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Frost Advisory 1, NWS Blacksburg, VA

April 17, 201421 counties in Virginia; Caswell County, Rockingham County, Stokes County, North Carolina

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this frost advisory at Apr 17, 2014, 4:07 AM EDT for 21 counties in Virginia; Caswell County, Rockingham County, Stokes County, North Carolina. It took effect at Apr 18, 2014, 3:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 17, 2014, 4:07 AM EDT (08:07 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 18, 2014, 3:00 AM EDT
Expired: Apr 18, 2014, 8:00 AM EDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

All 24 counties

Caswell County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Franklin County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Henry County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this frost advisory 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 frost advisory went out at Apr 16, 7:29 PM EDT, 8 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 7:29 PM EDT, 8 hours 38 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 16, 9:25 AM EDT, 18 hours 42 minutes before

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Nearby

Frost Advisories in Virginia, 2014 Frost Advisories in North Carolina, 2014 Every frost advisory in 2014

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.