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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

April 28, 20115 counties in Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Apr 28, 2011, 8:56 AM EDT for 5 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 64 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: Apr 28, 2011, 8:56 AM EDT (12:56 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 2011, 10:00 AM EDT
In force: 64 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

Counties Appomattox County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Apr 28, 8:23 AM EDT, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 8:23 AM EDT, 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 8:20 AM EDT, 36 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 28, 7:18 AM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 28, 7:44 AM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 28, 7:48 AM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 28, 8:19 AM EDT, 37 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 28, 8:46 AM EDT, 10 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 28, 8:56 AM EDT, 0 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
Apr 27, 8:01 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	44 min
Apr 27, 8:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell	66 min
Apr 27, 8:32 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania	43 min
Apr 27, 8:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	45 min
Apr 27, 9:06 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more	13 hr
Apr 27, 9:11 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	34 min
Apr 27, 10:12 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Bland, Smyth, Tazewell	48 min
Apr 27, 10:26 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Bland, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe	49 min
Apr 27, 10:39 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Bland, Smyth, Tazewell	6 hr
Apr 27, 11:09 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Bland, Giles, Tazewell	51 min
Apr 27, 11:12 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe	48 min
Apr 27, 11:19 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Carroll, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski, Wythe and 2 more	6 hr
Apr 27, 11:53 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Bland, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, Tazewell, Wythe	52 min
Apr 27, 11:56 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Alleghany, City of Covington	49 min
Apr 28, 12:01 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, Wythe	44 min
Apr 28, 12:40 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Bath	35 min
Apr 28, 12:45 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Bland, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, Wythe, City of Radford	45 min
Apr 28, 12:48 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Craig, Giles, City of Covington	6 hr
Apr 28, 1:03 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Covington	57 min
Apr 28, 1:12 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Bland, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe	33 min
Apr 28, 1:19 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Roanoke	26 min
Apr 28, 1:20 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Bland, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe	25 min
Apr 28, 1:28 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Lexington	21 min
Apr 28, 1:34 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Lexington	41 min
Apr 28, 1:39 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Bland	3 hr
Apr 28, 1:43 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, Montgomery	19 min
Apr 28, 1:47 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Bland, Giles, Tazewell, Wythe	9 min
Apr 28, 2:17 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Craig, Giles	28 min
Apr 28, 3:22 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke and 2 more	4 hr
Apr 28, 4:17 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	30 min
Apr 28, 5:32 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Montgomery, City of Galax	3 hr
Apr 28, 5:51 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Patrick	54 min
Apr 28, 6:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, City of Buena Vista and 1 more	65 min
Apr 28, 6:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	29 min
Apr 28, 6:47 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Craig, City of Covington	6 hr
Apr 28, 6:48 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Henry, Patrick	24 min
Apr 28, 7:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	32 min
Apr 28, 7:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, City of Lynchburg	76 min
Apr 28, 7:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	72 min
Apr 28, 8:09 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig	10 hr
Apr 28, 10:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	39 min
Apr 28, 12:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Danville	52 min
Apr 28, 12:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Bath	6 hr
Apr 28, 6:33 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig	6 hr
Apr 28, 3:40 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	34 min
Apr 28, 3:47 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	27 min
Apr 28, 6:24 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	35 min
Apr 28, 7:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	19 min
Apr 27, 10:32 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Greenbrier	43 min
Apr 27, 10:57 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Greenbrier, Mercer, Summers	48 min
Apr 27, 11:43 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Greenbrier, Summers	36 min
Apr 28, 1:45 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers	31 min
Apr 28, 11:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RNK	Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers	10 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2011 Every special weather statement in 2011

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.