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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

March 28, 2012Giles County, Virginia; Mercer County, West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Mar 28, 2012, 10:32 PM EDT for Giles County, Virginia; Mercer County, West Virginia. It was in force for 28 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: Mar 28, 2012, 10:32 PM EDT (02:32 UTC)
Expired: Mar 28, 2012, 11:00 PM EDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

Counties Giles County, VA, Mercer County, WV

The radar

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The text

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 28, 8:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	23 min
Mar 28, 8:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania	35 min
Mar 28, 8:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	49 min
Mar 28, 9:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	35 min
Mar 28, 9:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	33 min
Mar 28, 10:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, Wythe, City of Galax	22 min
Mar 28, 10:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland	38 min
Mar 28, 10:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Montgomery	16 min
Mar 28, 11:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	23 min
Mar 29, 12:01 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	29 min
Mar 29, 12:02 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	28 min
Mar 29, 12:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, City of Galax	53 min
Mar 29, 1:02 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth	58 min
Mar 29, 1:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany	29 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.