One severe thunderstorm moved over Carroll County during the afternoon. Thunderstorm winds blew down a utility pole in Laurel Fork.
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One severe thunderstorm moved over Carroll County during the afternoon. Thunderstorm winds blew down a utility pole in Laurel Fork.
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 May 3, 3:16 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Blacksburg VA Issued by National Weather Service Raleigh NC 416 PM EDT Fri May 3 2019 .SYNOPSIS... A cold front will approach the region tonight and cross our area Saturday afternoon and evening. Drier high pressure will filter into the region late Sunday and remain over the area through Wednesday. Our next weather system will move through the central Appalachians and the mid-Atlantic region Wednesday night into Friday. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/... As of 245 PM EDT Friday... A cold front was situated from northwest Pennsylvania southwest into central Tennessee. A disturbance in advance of this front will continue to be responsible for triggering showers and thunderstorms across the region the remainder of this afternoon and this evening. Coverage will be greatest across the mountains with the potential for some of these storms to be on the strong to severe side, especially over southeast West Virginia. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch continues for this area until 1000 PM EDT. Damaging wind gusts are the greatest threat from any storm that strengthen to severe levels in this area, with large hail a secondary threat. The activity will progress eastward through the night and transition to isolated to scattered showers after midnight. With plenty of surface moisture, patchy fog will again be possible late tonight into early Saturday morning, especially those areas that are impacted the most this evening and tonight by heavy rains. Once skies trend mostly cloudy to cloudy this evening, they will remain that way through the night. Low temperatures overnight will range from the mid to upper 50s across the mountains to the low to mid 60s across the Piedmont. On Saturday, the cold front to our west will approach and move about half-way across the area by sunset. The result will be another day with scattered showers and storms with the best potential for strong to severe storm across the southern and southwestern sections of the area, altough, all parts of the forecast area will have a potential. If severe weather occurs, the greatest threats will be damaging winds and equally, large hail. Thanks to greater coverage of precipitation and cloudy skies to start the day, high temperatures on an average will be slightly cooler than readings of today. Highs on Saturday will range from the upper 60s to lower 70s across the mountains with values of around 80 to the lower 80s across the Piedmont. && .SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... As of 330 PM EDT Friday... Frontal showers are expected to become more more prolific Saturday evening into Saturday night as combination of Surface front and an upper level disturbance crosses the region. The actual surface front is not expected to cross the forecast area until Sunday, so opportunity will exist for showers into the day Sunday, although with the expectation for things to dry out from west to east during the day Sunday. Similar to Saturday, there will be an opportunity for Strong to Severe storms Saturday evening with enhanced wind flow aloft raising potential for strong surface wind gusts associated with any storms that develop. This zone of enhanced wind and associated instability is expected to wane after midnight with general but widespread shower threat continuing until the front clears the forecast area Sunday. Temperatures until Sunday's frontal passage are expected to remain mild, readings remaining elevated due to the high moisture content of the airmass. The upper trough will slide east Sunday allowing the flow to become more zonal. This will give the surface front a nudge to the south and east, High pressure building southeast across our area, associated with a dry airmass for Monday. Temperatures will return closer to the seasonal norm, although still favoring the warmer side of climatology by about 5 degrees. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... As of 345 PM EDT Friday... Zonal flow will be quick to recycle weather systems from the central and western CONUS. This suggests a high likelihood for showers and storms to return to the forecast for the middle and end of next week. High pressure will slide east into Tuesday, return flow bringing moisture and increasing dewpoints back to the forecast area. Another frontal boundary is expected to sink southward from the northern U.S. by Wednesday. This feature is expected to stall and become the focus for multiple waves of low pressure from Wednesday through Friday. && .AVIATION /20Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... As of 145 PM EDT Friday... Isolated showers and storms are beginning to fire along and west of KTNB-KLWB line. Coverage is expected to increase through the afternoon and early evening and extend east to the crest of the Blue Ridge. While VFR conditions will be the norm through the afternoon, brief, localized sub-VFR conditions will exist under the heaviest showers and storms. Overnight, a shortwave trough will move into the region and flight categories will trend into MVFR