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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 139, NWS Blacksburg, VA

June 15, 2010Pulaski County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2010, 3:39 PM EDT for Pulaski County, Virginia. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jun 15, 2010, 3:39 PM EDT (19:39 UTC)
Expired: Jun 15, 2010, 4:25 PM EDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Pulaski County, VA

The radar

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NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 15, 12:36 PM EDT, 3 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 12:36 PM EDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 4:58 AM EDT, 10 hours 41 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 15, 10:35 AM EDT, 5 hours 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 15, 2:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 15, 2:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 15, 3:27 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 15, 3:34 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
334 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010

NCZ001-VAZ009-015-152030-
ASHE NC-GRAYSON VA-SMYTH VA-
334 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN
ASHE...SOUTHWESTERN GRAYSON AND SOUTHEASTERN SMYTH COUNTIES...

AT 332 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF
CHILHOWIE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR WHITETOP AROUND 350 PM...MOUNT ROGERS SUMMIT
AROUND 355 PM...GRAYSON HIGHLANDS STATE PARK AROUND 405 PM AND RUGBY
AROUND 410 PM.

LAT...LON 3661 8167 3663 8161 3664 8163 3676 8169
      3678 8169 3686 8156 3667 8133 3646 8165
      3656 8171

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Special weather statement, Jun 15, 3:36 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
336 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010

VAZ023-024-152030-
BOTETOURT VA-ROCKBRIDGE VA-
336 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BOTETOURT AND ROCKBRIDGE
COUNTIES...

AT 332 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST
OF EAGLE ROCK...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR ARCADIA AROUND 355 PM...NATURAL BRIDGE AROUND
405 PM AND GLASGOW AROUND 420 PM.

LAT...LON 3765 7937 3763 7940 3761 7946 3757 7945
      3754 7950 3753 7950 3750 7953 3749 7957
      3764 7983 3775 7972

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 15, 2:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	56 min
Jun 15, 3:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Floyd, Pulaski	64 min
Jun 15, 3:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski	63 min
Jun 15, 3:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth	56 min
Jun 15, 3:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	54 min
Jun 15, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	63 min
Jun 15, 3:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge	54 min
Jun 15, 4:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll	75 min
Jun 15, 4:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, City of Galax	53 min
Jun 15, 4:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	63 min
Jun 15, 4:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Floyd, Patrick	58 min
Jun 15, 4:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Rockbridge	65 min
Jun 15, 4:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, City of Galax	57 min
Jun 15, 4:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	68 min
Jun 15, 5:02 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Carroll	3 hr
Jun 15, 5:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry	67 min
Jun 15, 5:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Botetourt, City of Covington	44 min
Jun 15, 5:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	30 min
Jun 15, 6:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, Pittsylvania	56 min
Jun 15, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Roanoke	61 min
Jun 15, 6:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	54 min
Jun 15, 2:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Yadkin	60 min
Jun 15, 5:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Watauga	63 min
Jun 15, 5:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Rockingham, Stokes	62 min
Jun 15, 5:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry	60 min
Jun 15, 6:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockingham	63 min
Jun 15, 6:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Caswell, Rockingham	38 min
Jun 15, 6:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Watauga	65 min
Jun 15, 7:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Watauga	64 min

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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.