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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

August 4, 2018Grayson County, City of Galax, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 4, 2018, 3:47 PM EDT for Grayson County, City of Galax, Virginia. It was in force for 43 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: Aug 4, 2018, 3:47 PM EDT (19:47 UTC)
Expired: Aug 4, 2018, 4:30 PM EDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

Counties City of Galax, VA, Grayson County, VA

The radar

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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 Aug 3, 7:23 PM EDT, 20 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 7:23 PM EDT, 20 hours 24 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
Aug 3, 8:04 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Pittsylvania	100 min
Aug 4, 1:55 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	City of Lynchburg	8 hr
Aug 4, 3:43 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Craig, Giles and 11 more	5 hr
Aug 4, 2:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson	47 min
Aug 4, 3:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry	61 min
Aug 4, 3:24 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Henry, Patrick	3 hr
Aug 4, 3:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Grayson	2 hr
Aug 4, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	42 min
Aug 4, 4:41 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	2 hr
Aug 4, 4:42 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax	49 min
Aug 4, 6:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Patrick	95 min
Aug 3, 8:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Watauga	62 min
Aug 4, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry	47 min
Aug 4, 6:13 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Surry, Wilkes	100 min
Aug 4, 7:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alexander	26 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.