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Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Blacksburg, VA

February 3, 2013

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this winter storm watch at Feb 3, 2013, 3:17 PM EST. It took effect at Feb 4, 2013, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 3, 2013, 3:17 PM EST (20:17 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 4, 2013, 4:00 PM EST
Expired: Feb 4, 2013, 3:57 AM EST
In force
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 winter storm watch went out at Feb 3, 1:45 PM EST, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 1:45 PM EST, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 3, 4:17 AM EST, 11 hours before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 3, 12:31 PM EST, 2 hours 46 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
Feb 2, 11:46 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	RNK	Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe	16 hr
Feb 3, 3:17 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe	10 hr
Feb 3, 5:44 PM EST	High Wind Warning	RNK	Grayson	10 hr

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Sources

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