then IFR levels across most of the mountains and eventually into the Piedmont. Obstructions, will be due a combination of the showers and storms and light fog that will develop. Saturday morning, while most of the precipitation will have exited the area, fog will remain an issue for many locations, especially those impacted the greatest by the precipitation this afternoon through tonight. While there will be a gradual improvement in ceiling heights through the morning, most areas will not be any better than MVFR at the conclusion of the valid TAF period, 18Z/2PM Saturday. Our next round of showers will advance into the far western portion of the forecast area late in the valid TAF period. Forecast confidence in the above portion of the aviation discussion is moderate. While the overall synoptic trends are of moderate to high confidence, details in the specific locations with the worst flight conditions are low to moderate. EXTENDED AVIATION DISCUSSION... Flight conditions will continue sub-VFR Saturday afternoon and evening with the arrival and passage of a cold front. Expect improving flight conditions late Saturday night into early Sunday as the last of the showers exit the region and drier air works its way into the area. Primarily VFR conditions will exist Sunday through Tuesday as high pressure dominates our weather pattern. The exception will be the potential for some late night/early morning fog within the river and mountain valleys. A warm front will lift through the area on Wednesday. While conditions will still primarily be VFR, a return of showers to mainly the western half to the region will increase our chances of some patchy sub-VFR conditions. Forecast confidence in the above portion of the aviation discussion is moderate. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...None. NC...None. WV...None. && SYNOPSIS...DS NEAR TERM...DS SHORT TERM...KK/PM LONG TERM...KK/PM AVIATION...DS/JH/RAB
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA Issued by National Weather Service Raleigh NC 229 PM EDT Fri May 3 2019 NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-041830- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles- Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA- Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst- 229 PM EDT Fri May 3 2019 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. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected through this evening. A few of these could become strong to severe, with quarter to half-dollar sized hail, damaging wind gusts, and heavy rainfall leading to localized flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected again Saturday and Saturday evening. A few of these thunderstorms could become strong to severe producing quarter to half-dollar sized hail, damaging wind gusts, and heavy rainfall leading to localized flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-041830- Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Yadkin-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell- Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte- 229 PM EDT Fri May 3 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, northwest North Carolina, central Virginia and south central Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Scattered thunderstorms are expected through this evening. One or two of these could become strong to severe producing quarter- sized hail and damaging wind gusts. The strongest storms will also produce heavy rainfall which could lead to localized flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected Saturday and Saturday evening. A few of these thunderstorms could become strong to severe producing quarter to half-dollar sized hail, damaging wind gusts, and heavy rainfall leading to localized flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. WVZ042>044-507-508-041830- Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier- 229 PM EDT Fri May 3 2019 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 125 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected through this evening. A few of these could become strong to severe, with quarter to half-dollar sized hail, damaging wind gusts, and heavy rainfall leading to localized flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected again Saturday and Saturday evening. A few of these thunderstorms could become strong to severe producing quarter to half-dollar sized hail, damaging wind gusts, and heavy rainfall leading to localized flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Greenville-Spartanburg SC 326 PM EDT Fri May 3 2019 VAZ009-012-015-032015- Grayson-Wythe-Smyth- 326 PM EDT Fri May 3 2019 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN Smyth...SOUTHWESTERN Wythe AND NORTHWESTERN Grayson Counties... AT 323 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS near Troutdale...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... Sugar Grove... Mount Rogers National Recreation Area... Troutdale... Marion Wytheville... AND Flatridge. HEAVY RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 3662 8147 3674 8156 3693 8134 3676 8117 TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 229DEG 9KT 3673 8142 Lane
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Raleigh NC
400 PM EDT FRI MAY 3 2019
VAZ012-015-016-032100-
Grayson-Wythe-Carroll-
400 PM EDT FRI MAY 3 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT
Wythe...NORTHWESTERN Carroll AND CENTRAL Grayson Counties...
