A cold front passed through southwestern and central VA, interacting with an unstable air mass and limited shear to produce severe thunderstorms. Several of these storms produced damaging winds.
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A cold front passed through southwestern and central VA, interacting with an unstable air mass and limited shear to produce severe thunderstorms. Several of these storms produced 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 Jun 2, 8:58 AM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 958 AM EDT Thu Jun 2 2022 .SYNOPSIS... A cold front from eastern New York to southeast Missouri this morning will move southeast today and tonight with numerous showers and thunderstorms over the region before the front moves offshore late Friday. Dry weather with temperatures near normal is expected Friday night through Saturday night. The chance for showers and thunderstorms returns on Monday and Tuesday. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... As of 950 AM EDT Thursday... A few showers and storms crossed through southeast West Virginia this morning, but these have since dissipated and most areas are seeing mostly sunny skies. The lack of cloud cover will promote strong surface heating, along with building instability and increased forcing as the front moves closer, all of which will allow for storms to develop later this afternoon and evening. Damaging wind gusts remain the primary threat. As of 350 AM EDT Thursday... Upper ridge flattens today with falling 500 MB heights over the Mid Atlantic and Northeast United States as a short waves crosses the region. The surface cold front that was over the Ohio Valley will move southeast today and tonight, reaching from southeast Virginia to central South Carolina by Friday morning. Synoptic scale models are in good agreement bringing a line of showers and thunderstorms through the foothills and piedmont between 21Z/5PM and 00Z/8PM. The convective allowing models do not have any particular consensus on timing and locations within that time frame. Surface-based Convective Available Potential Energy will peak in the 2000-3000J/kg ahead of the first storms. Shear will be modest but enough for any of the stronger storms to be organized enough for hail and wind. The first line of storms to go through that area will be the most likely time frame for any severe thunderstorms. Another broken line of showers and thunderstorms will also be along the front, but even these will be east of Lynchburg and Danville by midnight. Bufkit forecast sounding show storm motion will be 25 to 30 mph but with precipitable water 1.5 to 1.75 inches and efficient warm rain processes, all storms will have high rainfall rates and 2 inches of rain in localized spots is likely. At the same time the back edge of precipitation will be exiting the piedmont this evening, clouds will be filling in over the mountains behind the front. As upslope winds turn to the north and drier air advects into the area, these clouds will start to dissipate late tonight. Locations east of the Blue Ridge have the potential to get into the lower 90s again this afternoon before any thunderstorms disrupt the rise in temperatures. A cooler air mass and lower 850MB temperatures advect into the mountains by Friday morning. Used the NBM as a starting point for lows tonight. && .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... As of 100 AM EDT Thursday... Expect near normal temperatures and very little chance of precipitation this weekend. Thursday's cold front will be just south of the region on Friday. The vast majority of the region is expected not to have any rain. However, some lingering showers will be possible across portions of the mountains and foothills of northwest North Carolina during Friday morning. High pressure will build over the area during the weekend bringing seasonable temperatures back to the area. As the center of the high starts to shift east of the region, there may be enough of a return of moisture into the area to generate isolated showers over the North Carolina mountains Sunday afternoon, and farther north into parts of southwest Virginia and southeast West Virginia Sunday night. Confidence in the above weather scenario is high. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... As of 1215 AM EDT Thursday... Mild and unsettled weather expected through the period. During this portion of the forecast, flow aloft will be almost zonal each day. A series of shortwave troughs will ride along the flow, into and across our region. This type of pattern will keep the region on the mild side with more than simply diurnal-type showers and storms. The challenge though is the variability in the guidance in depicting the timing of each of these features. While not represented equally among the guidance, there is some clustering around the Tuesday afternoon and then Wednesday night as the times currently with the best chances for the crossing of one of the shortwave troughs. The resultant forecast will be one that offers daily chances of showers and storms with peaks in those probabilities around the times mentioned above. With no push of colder air into the area, each day should be above normal for this time of year. Confidence in the above scenario is moderate. && .AVIATION /14Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... As of 650 AM EDT Thursday... A cold front will cross the Mid Atlantic region and Carolinas today and tonight. Numerous showers and thunderstorms will develop along and ahead of the front, especially