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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jun 18, 2012, 8:12 PM EDT for Ashe County, North Carolina. It was in force for 48 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
- Jun 18, 2012, 8:12 PM EDT (00:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2012, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
County Ashe County, NC
The radar
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The text
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</html>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 Jun 18, 7:47 PM EDT, 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 7:47 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 450 AM EDT MON JUN 18 2012 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>045-190900- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON- CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE- PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE- GREENBRIER- 450 AM EDT MON JUN 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 4:40 PM EDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 440 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012 VAZ013-016-017-032-033-043-182130- FRANKLIN VA-PATRICK VA-CARROLL VA-HENRY VA-PULASKI VA-FLOYD VA- 440 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... AT 438 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR DUGSPUR...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... INDIAN VALLEY...WOOLWINE...FLOYD...WILLIS...SANVILLE... ENDICOTT...BUFFALO RIDGE...MEADOWS OF DAN... AND CHARITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3675 8070 3693 8067 3690 8000 3662 8005 TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 279DEG 12KT 3684 8060 07
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 5:05 PM EDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 505 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012 NCZ002-003-019-VAZ015-016-182145- SURRY NC-WILKES NC-ALLEGHANY NC-CARROLL VA-GRAYSON VA- 505 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... AT 504 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BAYWOOD...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... INDEPENDENCE AND GALAX CITY AROUND 510 PM EDT. TWIN OAKS AND INDEPENDENCE AROUND 520 PM EDT. ENNICE AND TWIN OAKS AROUND 525 PM EDT. BAYWOOD AND TWIN OAKS AROUND 530 PM EDT. BARRETT...SPARTA AND BAYWOOD AROUND 535 PM EDT. GLADE VALLEY AND WHITEHEAD AROUND 540 PM EDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3641 8123 3670 8113 3672 8086 3638 8081 TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 352DEG 16KT 3662 8104 07
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 5:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
535 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012
NCZ006-VAZ044-058-059-182215-
CASWELL NC-CHARLOTTE VA-HALIFAX VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-
535 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 534 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MILTON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
RINGGOLD AND BLANCH AROUND 540 PM EDT.
SEMORA AND ELMO AROUND 545 PM EDT.
TURBEVILLE AROUND 550 PM EDT.
ALTON AROUND 555 PM EDT.
CLUSTER SPRINGS AROUND 600 PM EDT.
VIRGILINA AROUND 610 PM EDT.
HITESBURG AROUND 615 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3669 7867 3667 7869 3654 7873 3654 7913
3624 7915 3625 7952 3641 7952 3682 7935
3670 7864 3664 7855
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 274DEG 38KT 3658 7924
07Special weather statement, Jun 18, 5:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 557 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012 VAZ012-013-015-016-182245- CARROLL VA-GRAYSON VA-WYTHE VA-PULASKI VA- 557 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... AT 555 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MAX MEADOWS...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... MAX MEADOWS...GRAHAMS FORGE AND GUNTON PARK AROUND 605 PM EDT. COLEMAN STORE AROUND 635 PM EDT. MAX MEADOWS AROUND 640 PM EDT. IVANHOE AND BYLLESBY AROUND 645 PM EDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3703 8101 3700 8079 3667 8053 3673 8116 TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 10DEG 8KT 3696 8092 07
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 6:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Lexington | 36 min |
| Jun 19, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox | 26 min |
| Jun 19, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Surry | 28 min |
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