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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 224, NWS Blacksburg, VA

September 12, 20235 counties in Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 12, 2023, 5:48 PM EDT for 5 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 57 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: Sep 12, 2023, 5:48 PM EDT (21:48 UTC)
Expired: Sep 12, 2023, 6:45 PM EDT
In force: 57 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Appomattox County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, Halifax County, VA

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Sep 12, 2:00 PM EDT, 3 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 12, 2:00 PM EDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 12, 2:24 PM EDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 12, 4:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, Sep 12, 4:53 PM EDT, 55 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 12, 4:55 PM EDT, 53 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 12, 5:02 PM EDT, 46 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
502 PM EDT Tue Sep 12 2023

VAZ035-046-047-122145-
Buckingham VA-Amherst VA-Appomattox VA-
502 PM EDT Tue Sep 12 2023

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN
APPOMATTOX...SOUTHWESTERN BUCKINGHAM AND SOUTHEASTERN AMHERST
COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT...

At 502 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Riverville, or near Amherst, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Amherst...
Bent Creek...
Stonewall...
Tower Hill...
Toga...
Falconerville...
and Riverville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in
ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and
minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.
Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid
hydroplaning.

&&

LAT...LON 3738 7853 3738 7859 3740 7859 3738 7860
      3738 7899 3743 7902 3742 7904 3742 7906
      3762 7916 3765 7895 3755 7890 3754 7883
      3757 7881 3759 7883 3760 7881 3763 7882
      3764 7880 3763 7872 3767 7871 3768 7866
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 248DEG 15KT 3750 7900

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Sep 12, 5:13 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 12, 5:19 PM EDT, 29 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
Sep 12, 1:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson	21 min
Sep 12, 2:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Montgomery, City of Radford	25 min
Sep 12, 3:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, Floyd	30 min
Sep 12, 3:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Roanoke, City of Salem	36 min
Sep 12, 3:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	57 min
Sep 12, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	44 min
Sep 12, 3:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	56 min
Sep 12, 3:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Franklin, Pittsylvania, Roanoke	62 min
Sep 12, 4:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson	30 min
Sep 12, 4:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Martinsville	39 min
Sep 12, 4:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst	46 min
Sep 12, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry	46 min
Sep 12, 4:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell, City of Lynchburg	28 min
Sep 12, 4:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville	52 min
Sep 12, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	50 min
Sep 12, 5:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox	43 min
Sep 12, 5:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox, Campbell	26 min
Sep 12, 5:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson, Smyth	24 min
Sep 12, 2:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry	37 min
Sep 12, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	55 min
Sep 12, 4:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	28 min
Sep 12, 4:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes	3 hr
Sep 12, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Yadkin	47 min
Sep 12, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Watauga	34 min
Sep 12, 6:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Caswell	27 min
Sep 12, 7:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany	24 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.