A stalled frontal boundary helped to spark an isolated severe thunderstorm in Surry County. Winds from this thunderstorm blew down a power line just southwest of Fairview.
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A stalled frontal boundary helped to spark an isolated severe thunderstorm in Surry County. Winds from this thunderstorm blew down a power line just southwest of Fairview.
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 24, 6:52 PM EST, 13 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 409 AM EDT Wed Jul 24 2024 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-035-WVZ042>044-507-508-250815- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski- Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke- Botetourt-Rockbridge-Amherst-Mercer-Summers-Monroe- Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier- 409 AM EDT Wed Jul 24 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest North Carolina, central Virginia, southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. Excessive rainfall could lead to isolated flash flooding of streams and urban areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. There is a marginal risk of excessive rainfall through Thursday. Heavy rain from thunderstorms could lead to localized flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032>034-043>047-058-059-250815- Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Wilkes-Yadkin-Patrick-Franklin- Bedford-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax- Charlotte- 409 AM EDT Wed Jul 24 2024 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...Today and tonight. Numerous showers and thunderstorms will produce instances of torrential rain this afternoon and into tonight. This will lead to a risk of scattered flash flooding, especially in urban and poor drainage areas. Additionally, a few storms could become strong to severe with damaging wind gusts the main threat this afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. There is a marginal risk of excessive rainfall through Friday. Heavy rain from thunderstorms could lead to localized flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
531 PM EDT Wed Jul 24 2024
VAZ044-045-058-242200-
Halifax VA-Campbell VA-Pittsylvania VA-
531 PM EDT Wed Jul 24 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
SOUTHEASTERN CAMPBELL...CENTRAL PITTSYLVANIA AND NORTHWESTERN HALIFAX
COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT...
At 531 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Gretna, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Hurt...
Chatham...
Gretna...
Brookneal...
Mt Airy...
Nathalie...
and Java.
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.
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LAT...LON 3674 7946 3697 7958 3701 7949 3701 7948
3702 7946 3722 7899 3705 7889 3702 7890
3700 7889 3698 7890 3698 7889 3699 7888
3699 7885 3688 7879
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 250DEG 38KT 3691 7938
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
VFJPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
610 PM EDT Wed Jul 24 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0602 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 5 SSW Chalk Level 36.86N 79.32W
07/24/2024 Pittsylvania VA 911 Call Center
Tree down across road.
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</html>The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:07 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds blew down one power line along Route 268.
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