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Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Blacksburg, VA

June 17, 2019Stokes County, Surry County, North Carolina

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 17, 2019, 10:03 PM EDT for Stokes County, Surry County, North Carolina. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 17, 2019, 10:03 PM EDT (02:03 UTC)
Expired: Jun 18, 2019, 3:36 AM EDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning 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 flash flood warning went out at Jun 17, 8:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 8:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 9:29 PM EDT, 34 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 7:40 PM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 17, 8:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 17, 8:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 17, 8:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 17, 8:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 17, 10:01 PM EDT, 2 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
Jun 18, 4:54 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	RNK	Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Campbell, Carroll, Craig and 20 more	18 hr
Jun 18, 1:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	49 min
Jun 18, 1:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	45 min
Jun 18, 1:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	53 min
Jun 18, 2:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	41 min
Jun 18, 2:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	41 min
Jun 18, 2:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	55 min
Jun 18, 2:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania	67 min
Jun 18, 3:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Campbell, Halifax, Pittsylvania	58 min
Jun 18, 3:22 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax	23 min
Jun 18, 3:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania	54 min
Jun 18, 4:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	60 min
Jun 18, 4:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	54 min
Jun 18, 4:39 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Floyd, Franklin, Patrick	5 hr
Jun 18, 4:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, Wythe, City of Galax	3 hr
Jun 18, 4:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Halifax	3 hr
Jun 18, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	65 min
Jun 18, 5:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	65 min
Jun 18, 5:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry	57 min
Jun 18, 6:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	City of Danville	53 min
Jun 18, 6:12 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Patrick	3 hr
Jun 18, 6:55 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville	4 hr
Jun 17, 8:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Stokes, Surry	3 hr
Jun 17, 8:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockingham	59 min
Jun 17, 8:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Wilkes	52 min
Jun 17, 9:06 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Stokes, Surry, Wilkes	6 hr
Jun 17, 9:12 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	6 hr
Jun 18, 2:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Wilkes	46 min
Jun 18, 5:27 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes	4 hr
Jun 18, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockingham	64 min
Jun 18, 6:16 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	3 hr
Jun 18, 6:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	66 min
Jun 18, 7:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Stokes	4 hr
Jun 18, 7:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Yadkin	61 min
Jun 18, 7:34 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Rockingham	3 hr
Jun 18, 7:46 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Rockingham, Stokes	2 hr

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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.