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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 14, 2023Mercer County, West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jul 14, 2023, 3:08 PM EDT for Mercer County, West Virginia. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Jul 14, 2023, 3:08 PM EDT (19:08 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2023, 3:45 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA
Hail
0.50 in
Wind
50

County Mercer County, WV

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 special weather statement went out at Jul 14, 2:52 PM EDT, 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 2:52 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 2:27 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
227 PM EDT Fri Jul 14 2023

NCZ002>006-019-020-VAZ016-017-032>035-043>047-058-059-151830-
Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Wilkes-Yadkin-Carroll-
Floyd-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-
Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-
227 PM EDT Fri Jul 14 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,
northwest North Carolina, central Virginia, south central Virginia,
southwest Virginia and west central Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms this afternoon into this evening will bring
heavy rainfall which could lead to isolated instances of flooding.
Additionally, a few storms could become severe with damaging winds
the main threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Scattered to numerous storms can be expected Saturday with
torrential rains leading to flooding possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed. Reports should be submitted by
phone by calling 1-866-215-4324, social media, by email at
rnk.skywarn@noaa.gov or online at www.weather.gov/rnk.

NCZ001-018-VAZ011>015-018>020-022>024-151830-
Ashe-Watauga-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Craig-
Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-
227 PM EDT Fri Jul 14 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest North Carolina,
southwest Virginia and west central Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

A few thunderstorms this afternoon will bring heavy downpours.
Localized flooding is possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Storms on Saturday could also bring torrential rains and flooding
especially in the afternoon, as well as damaging winds.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

VAZ007-009-010-WVZ042>044-507-508-151830-
Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-
Western Greenbrier-
227 PM EDT Fri Jul 14 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia and
southeast West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Storms Saturday could bring damaging winds and heavy downpours which
could cause isolated flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 14, 10:30 AM EDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 14, 11:42 AM EDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 14, 3:08 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 8:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCampbell25 min
Jul 13, 8:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAmherst, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 1 more50 min
Jul 13, 8:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAppomattox, Charlotte40 min
Jul 13, 9:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKAlleghany, Botetourt, Rockbridge3 hr
Jul 13, 9:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAmherst, City of Buena Vista, City of Lynchburg27 min
Jul 13, 9:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKBotetourt, Craig, Giles, Roanoke3 hr
Jul 13, 10:27 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchRNKAmherst, Campbell, City of Lynchburg6 hr
Jul 13, 10:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAppomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte34 min
Jul 13, 10:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCampbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania28 min
Jul 13, 11:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGiles25 min
Jul 13, 11:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCraig, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski59 min
Jul 14, 12:10 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKAppomattox, Campbell, Charlotte112 min
Jul 14, 12:14 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKAmherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge2 hr
Jul 14, 12:57 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKCraig, Giles, Montgomery2 hr
Jul 14, 2:00 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKBotetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Montgomery and 3 more2 hr
Jul 14, 4:08 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKBland, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe88 min
Jul 14, 3:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBland, Giles, Tazewell60 min
Jul 14, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGiles33 min
Jul 14, 4:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKMontgomery34 min
Jul 14, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKRoanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem31 min
Jul 14, 4:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBedford, Botetourt, Franklin, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem48 min
Jul 14, 5:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKFranklin33 min
Jul 14, 6:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKRockbridge25 min
Jul 14, 6:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBath, Rockbridge68 min
Jul 14, 6:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAlleghany, Bath, City of Covington46 min
Jul 14, 7:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAmherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington24 min
Jul 14, 7:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKAlleghany, Amherst, Bath, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 2 more3 hr
Jul 14, 7:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCity of Martinsville33 min
Jul 14, 7:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAmherst, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington28 min
Jul 14, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAshe, Watauga37 min
Jul 14, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKSurry, Yadkin25 min
Jul 14, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKWilkes26 min
Jul 14, 5:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKAshe, Wilkes3 hr
Jul 14, 7:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAshe35 min
Jul 13, 8:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKMercer23 min
Jul 13, 9:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKMonroe32 min
Jul 13, 10:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKMonroe, Summers37 min
Jul 14, 5:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGreenbrier24 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.