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Flash Flood Warning 23, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 20, 2024Henry County, City of Martinsville, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 20, 2024, 10:04 AM EDT for Henry County, City of Martinsville, Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 20, 2024, 10:04 AM EDT (14:04 UTC)
Expired: Jul 20, 2024, 12:49 PM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties City of Martinsville, VA, Henry County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 20, 6:34 AM EDT, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 6:34 AM EDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 20, 4:58 AM EDT, 5 hours 6 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 20, 9:43 AM EDT, 21 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
Jul 19, 9:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	33 min
Jul 19, 11:24 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Carroll, Patrick	3 hr
Jul 19, 11:33 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Carroll, Patrick	4 hr
Jul 20, 9:16 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Patrick	3 hr
Jul 20, 9:42 AM EDT	Flood Watch	RNK	Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania and 2 more	10 hr
Jul 20, 11:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Danville	28 min
Jul 20, 11:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	31 min
Jul 20, 11:53 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Danville	37 min
Jul 20, 12:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	44 min
Jul 20, 1:51 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Grayson	3 hr
Jul 19, 8:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	42 min
Jul 19, 8:39 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Wilkes	3 hr
Jul 19, 10:30 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes	3 hr
Jul 20, 6:59 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Surry	5 hr
Jul 20, 8:14 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Stokes, Surry	3 hr
Jul 20, 1:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany	48 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.