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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

October 7, 2013Henry County, City of Martinsville, Virginia; Rockingham County, Stokes County, North Carolina

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Oct 7, 2013, 8:05 AM EDT for Henry County, City of Martinsville, Virginia; Rockingham County, Stokes County, North Carolina. It was in force for 40 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: Oct 7, 2013, 8:05 AM EDT (12:05 UTC)
Expired: Oct 7, 2013, 8:45 AM EDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

Counties Rockingham County, NC, Stokes County, NC, City of Martinsville, VA, Henry County, VA

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
Oct 7, 4:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt, Floyd, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	59 min
Oct 7, 4:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, City of Galax	62 min
Oct 7, 5:26 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd, Montgomery, Patrick, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	64 min
Oct 7, 6:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	29 min
Oct 7, 6:35 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford, Franklin, Henry, City of Martinsville	55 min
Oct 7, 7:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, City of Buena Vista, City of Lynchburg	58 min
Oct 7, 8:50 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Danville	40 min
Oct 7, 8:56 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, Pittsylvania	34 min
Oct 7, 9:10 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Danville	35 min
Oct 7, 9:33 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte	42 min
Oct 7, 9:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax, City of Danville	30 min
Oct 7, 3:35 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	55 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2013 Special Weather Statements in North Carolina, 2013 Every special weather statement in 2013

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.