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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

April 20, 2017Stokes County, North Carolina

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Apr 20, 2017, 3:52 PM EDT for Stokes County, North Carolina. It was in force for 53 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 20, 2017, 3:52 PM EDT (19:52 UTC)
Expired: Apr 20, 2017, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

County Stokes County, NC

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 19, 10:27 PM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 8 more	10 hr
Apr 20, 1:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	45 min
Apr 20, 2:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Roanoke	41 min
Apr 20, 2:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	60 min
Apr 20, 3:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	38 min
Apr 20, 4:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	43 min
Apr 20, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox, Campbell	46 min
Apr 20, 5:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	27 min
Apr 20, 2:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	39 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in North Carolina, 2017 Every special weather statement in 2017

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.