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Flash Flood Warning 63, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 17, 2010Stokes County, North Carolina

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 17, 2010, 2:28 PM EDT for Stokes County, North Carolina. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 17, 2010, 2:28 PM EDT (18:28 UTC)
Expired: Jul 17, 2010, 5:49 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Stokes County, NC

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:29 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 flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at Jul 17, 12:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 12:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 17, 3:49 AM EDT, 10 hours 39 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
349 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
WVZ042>045-180800-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-
YADKIN-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-
349 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SCATTERED ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH
THE THREAT BEING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 17, 10:24 AM EDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1024 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010

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

0935 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NW LEWISBURG          37.83N 80.49W
07/17/2010                   GREENBRIER         WV   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE REPORTED DOWN NEAR RICHLANDS ALONG INTERSTATE 64.

&&

JH

Special weather statement, Jul 17, 10:52 AM EDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1052 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010

VAZ010>014-017>020-022>024-033-WVZ044-171545-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH VA-BLAND VA-BOTETOURT VA-CRAIG VA-FLOYD VA-
FRANKLIN VA-GILES VA-MONROE WV-MONTGOMERY VA-PULASKI VA-ROANOKE VA-
ROCKBRIDGE VA-WYTHE VA-
1052 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010

...A LINE OF SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT
ALLEGHANY...BATH...BLAND...BOTETOURT...CRAIG...FLOYD...FRANKLIN...GIL
ES...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...PULASKI...ROANOKE...ROCKBRIDGE AND WYTHE
COUNTIES...

AT 1047 AM EDT...A LINE OF SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG
A LINE FROM 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF WARM SPRINGS TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST
OF PULASKI...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR DOUTHAT STATE PARK...CLIFTON FORGE CITY...
SIMMONSVILLE...AND HUFFMAN AROUND 1100 AM...IRON GATE...YOST...NIMROD
HALL...AND MILLBORO AROUND 1105 AM...CLAYTOR LAKE STATE PARK AND AND
CLAYTOR DAM AROUND 1110 AM.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER
UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

LAT...LON 3817 7946 3815 7943 3810 7949 3790 7915
      3746 7964 3749 7967 3740 7981 3735 7978
      3732 7984 3727 7985 3678 8039 3687 8058
      3693 8063 3691 8067 3706 8104 3822 7969

RB

Special weather statement, Jul 17, 11:21 AM EDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1121 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010

VAZ007-010-WVZ042-171615-
BLAND VA-MERCER WV-TAZEWELL VA-
1121 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BLAND...MERCER AND TAZEWELL
COUNTIES...

AT 1113 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BLUEFIELD...
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE
WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL
STREAMS.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR ROCKY GAP AROUND 1130 AM AND KIMBERLING
AROUND 1145 AM.

LAT...LON 3718 8156 3728 8143 3728 8142 3730 8140
      3729 8099 3728 8100 3727 8099 3710 8103
      3709 8133

PC

Special weather statement, Jul 17, 11:45 AM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1145 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010

NCZ004-005-171645-
ROCKINGHAM NC-STOKES NC-
1145 AM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ROCKINGHAM AND STOKES
COUNTIES...

AT 1134 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST
OF KING...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN
WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND
QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR WALNUT COVE AROUND NOON...PINE HALL AROUND
1215 PM AND ELLISBORO AROUND 1230 PM.

LAT...LON 3634 8045 3635 8044 3642 8045 3655 7999
      3655 7998 3626 7987 3625 8027 3625 8045

PC

Special weather statement, Jul 17, 1:38 PM EDT, 50 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 17, 1:57 PM EDT, 31 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 17, 9:39 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth	66 min
Jul 17, 9:50 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Giles	55 min
Jul 17, 10:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Giles and 10 more	53 min
Jul 17, 10:57 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bland, Giles, Pulaski, City of Radford	63 min
Jul 17, 11:19 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington and 1 more	56 min
Jul 17, 11:21 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland	54 min
Jul 17, 11:46 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Bland, Tazewell	3 hr
Jul 17, 12:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski	59 min
Jul 17, 12:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Roanoke	59 min
Jul 17, 1:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	2 hr
Jul 17, 8:29 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Stokes, Surry, Yadkin	61 min
Jul 17, 11:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	60 min
Jul 17, 2:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Stokes, Surry	4 hr
Jul 17, 4:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	65 min
Jul 17, 8:20 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier, Summers	55 min
Jul 17, 9:03 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Greenbrier, Mercer, Summers	57 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 2010 Every flash flood warning in 2010

Sources

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