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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 103, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 13, 20235 counties in Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2023, 4:36 PM EDT for 5 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 39 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: Jul 13, 2023, 4:36 PM EDT (20:36 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2023, 5:15 PM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Campbell County, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:36 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 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 Jul 12, 6:32 PM EDT, 22 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 6:32 PM EDT, 22 hours 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
Jul 13, 2:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	14 min
Jul 13, 2:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	14 min
Jul 13, 2:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	24 min
Jul 13, 3:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	15 min
Jul 13, 3:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Franklin	42 min
Jul 13, 3:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Carroll	4 hr
Jul 13, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, City of Lynchburg	29 min
Jul 13, 3:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	52 min
Jul 13, 3:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Botetourt, City of Covington	47 min
Jul 13, 3:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Galax	25 min
Jul 13, 4:02 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, City of Covington	3 hr
Jul 13, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Buena Vista	27 min
Jul 13, 4:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	25 min
Jul 13, 4:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath	44 min
Jul 13, 4:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	22 min
Jul 13, 4:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Lexington	51 min
Jul 13, 5:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst	26 min
Jul 13, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Montgomery	38 min
Jul 13, 5:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke	63 min
Jul 13, 5:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge	48 min
Jul 13, 5:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Campbell	46 min
Jul 13, 5:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	28 min
Jul 13, 5:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	3 hr
Jul 13, 5:37 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge	3 hr
Jul 13, 5:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	43 min
Jul 13, 6:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson	26 min
Jul 13, 6:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	24 min
Jul 13, 6:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox	21 min
Jul 13, 6:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	34 min
Jul 13, 6:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax	20 min
Jul 13, 6:30 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	10 hr
Jul 13, 6:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	30 min
Jul 13, 6:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany	40 min
Jul 13, 6:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte	61 min
Jul 13, 7:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Lynchburg	31 min
Jul 13, 7:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath	56 min
Jul 13, 7:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	64 min
Jul 13, 7:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford, Campbell	24 min
Jul 13, 7:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Rockbridge and 3 more	46 min
Jul 13, 3:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry	19 min
Jul 13, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry	32 min
Jul 13, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Watauga	35 min
Jul 13, 7:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Yadkin	27 min
Jul 13, 3:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Nicholas	18 min
Jul 13, 6:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier, Summers	23 min
Jul 13, 6:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Greenbrier, Summers	31 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.