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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 23, 2010Smyth County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jul 23, 2010, 3:08 PM EDT for Smyth County, Virginia. It was in force for 52 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: Jul 23, 2010, 3:08 PM EDT (19:08 UTC)
Expired: Jul 23, 2010, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

County Smyth County, VA

The radar

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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 23, 3:43 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania and 2 more	15 hr
Jul 23, 2:02 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax and 5 more	29 hr
Jul 23, 3:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Roanoke	34 min
Jul 23, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	43 min
Jul 23, 3:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	43 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2010 Every special weather statement in 2010

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.