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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

May 19, 2018Alleghany County, Bath County, City of Covington, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at May 19, 2018, 8:42 PM EDT for Alleghany County, Bath County, City of Covington, Virginia. It was in force for 63 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: May 19, 2018, 8:42 PM EDT (00:42 UTC)
Expired: May 19, 2018, 9:45 PM EDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

Counties Alleghany County, VA, Bath County, VA, City of Covington, VA

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 19, 8:27 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Bedford	6 hr
May 19, 8:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth, Tazewell	40 min
May 19, 8:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Franklin, Henry, Patrick	33 min
May 19, 8:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe	6 hr
May 19, 9:08 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Franklin, Henry, Patrick	6 hr
May 19, 9:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Craig	5 hr
May 19, 9:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth	41 min
May 19, 9:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Botetourt, Rockbridge	4 hr
May 19, 10:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	89 min
May 19, 11:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville	74 min
May 20, 3:07 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Franklin, Henry	5 hr
May 20, 8:01 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	119 min
May 20, 2:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry	46 min
May 20, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry	43 min
May 20, 5:31 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Patrick	4 hr
May 20, 6:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Covington, City of Lexington	55 min
May 20, 6:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	60 min
May 20, 7:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Buckingham	54 min
May 20, 7:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Carroll, Patrick	106 min
May 20, 7:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	61 min
May 20, 2:39 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes, Yadkin	51 min
May 20, 3:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	58 min
May 20, 3:32 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Wilkes	5 hr
May 20, 3:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry	49 min
May 20, 3:56 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Surry, Wilkes	5 hr
May 20, 4:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Yadkin	31 min
May 20, 4:22 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	5 hr
May 20, 4:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	53 min
May 20, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	47 min
May 20, 6:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	17 min
May 20, 6:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry	58 min
May 20, 6:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	37 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.