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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

August 5, 2015Pittsylvania County, City of Danville, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2015, 10:16 PM EDT for Pittsylvania County, City of Danville, Virginia. It was in force for 59 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: Aug 5, 2015, 10:16 PM EDT (02:16 UTC)
Expired: Aug 5, 2015, 11:15 PM EDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

Counties City of Danville, VA, Pittsylvania 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
Aug 5, 8:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland	26 min
Aug 5, 8:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland	37 min
Aug 5, 9:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry	24 min
Aug 5, 9:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Martinsville	30 min
Aug 5, 10:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd, Montgomery	38 min
Aug 5, 10:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	63 min
Aug 5, 11:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	59 min
Aug 6, 12:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	60 min
Aug 6, 6:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	29 min
Aug 6, 7:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski	34 min
Aug 5, 8:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Rockingham, Stokes	44 min
Aug 6, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	30 min
Aug 6, 6:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry	34 min
Aug 6, 7:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockingham	33 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.