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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

April 7, 20168 counties in Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Apr 7, 2016, 5:24 PM EDT for 8 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 51 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 7, 2016, 5:24 PM EDT (21:24 UTC)
Expired: Apr 7, 2016, 6:15 PM EDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

Counties Appomattox County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Roanoke County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Apr 7, 9:21 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	RNK	Grayson	11 hr
Apr 7, 3:36 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	RNK	Smyth	18 hr
Apr 7, 4:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, City of Lynchburg	42 min
Apr 7, 6:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	32 min
Apr 7, 6:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Lynchburg	37 min
Apr 7, 6:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	36 min
Apr 7, 6:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte	33 min
Apr 7, 7:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	17 min
Apr 7, 7:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	30 min
Apr 7, 5:33 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Caswell, Rockingham	57 min
Apr 7, 2:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	30 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2016 Every special weather statement in 2016

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.