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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 60, NWS Blacksburg, VA

June 4, 2020Alleghany County, Bath County, Rockbridge County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2020, 10:14 PM EDT for Alleghany County, Bath County, Rockbridge County, Virginia. It was in force for 61 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
Jun 4, 2020, 10:14 PM EDT (02:14 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2020, 11:15 PM EDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Alleghany County, VA, Bath County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA

The radar

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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 Jun 4, 8:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 8:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 3:33 AM EDT, 18 hours 41 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
333 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2020

NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>044-507-508-
050745-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-
Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-
Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-
Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
333 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2020

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.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected today. A few of these may
become strong to severe with damaging winds, hail and isolated
flooding the main threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-050745-
Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Yadkin-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-
Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-
333 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected Today. A few of these may
become strong to severe with damaging winds the main threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

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, Jun 4, 7:48 PM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 4, 7:54 PM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 4, 8:13 PM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
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Special weather statement, Jun 4, 8:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 4, 9:15 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 8:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGiles47 min
Jun 4, 8:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKFloyd45 min
Jun 4, 9:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAlleghany, Bath, City of Covington47 min
Jun 4, 10:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCarroll25 min
Jun 5, 5:08 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchRNKAlleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more15 hr
Jun 5, 12:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBotetourt24 min
Jun 5, 1:35 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKAlleghany, Botetourt, Craig3 hr
Jun 5, 2:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCraig26 min
Jun 5, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKMontgomery, Roanoke34 min
Jun 5, 3:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCraig25 min
Jun 5, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCity of Salem36 min
Jun 5, 3:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCraig, Roanoke34 min
Jun 5, 3:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBotetourt35 min
Jun 5, 3:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBotetourt32 min
Jun 5, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKFranklin30 min
Jun 5, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAmherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge45 min
Jun 5, 4:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKFloyd, Franklin3 hr
Jun 5, 6:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKFloyd, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford49 min
Jun 4, 9:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKWilkes45 min
Jun 4, 9:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKAlleghany, Wilkes2 hr
Jun 5, 1:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKMonroe29 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.