A nearly stationary front draped from the Mid-Atlantic to the Southern Plains acted as a focal point for convective initiation during the afternoon of June 8. Mid-level waves along the boundary produced several rounds of thunderstorms.
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A nearly stationary front draped from the Mid-Atlantic to the Southern Plains acted as a focal point for convective initiation during the afternoon of June 8. Mid-level waves along the boundary produced several rounds of thunderstorms. Damaging winds from severe thunderstorms in the Southside created multiple swaths of tree damage, as well as causing damage to a church building.
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 8, 2:26 PM EST, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 326 PM EDT Sun Jun 8 2025 .SYNOPSIS... A cold front over the Ohio Valley will move east and through the area this evening, associated with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Weak high pressure builds in for Monday before another front approaches Monday night into Tuesday. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/... As of 300 PM EDT Sunday... Key Messages: 1) Scattered showers/storms this evening. 2) Tornado Watch #392 until 10 PM for Buckingham County and areas along and north of I-64 in VA. 3) Severe Thunderstorm Watch #393 until 10 PM along and east of a line from Lexington-Lynchburg-Danville...Highway 460/58 Corridors. 4) Drying out after midnight with fair weather Monday. A shortwave trough over the eastern Ohio Valley will track eastward with large-scale ascent expected this evening over the Mid-Atlantic states. A moist surface air mass is present across much of the forecast area WV/VA/NC with dewpoints in the 60s. A warm front extended from near Norfolk VA, northwest along the I-64 Corridor into central WV. This front will likely be the corridor to watch for organized deep convection as the shortwave traverses the boundary this evening. Daytime heating has given a solid boost to the CAPE. It appears likely that storms will develop off the Blue Ridge spread eastward toward the coast with greatest concentration along the warm front where pool of near 70 dewpoints will support SBCAPE near 2500 j/kg and SRH around 150 m/sx2. Fcst soundings from LYH-CHO-FVX- RIC to the coast show sufficient low and deep layer shear for supercell structures capable of damaging wind gusts, large hail, and perhaps an isolated tornado or two. Storms just south of this area...LYH-DAN and along the VA/NC border to the coast...will have less shear but may also become severe with potential for large hail and damaging wind. Tornado watch #392 basically highlights area with enough shear to support tornadoes. Severe thunderstorm watch #393 highlights area with less directional shear but still capable of severe storms. West of the Blue Ridge not as excited about the severe threat...thinking marginal risk at best...storms more pulse in nature. There will be showers across the mountains, but support for anything organized appears limited. Unless we get training of storms the flooding threat will be low, as storms should be moving 20-25 mph. Best chance of training of cells will be along the warm front across NoVA. The upper short wave trough looks to be east of us by 2am, with showers/storms fading and ending by then. Skies clear out except lingering lower clouds in the WV/far SW VA mountains. Not a big airmass change so expect lows to stay elevated in the upper 50s to mid 60s. For Monday we will be in-between systems with weak bubble of high pressure passing overhead. This should lead to fair weather for most of the day before a front approaches from the west late in the day. If the High Pressure is not overly strong, there may be enough convergence along the southern Blue Ridge for some airmass showers to form along the BRPKWY during the afternoon. Temperatures Monday should be seasonably warm with readings topping out near to just above normal. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... As of 200 PM EDT Sunday... Key Messages: 1) Confidence is high for more scattered showers and thunderstorms during Monday night into Tuesday. 2) Drier conditions will arrive for Tuesday night through Wednesday night. A cold front will approach the Appalachian Mountains on Monday night. Moisture and instability ahead of this front should spark scattered showers and thunderstorms. If any of the storms become strong, there is a marginal risk of severe weather due to the threat of damaging winds. The cold front should eventually cross the Blue Ridge later on Tuesday, which will shove any convective activity into the Piedmont. By Tuesday night, high pressure will arrive to bring drier air. More tranquil weather should follow for Wednesday and Wednesday night with temperatures near or slightly above normal. Meanwhile, the cold front should stall across the Southeast as the boundary becomes parallel with the zonal flow aloft. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... As of 200 PM EDT Sunday... Key Messages: 1) Confidence is moderate for dry weather on Thursday. 2) Scattered showers and thunderstorms could return by Friday afternoon and persist throughout the weekend. Thursday should remain dry with high pressure in control, but temperatures will climb above normal with highs reaching 90 degrees in the Piedmont. There may be weak convergence along the southern Blue Ridge, but any shower or thunderstorm activity stays across central North Carolina in closer proximity to a stalled frontal boundary. High pressure should weaken and drift eastward by Friday as a low pressure system organizes across the Plains, which will allow the frontal boundary to budge northward as a warm front towards the North Carolina and Virginia border. Chances of showers and thunderstorms should correspondingly rise by Friday afternoon and persist throughout the weekend as the low pressure system slowly approaches the Appalachian Mountains. && .AVIATION /20Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... As of 230 PM EDT Sunday... Tornado watch being issued for areas northeast of LYH. Expecting supercell type storms to occur over central VA, so be aware of severe storms for NoVA and eastern VA that may contain rotating updrafts. Buildups are also occurring along Blue Ridge vcnty of ROA...this activity will likely result in some strong storms from ROA-LYH-DAN and points east to the coast as well. