A weakening cold front approaching the area from the Ohio River Valley interacted with an unstable environment in southwest Virginia to spawn scattered severe thunderstorms. A few of the storms in the Virginia Piedmont produced damaging winds.
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A weakening cold front approaching the area from the Ohio River Valley interacted with an unstable environment in southwest Virginia to spawn scattered severe thunderstorms. A few of the storms in the Virginia Piedmont 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 22, 1:43 PM EST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 243 PM EDT Wed Jun 22 2022 .SYNOPSIS... A cold front will cross the Mid Atlantic region through Thursday, with showers and thunderstorm chances along and ahead of it. High pressure builds in for Thursday night through Sunday. The next chance of widespread showers and thunderstorms will be on Sunday night and Monday with the passage of another front. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/... As of 215 PM EDT Tuesday... Severe thunderstorm watch 401 til 02z/10pm from the Alleghanys to southside VA (Bath-Buckingham south to Halifax). Damaging winds the main threat later this afternoon/early evening. Forecast challenge will be how far south severe threat will be this afternoon/evening... Overall, models are in reasonable agreement as far as timing storms moving on the western side of the upper low off the northeast/mid-Atlantic coast, sliding toward our piedmont of VA counties mid to late afternoon, roughly after 4pm. Question is the storm threat with the front in the Ohio Valley, as models are fairly weak through late afternoon with the upper forcing on the northeast edge of the upper ridge, with most keeping the best lift across the upper Ohio Valley, before finally dropping a piece of energy southward into the Alleghanys/WV area after midnight but timing varies. High-res/CAMs show convection running from KY to northern VA/WV by 8pm, then sliding south into our mountains/Southern Shenandoah Valley after 8pm, with timing difference. Also it shows weakening trend late in the evening. With just high clouds around today, sunshine will allow for temperatures to ramp up into the 90s east of the mountains, and mid to upper 80s west. This will add fuel as SBCAPES exceed 1500 J/kg by early evening north of U.S. 460. The marginal risk has been expanded southward to include all of southeast WV east through the New River Valley into southside VA and NC piedmont east of Greensboro, with slight risk mainly north of I-64. Winds will be the main threat as DCAPEs over a 1000 J/kg may are possible, given still lingering dry air in the low levels. Locally heavy rainfall likely mainly east of the Blue Ridge and north of the Roanoke River/Southside as PWATS increase to 1.6 to 2.0+ in this area late afternoon. How far south the thunderstorms reach is a low confidence forecast, but models struggle with this setup and we can sometimes see organized convection extend longer in time and further south than what models show. Activity looks to fade after midnight with residual showers from upper low near the mid-Atlantic coast possibly reaching as far west as U.S. 29. This will be the case into Thursday before the front clears the area, but overall mainly dry a somewhat cooler Thursday behind the front. Forecast confidence high on higher pops in the north later this afternoon/evening but lower on how far south the strong storms make it and flood threat. && .SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... As of 230 PM EDT Wednesday... ...Largely quiet, slightly cooler end to the week... After a trough is pulled out into the Atlantic on Thursday, high pressure and ridging will build over the area Thursday night into Friday. Temperatures will be slightly cooler than earlier in the week, in the upper 70s and 80s both Friday and Saturday, with Saturday being a touch warmer and more humid. Underneath the ridging, Friday will be a quiet weather day. With the slight increase in moisture due by Saturday, a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly in northwest NC and the southern Blue Ridge is possible with the assistance of daytime orographic lift/heating. Anything that does form will be sub-severe on Saturday. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... As of 230 PM EDT Wednesday... ...Early week system brings cooldown and storms... A stout upper trough will push through the northern plains this weekend and into the upper OH River Valley by Sunday afternoon. This trough will carry with it a trailing cold front. In the Sunday afternoon and evening hours just ahead of the front's arrival, expect showers and thunderstorms to begin to form up in our area, starting in the west. The strongest convection will likely occur Monday through Monday evening, calming into the late Monday overnight hours. Behind this strong frontal boundary, temperatures and dewpoints will drop considerably, ushering in drier and below normal temperatures for the middle of next week. && .AVIATION /19Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... As of 135 PM EDT Wednesday... Amend not sked added to BLF due to comms outage and potential for sub-VFR later this afternoon/evening with storms. VFR flight conditions are expected through this afternoon/evening before storms arrive. Appears LYH-LWB will likely see some convection around 22-01z, and reaching a BCB-ROA line around 00z-02z, possibly DAN/BLF though confidence is lower. With any storms anticipate sub-VFR cigs/vsbys and erratic winds. After showers/storms fade later in the evening will likely see sub-VFR cigs form with some clearing possible allowing for fog development as well. A case of high confidence for some type of sub-VFR at most sites overnight but to which extent that its either low clouds or fog or both is lower. Forecast reflects heading to VFR after 14-15z Thu. Extended Aviation Discussion... Mainly VFR conditions through Saturday, with isolated storms possible Saturday. Could also have late night fog brought on by rain and increased RH. Sunday night and Monday another front crosses the area with scattered MVFR showers and thunderstorms && .EQUIPMENT... As of 200 PM EDT Wednesday... Comms outage per FAA at Bluefield ASOS, preventing transmission of surface observations. Unknown when this will be resolved. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...None. NC...None. WV...None. && SYNOPSIS...AMS/WP NEAR TERM...AMS/WP SHORT TERM...VFJ LONG TERM...VFJ AVIATION...AMS/WP EQUIPMENT...WP
