A strong surface low was located over Western Tennessee in the morning. A wedge was in place over the region and expected to be eroded by a strong low level jet.
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The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
A strong surface low was located over Western Tennessee in the morning. A wedge was in place over the region and expected to be eroded by a strong low level jet. Bulk shear of 60 knots and Storm-Relative Helicity in the 400-600 m**2/s**2 range provided the dynamics for this severe event. With this in place, thunderstorms developed mainly east of the Blue Ridge in the Piedmont. Reports of Thunderstorm wind damage and large hail came in from multiple counties across North Carolina.
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 Feb 24, 10:35 AM EST, 1 hour earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1035 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FROM THE
SOUTHWEST BRINGING GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...AND SOME
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. BEHIND THIS SYSTEM COLDER AIR AND WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS INTO
FRIDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
AS OF 1030 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
NO CHANGES TO PREVIOUS THINKING. WEDGE REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS
THE AREA BUT IT IS ERODING ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN AND WESTERN
PERIPHERY. BELIEVE THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FROM
THE BLUE RIDGE EAST THIS AFTERNOON AS THE WEDGE ERODES AND THE
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH WITH STRONG DYNAMICS. WILL NOT BE MAKING
ANY CHANGES AT THIS TIME TO THE CURRENT SUITE OF WATCHES AND
WARNINGS ALREADY IN EFFECT.
PREVIOUS AFD...
WEDGE FIRMLY IN PLACE THIS MORNING WITH RAIN/DRIZZLE COVERING MUCH
OF THE AREA...WITH MOST OF THE RAIN IN THE NC MTNS AND FOOTHILLS
NORTH INTO SOUTHERN VA BLUE RIDGE.
WEATHER TODAY WILL BE VERY ACTIVE WITH SEVERAL ISSUES TO DEAL WITH.
GRADIENT WINDS...FLOOD THREAT AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THREAT.
THIS MORNING...STRONG SFC LOW WAS LOCATED OVER WESTERN TN. WEDGE
FRONT WAS LOCATED FROM SRN WV SOUTH TOWARD UPSTATE SC/NE GA THEN
EAST ACROSS SRN NC. QUESTION WILL BE HOLD QUICK THE RAIN/WAA AND
STRONG LOW LVL JET CAN ERODE THE WEDGE TODAY. MODELS TEND TO BE TOO
QUICK IN THIS...BUT GIVEN SUCH A STRONG SOUTHERLY JET AND WITH
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS...WARMER AIR SHOULD WIN OUT BY MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON. THE ACTUAL SFC LOWS MOVES NORTH INTO THE OHIO VALLEY THIS
AFTERNOON WITH HIGH PRESSURE WEDGE RETREATING.
A 60+ KT LOW LVL JET ACROSS TN THIS MORNING WORKS EAST TO THE
PIEDMONT BY MID AFTERNOON THEN EAST OF US BY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL
BE A CULPRIT FOR GRADIENT WINDS TO EXCEED 45 MPH AT TIMES OVER THE
SRN WV TO NW NC MTNS IN THE FAVORED SE DOWNSLOPE AREAS. WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS THROUGH 4 PM...WHEN THE
SE LOW LVL COMPONENT TURNS MORE SOUTH THEN SOUTHWEST. GIVEN THE
STRONG LOW LVL WINDS...THE HIGHER RIDGES OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND
ALLEGHANYS MAY PASS WIND ADVISORY LEVELS...HOWEVER...THE WEDGE
APPEARS TO KEEP THE STRONGEST WINDS FROM AFFECTING MOST OF THE
POPULATION.
AS FAR AS THE FLOOD THREAT...SEE HYDRO DISCUSSION BELOW. NO CHANGES
TO THE HEADLINE THOUGH FLASH FLOODING THREAT WILL BE HIGHER AT TIMES
GIVEN DEEPER CONVECTION EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG/EAST OF THE BLUE
RIDGE LATE THIS MORNING THRU THIS AFTERNOON.
