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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Blacksburg, VA

May 16, 2023Franklin County, Henry County, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2023, 4:08 PM EDT for Franklin County, Henry County, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. It was in force for 52 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 16, 2023, 4:08 PM EDT (20:08 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2023, 5:00 PM EDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Franklin County, VA, Henry County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 16, 4:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 16, 2:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wythe	29 min
May 16, 2:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	45 min
May 16, 2:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd, Wythe	46 min
May 16, 3:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	29 min
May 16, 3:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bland, Tazewell, Wythe	48 min
May 16, 3:49 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Bland, Tazewell	13 min
May 16, 4:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry	26 min
May 16, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wythe	48 min
May 16, 4:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte	44 min
May 16, 4:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	58 min
May 16, 5:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski	27 min
May 16, 5:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski	48 min
May 16, 5:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Tazewell	53 min
May 16, 5:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	28 min
May 16, 6:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth	35 min
May 16, 6:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Martinsville	27 min
May 16, 6:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bland, Pulaski, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe	53 min
May 16, 6:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Franklin, Henry, City of Martinsville	48 min
May 16, 6:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Patrick	53 min
May 16, 6:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania	64 min
May 16, 7:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Montgomery, Patrick and 2 more	35 min
May 16, 7:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	65 min
May 16, 7:31 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Alleghany	16 min
May 16, 7:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville	65 min
May 16, 6:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry	33 min
May 16, 7:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Surry, Wilkes	43 min
May 16, 7:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	64 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.