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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 23, 2020Greenbrier County, West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jul 23, 2020, 1:49 PM EDT for Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It was in force for 56 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 23, 2020, 1:49 PM EDT (17:49 UTC)
Expired: Jul 23, 2020, 2:45 PM EDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

County Greenbrier County, WV

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 23, 1:28 PM EDT, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 1:28 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 23, 4:53 AM EDT, 8 hours 56 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
453 AM EDT Thu Jul 23 2020

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
WVZ042>044-507-508-240900-
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-
453 AM EDT Thu Jul 23 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.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible during the afternoon and
evening. Damaging winds are the primary severe weather threat, but
large hail and localized flooding are also possible.

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

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 23, 9:32 AM EDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 23, 9:42 AM EDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 23, 12:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 23, 12:50 PM EDT, 59 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 23, 1:33 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 23, 1:49 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 22, 8:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington	52 min
Jul 22, 9:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge	39 min
Jul 22, 9:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Craig, Giles, City of Covington	46 min
Jul 22, 10:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	23 min
Jul 22, 10:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Lexington	35 min
Jul 22, 11:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte, Pittsylvania	37 min
Jul 22, 11:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Martinsville	23 min
Jul 22, 11:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	29 min
Jul 23, 12:05 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville and 2 more	55 min
Jul 23, 1:03 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania	117 min
Jul 23, 1:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	34 min
Jul 23, 9:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	28 min
Jul 23, 2:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	57 min
Jul 23, 3:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Tazewell	55 min
Jul 23, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville	55 min
Jul 23, 3:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville	54 min
Jul 23, 4:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Smyth	113 min
Jul 23, 4:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania	39 min
Jul 23, 4:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson	67 min
Jul 23, 5:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	50 min
Jul 23, 5:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	55 min
Jul 23, 5:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	52 min
Jul 23, 6:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, City of Buena Vista, City of Lynchburg	25 min
Jul 23, 6:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	39 min
Jul 23, 6:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Buckingham	63 min
Jul 23, 12:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Watauga	37 min
Jul 23, 1:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Ashe	57 min
Jul 23, 2:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany	30 min
Jul 23, 2:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Caswell	43 min
Jul 23, 2:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry, Wilkes	42 min
Jul 23, 7:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Watauga	36 min
Jul 23, 7:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	49 min
Jul 22, 8:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier, Summers	40 min

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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.