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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

April 19, 2015Mercer County, Summers County, West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Apr 19, 2015, 10:39 PM EDT for Mercer County, Summers County, West Virginia. It was in force for 66 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: Apr 19, 2015, 10:39 PM EDT (02:39 UTC)
Expired: Apr 19, 2015, 11:45 PM EDT
In force: 66 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

Counties Mercer County, WV, Summers County, WV

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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 Apr 19, 7:56 PM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 7:56 PM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 3:45 PM EDT, 6 hours 54 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
345 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

VAZ018>020-201945-
CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-
345 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST
CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG
WIND GUSTS AND HAIL ARE THE MAIN THREATS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ007-010-WVZ042-201945-
TAZEWELL-BLAND-MERCER-
345 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...POTENTIALLY LEADING PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
ALSO INCREASE AND MAY GUST OVER 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HAIL ARE THE MAIN THREATS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ011-WVZ043-044-507-508-201945-
GILES-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER-
345 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...POTENTIALLY LEADING PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG
WIND GUSTS AND HAIL ARE THE MAIN THREATS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ004>006-VAZ043>047-058-059-201945-
STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-
BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
345 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...POTENTIALLY LEADING PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY
AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY EVENING...WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HAIL
BEING THE MAIN THREATS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ009-012>017-032-201945-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-PATRICK-
345 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BRING AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE
REGION...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS APPROACHING 3 INCHES ALONG THE EAST
FACING SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH STRONG
WIND GUSTS AND HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREATS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ022>024-033>035-201945-
ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
345 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BRING 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE REGION...
WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE BLUE
RIDGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
MONDAY EVENING. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HAIL ARE THE MAIN THREATS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 19, 10:23 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 19, 10:25 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 19, 10:34 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 19, 10:39 PM EDT, 0 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
Apr 19, 9:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Bland, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth, Wythe	6 hr
Apr 19, 9:34 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Franklin, Henry, Patrick	6 hr
Apr 19, 11:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell	65 min
Apr 20, 12:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Grayson, Wythe	26 min
Apr 20, 12:54 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax	9 hr
Apr 20, 3:00 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Bland, Giles, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth, Wythe and 1 more	18 hr
Apr 20, 3:29 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Franklin, Henry, Patrick	6 hr
Apr 20, 10:13 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RNK	Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford	22 hr
Apr 20, 3:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Roanoke, City of Salem	31 min
Apr 20, 3:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, City of Galax	37 min
Apr 20, 3:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania	34 min
Apr 20, 4:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll	25 min
Apr 20, 4:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, City of Buena Vista	53 min
Apr 20, 4:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax	30 min
Apr 20, 4:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Montgomery, City of Radford	29 min
Apr 20, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	29 min
Apr 20, 4:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Grayson	38 min
Apr 20, 4:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	25 min
Apr 20, 4:51 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	114 min
Apr 20, 4:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Grayson	5 hr
Apr 20, 5:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Pulaski, Wythe	30 min
Apr 20, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst	59 min
Apr 20, 5:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax	30 min
Apr 20, 5:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Pulaski, Smyth, Wythe	3 hr
Apr 20, 5:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Wythe	23 min
Apr 20, 5:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Roanoke	31 min
Apr 20, 5:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski, City of Radford	56 min
Apr 20, 5:40 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Pulaski, Wythe	3 hr
Apr 20, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	28 min
Apr 20, 5:54 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	RNK	Giles	22 hr
Apr 20, 6:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig	35 min
Apr 20, 6:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig	3 hr
Apr 20, 6:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, City of Covington	34 min
Apr 20, 7:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	33 min
Apr 20, 9:44 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Watauga	3 hr
Apr 20, 3:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockingham	35 min
Apr 20, 3:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Caswell, Rockingham	56 min
Apr 20, 3:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	61 min
Apr 20, 3:52 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Caswell, Rockingham	23 min
Apr 20, 4:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Watauga	27 min
Apr 20, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Ashe	30 min
Apr 20, 5:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Watauga	33 min
Apr 20, 7:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Watauga	29 min
Apr 20, 7:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany	25 min
Apr 19, 11:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier, Monroe	55 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.