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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 8, 2016City of Radford, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jul 8, 2016, 4:18 PM EDT for City of Radford, Virginia. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 8, 2016, 4:18 PM EDT (20:18 UTC)
Expired: Jul 8, 2016, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

County City of Radford, VA

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 8, 4:05 PM EDT, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 4:05 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 5:10 AM EDT, 11 hours 8 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 3:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
317 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

WVZ042-043-082000-
SUMMERS-MERCER-
317 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT
SOUTHWESTERN SUMMERS AND MERCER COUNTIES...

AT 317 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR NORTHFORK...MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PRINCETON...
ATHENS...
MATOAKA...
PIPESTEM...
AND CAMP CREEK.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3742 8131 3741 8129 3742 8128 3746 8131
      3747 8128 3750 8126 3751 8121 3758 8119
      3760 8114 3759 8109 3761 8106 3762 8083
      3734 8090 3732 8135 3734 8136
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 269DEG 40KT 3747 8144

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Special weather statement, Jul 8, 3:42 PM EDT, 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 8, 3:51 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 8, 4:12 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
412 PM EDT FRI JUL 08 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0350 PM     HAIL             6 WSW CAMP CREEK        37.45N 81.20W
07/08/2016  E1.00 INCH       MERCER             WV   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BEESON ROAD
            AND COLE FARM ROAD

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Special weather statement, Jul 8, 4:16 PM EDT, 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 8, 4:18 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
Jul 8, 2:12 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	RNK	Tazewell	5 hr
Jul 8, 3:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bland, Tazewell	34 min
Jul 8, 3:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Bland, Tazewell	3 hr
Jul 8, 4:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bland, Giles, Pulaski	45 min
Jul 8, 4:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Montgomery	29 min
Jul 8, 4:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Wythe, City of Galax	58 min
Jul 8, 4:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	42 min
Jul 8, 4:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	40 min
Jul 8, 4:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry	65 min
Jul 8, 4:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Montgomery, City of Radford	25 min
Jul 8, 4:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Craig, Franklin and 3 more	63 min
Jul 8, 4:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax	62 min
Jul 8, 5:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, Roanoke	55 min
Jul 8, 5:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson	65 min
Jul 8, 5:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville	53 min
Jul 8, 5:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth	46 min
Jul 8, 5:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville	72 min
Jul 8, 6:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	70 min
Jul 8, 6:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Grayson	66 min
Jul 8, 6:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll	19 min
Jul 8, 6:34 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Danville	3 hr
Jul 8, 6:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Galax	24 min
Jul 8, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	33 min
Jul 8, 4:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockingham	61 min
Jul 8, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Ashe	39 min
Jul 8, 6:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Ashe, Watauga	67 min
Jul 8, 6:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Caswell	56 min
Jul 8, 6:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	9 min
Jul 8, 6:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes	38 min
Jul 8, 6:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry	33 min
Jul 8, 7:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Yadkin	30 min
Jul 8, 7:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	54 min
Jul 8, 7:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin	33 min
Jul 8, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Mercer	43 min
Jul 8, 3:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Summers	24 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.