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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 17, 2024Alleghany County, Bath County, Virginia; Greenbrier County, West Virginia

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, Jul 17, 3:55 AM EDT, 10 hours 17 minutes before
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, Jul 17, 1:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
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

AMS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 16, 8:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKRockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington66 min
Jul 16, 9:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKMontgomery, City of Radford49 min
Jul 16, 9:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKTazewell39 min
Jul 16, 9:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAmherst49 min
Jul 17, 2:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBath24 min
Jul 17, 3:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBland, Tazewell32 min
Jul 17, 3:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCraig26 min
Jul 17, 3:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKRockbridge24 min
Jul 17, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKRockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington31 min
Jul 17, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBotetourt30 min
Jul 17, 4:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAmherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Rockbridge and 1 more58 min
Jul 17, 4:25 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKCarroll, Floyd, Patrick73 min
Jul 17, 4:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBuckingham40 min
Jul 17, 4:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKAmherst, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg2 hr
Jul 17, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBuckingham60 min
Jul 17, 5:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAmherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, City of Lynchburg66 min
Jul 17, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAppomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania60 min
Jul 17, 5:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAppomattox, Buckingham58 min
Jul 17, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKTazewell30 min
Jul 17, 6:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCity of Danville24 min
Jul 17, 6:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAppomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax63 min
Jul 17, 6:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe, City of Galax54 min
Jul 17, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCity of Danville60 min
Jul 17, 7:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKHalifax, Pittsylvania64 min
Jul 17, 7:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCharlotte, Halifax38 min
Jul 17, 7:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCarroll, Wythe32 min
Jul 17, 7:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKAppomattox, Charlotte116 min
Jul 17, 3:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKSurry35 min
Jul 17, 1:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGreenbrier25 min
Jul 17, 1:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKGreenbrier59 min

Nearby

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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.