FOR SEVERE WX...THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS AN HIGHEST RISK
SOUTHEAST OF A CHARLOTTE COURT HOUSE TO DANVILLE TO REIDSVILLE
LINE...WITH SLIGHT RISK AS FAR WEST AS THE BLUE RIDGE. THE DYNAMICS
ARE THERE FOR SVR WINDS...WITH BULK SHEAR OF 60 KTS...STORM MOTION
SPEED WILL BE 40 TO 55 KTS. STORM RELATIVE HELICITIES WILL ALSO BE
HIGH IN THE 400-600 RANGE AND WITH RETREATING WEDGE FRONT EXPECT
SOME POTENTIAL SPINUPS. THE LIMITING FACTOR IS THERMODYNAMICS AS
CLOUD COVER WILL BE EXTENSIVE...BUT HIGH-RES MODELS FAVOR BREAKS IN
BETWEEN THE RAIN/DRIZZLE THIS MORNING AND THE LINE OF CONVECTION
LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SPELLS A GOOD POTENTIAL FOR A FEW SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS TO FIRE UP. STILL THINK BIGGEST THREAT WILL LIE IN THE
FAR SE CWA AROUND SOUTH BOSTON...DANVILLE/YANCEYVILLE...AND POINTS
SOUTH AND EAST. ALL OF THIS WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE HWO.
AS FOR TEMPS WILL SEE IT STAY IN THE 40S ACROSS THE WEDGED AREAS
THROUGH MIDDAY/EARLY AFTERNOON THEN WARM INTO THE 50S BY 3-5PM. HAVE
IT WARMER WHERE WEDGE BREAKS DOWN FASTER...I.E. SOUTHSIDE VA/NW NC
PIEDMONT WHERE IT SHOULD GET TO THE LOWER TO MID 60S. THIS FORECAST
HINGES ON THE WEDGE BREAKING BUT NOT UNTIL LATE. SO IF THE WEDGE
STAYS IN PLACE LONGER...WE BUST THE FORECAST ON THE WARM SIDE...BUT
IF THE WEDGE ERODES FASTER...AND SUNSHINE PUSHES THROUGH FOR AN
HOUR...TEMPS IN DANVILLE TO SOUTH BOSTON TO YANCEYVILLE COULD TOP 70.
WENT CLOSER TO THE HIGH-RES LOCAL WRF...THE 06Z LAMP AND THE NAM
GUIDANCE WHICH HOLDS THE WEDGE LONGER...BUT NOT TOO LONG.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 400 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
RAPIDLY DEEPENING CYCLONE WILL CONTINUE TO GAIN LATITUDE
TONIGHT...MOVING FROM OHIO INTO SOUTHERN ONTARIO...THE SURFACE
PRESSURE FALLING TO NEAR 980 MB BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY. THE
ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE EAST
COAST...PRESSURE RISES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND DEPARTING
CYCLONE RESULTING IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. 85H WINDS...OR WINDS 3 TO 5KFT ABOVE THE
SURFACE WILL BE HUMMING ALONG AT NEAR 50 KTS. THIS SHOULD TRANSLATE
INTO HEALTHY SURFACE GUSTS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGE CRESTS.
IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL BRING TEMPERATURES
BACK TO A MORE WINTRY FEEL. MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT H85 TEMPS
BOTTOM OUT AROUND -12C BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE ANY
LINGERING MOISTURE TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW WITH PRIMARY IMPACT FROM
ACCUMULATION CONFINED TO AREAS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...AND MOST
PROMINENTLY ALONG OUR WESTERN SLOPES FROM THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF
LEWISBURG TO THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA. FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...OVER ABOUT A 24 TO 30 HOUR PERIOD...WILL BE
LOOKING AT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500
FEET...AND AN INCH OR TWO IN BOONE...TAZEWELL...BLUEFIELD...AND
LEWISBURG. A DUSTING TO AN INCH IS POSSIBLE IN THE NEW RIVER VALLEY
AND HIGHLANDS OF VA...AND JUST FLURRIES ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE. DRY
DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL SCOUR THE CLOUDS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE WITH
LITTLE OR SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT.
