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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

May 29, 2023Stokes County, North Carolina

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at May 29, 2023, 3:21 AM EDT for Stokes County, North Carolina. It was in force for 54 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 29, 2023, 3:21 AM EDT (07:21 UTC)
Expired: May 29, 2023, 4:15 AM EDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 30

County Stokes County, NC

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 29, 2:30 AM EDT, 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 29, 2:30 AM EDT, 51 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 28, 2:51 PM EDT, 12 hours 30 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 29, 1:48 AM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 29, 3:21 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
321 AM EDT Mon May 29 2023

NCZ004-290815-
Stokes NC-
321 AM EDT Mon May 29 2023

...Thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall will impact portions of
Stokes County through 415 AM EDT...

At 320 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of thunderstorms
with heavy rainfall over Pine Hall, or near Walnut Cove, moving
northwest at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Very heavy rainfall.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Flooding of low-lying, poor drainage, and normally flood
         prone areas is likely.

Locations impacted include...
Walnut Cove...
Danbury...
Sandy Ridge...
Pine Hall...
Dillard...
Prestonville...
and Hanging Rock State Park.

LAT...LON 3626 8015 3643 8036 3654 8017 3654 8015
      3643 8003 3626 8004
TIME...MOT...LOC 0720Z 112DEG 22KT 3630 8010

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

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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 28, 9:22 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Grayson, Wythe	4 hr
May 28, 11:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, Patrick, Wythe, City of Galax	9 hr
May 29, 12:16 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Floyd, Franklin, Roanoke	4 hr
May 29, 2:30 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Montgomery, Roanoke	4 hr
May 29, 3:53 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick and 1 more	7 hr
May 29, 6:57 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Bland, Giles, Pulaski, Tazewell, Wythe	5 hr
May 29, 8:02 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke	91 min
May 29, 8:34 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Bland, Tazewell	6 hr
May 29, 8:58 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	RNK	Tazewell	6 hr
May 29, 9:33 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Floyd, Franklin, Roanoke	4 hr
May 29, 11:03 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Floyd, Montgomery	6 hr
May 29, 11:40 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Giles	6 hr
May 29, 11:53 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Bland, Giles	8 hr
May 29, 12:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Montgomery, Roanoke	6 hr
May 29, 1:25 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Floyd, Franklin, Roanoke	3 hr
May 29, 2:43 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Bland, Tazewell	14 hr
May 29, 3:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Giles	8 hr
May 29, 5:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	33 min
May 29, 6:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte	28 min
May 29, 7:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	47 min
May 29, 7:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox	52 min
May 29, 7:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	48 min
May 29, 1:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Mercer	72 min

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Sources

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