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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 16, 2024Rockbridge County, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 16, 2024, 8:24 PM EDT for Rockbridge County, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington, Virginia. It was in force for 66 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: Jul 16, 2024, 8:24 PM EDT (00:24 UTC)
Expired: Jul 16, 2024, 9:30 PM EDT
In force: 66 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

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

The radar

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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 Jul 16, 7:24 PM EDT, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 7:24 PM EDT, 1 hour before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 2:55 PM EDT, 5 hours 29 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
255 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-171000-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Wythe-Grayson-
255 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon
and evening. The primary risk is damaging wind. A secondary threat
is large hail.

There is a marginal risk of flash flooding on Thursday and again on
Saturday due to excessive rainfall from thunderstorms.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ003>005-019-020-VAZ013-014-016-017-032-033-043-171000-
Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Wilkes-Yadkin-Pulaski-Montgomery-Carroll-
Floyd-Patrick-Franklin-Henry-
255 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon and
evening. The primary risk is damaging wind. A secondary threat is
large hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon
and evening. The primary risk is damaging wind. A secondary threat
is large hail.

There is a marginal risk of flash flooding on Thursday and again on
Saturday due to excessive rainfall from thunderstorms.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

VAZ011-018>020-022>024-034-035-WVZ042>044-507-508-171000-
Giles-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Bedford-
Amherst-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
255 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia, south
central Virginia, southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and
southeast West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon and
evening. The primary risk is damaging wind. A secondary threat is
large hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon
and evening. The primary risk is damaging wind. A secondary threat
is large hail.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

VAZ045>047-171000-
Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-
255 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Heat Advisory.

There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon and
evening. The primary risk is damaging wind. A secondary threat is
large hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon
and evening. The primary risk is damaging wind. A secondary threat
is large hail.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ006-VAZ044-058-059-171000-
Caswell-Pittsylvania-Halifax-Charlotte-
255 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina
and south central Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Heat Advisory.

There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon and
evening. The primary risk is damaging wind. A secondary threat is
large hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon
and evening. The primary risk is damaging wind. A secondary threat
is large hail.

There is a marginal risk of flash flooding on Thursday and again on
Saturday due to excessive rainfall from thunderstorms.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 16, 5:51 PM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 16, 5:53 PM EDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 5:53 PM EDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 6:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 7:56 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 16, 8:19 PM EDT, 5 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 16, 9:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Montgomery, City of Radford	49 min
Jul 16, 9:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	39 min
Jul 16, 9:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst	49 min
Jul 17, 2:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath	63 min
Jul 17, 2:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	24 min
Jul 17, 3:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Tazewell	32 min
Jul 17, 3:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig	26 min
Jul 17, 3:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge	24 min
Jul 17, 3:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	31 min
Jul 17, 4:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	30 min
Jul 17, 4:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Rockbridge and 1 more	58 min
Jul 17, 4:25 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Patrick	73 min
Jul 17, 4:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	40 min
Jul 17, 4:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	2 hr
Jul 17, 5:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Buckingham	60 min
Jul 17, 5:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, City of Lynchburg	66 min
Jul 17, 5:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania	60 min
Jul 17, 5:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham	58 min
Jul 17, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	30 min
Jul 17, 6:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Danville	24 min
Jul 17, 6:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax	63 min
Jul 17, 6:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe, City of Galax	54 min
Jul 17, 7:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Danville	60 min
Jul 17, 7:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax, Pittsylvania	64 min
Jul 17, 7:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	38 min
Jul 17, 7:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, Wythe	32 min
Jul 17, 7:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Appomattox, Charlotte	116 min
Jul 17, 3:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry	35 min
Jul 17, 1:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Greenbrier	25 min
Jul 17, 1:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Greenbrier	59 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.