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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 60, NWS Blacksburg, VA
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
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:15 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 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 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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Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 8:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 8:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 45 min |
| Jun 4, 9:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 10:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 25 min |
| Jun 5, 5:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 15 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 24 min |
| Jun 5, 1:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig | 3 hr |
| Jun 5, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig | 26 min |
| Jun 5, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery, Roanoke | 34 min |
| Jun 5, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig | 25 min |
| Jun 5, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Salem | 36 min |
| Jun 5, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig, Roanoke | 34 min |
| Jun 5, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 35 min |
| Jun 5, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 32 min |
| Jun 5, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 30 min |
| Jun 5, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 4:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Floyd, Franklin | 3 hr |
| Jun 5, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 9:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wilkes | 45 min |
| Jun 4, 9:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Wilkes | 2 hr |
| Jun 5, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Monroe | 29 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.