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect from LYH-DAN for southern VA. Both watches are in effect until 10 PM. Think most of the activity for our forecast area will occur between now and sunset. An upper level trough is crossing the mountains. While strong to severe storms are anticipated east of the mountains this evening there will also be scattered showers and a few storms across the mountains. Showers over the mountains will be less organized, but will contain gusty winds. All shower activity is expected to diminish after sunset. Westerly winds will result in persistent cloud cover along the western slopes of the Appalachians overnight with potential for MVFR-IFR cloud bases to linger along these windward slopes through daybreak Monday. Any morning clouds should dissipate by mid-day Monday with high confidence for VFR areawide Monday afternoon. EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK... Shower/storm coverage increases again Mon evening into early Tuesday. Outside of any showers/storms and late night fog anticipate VFR Monday-Tuesday. Midweek looks VFR as well with high pressure building in. && .RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VA...None. NC...None. WV...None. && SYNOPSIS...PM NEAR TERM...PM SHORT TERM...PW LONG TERM...PW AVIATION...PM
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 209 PM EDT Sun Jun 8 2025 NCZ001>005-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>034-043-WVZ042>044-507- 508-091815- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin- Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll- Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick- Franklin-Bedford-Henry-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier- Western Greenbrier- 209 PM EDT Sun Jun 8 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, northwest North Carolina, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening. The primary threat is damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible on Monday evening. The primary threat is damaging winds. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ006-VAZ035-044>047-058-059-091815- Caswell-Amherst-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax- Charlotte- 209 PM EDT Sun Jun 8 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, central Virginia and south central Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening. The primary threats are damaging winds and large hail. An isolated tornado is also possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible on Monday evening. The primary threat is damaging winds. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. PW
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
334 PM EDT Sun Jun 8 2025
VAZ033-034-044-045-082000-
Franklin VA-Campbell VA-Bedford VA-Pittsylvania VA-
334 PM EDT Sun Jun 8 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL
CAMPBELL...NORTHWESTERN PITTSYLVANIA...SOUTH CENTRAL BEDFORD AND
EAST CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT...
At 334 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Southern Smith Mountain Lake, or near Penhook, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Huddleston...
Penhook...
Leesville...
Smith Mountain Lake State Park...
Pittsville...
Union Hall...
and North Shore.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If on or near Smith Mountain Lake, get out of the water and move
indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to
10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you
are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter
now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
central, south central and west central Virginia.
&&
LAT...LON 3694 7973 3708 7974 3722 7933 3697 7930
TIME...MOT...LOC 1934Z 257DEG 21KT 3704 7964
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
PWSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
400 PM EDT Sun Jun 8 2025
VAZ034-044-045-082030-
Campbell VA-Bedford VA-Pittsylvania VA-
400 PM EDT Sun Jun 8 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
SOUTHWESTERN CAMPBELL...NORTHERN PITTSYLVANIA AND SOUTHEASTERN
BEDFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...
At 359 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Leesville, or near Huddleston, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Altavista...
Hurt...
Huddleston...
Evington...
Hodges...
Leesville...
and Pittsville.
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.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
If on or near Leesville Lake, get out of the water and move indoors
or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
central, south central and west central Virginia.
&&
LAT...LON 3695 7959 3715 7952 3731 7919 3699 7912
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 259DEG 18KT 3709 7946
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCBSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
500 PM EDT Sun Jun 8 2025
VAZ045-046-082130-
Campbell VA-Appomattox VA-
500 PM EDT Sun Jun 8 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
APPOMATTOX AND NORTHEASTERN CAMPBELL COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT...
At 500 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Rustburg, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Appomattox...
Concord...
Rustburg...
Pamplin City...
Appomattox National Historic Park...
Oakville...
and Spout Spring.
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.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central
Virginia.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
central and south central Virginia.
&&
LAT...LON 3726 7868 3725 7868 3724 7871 3722 7885
3725 7888 3724 7892 3727 7892 3723 7908
3729 7912 3752 7884 3727 7867
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 242DEG 20KT 3726 7902
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCBThe Roanoke radar (KFCX), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:21 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, June 2025
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: 1274303, 1274307, 1274309, 1274311.