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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

August 9, 2016Franklin County, Henry County, City of Martinsville, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2016, 10:43 PM EDT for Franklin County, Henry County, City of Martinsville, Virginia. It was in force for 62 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: Aug 9, 2016, 10:43 PM EDT (02:43 UTC)
Expired: Aug 9, 2016, 11:45 PM EDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

Counties City of Martinsville, VA, Franklin County, VA, Henry County, VA

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 9, 7:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 7:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 3:06 PM EDT, 7 hours 37 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
306 PM EDT TUE AUG 9 2016

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ015-016-032-043-044-058-101915-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-
YADKIN-GRAYSON-CARROLL-PATRICK-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-
306 PM EDT TUE AUG 9 2016

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ007-009>014-017>020-022>024-033>035-045>047-059-WVZ042>044-507-
508-101915-
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-
AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-
MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER-
306 PM EDT TUE AUG 9 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 5:18 PM EDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
518 PM EDT TUE AUG 9 2016

NCZ003-092215-
SURRY-
518 PM EDT TUE AUG 9 2016

...AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS WILL AFFECT SURRY COUNTY THROUGH215
PM EDT...

AT 514 PM EDT...AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS WAS MOVING NORTHWEST
THROUGH SURRY COUNTY. RAINFALL OF 1/2 TO 3/4 INCH PER HOUR CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY. THE GROUND IN THIS REGION IS SATURATED
FROM RECENT DAYS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY
RESULT IN FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS. SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS COULD RISE TO BANKFUL QUICKLY.

IN ADDITION...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE SHOWERS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOUNT AIRY...
ELKIN...
FAIRVIEW...
DOBSON...
AND BOTTOM.

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

LAT...LON 3628 8087 3633 8087 3640 8097 3642 8096
      3645 8098 3650 8093 3656 8091 3656 8067
      3633 8053 3628 8073 3628 8074 3627 8076
      3627 8078 3626 8078 3625 8083
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 151DEG 33KT 3647 8082

RAB

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 5:18 PM EDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...RESENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
518 PM EDT TUE AUG 9 2016

NCZ003-092215-
SURRY-
518 PM EDT TUE AUG 9 2016

...AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS WILL AFFECT SURRY COUNTY THROUGH215
PM EDT...

AT 514 PM EDT...AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS WAS MOVING NORTHWEST
THROUGH SURRY COUNTY. RAINFALL OF 1/2 TO 3/4 INCH PER HOUR CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY. THE GROUND IN THIS REGION IS SATURATED
FROM RECENT DAYS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY
RESULT IN FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS. SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS COULD RISE TO BANKFUL QUICKLY.

IN ADDITION...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE SHOWERS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOUNT AIRY...
ELKIN...
FAIRVIEW...
DOBSON...
AND BOTTOM.

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

LAT...LON 3628 8087 3633 8087 3640 8097 3642 8096
      3645 8098 3650 8093 3656 8091 3656 8067
      3633 8053 3628 8073 3628 8074 3627 8076
      3627 8078 3626 8078 3625 8083
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 151DEG 33KT 3647 8082

RAB

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 5:45 PM EDT, 4 hours 58 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...RESENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
545 PM EDT TUE AUG 9 2016

NCZ003-092215-
SURRY-
545 PM EDT TUE AUG 9 2016

...AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS WILL AFFECT SURRY COUNTY THROUGH
615 PM EDT...

AT 514 PM EDT...AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS WAS MOVING NORTHWEST
THROUGH SURRY COUNTY. RAINFALL OF 1/2 TO 3/4 INCH PER HOUR CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY. THE GROUND IN THIS REGION IS SATURATED
FROM RECENT DAYS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY
RESULT IN FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS. SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS COULD RISE TO BANKFUL QUICKLY.

IN ADDITION...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE SHOWERS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOUNT AIRY...
ELKIN...
FAIRVIEW...
DOBSON...
AND BOTTOM.

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

LAT...LON 3628 8087 3633 8087 3640 8097 3642 8096
      3645 8098 3650 8093 3656 8091 3656 8067
      3633 8053 3628 8073 3628 8074 3627 8076
      3627 8078 3626 8078 3625 8083
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 151DEG 33KT 3647 8082

RAB

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 7:20 PM EDT, 3 hours 23 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
Aug 9, 9:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd, Patrick	55 min
Aug 9, 9:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	64 min
Aug 9, 8:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Stokes, Surry	66 min
Aug 9, 8:36 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Stokes	3 hr
Aug 9, 8:51 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Stokes	3 hr

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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.