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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

January 27, 20125 counties in Virginia; Greenbrier County, Monroe County, West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jan 27, 2012, 3:46 AM EST for 5 counties in Virginia; Greenbrier County, Monroe County, West Virginia. It was in force for 59 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: Jan 27, 2012, 3:46 AM EST (08:46 UTC)
Expired: Jan 27, 2012, 4:45 AM EST
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

Counties Alleghany County, VA, Bath County, VA, City of Covington, VA, Craig County, VA, Giles County, VA, Greenbrier County, WV, Monroe County, WV

The radar

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 27, 12:39 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Patrick, City of Galax	51 min
Jan 27, 1:25 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	80 min
Jan 27, 1:36 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick and 5 more	54 min
Jan 27, 1:59 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Giles, Smyth	76 min
Jan 27, 2:40 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin and 15 more	110 min
Jan 27, 2:45 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Craig, Giles, Montgomery, City of Covington	45 min
Jan 27, 4:40 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Carroll, Craig and 16 more	110 min
Jan 27, 6:28 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	47 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2012 Special Weather Statements in West Virginia, 2012 Every special weather statement in 2012

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.