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Frost Advisory 6, NWS Blacksburg, VA

October 25, 2017Henry County, Patrick County, City of Martinsville, Virginia; 5 counties in North Carolina

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this frost advisory at Oct 25, 2017, 3:00 PM EDT for Henry County, Patrick County, City of Martinsville, Virginia; 5 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Oct 26, 2017, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 25, 2017, 3:00 PM EDT (19:00 UTC)
In effect from: Oct 26, 2017, 12:00 AM EDT
Expired: Oct 26, 2017, 9:00 AM EDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

Counties Rockingham County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, City of Martinsville, VA, Henry County, VA, Patrick County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this frost advisory 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 frost advisory went out at Oct 25, 2:34 PM EDT, 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 25, 2:34 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

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Frost Advisories in North Carolina, 2017 Frost Advisories in Virginia, 2017 Every frost advisory in 2017

Sources

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