An upper level storm system passing to our north, combined with afternoon instability and marginal shear allowed for a few severe storms to form and produce localized damaging winds.
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The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
An upper level storm system passing to our north, combined with afternoon instability and marginal shear allowed for a few severe storms to form and produce localized damaging winds.
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 Jul 18, 1:31 PM EST, 4 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 231 PM EDT Mon Jul 18 2022 .SYNOPSIS... A cold front will approach the Mid Atlantic this afternoon and provide showers and thunderstorms. Drier air should arrive by late Tuesday, but another cold front will bring more showers and thunderstorms toward late Wednesday into Thursday. Warmer temperatures are expected Wednesday through the end of the week. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/... As of 215 PM EDT Monday... Narrow line of convection formed along the Blue Ridge and shifting northeast into the foothills of VA, with another cluster north over the Shenandoah Valley and yet another back across the coalfields of VA into the TN Valley. Upper trough will shift to mid-Atlantic Tuesday. Will likely see showers/storms until late evening then dissipating after midnight. With clearing skies late tonight, fog will be developing where it rains. Front will wash out Tuesday though low level convergence along/south of southern VA will likely keep another round of scattered storms Tuesday afternoon. Not much change in airmass so expect another warm day Tuesday with 80s for most, and around 90 in the piedmont. Forecast confidence is average. && .SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... As of 151 PM EDT Monday... Lower chances of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday, then a cold front will arrive toward Thursday. Following the higher res models actually showing two rounds of storms, but an issue of again not everyone getting rain but coverage should be better than the past 2 days, as front moves closer and we get better upper support. A few of the storms could bring excessive rainfall if there is training over the same area, but storm motion is a little faster today. Also cannot rule isolated strong to severe storms as SBCAPEs exceeding 2000 and some low level drier air allowing DCAPES above 1000 J/kg, so a few downbursts possible. The upper trough axis will pivot east into the Atlantic ocean. This will allow the upper level ridge to build eastward Tuesday night into Wednesday. A cold front will approach Wednesday afternoon and move across Wednesday night into Thursday. Drier air will arrive on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Low temperatures will range from the upper 50s in the mountains to around 70 degrees in the Piedmont. As a cold front approaches Wednesday, a few showers and thunderstorms may develop Wednesday afternoon especially along the southern Blue Ridge. High temperatures Wednesday will range from the upper 70s in the west to the mid 90s in the Piedmont. A cold front will travel across our area Wednesday night into Thursday with showers and thunderstorms. Low temperatures Wednesday night will have readings from the mid 60s in the mountains to lower 70s in the Piedmont. High pressure will build from the northwest by Thursday night to halt the rain chances. Moderate confidence in Short Term Forecast. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... As of 151 PM EDT Monday... Drier weather expected Friday and Saturday, then rain chances increase by Early Next Week. Northwest downsloping flow will advect drier air into our region Friday. High temperatures Friday will range from the mid 80s in the mountains to the mid 90s in the Piedmont. High pressure should continue quiet weather Friday night into Saturday morning. Low temperatures will generally be in the 60s. An isolated shower or thunderstorm is possible Saturday afternoon in the southwestern mountains. High temperatures Saturday will moderate into the upper 80s in the west to mid 90s in the east as the upper level ridge slides eastward toward the Mississippi River Valley. A weak low pressure system could pass over the Great Lakes by Saturday night and drag a front toward the northern Mid Atlantic early next week. The heat along with increasing moisture and lift could spark scattered showers and thunderstorms by Sunday afternoon. The potential for convection increases Monday and Tuesday. Moderate Confidence In Long Term Forecast. && .AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... As of 120 PM EDT Monday... Scattered to numerous thunderstorms this afternoon will likely impact the airports or at least come close to each terminal, so kept VCTS with tempo 2 hours for thunderstorms. Mainly VFR outside of storms, with a few west/southwest gust to 20kts. Tonight, activity diminishes and will likely see fog developing. Higher confidence at LWB/BCB and possibly BLF for sub-VFR. Tuesday, look for low clouds/fog to dissipate by 13-15z and VFR thereafter. Storms tomorrow will be widely scattered with best chance south of a JFZ-BCB line. Average confidence for ceiling, visibility, wind. Average confidence for the timing and location of thunderstorms today. Extended Aviation Discussion... Mainly VFR through the period, except for potential late night/early morning fog at LWB/BCB. Showers and thunderstorms, and the associated MVFR conditions will resume by late Wednesday into Thursday as another cold front arrives. Drier air will return by Friday. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...None. NC...None. WV...None. && SYNOPSIS...WP NEAR TERM...WP SHORT TERM...KK LONG TERM...KK AVIATION...WP
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 137 PM EDT Mon Jul 18 2022 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>044-507-508-191745- 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-Mercer-Summers-Monroe- Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier- 137 PM EDT Mon Jul 18 2022 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...This afternoon and tonight. Thunderstorms today will be capable of producing torrential rains which could lead to localized flooding. Also, an isolated severe storm is possible with damaging winds the main threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
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</html>The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 132 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:46 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
One tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds on East Big Springs Road.
One tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds near the intersection of NC HWY 221 and Mount Zion Church Road.
One tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds along Highway 21.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, July 2022
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: 1046110, 1046111, 1046112.