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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

September 18, 2009Bland County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Sep 18, 2009, 6:21 PM EDT for Bland County, Virginia. It was in force for 54 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Sep 18, 2009, 6:21 PM EDT (22:21 UTC)
Expired: Sep 18, 2009, 7:15 PM EDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

County Bland County, VA

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 18, 6:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson, City of Galax	62 min
Sep 18, 7:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax	62 min
Sep 18, 7:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland	56 min
Sep 18, 6:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Watauga	56 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.