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Frost Advisory 6, NWS Blacksburg, VA

October 18, 200822 counties in Virginia; Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this frost advisory at Oct 18, 2008, 3:59 AM EDT for 22 counties in Virginia; Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina. It took effect at Oct 19, 2008, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 18, 2008, 3:59 AM EDT (07:59 UTC)
In effect from: Oct 19, 2008, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired: Oct 19, 2008, 9:00 AM EDT
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

All 25 counties

Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Wythe County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 18, 3:59 AM EDT	Freeze Watch	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more	24 hr
Oct 18, 3:59 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Craig, Giles, Tazewell and 1 more	29 hr

Nearby

Frost Advisories in Virginia, 2008 Frost Advisories in North Carolina, 2008 Every frost advisory in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.