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 652 PM EDT Wed Jun 22 2022 NCZ004>006-VAZ009>014-016>019-022-023-032>034-043-044-232300- Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery- Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Roanoke-Botetourt-Patrick-Franklin- Bedford-Henry-Pittsylvania- 652 PM EDT Wed Jun 22 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia and west central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Strong thunderstorms are possible into this evening. The primary threat is damaging wind. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. 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. VAZ020-024-035-045>047-058-059-232300- Bath-Rockbridge-Amherst-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax- Charlotte- 652 PM EDT Wed Jun 22 2022 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 401 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia, south central Virginia and west central Virginia. .DAY ONE...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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather by calling 1-866-215-4324, social media, email at rnk.skywarn@noaa.gov or online at www.weather.gov/rnk. NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ015-232300- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Grayson- 652 PM EDT Wed Jun 22 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, northwest North Carolina and southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Strong thunderstorms are possible later this evening. The primary threat is damaging wind.. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. 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. VAZ007-WVZ042>044-507-508-232300- Tazewell-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier- 652 PM EDT Wed Jun 22 2022 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 404 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather by calling 1-866-215-4324, social media, email at rnk.skywarn@noaa.gov or online at www.weather.gov/rnk.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
502 PM EDT Wed Jun 22 2022
VAZ058-222130-
Halifax VA-
502 PM EDT Wed Jun 22 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of
southeastern Halifax County through 530 PM EDT...
At 502 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Scottsburg, or near South Boston, moving south at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
South Boston...
Clover...
Scottsburg...
Hitesburg...
Mt Laurel...
Cluster Springs...
and Dryburg.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in
ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and
minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.
Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid
hydroplaning.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
central and south central Virginia.
&&
LAT...LON 3669 7868 3668 7870 3658 7872 3656 7874
3654 7873 3654 7898 3688 7881 3684 7867
3683 7869 3681 7867 3680 7868 3679 7868
3676 7867 3674 7869 3672 7867
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 016DEG 26KT 3669 7880
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
ETSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
538 PM EDT Wed Jun 22 2022
VAZ047-222230-
Buckingham VA-
538 PM EDT Wed Jun 22 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of
Buckingham County through 630 PM EDT...
At 537 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Centenary, or 13 miles north of Buckingham, moving south at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Buckingham...
Dillwyn...
New Canton...
Toga...
Centenary...
Sheppards...
and Andersonville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in
ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and
minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.
Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid
hydroplaning.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
central and south central Virginia.
&&
LAT...LON 3762 7826 3734 7846 3733 7849 3736 7858
3740 7859 3738 7863 3742 7864 3743 7868
3754 7881 3763 7882 3764 7872 3767 7872
3770 7869 3768 7864 3771 7865 3775 7862
3776 7851 3780 7849 3775 7844 3769 7824
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 347DEG 33KT 3774 7858
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
ETSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
630 PM EDT Wed Jun 22 2022
VAZ047-222315-
Buckingham VA-
630 PM EDT Wed Jun 22 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of
Buckingham County through 715 PM EDT...
At 630 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Schuyler, or 13 miles southwest of Charlottesville, moving southeast
at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Buckingham...
Dillwyn...
New Canton...
Toga...
Centenary...
Sheppards...
and Andersonville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in
ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and
minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.
Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid
hydroplaning.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
central and south central Virginia.
&&
LAT...LON 3762 7826 3734 7846 3733 7849 3736 7858
3740 7859 3738 7863 3742 7864 3743 7868
3755 7882 3763 7882 3764 7872 3770 7869
3768 7866 3768 7864 3771 7865 3775 7862
3776 7851 3780 7849 3775 7844 3769 7824
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 323DEG 44KT 3787 7862
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
ETThe Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 148 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:00 UTC.
14 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
One tree was downed by thunderstorm winds on Virginia Highway 20, near Copper Mine Road.
One tree was downed by thunderstorm winds on United States Highway 60 near Alcoma Road, and an additional tree was blown down on West James Anderson Highway.
One tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Patrick Henry Highway and Turkey Mountain Road.
One tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds on Red House Road.
One tree was downed by thunderstorm winds on Richmond Highway near Riverville Road.
One tree was downed by thunderstorm winds on Virginia Route 727 near Cub Creek Road.
A few large tree branches were downed by thunderstorm winds.
Several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Sterrett Road and North Lee Highway.
Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Maury River Road and Walkers Creek Road.
One tree was downed by thunderstorm winds on Juniper Cliff near Hunter Road.
One tree was downed by thunderstorm winds on Lennig Road.
One tree was downed by thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Mount Laurel Road and Green Valley Road.
Thunderstorm winds destroyed a long-standing historical structure and an unoccupied single wide trailer. A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds as well, with one falling on a vehicle and another causing roof damage to a house. The damage was localized to an area on 7th Street between Carolina Street and Ohio Street.
Several large tree limbs were downed by thunderstorm winds on Mountain View Lane.
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: 1043158, 1043152, 1043180, 1043161, 1043178, 1043163, 1043183, 1043166, 1043185, 1043169, 1043172, 1043173, 1043192, 1043194.