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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 170, NWS Blacksburg, VA

August 22, 20134 counties in Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 22, 2013, 4:37 PM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 53 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 22, 2013, 4:37 PM EDT (20:37 UTC)
Expired: Aug 22, 2013, 5:30 PM EDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Amherst County, VA, Bedford County, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, Rockbridge County, VA

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 22, 4:33 PM EDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 4:33 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 22, 4:00 PM EDT, 37 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 22, 2:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
225 PM EDT THU AUG 22 2013

WVZ045-221900-
GREENBRIER WV-
225 PM EDT THU AUG 22 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 300 PM EDT

* AT 222 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
  TRACKING A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN NEAR BINGHAM...MOVING TO
  THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* VERY HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON
  ROADWAYS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RUPERT...
  ASBURY...
  RAINELLE...
  BINGHAM...
  AND ANJEAN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE WATER TO FLOW OVER THE ROADWAY. DO
NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE WHERE THE ROAD HAS BECOME FLOODED.

&&

LAT...LON 3808 8070 3792 8039 3774 8062 3787 8078
      3787 8076 3795 8081 3798 8077 3802 8080
      3803 8083 3806 8080 3805 8086 3806 8086
      3810 8083
TIME...MOT...LOC 1822Z 309DEG 18KT 3802 8080

MBS

Special weather statement, Aug 22, 3:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
304 PM EDT THU AUG 22 2013

NCZ004-005-VAZ032-222000-
STOKES NC-ROCKINGHAM NC-PATRICK VA-
304 PM EDT THU AUG 22 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR...
  STOKES COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  WESTERN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
  SOUTHEASTERN PATRICK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT

* AT 300 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
  TRACKING A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR SANDY
  RIDGE...MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
  STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MADISON...
  WALNUT COVE...
  SANDY RIDGE...
  DANBURY...
  AND MONROETON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE WATER TO FLOW OVER ROADWAYS AND
TO POND IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE WHERE
THE ROAD IS COVERED WITH FLOWING WATER.

DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN OR SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING
THREATENS. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR IN A VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3626 8031 3654 8031 3665 8027 3666 8015
      3657 8005 3654 8005 3654 8002 3625 7969
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 320DEG 17KT 3655 8018

WERT

Special weather statement, Aug 22, 4:12 PM EDT, 25 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 22, 4:29 PM EDT, 8 minutes before

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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 21, 8:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wythe	24 min
Aug 21, 8:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski, City of Radford	51 min
Aug 21, 8:55 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford	3 hr
Aug 21, 9:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Galax	32 min
Aug 21, 9:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Montgomery	46 min
Aug 21, 9:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll	30 min
Aug 21, 10:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	51 min
Aug 21, 10:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	48 min
Aug 21, 11:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, City of Lynchburg	39 min
Aug 21, 11:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	37 min
Aug 22, 12:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Halifax, Pittsylvania and 1 more	51 min
Aug 22, 12:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	61 min
Aug 22, 2:44 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Henry, Patrick and 4 more	6 hr
Aug 22, 4:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, City of Galax	63 min
Aug 22, 5:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	59 min
Aug 22, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	60 min
Aug 22, 3:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	56 min
Aug 22, 3:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Rockingham, Stokes	59 min
Aug 22, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry	59 min
Aug 22, 5:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Stokes, Surry, Yadkin	60 min
Aug 22, 7:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Yadkin	15 min
Aug 21, 8:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Monroe	26 min
Aug 21, 10:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	38 min
Aug 21, 10:26 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Greenbrier	3 hr
Aug 22, 2:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	35 min

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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.