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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 57, NWS Blacksburg, VA

May 22, 2022Amherst County, Rockbridge County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2022, 5:01 PM EDT for Amherst County, Rockbridge County, Virginia. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 22, 2022, 5:01 PM EDT (21:01 UTC)
Expired: May 22, 2022, 5:45 PM EDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Amherst County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 22, 3:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 3:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 4:18 AM EDT, 12 hours 43 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 22, 3:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 22, 3:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 22, 4:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, May 22, 4:03 PM EDT, 58 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 22, 4:20 PM EDT, 41 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 22, 4:57 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 21, 8:06 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke and 2 more	3 hr
May 21, 8:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	25 min
May 21, 8:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst	30 min
May 21, 8:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	51 min
May 22, 1:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Galax	35 min
May 22, 1:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	35 min
May 22, 2:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Patrick, Pulaski, Wythe	39 min
May 22, 2:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	31 min
May 22, 2:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	32 min
May 22, 2:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Galax	36 min
May 22, 3:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	28 min
May 22, 3:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	25 min
May 22, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	28 min
May 22, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt, Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Salem	25 min
May 22, 3:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	34 min
May 22, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	30 min
May 22, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	28 min
May 22, 4:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	30 min
May 22, 4:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox	27 min
May 22, 4:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	25 min
May 22, 4:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham	50 min
May 22, 4:39 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Bedford, Campbell	2 hr
May 22, 4:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	44 min
May 22, 5:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	30 min
May 22, 5:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte	27 min
May 22, 5:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	25 min
May 21, 8:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	32 min
May 22, 2:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany	38 min
May 22, 2:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany	26 min
May 22, 2:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Ashe	3 hr
May 22, 3:04 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Ashe	2 hr
May 22, 3:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Watauga	33 min
May 22, 6:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	29 min
May 22, 7:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Caswell	32 min
May 22, 1:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Mercer	27 min
May 22, 2:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Mercer, Summers	28 min
May 22, 2:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	34 min
May 22, 2:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	29 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.