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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 18, 2017Franklin County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jul 18, 2017, 1:37 PM EDT for Franklin County, Virginia. It was in force for 53 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 18, 2017, 1:37 PM EDT (17:37 UTC)
Expired: Jul 18, 2017, 2:30 PM EDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

County Franklin County, VA

The radar

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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 18, 1:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Grayson	66 min
Jul 18, 2:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig	53 min
Jul 18, 2:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Franklin, Henry, Patrick	62 min
Jul 18, 2:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Salem	55 min
Jul 18, 2:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham	62 min
Jul 18, 3:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry	53 min
Jul 18, 3:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Roanoke, City of Salem	63 min
Jul 18, 3:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham	68 min
Jul 18, 3:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	57 min
Jul 18, 3:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Galax	40 min
Jul 18, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	62 min
Jul 18, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Martinsville	61 min
Jul 18, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wythe	32 min
Jul 18, 4:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, Pulaski	66 min
Jul 18, 4:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Floyd, Franklin, Roanoke, City of Roanoke	62 min
Jul 18, 4:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, Pulaski, Wythe	57 min
Jul 18, 4:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, City of Covington	64 min
Jul 18, 4:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania	57 min
Jul 18, 4:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Pulaski, Wythe	4 hr
Jul 18, 5:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania	58 min
Jul 18, 5:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	54 min
Jul 18, 5:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	62 min
Jul 18, 5:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Franklin, Pittsylvania	27 min
Jul 18, 6:13 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Halifax	3 hr
Jul 18, 6:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Lexington	65 min
Jul 18, 6:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Danville	62 min
Jul 18, 6:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	54 min
Jul 18, 7:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Lexington	33 min
Jul 18, 7:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	53 min
Jul 18, 7:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge	54 min
Jul 17, 8:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry	54 min
Jul 18, 12:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Watauga	33 min
Jul 18, 1:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry	49 min
Jul 18, 2:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	43 min
Jul 18, 2:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	67 min
Jul 18, 2:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany	58 min
Jul 18, 3:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Caswell	60 min
Jul 18, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Yadkin	43 min
Jul 18, 5:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Rockingham, Stokes	65 min
Jul 18, 6:05 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Rockingham	3 hr
Jul 18, 7:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	53 min
Jul 18, 5:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	62 min
Jul 18, 5:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Mercer	63 min
Jul 18, 6:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Monroe	57 min
Jul 18, 6:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers	66 min
Jul 18, 7:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Monroe	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.