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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

June 4, 2021City of Martinsville, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jun 4, 2021, 2:16 AM EDT for City of Martinsville, Virginia. It was in force for 29 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: Jun 4, 2021, 2:16 AM EDT (06:16 UTC)
Expired: Jun 4, 2021, 2:45 AM EDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA

County City of Martinsville, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:19 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 special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 3, 7:25 PM EDT, 6 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 7:25 PM EDT, 6 hours 51 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 2:45 PM EDT, 11 hours 31 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
245 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021

NCZ001>004-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022-023-032-033-043-WVZ042>044-507-
508-041845-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-
Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-
Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Patrick-Franklin-Henry-Mercer-
Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
245 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,
northwest North Carolina, south central Virginia, southwest
Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

A few thunderstorms this afternoon could be severe with damaging
winds the main threat.

.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.

NCZ005-006-VAZ024-034-035-044>047-058-059-041845-
Rockingham-Caswell-Rockbridge-Bedford-Amherst-Pittsylvania-Campbell-
Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-
245 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,
central Virginia, south central Virginia and west central Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

A slight risk for severe thunderstorms exists this afternoon and
evening. The overall threat would be damaging winds, but an isolated
tornado cannot be ruled out.

Additionally, some heavier downpours could cause localized flooding.

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

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 3, 11:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt, Craig	34 min
Jun 3, 11:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	31 min
Jun 4, 1:15 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry	30 min
Jun 4, 1:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	27 min
Jun 4, 3:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Danville	26 min
Jun 3, 9:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	27 min
Jun 3, 9:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockingham	34 min
Jun 3, 11:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	32 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.