Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

A front will bring scattered showers and storms to portions of the Central and Eastern US. Severe storms are expected in parts of the Great Plains and Ozarks today. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West. Elevated wildfire conditions will develop across portions of the Northern/Central Plains and air quality issues will persist in the Northwest. Read More >

Overview

A strong spring-like cold front moved east across the area with severe thunderstorms. Storms associated with this front brought numerous trees down especially in Smyth and Surry Counties.

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Storm Reports

Storm Reports

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg issued 12 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings for this event. Since 1986, the only other time this many Severe Thunderstorm Warnings we issued in January was on January 19th, 1996. This was the earliest in the calendar year NWS Blacksburg issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning since January 1st, 2007.

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1235 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SE BRIERY             37.08N 78.45W
01/12/2020                   CHARLOTTE          VA   PUBLIC           

            ROOF BLOWN OFF OF RESTAURANT. 

1214 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 N VIRGILINA           36.60N 78.79W
01/12/2020                   HALIFAX            VA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS 

            NORTH FORK CHURCH RD NEAR HUDSON RD IS 
            CLOSED DUE TO A TREE DOWN. 

1156 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SSW GOLD HILL         37.56N 78.38W
01/11/2020                   BUCKINGHAM         VA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS 

            OLD TOWER HILL RD IS CLOSED DUE TO TREE 
            DOWN. 

1155 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNE CULLEN            37.13N 78.64W
01/11/2020                   CHARLOTTE          VA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS 

            VIRGINIAN RD TO THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGHWAY 
            CLOSED DUE TO POWER LINES DOWN. 

1038 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W AIKEN SUMMIT        36.60N 79.73W
01/11/2020                   HENRY              VA   911 CALL CENTER  

            TREE DOWN ON GILES RD. 

1031 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ESE RIDGEWAY          36.58N 79.85W
01/11/2020                   HENRY              VA   PUBLIC           

            TREE DOWN ON CARRIAGE COURT COMPLETELY 
            BLOCKING THE ROADWAY. 

1029 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNW MARTINSVILLE AIRP 36.65N 79.87W
01/11/2020                   HENRY              VA   PUBLIC           

            SEVERAL BROKEN LIMBS HANGING DOWN INTO THE 
            ROADWAY. 

1023 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STANLEYTOWN             36.75N 79.95W
01/11/2020                   HENRY              VA   PUBLIC           

            TREE HAS FALLEN ON A POWER LINE AND IS 
            BLOCKING THE ROAD. 

1200 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE JERICHO            36.27N 79.35W
01/12/2020                   CASWELL            NC   911 CALL CENTER  

            TREE REPORTED DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF NC 
            HIGHWAY 62 AND BAYNES ROAD. 

1118 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W LYNCHBURG AIRPORT   37.33N 79.22W
01/11/2020                   CAMPBELL           VA   PUBLIC           

            POWER POLES BROKEN NEAR LYNCHBURG AIRPORT. 
            TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 

1110 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 SW STUART             36.58N 80.37W
01/11/2020                   PATRICK            VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG VIRGINIA HIGHWAY 
            103 IN THE DRY POND AREA. TIME ESTIMATED 
            FROM RADAR. 

1106 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 ESE STONEVILLE        36.45N 79.86W
01/11/2020                   ROCKINGHAM         NC   911 CALL CENTER  

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED, UTILITY POLES 
            SNAPPED, AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG THE NC 
            HIGHWAY 135 CORRIDOR BETWEEN STONEVILLE AND 
            EDEN. IN ADDITION, TWO TRANSFORMERS WERE 
            BLOWN IN THAT AREA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM 
            RADAR. 

1106 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHATHAM                 36.82N 79.40W
01/11/2020                   PITTSYLVANIA       VA   911 CALL CENTER  

            ESTIMATED 15 TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE 
            COUNTY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 

1030 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW HORSE PASTURE      36.65N 79.97W
01/11/2020                   HENRY              VA   911 CALL CENTER  

            LARGE TREE DOWN BLOCKING PRESTON ROAD NORTH 
            OF THE MARATHON GAS STATION. 

