The afternoon of the 18th was very active as slow-moving thunderstorms across northwest North Carolina produced pockets of heavy rainfall and at least a few reports of flooding. 5 inch range in a few hours per radar and rain gauges.
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The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
The afternoon of the 18th was very active as slow-moving thunderstorms across northwest North Carolina produced pockets of heavy rainfall and at least a few reports of flooding. Rainfall across parts of Watauga was in the 2 to 3.5 inch range in a few hours per radar and rain gauges.
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 17, 6:42 AM EST, 18 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 523 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2019 VAZ007-010-011-014-018>020-022>024-034-035-045>047-WVZ042>044-507- 508-180930- Tazewell-Bland-Giles-Montgomery-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke- Botetourt-Rockbridge-Bedford-Amherst-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham- Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier- 523 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. The main threats will be damaging winds and isolated large hail. Heavy rain is also likely with these storms which may result in localized flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible Tuesday and Wednesday. The main threats will be damaging winds and isolated large hail. Heavy rain is also likely with these storms which may result in localized flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012-013-015>017-032-033-043-044-058-059-180930- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Smyth-Wythe-Pulaski-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd- Patrick-Franklin-Henry-Pittsylvania-Halifax-Charlotte- 523 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest North Carolina, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia and west central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. The main threat will be damaging winds. Heavy rain is also likely with these storms which may result in localized flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. A few storms Tuesday and Wednesday could become strong, and possibly severe. Damaging wind gusts are the main threats. Localized flooding is possible too, especially closer to the Blue Ridge. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ003>006-019-020-180930- Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Wilkes-Yadkin- 523 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina and northwest North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 152 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:02 UTC.
2 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
The Boone 1 SE COOP (BOON7) measured 2.60 for the 24-hour period ending 0700 AM EDT which easily set a date record (old record 0.72 in 1987) and was the 5th highest for any June daily rainfall. Records at this Boone site date back to 1980.
Flash flooding on Meadowview Drive was reported, most likely overflow from Winkler Creek.
Flash flooding on Daniel Boone Road was reported, most likely from a small creek overflowing its banks.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, June 2019
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 838469, 838466, 838468.