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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 380, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 3, 2011Bedford County, Franklin County, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2011, 5:05 PM EDT for Bedford County, Franklin County, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. It was in force for 55 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: Jul 3, 2011, 5:05 PM EDT (21:05 UTC)
Expired: Jul 3, 2011, 6:00 PM EDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Bedford County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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 Jul 2, 7:44 PM EDT, 21 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 7:44 PM EDT, 21 hours 21 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 3, 8:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell, Pittsylvania	65 min
Jul 3, 3:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski	55 min
Jul 3, 3:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Buena Vista	54 min
Jul 3, 3:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bland, Giles, Pulaski, Wythe	63 min
Jul 3, 4:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson	64 min
Jul 3, 4:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, Wythe, City of Galax	61 min
Jul 3, 4:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	66 min
Jul 3, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	62 min
Jul 3, 5:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Campbell, Pittsylvania	65 min
Jul 3, 5:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	59 min
Jul 3, 5:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, Patrick, Wythe, City of Galax	62 min
Jul 3, 6:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	62 min
Jul 3, 6:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick	56 min
Jul 3, 6:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	60 min
Jul 3, 7:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson	58 min
Jul 3, 4:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes	63 min
Jul 3, 5:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes	65 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.