013 3682 7994 3667 7968 3654 7991
3654 8002
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 225DEG 8KT 3662 8001
MBSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 644 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2015 VAZ033-034-043>045-022330- HENRY-BEDFORD-CAMPBELL-PITTSYLVANIA-FRANKLIN- 644 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2015 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN PITTSYLVANIA...SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN...NORTHEASTERN HENRY...SOUTHWESTERN CAMPBELL AND SOUTH CENTRAL BEDFORD COUNTIES... AT 643 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS EXTENDING FROM NEAR LEESVILLE TO NEAR SNOW CREEK. THE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ALTAVISTA... HURT... PENHOOK... HUDDLESTON... AND PITTSVILLE. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. LAT...LON 3673 7970 3680 7983 3720 7945 3712 7928 TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 228DEG 4KT 3714 7936 3679 7976 MBS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
656 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2015
VAZ018-019-022-023-034-WVZ044-030000-
ALLEGHANY-CRAIG-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-BEDFORD-MONROE-
656 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2015
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EASTERN CRAIG...
NORTHEASTERN ROANOKE...NORTHERN CITY OF ROANOKE... SOUTHWESTERN
BOTETOURT...SOUTHWESTERN ALLEGHANY...WEST CENTRAL BEDFORD AND EAST
CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES...
AT 654 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS EXTENDING FROM
POTTS CREEK TO HOLLINS TO NEAR CHAMBLISSBURG. THE STORMS WERE NEARLY
STATIONARY.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROANOKE...
SALEM...
ALLEGHANY...
VINTON...
AND TROUTVILLE.
THIS INCLUDES ROANOKE REGIONAL AIRPORT.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR
VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3735 7964 3723 7973 3728 7999 3756 8034
3772 8026 3772 8025 3773 8026 3775 8025
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 118DEG 2KT 3762 8020 3736 7997 3729 7971
MBSThe Roanoke radar (KFCX), 27 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:59 UTC.
2 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Several reports and photos on Twitter showed minor flooding in Blacksburg around several apartment complexes. A nearby CoCoRaHS rain gage (VA-MN-6) measured 2.14 in several hours ending at 7PM on the June 2, most of which fell in about 2 hours.
Significant street flooding was reported across the city of Roanoke. 24th Street NW was closed at Shaffers Crossing along with other locations. Manhole covers were blown off some drains and flooding reported in Brookside Park.
Portions of Route 311 and Route 616 were closed due the heavy rainfall in and around New Castle. Minor flooding in an apartment complex was also reported.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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