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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

September 28, 2012City of Danville, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Sep 28, 2012, 3:02 PM EDT for City of Danville, Virginia. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Sep 28, 2012, 3:02 PM EDT (19:02 UTC)
Expired: Sep 28, 2012, 3:45 PM EDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

County City of Danville, 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 Sep 28, 1:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 1:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 28, 5:43 AM EDT, 9 hours 19 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
543 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012

VAZ011-018>020-WVZ042>045-290945-
GILES-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
543 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009-010-012>017-022>024-032>035-043>047-
058-059-290945-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-
YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-
FLOYD-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
543 AM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THE EARLY EVENING. A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME
SEVERE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 28, 1:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 28, 2:10 PM EDT, 52 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 28, 2:20 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
220 PM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012

VAZ044-058-281845-
HALIFAX VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-
220 PM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT HALIFAX AND PITTSYLVANIA
COUNTIES...

AT 216 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF MT AIRY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR MT AIRY AROUND 225 PM...RIDGEWAY AROUND 230
PM...LEDA AROUND 235 PM AND NATHALIE AROUND 245 PM.

LAT...LON 3703 7896 3680 7887 3678 7935 3696 7936

Special weather statement, Sep 28, 2:30 PM EDT, 32 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
230 PM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012

NCZ005-006-281915-
CASWELL NC-ROCKINGHAM NC-
230 PM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CASWELL AND ROCKINGHAM
COUNTIES...

AT 224 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE FROM EDEN TO 5
MILES SOUTHWEST OF MADISON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR DRAPER AROUND 235 PM...WENTWORTH...AND
BETHANY AROUND 240 PM...OREGON HILL...AND HARRISONS CROSSROADS AROUND
245 PM...MAYFIELD AROUND 250 PM...RUFFIN...AND REIDSVILLE AROUND 255
PM...PELHAM AND AND LAWSONVILLE AROUND 300 PM.

LAT...LON 3627 8004 3654 7989 3654 7933 3624 7952

Special weather statement, Sep 28, 2:48 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 28, 3:02 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
302 PM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012

NCZ006-VAZ044-058-281945-
CASWELL NC-HALIFAX VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-
302 PM EDT FRI SEP 28 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CASWELL...HALIFAX AND
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTIES...

AT 258 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER DANVILLE
CITY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR BLANCH AROUND 310 PM...HAMER AROUND 315 PM...
MILTON AROUND 320 PM AND SEMORA AROUND 330 PM.

LAT...LON 3645 7939 3654 7933 3654 7949 3671 7943
      3668 7914 3642 7914

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 27, 8:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Buena Vista	22 min
Sep 28, 1:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	42 min
Sep 28, 1:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville	66 min
Sep 28, 2:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	35 min
Sep 28, 2:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	25 min
Sep 28, 2:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	42 min
Sep 28, 3:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	39 min
Sep 28, 1:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alexander	30 min
Sep 28, 2:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockingham	45 min
Sep 28, 3:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Caswell	41 min
Sep 28, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Person	10 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.