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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 23, 2017Summers County, West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jul 23, 2017, 9:44 PM EDT for Summers County, West Virginia. It was in force for 61 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 23, 2017, 9:44 PM EDT (01:44 UTC)
Expired: Jul 23, 2017, 10:45 PM EDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

County Summers County, WV

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 23, 9:12 PM EDT, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 9:12 PM EDT, 32 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 23, 3:58 AM EDT, 17 hours 46 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
358 AM EDT Sun Jul 23 2017

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>013-015-018>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-240800-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-
Grayson-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-
Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
358 AM EDT Sun Jul 23 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest North Carolina,
southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West
Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Thunderstorms this afternoon and evening could become severe. The
main threat will be damaging winds. Isolated large hail and localized
heavy rain leading to flooding are possible as well.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed today.

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ014-016-017-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
240800-
Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Wilkes-Yadkin-Montgomery-Carroll-
Floyd-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-
Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-
358 AM EDT Sun Jul 23 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,
northwest North Carolina, central Virginia, south central Virginia,
southwest Virginia and west central Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Thunderstorms this afternoon and evening could become severe, with
damaging winds the main threat. Isolated large hail is also possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed today.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 23, 8:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
831 PM EDT SUN JUL 23 2017

VAZ007-WVZ042-240130-
Tazewell-Mercer-
831 PM EDT SUN JUL 23 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN TAZEWELL AND
SOUTHWESTERN MERCER COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM EDT...

At 830 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Tiptop, moving
east at 35 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Bluefield...
Pocahontas...
Bramwell...
Tiptop...
and Pinnacle Rock State Park.

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 3723 8151 3725 8150 3726 8150 3725 8148
      3727 8145 3727 8142 3732 8139 3733 8115
      3726 8117 3725 8120 3722 8125 3722 8128
      3721 8128 3714 8151
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 267DEG 30KT 3723 8142

RAB

Special weather statement, Jul 23, 8:55 PM EDT, 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 23, 9:03 PM EDT, 41 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 23, 9:22 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 23, 9:27 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 23, 9:44 PM EDT, 0 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
Jul 23, 8:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth	58 min
Jul 23, 8:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland	59 min
Jul 23, 8:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Smyth	61 min
Jul 23, 9:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Tazewell	57 min
Jul 23, 10:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany	66 min
Jul 23, 11:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson	61 min
Jul 23, 11:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	63 min
Jul 24, 12:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, City of Radford and 2 more	60 min
Jul 24, 12:53 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	52 min
Jul 24, 1:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	67 min
Jul 24, 2:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington, City of Lynchburg	59 min
Jul 24, 2:38 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth	67 min
Jul 24, 12:36 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	54 min
Jul 23, 8:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Mercer	65 min
Jul 23, 11:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Mercer	62 min
Jul 23, 11:41 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Mercer, Summers	3 hr

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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.