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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

October 11, 20175 counties in Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Oct 11, 2017, 3:00 AM EDT for 5 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 60 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: Oct 11, 2017, 3:00 AM EDT (07:00 UTC)
Expired: Oct 11, 2017, 4:00 AM EDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

Counties Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

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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 Oct 10, 2:24 PM EDT, 12 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 10, 2:24 PM EDT, 12 hours 36 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 10, 3:48 PM EDT, 11 hours 12 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
348 PM EDT Tue Oct 10 2017

NCZ004>006-VAZ043-044-058-059-112000-
Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Henry-Pittsylvania-Halifax-Charlotte-
348 PM EDT Tue Oct 10 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina
and south central Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-045>047-WVZ042>044-
507-508-112000-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-
Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-
Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-
Bedford-Amherst-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-
Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
348 PM EDT Tue Oct 10 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,
northwest North Carolina, 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.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

RCS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 10, 10:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig	60 min
Oct 10, 11:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Craig	3 hr
Oct 10, 11:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Montgomery, City of Radford	55 min
Oct 10, 11:52 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Craig	6 hr
Oct 11, 12:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	65 min
Oct 11, 12:28 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Botetourt	6 hr
Oct 11, 12:38 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Botetourt, Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	3 hr
Oct 11, 1:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	54 min
Oct 11, 1:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, City of Buena Vista, City of Lynchburg	61 min
Oct 11, 4:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	57 min
Oct 11, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Danville	40 min
Oct 10, 9:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Monroe	43 min
Oct 10, 11:05 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Monroe	115 min

Nearby

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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.