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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 17, 2024, 2:12 PM EDT for Alleghany County, Bath County, Virginia; Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It was in force for 63 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 17, 2024, 2:12 PM EDT (18:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2024, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Alleghany County, VA, Bath County, VA, Greenbrier County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:13 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 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 17, 10:22 AM EDT, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 10:22 AM EDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 355 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059- WVZ042>044-507-508-180800- 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- 355 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 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...Today and tonight. A marginal risk of severe thunderstorms exists for this afternoon and evening. Damaging winds are the primary threat. Some heavy downpours are also possible that may cause localized flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. A stalled frontal boundary will continue the threat of storms each day with the potential for gusty winds and heavy rain that may cause localized flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. PW
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 17, 8:34 AM EDT, 5 hours 38 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
105 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024
WVZ507-508-171730-
Western Greenbrier WV-Eastern Greenbrier WV-
105 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY
THROUGH 130 PM EDT...
At 105 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Rainelle, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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...
Rainelle...
Rupert...
Quinwood...
Renick...
Falling Spring...
Bingham...
and Trout.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3823 8037 3811 8036 3810 8035 3798 8033
3790 8078 3795 8081 3799 8077 3799 8079
3802 8080 3804 8083 3806 8080 3806 8082
3805 8084 3806 8087 3807 8087 3810 8082
3808 8071 3827 8044
TIME...MOT...LOC 1705Z 251DEG 31KT 3801 8075
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
AMSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 8:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 66 min |
| 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, 2:51 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.