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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

August 9, 2020Rockbridge County, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2020, 12:07 AM EDT for Rockbridge County, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington, Virginia. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 9, 2020, 12:07 AM EDT (04:07 UTC)
Expired: Aug 9, 2020, 12:45 AM EDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

Counties City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Lexington, VA, Rockbridge County, VA

The radar

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 8, 9:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	42 min
Aug 8, 10:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	52 min
Aug 8, 11:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	49 min
Aug 8, 11:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Franklin	2 hr
Aug 8, 11:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	37 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2020 Every special weather statement in 2020

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.