AT 359 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS near Flatridge...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
Wytheville...
Galax...
Hillsville...
Rural Retreat...
AND Independence.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
West Virginia.
LAT...LON 3674 8139 3677 8126 3686 8131 3703 8118
3702 8116 3704 8113 3702 8111 3705 8103
3705 8098 3707 8091 3703 8089 3688 8074
3677 8067 3657 8126 3658 8133 3672 8142
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 241DEG 22KT 3669 8127
RTESPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Raleigh NC
407 PM EDT FRI MAY 3 2019
WVZ043-507-508-032100-
Western Greenbrier-Summers-Eastern Greenbrier-
407 PM EDT FRI MAY 3 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT
Greenbrier AND Summers Counties...
AT 406 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS near Piney View...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
Hinton...
Rainelle...
Alderson...
Rupert...
AND Quinwood.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
West Virginia.
LAT...LON 3826 8043 3822 8036 3811 8036 3805 8026
3804 8017 3751 8098 3759 8109 3763 8107
3772 8097 3768 8088 3777 8089 3782 8094
3787 8075 3795 8081 3799 8077 3804 8083
3806 8080 3806 8087 3810 8088 3808 8071
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 241DEG 21KT 3781 8104
RTESPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Raleigh NC
425 PM EDT FRI MAY 3 2019
VAZ007-WVZ042-032130-
Tazewell-Mercer-
425 PM EDT FRI MAY 3 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT
NORTHEASTERN Tazewell AND Mercer Counties...
AT 425 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS over Tiptop...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
Bluefield...
Princeton...
Athens...
Matoaka...
AND Camp Creek.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
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 3726 8150 3727 8142 3732 8137 3742 8131
3742 8128 3746 8131 3750 8126 3751 8121
3758 8119 3760 8114 3759 8110 3743 8086
3738 8088 3735 8085 3731 8090 3727 8116
3722 8128 3717 8127 3711 8144 3723 8152
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 241DEG 21KT 3723 8141
RTESPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Raleigh NC
448 PM EDT FRI MAY 3 2019
NCZ001-018-019-032145-
Ashe-Wilkes-Watauga-
448 PM EDT FRI MAY 3 2019
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT
NORTHWESTERN Wilkes...Watauga AND Ashe Counties...
AT 448 PM EDT...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS over Lovill...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
Boone...
Jefferson...
West Jefferson...
Blowing Rock...
AND Beech Mountain.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
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 3636 8180 3634 8171 3641 8174 3647 8170
3653 8171 3659 8168 3657 8136 3648 8132
3639 8124 3636 8126 3636 8136 3630 8137
3625 8133 3621 8146 3612 8154 3611 8181
3616 8183 3621 8191 3626 8189 3629 8192
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 239DEG 15KT 3624 8173
RTESPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Raleigh NC
522 PM EDT FRI MAY 3 2019
VAZ022-023-034-032215-
Botetourt-Roanoke-Bedford-
522 PM EDT FRI MAY 3 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT
Roanoke...City of Salem...City of Roanoke...NORTHWESTERN Bedford AND
Botetourt Counties...
AT 522 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS near Poages Mill...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
Roanoke...
Salem...
Vinton...
Bedford...
AND Buchanan.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
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 3768 7967 3766 7968 3760 7957 3758 7958
3741 7936 3722 7987 3714 7996 3717 8003
3716 8009 3712 8013 3711 8017 3723 8019
3733 8026 3736 8024 3738 8020 3738 8015
3744 8005 3755 7997 3758 7999 3772 7971
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 240DEG 22KT 3723 8010
RTEThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorms winds blew down a utility pole in Laurel Fork.
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