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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 136, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 1, 2020, 6:35 PM EDT for Botetourt County, Craig County, Rockbridge County, Virginia. It was in force for 55 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 1, 2020, 6:35 PM EDT (22:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2020, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Botetourt County, VA, Craig County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 1, 2:55 PM EDT, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 2:55 PM EDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 255 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2020 VAZ007-009>014-018>020-022>024-034-035-045>047-WVZ042>044-507-508- 021900- Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Craig- Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Bedford-Amherst- Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Mercer-Summers-Monroe- Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier- 255 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. A few strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible this evening. Isolated gusty to damaging winds are the main threat. Heavy rainfall leading to localized flooding and/or flash flooding, is also a threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Hurricane Isaias will approach the southeast coast and begin to spread locally heavy rainfall into the Appalachians and central mid Atlantic region late Sunday into Monday with flooding and flash flooding possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ015>017-032-033-043-044-058-059-021900- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes- Yadkin-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Patrick-Franklin-Henry-Pittsylvania- Halifax-Charlotte- 255 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, northwest North Carolina, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia and west central Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Hurricane Isaias will approach the southeast coast and begin to spread locally heavy rainfall into the Appalachians and central mid Atlantic region late Sunday into Monday with flooding and flash flooding possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 1, 1:55 PM EDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 8:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 40 min |
| Jul 31, 9:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Smyth, Tazewell | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 9:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 31 min |
| Jul 31, 9:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 29 min |
| Jul 31, 10:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 31 min |
| Jul 31, 10:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 28 min |
| Jul 31, 11:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 35 min |
| Aug 1, 2:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, City of Lynchburg | 50 min |
| Aug 1, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig | 31 min |
| Aug 1, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany | 35 min |
| Aug 1, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 33 min |
| Aug 1, 6:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Botetourt | 44 min |
| Aug 1, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 38 min |
| Aug 1, 7:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Rockbridge | 38 min |
| Aug 1, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Covington | 32 min |
| Jul 31, 8:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes | 57 min |
| Jul 31, 9:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wilkes | 24 min |
| Jul 31, 9:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wilkes | 45 min |
| Jul 31, 11:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Caswell | 29 min |
| Jul 31, 11:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham | 51 min |
| Aug 1, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 28 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.