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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

May 4, 2009Halifax County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at May 4, 2009, 8:08 PM EDT for Halifax County, Virginia. It was in force for 22 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 4, 2009, 8:08 PM EDT (00:08 UTC)
Expired: May 4, 2009, 8:30 PM EDT
In force: 22 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

County Halifax County, VA

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at May 4, 7:36 PM EDT, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 4, 7:36 PM EDT, 32 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 4, 5:20 PM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
520 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

NCZ005-006-052130-
ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-
520 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 241 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL
AFFECT THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME
OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NCZ003-004-019-020-052130-
SURRY-STOKES-WILKES-YADKIN-
520 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL
AFFECT THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME
OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
WVZ042>045-052130-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-
BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-
PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-
SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
520 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL
AFFECT THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME
OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 4, 4:18 PM EDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
418 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

NCZ019-042100-
WILKES NC-
418 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WILKES COUNTY...

AT 416 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MILLERS
CREEK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS 5 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF DARBY MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

ONE STORM WILL BE NEAR MULBERRY AROUND 430 PM...HAYS AROUND 445 PM
AND TRAPHILL AROUND 500 PM. THE OTHER STORM WILL BE AFFECTING DARBY
BY 425 PM...AND MAPLE SPRINGS BY 445 PM.

LAT...LON 3612 8152 3642 8106 3641 8103 3637 8102
      3637 8099 3638 8098 3635 8092 3631 8087
      3629 8087 3604 8135

EXPERIMENTAL

WP

Special weather statement, May 4, 4:59 PM EDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
459 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

NCZ001-018-019-042145-
ASHE NC-WATAUGA NC-WILKES NC-
459 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST ASHE...EASTERN
WATAUGA AND NORTHWESTERN WILKES COUNTIES...

AT 457 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DARBY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR DEEP GAP AROUND 515 PM...SUMMIT AROUND 530 PM
AND WILBAR AROUND 545 PM.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS OF STRONG WINDS...HAIL OR
FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG BY CALLING
1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3639 8149 3626 8125 3618 8144 3611 8155
      3614 8171

EXPERIMENTAL

WP

Special weather statement, May 4, 6:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
636 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

NCZ006-VAZ044-058-042300-
CASWELL NC-HALIFAX VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-
636 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2009

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CASWELL...CITY OF DANVILLE...
HALIFAX AND PITTSYLVANIA COUNTIES...

AT 636 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST
OF PROVIDENCE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR DANVILLE AIRPORT AROUND 645 PM...DANVILLE
AIRPORT AROUND 650 PM...RINGGOLD AROUND 655 PM AND MILTON AROUND 700
PM.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS OF STRONG WINDS...HAIL OR
FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG BY CALLING
1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3659 7954 3675 7914 3654 7903 3654 7904
      3654 7914 3651 7914 3642 7945

EXPERIMENTAL

JJ

Local storm report, May 4, 7:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 4, 7:15 PM EDT, 53 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 4, 7:36 PM EDT, 32 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
May 4, 8:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	29 min
May 4, 8:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	28 min
May 5, 3:56 PM EDT	Flood Watch	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Craig, Giles, Smyth and 3 more	42 hr
May 5, 4:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland	36 min
May 5, 10:42 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Yadkin	33 min
May 5, 11:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes, Yadkin	43 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2009 Every special weather statement 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.