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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

August 20, 2012Campbell County, Henry County, City of Martinsville, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 20, 2012, 3:34 PM EDT for Campbell County, Henry County, City of Martinsville, Virginia. It was in force for 26 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: Aug 20, 2012, 3:34 PM EDT (19:34 UTC)
Expired: Aug 20, 2012, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

Counties Campbell County, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, Henry County, VA

The radar

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 20, 1:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Roanoke, City of Salem	57 min
Aug 20, 1:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	55 min
Aug 20, 2:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford, Franklin, Patrick, City of Lynchburg	18 min
Aug 20, 2:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington	15 min
Aug 20, 2:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, Patrick, City of Lynchburg, City of Martinsville	42 min
Aug 20, 4:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville	29 min
Aug 20, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	30 min
Aug 20, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	28 min
Aug 20, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax, City of Danville	29 min
Aug 20, 5:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Buena Vista	26 min
Aug 20, 5:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte	27 min
Aug 20, 7:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Patrick	3 hr
Aug 20, 5:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	26 min
Aug 20, 6:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockingham	46 min
Aug 20, 6:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry	25 min
Aug 20, 7:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockingham	35 min
Aug 20, 7:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	25 min
Aug 20, 7:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	28 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in 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.