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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 14, 2016Montgomery County, City of Radford, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jul 14, 2016, 2:50 PM EDT for Montgomery County, City of Radford, Virginia. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 14, 2016, 2:50 PM EDT (18:50 UTC)
Expired: Jul 14, 2016, 3:30 PM EDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

Counties City of Radford, VA, Montgomery County, VA

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NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 14, 12:11 PM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 12:11 PM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 3:57 AM EDT, 10 hours 53 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
357 AM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

NCZ001>004-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043-WVZ042>044-507-
508-150800-
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-HENRY-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER-
WESTERN GREENBRIER-
357 AM EDT THU JUL 14 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.

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE.
THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. A FEW OF THE STORMS BOTH DAYS COULD
CONTAIN LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS.

LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY ALSO OCCUR IF STORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME
AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ005-006-VAZ044>047-058-059-150800-
ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-
HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
357 AM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A FEW STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH
ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE THE MAIN THREAT.

IN ADDITION...THE HEAT INDEX WILL REACH 100 TO 103 DEGREES FOR AN
HOUR OR TWO THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...AND A FEW COULD
BRING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 2:19 PM EDT, 31 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 14, 2:19 PM EDT, 31 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 14, 2:34 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 14, 2:39 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UNLOCALIZED SITE
239 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

VAZ035-046-141915-
APPOMATTOX-AMHERST-
239 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN APPOMATTOX AND
SOUTHEASTERN AMHERST COUNTIES...

AT 238 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
FALCONERVILLE...OR NEAR AMHERST...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AMHERST...OAKVILLE...RIVERVILLE AND STONEWALL.

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 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 3747 7905 3755 7910 3761 7894 3753 7890
      3746 7888 3741 7884 3741 7900
TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 294DEG 8KT 3752 7903

JJM

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 2:45 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UNLOCALIZED SITE
245 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

VAZ033-034-045-141915-
CAMPBELL-BEDFORD-FRANKLIN-
245 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF SMITH
MOUNTAIN LAKE...NORTHWESTERN PITTSYLVANIA...NORTHEASTERN
FRANKLIN...WESTERN CAMPBELL AND SOUTHERN BEDFORD COUNTIES...

AT 243 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY
RAINFALL WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MONETA TO WESTLAKE
CORNER TO BURNT CHIMNEY. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 15 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MONETA...HUDDLESTON...PENHOOK...NORTHWEST SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE...NORTH
SHORE...BURNT CHIMNEY...WESTLAKE CORNER...UNION HALL...
SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE STATE PARK...WIRTZ AND GOODVIEW.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

IF YOU ARE ON OR NEAR SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND
MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE
OUT TO 10 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER... YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO
SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3726 7932 3706 7943 3707 7948 3706 7949
      3702 7946 3701 7948 3704 7952 3704 7959
      3701 7961 3700 7968 3709 7999 3714 7978
      3725 7968
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 265DEG 14KT 3721 7966 3715 7971 3712 7983

JJM

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 2:50 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UNLOCALIZED SITE
250 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

VAZ011-013-014-141930-
MONTGOMERY-PULASKI-GILES-
250 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN PULASKI...
SOUTHWESTERN GILES AND CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF
RADFORD...

AT 249 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER DUBLIN...
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLACKSBURG...CHRISTIANSBURG...RADFORD...PULASKI...DUBLIN...PRICES
FORK...FAIRLAWN...CLAYTOR DAM...MERRIMAC...CHILDRESS...WALTON AND
PARROTT.

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

LAT...LON 3707 8079 3719 8079 3727 8031 3706 8031
TIME...MOT...LOC 1849Z 267DEG 23KT 3713 8067

JDR

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 14, 11:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	65 min
Jul 14, 12:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth	41 min
Jul 14, 12:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Radford	21 min
Jul 14, 12:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	35 min
Jul 14, 12:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	32 min
Jul 14, 1:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth	52 min
Jul 14, 1:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Salem	45 min
Jul 14, 1:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Roanoke	23 min
Jul 14, 1:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst	30 min
Jul 14, 1:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Buena Vista	36 min
Jul 14, 1:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wythe	33 min
Jul 14, 2:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany	29 min
Jul 14, 2:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Roanoke	38 min
Jul 14, 2:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Montgomery, City of Radford	33 min
Jul 14, 2:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	41 min
Jul 14, 2:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox	36 min
Jul 14, 2:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	30 min
Jul 14, 2:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Buena Vista	32 min
Jul 14, 3:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Franklin, Pittsylvania	47 min
Jul 14, 3:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Campbell, Pittsylvania	44 min
Jul 14, 3:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Patrick	44 min
Jul 14, 3:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Franklin, Henry, Patrick	45 min
Jul 14, 3:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Campbell	41 min
Jul 14, 3:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville	34 min
Jul 14, 4:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte	67 min
Jul 14, 4:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, Patrick	49 min
Jul 14, 4:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	35 min
Jul 14, 4:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry	46 min
Jul 14, 5:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Danville	26 min
Jul 14, 6:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	39 min
Jul 14, 1:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	40 min
Jul 14, 2:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	31 min
Jul 14, 2:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Yadkin	41 min
Jul 14, 2:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry	51 min
Jul 14, 11:36 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Mercer	54 min
Jul 14, 12:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Mercer	67 min
Jul 14, 5:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	22 min
Jul 14, 5:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	42 min
Jul 14, 7:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Greenbrier	106 min

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Sources

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