in the foothills and piedmont of Virginia and North Carolina and between 18Z/2PM and 00Z/8PM. Have narrowed down the most likely time of impact for each local TAF site. Strong, gusty wind and intense rainfall with MVFR visibility are likely with any of the bigger storms. There are isolated showers and thunderstorms this morning in southeast West Virginia and western Virginia, but these are close to the KLWB, KBCB and KBLF TAF sites. The wind will be from southwest to west ahead of the front. Some gusts up to 20 knots are possible once mixing gets established this morning. The wind direction turns to the northwest behind the front. Ceilings over the mountains lower to MVFR right behind the front and will remain low early Friday morning. With dry air coming in behind the front and the upslope weakening on Friday morning, the sky will begin to clear and ceilings may lift before 12Z/8AM over the mountains. Depending on the speed of the clearing and where it rains this afternoon and evening, some locations may have a brief period of MVFR fog. Average confidence for ceiling, visibility and wind. Extended Aviation Discussion... VFR conditions expected on Friday across the area as drier and cooler air overspreads the region from the northwest. Clouds will remain over North Carolina and southern Virginia but ceilings will be VFR. The weather will be VFR on Saturday and Sunday. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible in the mountains Sunday afternoon. On Monday thunderstorms with MVFR conditions will be scattered over the mountains and isolated in the foothills and piedmont. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...None. NC...None. WV...None. && SYNOPSIS...AMS NEAR TERM...AMS/BMG SHORT TERM...DS LONG TERM...DS AVIATION...AMS/RAB
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 638 AM EDT Thu Jun 2 2022 VAZ035-046-047-059-031045- Amherst-Appomattox-Buckingham-Charlotte- 638 AM EDT Thu Jun 2 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia and south central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. There is a Slight Risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. The primary threat is damaging wind. Large hail and localized flooding are secondary threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. Reports should be submitted by phone by calling 1-866-215-4324, social media, by email at rnk.skywarn@noaa.gov or online at www.weather.gov/rnk. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-033-034-WVZ042>044-507-508- 031045- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski- Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke- Botetourt-Rockbridge-Franklin-Bedford-Mercer-Summers-Monroe- Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier- 638 AM EDT Thu Jun 2 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest North Carolina, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. Some of the storms may be strong to severe with the primary threat of damaging wind. Localized flash flooding is possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032-043>045-058-031045- Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Wilkes-Yadkin-Patrick-Henry- Pittsylvania-Campbell-Halifax- 638 AM EDT Thu Jun 2 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, northwest North Carolina, central Virginia, south central Virginia and southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. Some of the storms may be strong to severe with the primary threat of damaging wind. Localized flooding is possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:29 UTC.
19 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds near Jewell Ridge.
A tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds.
A couple trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.
A couple trees were downed by thunderstorm winds near Kings Mountain Road, with one of them falling on power lines and blocking the road.
A couple of large tree limbs were torn off by thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Virginia Highway 107 and Sulphur Springs Road.
Numerous trees were downed by thunderstorm winds in a swath between Lexington and Raphine.
A tree was downed by thunderstorm winds partially blocking the road on Mountain Valley Road.
A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds near Dry Fork, with one falling onto a house.
A tree was downed by thunderstorm winds.
A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds, blocking Johnson Mill Road.
Several large trees were uprooted by thunderstorms winds, in addition to a couple snapped smaller trees.
A tree was downed by thunderstorm winds on White Rock Road.
A tree was downed by thunderstorm winds on Noble Lane.
A tree was downed by thunderstorm winds on Country Club Road.
A tree was downed by thunderstorm winds and blocked Richmond Highway.
A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds and fell on power lines on Sawmill Road.
A tree was downed by thunderstorm winds and fell on power lines on Richmond Highway.
A couple trees were downed by thunderstorm winds on Gladesboro Road.
A couple trees were downed by thunderstorm winds on Peaceful Drive.
Lightning struck a tree near a house on Denniston Avenue, causing a large limb to fall off the tree, damaging a nearby vehicle.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, June 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1034344, 1034345, 1034346, 1034347, 1034348, 1034844, 1034390, 1034349, 1034350, 1034351, 1034352, 1034353, 1034354, 1034357, 1034359, 1034355, 1034358, 1034360, 1034374, 1034376.