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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 17, 2025Bedford County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 17, 2025, 4:04 PM EDT for Bedford County, Virginia. It was in force for 26 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, 2025, 4:04 PM EDT (20:04 UTC)
Expired: Jul 17, 2025, 4:30 PM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Bedford 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 17, 2:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 2:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 17, 2:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
215 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

NCZ001>004-018>020-VAZ007-009-010-012-015-016-032-WVZ042>044-507-508-
181815-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-
Bland-Wythe-Grayson-Carroll-Patrick-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-
Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
215 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

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

   Flood Watch.

Isolated damaging wind gusts will be possible in the stronger storms
that form during the afternoon/evening. These winds could blow down
trees and power lines, which may result in isolated power outages and
blocked roads.

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

Efficient rainfall rates along with recent heavy rains could cause
localized flash flooding in the heavier storms that form each day. Damaging
wind gusts from any storms that become severe could blow down trees
and power lines, which may result in isolated power outages and
blocked roads.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ005-006-VAZ011-013-014-017>020-022>024-033>035-043>047-058-059-
181815-
Rockingham-Caswell-Giles-Pulaski-Montgomery-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-
Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-
Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-
215 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 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.

Strong thunderstorms with efficient rain rates could cause localized
flash flooding this afternoon and evening. Damaging wind gusts from
any storms that become severe could blow down trees and power lines,
which may result in isolated power outages and blocked roads.

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

Efficient rainfall rates along with recent heavy rains could cause
localized flash flooding in the heavier storms that form each day. Damaging
wind gusts from any storms that become severe could blow down trees
and power lines, which may result in isolated power outages and
blocked roads.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

JCB

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 17, 3:33 PM EDT, 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 17, 3:36 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 17, 3:38 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 17, 3:42 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 17, 3:50 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 17, 3:59 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, 8:02 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath	4 hr
Jul 16, 8:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Covington	34 min
Jul 16, 8:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge	39 min
Jul 16, 9:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Tazewell	3 hr
Jul 16, 10:09 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Tazewell	4 hr
Jul 17, 3:45 AM EDT	Flood Watch	RNK	Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Patrick, Smyth, Tazewell and 2 more	23 hr
Jul 17, 12:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville	33 min
Jul 17, 12:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Henry and 2 more	65 min
Jul 17, 2:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	60 min
Jul 17, 2:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Craig, Giles, Montgomery	57 min
Jul 17, 2:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	37 min
Jul 17, 2:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	55 min
Jul 17, 2:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wythe	48 min
Jul 17, 3:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania	83 min
Jul 17, 3:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	42 min
Jul 17, 3:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	22 min
Jul 17, 3:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	25 min
Jul 17, 4:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell, Franklin	54 min
Jul 17, 4:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford, City of Lynchburg	57 min
Jul 17, 5:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst	27 min
Jul 17, 6:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, City of Covington	41 min
Jul 17, 6:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, City of Galax	37 min
Jul 17, 6:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax	92 min
Jul 17, 6:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	22 min
Jul 17, 1:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	24 min
Jul 17, 2:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	38 min
Jul 17, 3:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	42 min
Jul 17, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Watauga	33 min
Jul 17, 6:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	31 min
Jul 17, 7:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	37 min
Jul 17, 1:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Mercer	32 min
Jul 17, 5:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Summers	43 min

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