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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

August 5, 2018Caldwell County, North Carolina

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2018, 10:18 PM EDT for Caldwell County, North Carolina. It was in force for 27 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 5, 2018, 10:18 PM EDT (02:18 UTC)
Expired: Aug 5, 2018, 10:45 PM EDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

County Caldwell County, NC

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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 5, 7:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 7:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 5:14 AM EDT, 17 hours 4 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
514 AM EDT Sun Aug 5 2018

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
WVZ042>044-507-508-060915-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-
Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-
Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-
Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-
Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-
Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
514 AM EDT Sun Aug 5 2018

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...Today and tonight.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

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

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 4:20 PM EDT, 5 hours 58 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
420 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2018

VAZ024-052100-
Rockbridge-
420 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT
CENTRAL ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY...THE CITY OF BUENA VISTA AND THE CITY OF
LEXINGTON...

Until 500 PM EDT.

At 420 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of
Millboro, moving southeast at 10 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Lexington...
Buena Vista...
Rockbridge Baths...
Cornwall...
and Fairfield.

This includes The following Location VMI.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 3785 7922 3764 7940 3783 7963 3786 7961
      3787 7964 3787 7965 3788 7965 3791 7963
      3798 7956
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 298DEG 9KT 3787 7955

Loconto

Local storm report, Aug 5, 6:01 PM EDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 5, 8:02 PM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 10:18 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
Aug 6, 1:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson, City of Galax	33 min
Aug 6, 3:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski, City of Radford	55 min
Aug 6, 3:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	39 min
Aug 6, 3:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	46 min
Aug 6, 3:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	44 min
Aug 6, 3:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Floyd, Franklin, Patrick	67 min
Aug 6, 4:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth	40 min
Aug 6, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, City of Covington, City of Roanoke and 1 more	63 min
Aug 6, 5:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	60 min
Aug 6, 5:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Danville	55 min
Aug 6, 7:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland	48 min
Aug 5, 8:30 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Surry	64 min
Aug 6, 1:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Surry	58 min
Aug 6, 1:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Surry, Wilkes	66 min
Aug 6, 1:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Caldwell	29 min
Aug 6, 2:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	50 min
Aug 6, 2:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Surry	49 min
Aug 6, 2:42 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Surry	67 min
Aug 6, 2:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Ashe	53 min
Aug 6, 3:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Wilkes, Yadkin	41 min
Aug 6, 3:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Watauga	49 min
Aug 6, 3:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Watauga	2 hr
Aug 6, 4:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	39 min
Aug 6, 4:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Summers	38 min
Aug 6, 5:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Mercer, Summers	117 min
Aug 6, 7:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Summers	47 min

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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.