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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

May 18, 2015Smyth County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at May 18, 2015, 7:13 PM EDT for Smyth County, Virginia. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 18, 2015, 7:13 PM EDT (23:13 UTC)
Expired: May 18, 2015, 7:45 PM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

County Smyth County, VA

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 18, 5:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath, Rockbridge, City of Lexington	47 min
May 18, 5:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	34 min
May 18, 6:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	59 min
May 18, 6:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge	33 min
May 18, 6:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski	54 min
May 18, 6:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford, City of Lynchburg	31 min
May 18, 7:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Lynchburg	23 min
May 18, 4:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Surry	64 min
May 18, 7:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockingham	26 min
May 18, 7:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockingham	27 min
May 18, 3:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Summers	60 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2015 Every special weather statement in 2015

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.