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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

April 29, 2020Wilkes County, North Carolina

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Apr 29, 2020, 8:39 PM EDT for Wilkes County, North Carolina. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Apr 29, 2020, 8:39 PM EDT (00:39 UTC)
Expired: Apr 29, 2020, 9:15 PM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

County Wilkes County, NC

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 29, 10:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	13 min
Apr 29, 10:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	14 min
Apr 29, 11:42 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe	6 hr
Apr 30, 12:07 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, Patrick	23 min
Apr 30, 12:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt, Floyd, Franklin, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	47 min
Apr 30, 12:48 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, City of Covington	6 hr
Apr 30, 1:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt, Franklin, City of Roanoke	56 min
Apr 30, 1:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville	54 min
Apr 30, 1:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford, Pittsylvania	61 min
Apr 30, 2:01 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	59 min
Apr 30, 3:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Danville	27 min
Apr 30, 3:36 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Danville	69 min
Apr 30, 4:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte, Halifax	65 min
Apr 30, 6:11 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	4 hr
Apr 30, 6:33 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax and 2 more	4 hr
Apr 30, 11:52 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	RNK	Botetourt	20 hr
Apr 30, 12:02 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	RNK	Botetourt	27 hr
Apr 29, 10:52 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes	6 hr
Apr 30, 1:09 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Watauga	6 hr
Apr 29, 9:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Mercer	24 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.