WILL NEED TO ADDRESS THE WIND AND SNOW ACCUMULATION HAZARD AT SOME
POINT WITH A HEADLINE...IN OTHER WORDS A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY OR
WIND ADVISORY. FOR NOW...WILL CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT THIS IN THE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IN LIEU OF ADDING MORE HEADLINES TO THE
HODGEPODGE OF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES THAT WE ARE ALREADY
ADDRESSING IN THE NEAR TERM FORECAST.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 250 PM EST TUESDAY...
BY SATURDAY...HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD FINALLY BUILD OVERHEAD AND
PROVIDE DRY WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE MID ATLANTIC. THE HIGH SHOULD
SHIFT EASTWARD ON SUNDAY...AND ALLOW MILDER AIR TO RETURN FROM THE
SOUTHWEST. AS A RESULT...TEMPERATURES COULD EASILY JUMP TEN DEGREES
HIGHER BETWEEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
SHOULD ARRIVE BY MONDAY...BUT THERE REMAINS CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY
WITH DETAILS IN TIMING AND QPF BETWEEN THE 12Z GFS AND 12Z ECMWF
MODELS. REGARDLESS...THE PRECIPITATION APPEARS TO BE JUST RAIN FOR
MONDAY...SO CHANCE POPS WERE INSERTED WITH THE HIGHEST VALUES IN THE
WESTERN MOUNTAINS. THE RAIN MAY CHANGE OVER TO UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS
DURING MONDAY NIGHT...BEFORE TRANSITIONING BACK TO RAIN ON TUESDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /16Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 645 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
TAF SITES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE POOR FLIGHT
CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WITH WEDGE RETREATING/ERODING
FROM BLF/DAN NWD THROUGH TONIGHT AS STRONG LOW LVL JET MIXES
WARMER AIR DOWN.
ISSUES WILL LOW CIGS/VSBYS AT TIMES EARLY ALONG WITH LOW LVL WIND
SHEAR. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY FROM THE SE THEN SW TO WEST THROUGH
THE PERIOD.
RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FROM BCB/ROA EAST AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE PREVALENT MORESO SOUTH AND EAST OF
KDAN. ATTM...CONFIDENCE NOT HIGH IN HAVING THUNDER PREDOMINANTLY
IN TAFS AND LEFT VCTS AT LYH/DAN ONLY. IN ADDITION...SOME
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS.
FRONT AND RAIN SWINGS EAST BY 00Z...THEN COLDER SW TO W WINDS KICK
IN OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE AT BLF/LWB TOWARD 12Z THU.
GUSTS ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE WILL BE IN THE 20 TO 30 KT
RANGE OR HIGHER LATER TONIGHT.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WITH MVFR/IFR CEILINGS INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
WINDS SPEEDS. UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH ON FRIDAY NIGHT
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY UNDER THE HIGH.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
AS OF 345 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE LATEST BLENDED TPW IMAGERY CONTINUES TO SHOW WELL DEFINED PW
PLUME EXTENDING INTO THE EASTERN U.S. THE PWAT ANOMALIES ARE ABOUT 2
TO 4 STANDARD DEVIATIONS ABOVE THE MEAN. TODAY WILL BE ABOUT WHERE
THE DEEPER CONVECTION OCCURS AND HOW FAST IT MOVES ACROSS. OUTSIDE
DEEP CONVECTION WILL SEE PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN/RAIN
SHOWERS. WITH CONVECTION THINK THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING
EXISTS...THOUGH SPEED OF STORMS WILL BE RAPID. NO CHANGES TO THE
FLOOD WATCH AS RIVERS AND STREAM CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH AND GROUND
REMAINS SATURATED.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHER NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE AND EAST AS
THINK SE COMPONENT TO THE SFC/LOW LVL WINDS WORK AS A RAIN SHADOW TO
THE NORTHWEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...THOUGH THEN INCREASE AMOUNTS AGAIN
UPSLOPE INTO THE ALLEGHANYS. AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM EARLY
THIS MORNING THROUGH THE END OF THE DAY WILL RANGE FROM ONE QUARTER
TO ONE HALF INCH ON THE WEST SIDE AND PORTIONS OF THE PIEDMONT...TO
1 TO 2 INCHES NEAR AND EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR VAZ007-009>020-
022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR VAZ007-009-010-
012-015.
