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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 157, NWS Blacksburg, VA

June 22, 2010Franklin County, Henry County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2010, 2:43 PM EDT for Franklin County, Henry County, Virginia. It was in force for 31 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: Jun 22, 2010, 2:43 PM EDT (18:43 UTC)
Expired: Jun 22, 2010, 3:14 PM EDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Franklin County, VA, Henry County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:42 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 Jun 22, 2:05 PM EDT, 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 2:05 PM EDT, 38 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 2:43 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
243 PM EDT TUE JUN 22 2010

VAZ007-010>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ042>045-
231100-
TAZEWELL-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-
BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-
HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
243 PM EDT TUE JUN 22 2010

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM ANY STORMS THAT DO BECOME SEVERE
AREA STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

ADDITIONAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED MAINLY
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY
RAIN...STRONG WINDS...AND HAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ004>006-231100-
STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-
243 PM EDT TUE JUN 22 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT.

ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER
OR MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO
THIS EVENING BEFORE WEAKENING OR DISSIPATING. SOME OF THE STRONGER
STORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THE AIR QUALITY ALERT WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH 9PM
WEDNESDAY.

ADDITIONAL ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS
EXPECTED MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY
HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WINDS...AND HAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ009-015-231100-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-SMYTH-GRAYSON-
243 PM EDT TUE JUN 22 2010

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVER OR MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...AND
CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE WEAKENING OR DISSIPATING. SOME
OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY
WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

ADDITIONAL WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS
EXPECTED MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS ON
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY BE
ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WINDS...AND HAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 22, 2:26 PM EDT, 17 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
Jun 21, 8:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll	50 min
Jun 21, 8:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	32 min
Jun 21, 8:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Patrick	55 min
Jun 22, 2:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	34 min
Jun 22, 2:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	30 min
Jun 22, 7:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	67 min
Jun 21, 8:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	59 min
Jun 21, 8:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany	67 min
Jun 22, 2:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Yadkin	26 min
Jun 22, 5:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	22 min

Nearby

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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.