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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2023, 4:14 PM EDT for Stokes County, North Carolina. It was in force for 46 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
- Aug 6, 2023, 4:14 PM EDT (20:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2023, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 40
County Stokes County, NC
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NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 6, 3:36 PM EDT, 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 3:36 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 232 PM EDT Sun Aug 6 2023 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>044-507-508-071845- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes- Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson- Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge- Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell- Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-Mercer-Summers-Monroe- Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier- 232 PM EDT Sun Aug 6 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, northwest North Carolina, central Virginia, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through this evening. The main threat will be the heavy rain with potential for localized flooding. Isolated damaging wind are also possible with the strongest storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible Monday afternoon and evening. There is an elevated risk of damaging winds, and a limited risk of large hail and isolated tornadoes. In addition, localized flooding is possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed Monday. Reports should be submitted by calling 1-866-215-4324, social media, email at rnk.skywarn@noaa.gov or online at www.weather.gov/rnk.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 6, 3:30 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Aug 6, 12:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery | 35 min |
| Aug 6, 12:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 33 min |
| Aug 6, 12:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski, City of Radford | 33 min |
| Aug 6, 1:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 36 min |
| Aug 6, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery, City of Radford | 46 min |
| Aug 6, 1:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, City of Roanoke | 40 min |
| Aug 6, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, City of Lynchburg | 48 min |
| Aug 6, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge | 38 min |
| Aug 6, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, City of Lynchburg | 38 min |
| Aug 6, 3:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 56 min |
| Aug 6, 4:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick | 4 hr |
| Aug 6, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox | 51 min |
| Aug 6, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 49 min |
| Aug 6, 5:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 49 min |
| Aug 6, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 42 min |
| Aug 6, 7:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Halifax | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 12:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany | 39 min |
| Aug 6, 1:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe | 4 hr |
| Aug 6, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Surry, Wilkes | 37 min |
| Aug 6, 2:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes | 5 hr |
| Aug 6, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Surry, Yadkin | 39 min |
| Aug 6, 6:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Wilkes | 3 hr |
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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.