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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

September 16, 20214 counties in Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Sep 16, 2021, 8:28 PM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 47 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: Sep 16, 2021, 8:28 PM EDT (00:28 UTC)
Expired: Sep 16, 2021, 9:15 PM EDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 30

Counties Botetourt County, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, Rockbridge County, VA

The radar

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The text

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 16, 8:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Lexington, City of Roanoke	50 min

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.