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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

January 16, 20215 counties in Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jan 16, 2021, 3:26 PM EST for 5 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 34 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: Jan 16, 2021, 3:26 PM EST (20:26 UTC)
Expired: Jan 16, 2021, 4:00 PM EST
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

Counties Bland County, VA, City of Radford, VA, Giles County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Pulaski 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
Jan 16, 1:09 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte, Halifax	8 hr
Jan 16, 1:09 AM EST	Freezing Fog Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Carroll and 21 more	8 hr

Nearby

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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.