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Flash Flood Warning 58, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 19, 2025, 7:51 PM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 4 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 19, 2025, 7:51 PM EDT (23:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 2025, 11:50 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bland County, VA, Giles County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Pulaski County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 142 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1396 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 990 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 19, 6:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 6:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 333 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025 NCZ001>003-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-201945- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland- Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig- Alleghany VA-Bath-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier- Western Greenbrier- 333 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, northwest North Carolina, southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 4) for excessive rainfall today and potential for flooding. There is a Marginal Risk (level 1 of 5) for severe storms which may contain damaging wind. Greatest storm coverage is expected during the afternoon and evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Hazardous weather is expected Sunday through Monday with a focus on storms which are expected to occur during the afternoon having potential for localized flash flooding and isolated wind damage. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are requested to report hail of any size, as well as any damage caused by thunderstorm winds in their area. NCZ004>006-VAZ022>024-032>035-043>045-201945- Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick- Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell- 333 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, central Virginia, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia and west central Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 4) for excessive rainfall today and potential for flooding. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) for severe storms which may contain damaging wind and large hail. Greatest storm coverage is expected during the afternoon and evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Hazardous weather is expected Sunday through Monday with a focus on storms which are expected to occur during the afternoon having potential for localized flash flooding and isolated wind damage. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. VAZ046-047-058-059-201945- Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte- 333 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 526 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia 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. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 4) for excessive rainfall today and potential for flooding. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) for severe storms which may contain damaging wind and large hail. Greatest storm coverage is expected during the afternoon and evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Hazardous weather is expected Sunday through Monday with a focus on storms which are expected to occur during the afternoon having potential for localized flash flooding and isolated wind damage. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are requested to report hail of any size, as well as any damage caused by thunderstorm winds in their area.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 4:38 PM EDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
732 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025
NCZ019-020-200000-
Yadkin NC-Wilkes NC-
732 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
SOUTHEASTERN WILKES AND WEST CENTRAL YADKIN COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM
EDT...
At 732 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Roaring River, or near Ronda, moving east at 10
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.
Locations impacted include...
Jonesville...
Ronda...
Windy Gap...
Hays...
Pleasant Hill...
Wilkes County Airport...
and Clingman.
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 3625 8112 3631 8090 3625 8087 3624 8087
3624 8086 3620 8084 3609 8085 3608 8109
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 262DEG 10KT 3618 8102
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CDGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 9:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 21 min |
| Jul 19, 12:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 34 min |
| Jul 19, 2:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Franklin | 6 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 61 min |
| Jul 19, 3:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 6 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 27 min |
| Jul 19, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 37 min |
| Jul 19, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Fluvanna | 31 min |
| Jul 19, 4:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Henry | 6 hr |
| Jul 19, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 30 min |
| Jul 19, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 37 min |
| Jul 19, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 36 min |
| Jul 19, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Botetourt, City of Buena Vista | 32 min |
| Jul 19, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke | 35 min |
| Jul 19, 6:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke | 6 hr |
| Jul 19, 6:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 5 hr |
| Jul 19, 7:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Craig, Giles, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 8:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin | 53 min |
| Jul 19, 2:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Ashe | 6 hr |
| Jul 19, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Caswell | 30 min |
| Jul 19, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham | 56 min |
| Jul 19, 5:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham | 6 hr |
| Jul 19, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wilkes | 28 min |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.