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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 21, 2019Alleghany County, City of Covington, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jul 21, 2019, 2:49 PM EDT for Alleghany County, City of Covington, 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: Jul 21, 2019, 2:49 PM EDT (18:49 UTC)
Expired: Jul 21, 2019, 3:30 PM EDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

Counties Alleghany County, VA, City of Covington, VA

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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 Jul 21, 2:49 PM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 2:49 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 21, 6:00 AM EDT, 8 hours 49 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
600 AM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019

NCZ001-002-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-221000-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Wilkes-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-
Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-
Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
600 AM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

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

Strong to isolated severe thunderstorms will be possible Monday
afternoon and evening. Damaging winds will be the primary threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ003-004-020-VAZ022>024-032-033-043-221000-
Surry-Stokes-Yadkin-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-
Henry-
600 AM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

The heat index through early evening may reach the 99 to 104 degree
range.

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

Strong to isolated severe thunderstorms will be possible Monday
afternoon and evening. Damaging winds will be the primary threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ005-006-VAZ034-035-044-045-221000-
Rockingham-Caswell-Bedford-Amherst-Pittsylvania-Campbell-
600 AM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,
central Virginia and south central Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Heat Advisory.
   The heat index through early evening may the 105 to 108 degree
   range.

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

Strong to isolated severe thunderstorms will be possible Monday
afternoon and evening. Damaging winds will be the primary threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

VAZ046-047-058-059-221000-
Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-
600 AM EDT Sun Jul 21 2019

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia and south
central Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Excessive Heat Warning.
   Heat index values near 110 degrees this afternoon.

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

Strong to isolated severe thunderstorms will be possible Monday
afternoon and evening. Damaging winds will be the primary threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 21, 2:11 PM EDT, 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 21, 2:12 PM EDT, 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 2:19 PM EDT, 30 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 21, 2:20 PM EDT, 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 21, 2:34 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 2:49 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
Jul 21, 12:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	24 min
Jul 21, 12:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	60 min
Jul 21, 12:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	42 min
Jul 21, 12:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Roanoke, City of Salem	39 min
Jul 21, 1:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford	39 min
Jul 21, 1:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski	24 min
Jul 21, 1:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt, Roanoke, City of Roanoke	39 min
Jul 21, 1:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	63 min
Jul 21, 1:47 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Botetourt, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	3 hr
Jul 21, 1:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke	43 min
Jul 21, 1:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	34 min
Jul 21, 2:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	51 min
Jul 21, 2:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell, City of Lynchburg	56 min
Jul 21, 2:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	55 min
Jul 21, 2:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	3 hr
Jul 21, 3:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham	57 min
Jul 21, 3:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, Floyd	41 min
Jul 21, 3:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath, Rockbridge	54 min
Jul 21, 5:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson	48 min
Jul 21, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Ashe	48 min
Jul 21, 4:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany	40 min
Jul 21, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Watauga	50 min
Jul 21, 3:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	66 min
Jul 21, 6:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Mercer, Summers	66 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.