NC...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NCZ001>006-018>020.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NCZ001-002-018.
WV...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR WVZ042>044-507-508.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR WVZ042.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JH/WP
NEAR TERM...MBS/WP
SHORT TERM...PM
LONG TERM...PW
AVIATION...AMS/RCS/WP
HYDROLOGY...WPHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 455 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 NCZ003-019-VAZ011-013-014-016>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ044-507-251000- SURRY-WILKES-GILES-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- 455 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... 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. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. IN ADDITION...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD BRING STRONG WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS MAY ALSO GUST TO ADVISORY LEVELS LATE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. WVZ043-508-251000- SUMMERS-WESTERN GREENBRIER- 455 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL MAY REACH ADVISORY LEVELS FROM THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-WVZ042-251000- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-GRAYSON-MERCER- 455 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL MAY REACH ADVISORY LEVELS FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-251000- STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 455 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES ALSO POSSIBLE. THE TIMING FOR THIS WILL BE BETWEEN NOON AND 7 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER LOW AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1115 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCZ001>003-019-020-241715-
WILKES-ASHE-YADKIN-ALLEGHANY-SURRY-
1115 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT
NORTHERN YADKIN...SOUTHERN SURRY...WILKES...CENTRAL ALLEGHANY AND
SOUTHEASTERN ASHE COUNTIES...
AT 1115 AM EST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER BOOMER...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTH WILKESBORO...
ELKIN...
WILKESBORO...
FAIRVIEW...
AND JONESVILLE.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3608 8139 3639 8149 3653 8096 3630 8045
3626 8045 3603 8106 3604 8120 3601 8129
TIME...MOT...LOC 1615Z 215DEG 35KT 3609 8126
JHSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1134 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
NCZ002>004-VAZ012-013-015>017-032-241730-
ALLEGHANY-SURRY-STOKES-WYTHE-FLOYD-CARROLL-PULASKI-PATRICK-GRAYSON-
1134 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT
NORTHERN SURRY...WESTERN STOKES...NORTHERN ALLEGHANY...WESTERN
PATRICK...SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI...SOUTHEASTERN GRAYSON...SOUTHWESTERN
FLOYD...EAST CENTRAL WYTHE...CITY OF GALAX AND CARROLL COUNTIES...
AT 1133 AM EST...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM INDEPENDENCE TO NEAR MOUNTAIN VIEW...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS ALONG WITH
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOUNT AIRY...
GALAX...
FLAT ROCK...
HILLSVILLE...
AND SPARTA.
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3649 8091 3644 8127 3646 8128 3665 8112
3707 8067 3682 8029 3627 8041
TIME...MOT...LOC 1633Z 211DEG 44KT 3660 8113 3566 8134
JHThe Roanoke radar (KFCX), 138 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:36 UTC.
12 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees along Boomer Road.
Thunderstorm winds broke off several large branches from trees. Dime size hail was also reported.
Thunderstorm winds knocked over trees along Congo Road. near the intersection of Crysel Road.
This particular storm had very strong winds with much of its life with reports of damaging winds and large hail. The storm went directly through Mt. Airy where numerous trees were blown down in multiple locations. Reports ended in the Flat Rock area where downed trees and power lines were widespread.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees over Farmington Road in Mocksville.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees onto Highway 65.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees in Madison.
Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds in the Mayodan area.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees and power lines in the Stoneville area.
Thunderstorm winds knocked over three trees in the Ruffin area.
Thunderstorm winds knocked over three or four trees in the Cherry Grove area.
Thunderstorm winds knocked over several trees in the Milton area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, February 2016
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: 619605, 619349, 619606, 619029, 619461, 619347, 619348, 619350, 619464, 619466, 620753, 619601, 619602, 619603, 619604.