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Fire Weather Watch 2, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this fire weather watch at Feb 18, 2011, 4:08 AM EST for 31 counties in Virginia; 9 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 19, 2011, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2011, 4:08 AM EST (09:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 19, 2011, 9:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2011, 3:33 PM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 40 counties
Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Caswell County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Carroll County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Henry County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Wythe County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 3:33 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 25 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:49 PM EST | High Wind Watch | RNK | Amherst, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 105 min |
| Feb 18, 3:49 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin and 4 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 18, 5:34 PM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 25 hr |
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.