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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 16, 2022Patrick County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jul 16, 2022, 9:21 PM EDT for Patrick County, Virginia. It was in force for 24 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: Jul 16, 2022, 9:21 PM EDT (01:21 UTC)
Expired: Jul 16, 2022, 9:45 PM EDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 40

County Patrick County, VA

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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 Jul 16, 7:04 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 7:04 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 2:18 PM EDT, 7 hours 3 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
218 PM EDT Sat Jul 16 2022

VAZ035-045>047-058-059-171830-
Amherst-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-
218 PM EDT Sat Jul 16 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia and south
central Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early evening.
The primary threat is damaging wind.

Heavy rainfall rates may produce localized flooding as well.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

The daily threat for afternoon and evening thunderstorms continues
Sunday and Monday. Any of the stronger storms may produce heavy
rainfall rates that may result in localized flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>034-043-044-WVZ042>044-
507-508-171830-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-
Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-
Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-
Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Henry-Pittsylvania-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-
Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
218 PM EDT Sat Jul 16 2022

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.

Slow moving storms combined with heavy rainfall rates may produce
localized flooding this afternoon and evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

The daily threat for afternoon and evening thunderstorms continues
on Monday. Any of the stronger storms may produce heavy rainfall
rates that may result in localized flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 16, 8:52 PM EDT, 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 16, 8:53 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 16, 9:19 PM EDT, 2 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 16, 9:20 PM EDT, 1 minute before

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Local storm report, Jul 16, 9:21 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 9:21 PM EDT, 0 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
Jul 16, 8:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	27 min
Jul 17, 12:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson, City of Galax	33 min
Jul 17, 1:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	40 min
Jul 17, 1:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski	35 min
Jul 17, 1:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	44 min
Jul 17, 1:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Radford	50 min
Jul 17, 1:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford	46 min
Jul 17, 1:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	40 min
Jul 17, 2:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt, City of Buena Vista	46 min
Jul 17, 2:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Montgomery, Roanoke	51 min
Jul 17, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, City of Galax	47 min
Jul 17, 2:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	50 min
Jul 17, 3:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	29 min
Jul 17, 3:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	22 min
Jul 17, 3:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Carroll	115 min
Jul 17, 3:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	30 min
Jul 17, 4:00 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt, Roanoke	2 hr
Jul 17, 4:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	25 min
Jul 17, 4:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	25 min
Jul 17, 4:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	30 min
Jul 17, 5:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	27 min
Jul 17, 5:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Campbell, Pittsylvania	100 min
Jul 16, 11:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Yadkin	29 min
Jul 17, 12:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Yadkin	28 min
Jul 17, 12:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Yadkin	30 min
Jul 17, 1:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Watauga, Wilkes	112 min
Jul 17, 1:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Surry, Wilkes	42 min
Jul 17, 2:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry, Wilkes	42 min
Jul 17, 2:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Caswell	40 min
Jul 17, 4:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Wilkes	35 min
Jul 17, 4:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Yadkin	102 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.