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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 173, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 11, 2009Henry County, Patrick County, City of Martinsville, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 2009, 1:42 PM EDT for Henry County, Patrick County, City of Martinsville, Virginia. It was in force for 63 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 11, 2009, 1:42 PM EDT (17:42 UTC)
Expired: Jul 11, 2009, 2:45 PM EDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties City of Martinsville, VA, Henry County, VA, Patrick County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, 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 this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 10, 7:33 PM EDT, 18 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 7:33 PM EDT, 18 hours 9 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 10, 8:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Galax	22 min
Jul 11, 2:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Patrick	54 min
Jul 11, 3:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville	54 min
Jul 11, 3:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	64 min
Jul 11, 4:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania	44 min
Jul 11, 6:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville	65 min
Jul 10, 8:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	36 min
Jul 10, 10:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	52 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 2009 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2009

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.