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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 161, NWS Blacksburg, VA

August 31, 20244 counties in Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 31, 2024, 6:04 PM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 56 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: Aug 31, 2024, 6:04 PM EDT (22:04 UTC)
Expired: Aug 31, 2024, 7:00 PM EDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Amherst County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Lexington, VA, Rockbridge County, VA

The radar

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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
Aug 31, 1:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 31, 5:07 PM EDT, 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 5:07 PM EDT, 57 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 31, 5:04 PM EDT, 1 hour before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 31, 4:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
428 PM EDT Sat Aug 31 2024

VAZ007-010-312115-
Tazewell VA-Bland VA-
428 PM EDT Sat Aug 31 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
TAZEWELL AND WEST CENTRAL BLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT...

At 428 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Cliffield, or near Tazewell, moving east at 10
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Richlands...
Tazewell...
Cedar Bluff...
Burkes Garden...
Raven...
Amonate...
and Gratton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for
southeastern West Virginia.

&&

LAT...LON 3717 8186 3720 8176 3724 8174 3724 8172
      3720 8168 3721 8156 3724 8151 3726 8150
      3725 8148 3727 8145 3727 8142 3732 8138
      3708 8121 3702 8149 3695 8170 3698 8171
      3696 8178 3705 8182 3711 8189 3714 8190
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 249DEG 10KT 3713 8163

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

VFJ

Special weather statement, Aug 31, 5:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Local storm report, Aug 31, 5:29 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 31, 5:39 PM EDT, 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 31, 5:42 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 31, 5:53 PM EDT, 11 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
Aug 30, 8:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Grayson, Smyth	58 min
Aug 30, 8:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Grayson, Smyth, Wythe	86 min
Aug 30, 8:26 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Grayson, Smyth, Wythe	85 min
Aug 31, 12:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Galax	30 min
Aug 31, 1:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland	34 min
Aug 31, 1:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	34 min
Aug 31, 2:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski	36 min
Aug 31, 2:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bland, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford	21 min
Aug 31, 2:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, City of Covington	34 min
Aug 31, 2:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson	34 min
Aug 31, 3:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig, Roanoke	30 min
Aug 31, 3:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Craig, Roanoke	40 min
Aug 31, 3:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	34 min
Aug 31, 4:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Craig, Roanoke, City of Covington	28 min
Aug 31, 4:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Alleghany	3 hr
Aug 31, 4:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Roanoke, City of Salem	50 min
Aug 31, 4:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	47 min
Aug 31, 4:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke and 1 more	55 min
Aug 31, 4:39 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Tazewell	3 hr
Aug 31, 5:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	27 min
Aug 31, 5:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt, Roanoke, City of Roanoke	32 min
Aug 31, 5:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	33 min
Aug 31, 6:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles, Montgomery, City of Radford	33 min
Aug 31, 6:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Craig, Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke and 2 more	54 min
Aug 31, 7:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	36 min
Aug 30, 8:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Watauga	47 min
Aug 30, 9:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Watauga	3 hr
Aug 31, 2:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Ashe	33 min
Aug 31, 1:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	33 min
Aug 31, 3:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	26 min
Aug 31, 4:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Summers	25 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.