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Frost Advisory 3, NWS Blacksburg, VA

May 9, 2025Greenbrier County, West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this frost advisory at May 9, 2025, 3:54 AM EDT for Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It took effect at May 10, 2025, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 9, 2025, 3:54 AM EDT (07:54 UTC)
In effect from
May 10, 2025, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
May 10, 2025, 8:00 AM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA

County Greenbrier County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this frost advisory 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 frost advisory went out at May 8, 7:12 PM EDT, 8 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 8, 7:12 PM EDT, 8 hours 42 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 8, 2:19 PM EDT, 13 hours 35 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
219 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

VAZ018>020-022>024-034-035-045>047-058-059-WVZ043-044-507-508-091830-
Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Bedford-Amherst-
Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-Summers-Monroe-
Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
219 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

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.

An isolated strong to severe thunderstorm is possible late this
afternoon and early this evening. The main threat is strong to
damaging wind gusts. Large hail is also possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

The probability is low for widespread hazardous weather.

.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.

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>017-032-033-043-044-WVZ042-091830-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-
Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-
Carroll-Floyd-Patrick-Franklin-Henry-Pittsylvania-Mercer-
219 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

There is a slight risk of severe storms this afternoon and evening.
The primary threat is damaging winds and hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

The probability is low for widespread hazardous weather.

.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.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 8, 8:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBotetourt25 min
May 8, 8:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBuckingham33 min
May 8, 8:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBedford, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke40 min
May 8, 8:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKHalifax24 min
May 8, 8:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAppomattox36 min
May 8, 8:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCharlotte, Halifax49 min
May 8, 8:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg67 min
May 8, 8:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBuckingham35 min
May 8, 9:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAmherst29 min
May 8, 9:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKPulaski24 min
May 8, 9:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGiles23 min
May 8, 9:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAmherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington34 min
May 8, 9:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKMecklenburg19 min
May 8, 9:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKAmherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Roanoke and 3 more2 hr
May 8, 11:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKWatauga30 min
May 8, 11:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKWilkes38 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.