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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2019, 2:06 AM EDT for Franklin County, Virginia. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2019, 2:06 AM EDT (06:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2019, 2:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
County Franklin County, VA
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NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 6, 1:55 AM EDT, 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 1:55 AM EDT, 11 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 546 AM EDT Mon Aug 5 2019 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>044-507-508-061100- 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- 546 AM EDT Mon Aug 5 2019 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...Tuesday through Sunday. Thunderstorms are expected Wednesday afternoon and evening. A few storms could become strong to locally severe producing damaging wind gusts and hail. Locally heavy rain will also accompany the stronger storms. Otherwise, the probability for widespread hazardous weather is low during this period. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. RAB
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 5, 8:34 PM EDT, 5 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
834 PM EDT MON AUG 5 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 PM HAIL 2 NE LINDSIDE 37.48N 80.65W
08/05/2019 E0.50 INCH MONROE WV PUBLIC
&&Special weather statement, Aug 5, 11:41 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
1141 PM EDT Mon Aug 5 2019
VAZ018-023-060430-
Botetourt-Craig-
1141 PM EDT Mon Aug 5 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT Botetourt and Craig Counties...
Until 1230 AM EDT.
At 1140 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Fincastle,
moving east at 10 mph.
Half inch hail is possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Buchanan...
Troutville...
Oriskany...
Fincastle...
and Nace.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3761 7963 3745 7972 3742 7977 3740 7981
3738 7979 3738 7977 3737 7978 3735 7979
3732 7984 3746 8006 3764 8001
TIME...MOT...LOC 0340Z 284DEG 10KT 3754 7995
ASSpecial weather statement, Aug 6, 12:20 AM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 11:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 49 min |
| Aug 6, 12:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 25 min |
| Aug 6, 12:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 38 min |
| Aug 6, 1:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Roanoke | 53 min |
| Aug 6, 1:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 2:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 31 min |
| Aug 6, 4:45 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 11 more | 4 hr |
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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.