1024 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VINTON                  37.27N 79.89W
01/11/2020                   ROANOKE            VA   PUBLIC           

            THIRTY FOOT SECTION OF A TREE WAS SNAPPED 
            OFF AND PULLED DOWN POWER LINES, IN ADDITION 
            TO PARTIALLY BLOCKING VIRGINIA AVENUE. TIME 
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 

1018 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 ENE CAVE SPRING       37.23N 79.96W
01/11/2020  M60 MPH          CITY OF ROANOKE    VA   TRAINED SPOTTER  

             

1015 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NE CRITZ              36.65N 80.13W
01/11/2020                   PATRICK            VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG ABRAM PENN HIGHWAY 
            NEAR CRITZ. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 

1014 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ENE CAVE SPRING       37.23N 79.97W
01/11/2020                   ROANOKE            VA   911 CALL CENTER  

            TREE BLOWN DOWN ALONG ELECTRIC ROAD. TIME 
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 

1005 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 SW STUART             36.58N 80.37W
01/11/2020                   PATRICK            VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 6 
            SW STUART. SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG VIRGINIA 
            HIGHWAY 103 IN THE DRY POND AREA. TIME 
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 

1005 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W CHRISTIANSBURG      37.15N 80.43W
01/11/2020                   MONTGOMERY         VA   PUBLIC           

            1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN. 

0920 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SPARTA                  36.50N 81.13W
01/11/2020                   ALLEGHANY          NC   911 CALL CENTER  

            INTERSECTION OF NC HIGHWAY 18 SOUTH AND 
            GREEN ACRES DRIVE TOTALLY IMPASSIBLE. 

0918 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WSW CATAWBA           37.38N 80.13W
01/11/2020                   ROANOKE            VA   BROADCAST MEDIA  

            TREE DOWN ALONG VIRGINIA HIGHWAY 311 NEAR 
            THE CRAIG AND ROANOKE COUNTY LINE. TIME 
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 

0918 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GALAX CITY              36.67N 80.92W
01/11/2020                   CITY OF GALAX      VA   911 CALL CENTER  

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN AROUND THE CITY. TIME 
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 

0912 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SPARTA                  36.50N 81.13W
01/11/2020                   ALLEGHANY          NC   911 CALL CENTER  

            ABOUT HALF A DOZEN TREES DOWN ACROSS THE 
            COUNTY, WITH A COUPLE FALLING ONTO POWER 
            LINES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 

0911 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SSE ENNICE            36.53N 80.99W
01/11/2020                   ALLEGHANY          NC   PUBLIC           

            BARN DAMAGED AND BLOWN INTO MOBILE HOME. 
            TIMING ESTIMATED BY RADAR. 

0906 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WSW CATAWBA           37.38N 80.13W
01/11/2020                   ROANOKE            VA   911 CALL CENTER  

            ABOUT HALF A DOZEN TREES DOWN ACROSS 
            ALLEGHANY COUNTY, NC WITH A COUPLE FALLING 
            ONTO POWER LINES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 

0848 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S MOUNTAIN LAKE       37.34N 80.55W
01/11/2020                   GILES              VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            AROUND A DOZEN TREES DOWN AROUND THE COUNTY. 
            TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 

0811 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SSE SUITER            37.07N 81.18W
01/11/2020                   BLAND              VA   911 CALL CENTER  

            MULTIPLE TREES REPORTED DOWN ALONG 42, WEST 
            OF BLAND. TIMING ESTIMATED BY RADAR. 

0744 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WNW ADWOLF            36.80N 81.62W
01/11/2020                   SMYTH              VA   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            SMYTH CO EM REPORTED 20+ TREES DOWN NEAR 
            CHESTNUT RIDGE AND GRUBMORE RD., INCLUDING 
            ONE THAT FELL INTO A HOME. TIMING ESTIMATED 
            BY RADAR. 

0736 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NW CHILHOWIE          36.82N 81.70W
01/11/2020                   SMYTH              VA   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE REPORTED AROUND AND NORTH 
            OF CHILHOWIE ALONG HIGHWAY 107. OVER 20 
            SELF-STORAGE UNITS BADLY DAMAGED, NUMEROUS 
            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. ONE HOUSE 
            SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE FROM A LARGE 
            TREE BLOWN ON DOWN ON TOP OF IT. 


0735 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNE SALTVILLE         36.88N 81.76W
01/11/2020                   SMYTH              VA   PUBLIC           

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE SALTVILLE AREA. 
            TIMING ESTIMATED BY RADAR. 

0518 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG DUBLIN                  37.12N 80.70W
01/11/2020                   PULASKI            VA   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            BURGER KING SIGN DOWN AT 4608 CLEBURNE BLVD.