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Areal Flood Advisory 8, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this areal flood advisory at Mar 28, 2021, 7:52 AM EDT for Smyth County, Tazewell County, Virginia. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2021, 7:52 AM EDT (11:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2021, 11:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:52 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 areal flood advisory 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 areal flood advisory went out at Mar 28, 6:58 AM EDT, 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 6:58 AM EDT, 54 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 28, 2:35 AM EDT, 5 hours 17 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA 235 AM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 VAZ009-010-012-015-280700- Grayson-Bland-Wythe-Smyth- 235 AM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN SMYTH...SOUTHEASTERN BLAND...WYTHE AND NORTHWESTERN GRAYSON COUNTIES... At 234 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Thomas Bridge, or near Marion, moving northeast at 55 mph. Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Wytheville... Bland... Marion... Rural Retreat... Max Meadows... Mount Rogers National Recreation Area... and Sugar Grove. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. LAT...LON 3664 8155 3679 8168 3718 8105 3696 8087 TIME...MOT...LOC 0634Z 235DEG 56KT 3677 8154 WP
Special weather statement, Mar 28, 2:47 AM EDT, 5 hours 5 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Mar 28, 12:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 25 min |
| Mar 28, 2:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Wythe | 25 min |
| Mar 28, 2:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 28 min |
| Mar 28, 3:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Wythe | 33 min |
| Mar 28, 3:58 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 28, 10:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Tazewell | 4 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Giles, Grayson, Smyth and 3 more | 63 min |
| Mar 28, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 2 more | 62 min |
| Mar 28, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Pulaski and 6 more | 57 min |
| Mar 28, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 66 min |
| Mar 28, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 2 more | 72 min |
| Mar 28, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Patrick, City of Galax | 82 min |
| Mar 28, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 80 min |
| Mar 28, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 53 min |
| Mar 28, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 54 min |
| Mar 28, 7:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 46 min |
| Mar 27, 10:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe | 33 min |
| Mar 27, 11:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Stokes, Surry | 23 min |
| Mar 27, 11:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockingham, Stokes | 31 min |
| Mar 28, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Stokes, Surry, Yadkin | 57 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.