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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jul 6, 2016, 5:48 PM EDT for Tazewell County, Virginia. It was in force for 57 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Jul 6, 2016, 5:48 PM EDT (21:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2016, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
County Tazewell County, VA
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NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 6, 4:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 4:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 434 AM EDT WED JUL 6 2016 NCZ005-006-VAZ043>047-058-059-071000- ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 434 AM EDT WED JUL 6 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. HEAT INDEX VALUES ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL APPROACH 100 TO 105 DEGREES. OTHERWISE...THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ001>004-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>044-507-508- 071000- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-WATAUGA-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH- BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG- ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN- BEDFORD-AMHERST-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER- WESTERN GREENBRIER- 434 AM EDT WED JUL 6 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 12:18 PM EDT, 5 hours 30 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
438 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
VAZ046-062145-
APPOMATTOX-
438 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT APPOMATTOX COUNTY...
AT 438 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER SPOUT SPRING...MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH.
OCCASIONAL CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
APPOMATTOX...
OAKVILLE...
STONEWALL...
HIXBURG...
AND APPOMATTOX NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3734 7860 3732 7863 3729 7865 3730 7895
3734 7897 3744 7899 3750 7875 3743 7868
3742 7864 3739 7864 3738 7863 3740 7859
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 261DEG 16KT 3738 7889
RABSpecial weather statement, Jul 6, 5:48 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
548 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
VAZ007-062245-
TAZEWELL-
548 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT TAZEWELL COUNTY THROUGH 645
PM EDT...
AT 547 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER CLIFFIELD...MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.
OCCASIONAL CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TAZEWELL...
CEDAR BLUFF...
BURKES GARDEN...
ASBERRYS...
AND CLIFFIELD.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3719 8175 3716 8132 3715 8133 3714 8132
3713 8127 3711 8126 3709 8127 3707 8133
3705 8138 3706 8140 3704 8146 3701 8144
3699 8148 3700 8148 3702 8147 3700 8154
3707 8178
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 283DEG 21KT 3712 8167
RABThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 12:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 4 hr |
| Jul 6, 12:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 40 min |
| Jul 6, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 60 min |
| Jul 6, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox | 67 min |
| Jul 6, 12:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Stokes | 42 min |
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