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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

June 28, 2018Smyth County, Tazewell County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jun 28, 2018, 3:49 AM EDT for Smyth County, Tazewell County, Virginia. It was in force for 41 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
Jun 28, 2018, 3:49 AM EDT (07:49 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2018, 4:30 AM EDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA

Counties Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA

The radar

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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 Jun 27, 7:18 PM EDT, 8 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 7:18 PM EDT, 8 hours 31 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 4:40 PM EDT, 11 hours 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
440 PM EDT Wed Jun 27 2018

NCZ001-002-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-282045-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-
Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Mercer-
Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
440 PM EDT Wed Jun 27 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ003>006-020-VAZ022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-282045-
Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Yadkin-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-
Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-
Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-
440 PM EDT Wed Jun 27 2018

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...Tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected into the evening. A few storms
could become strong to severe with the main hazard being damaging
wind gusts.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Heat Index values each afternoon from Friday through early next could
reach 100 to 105 degrees.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ018-019-282045-
Watauga-Wilkes-
440 PM EDT Wed Jun 27 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

A few storms through this evening could become strong to severe with
the main hazard being damaging wind gusts.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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.