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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 186, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 18, 20256 counties in Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 2025, 3:15 PM EDT for 6 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 60 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 18, 2025, 3:15 PM EDT (19:15 UTC)
Expired: Jul 18, 2025, 4:15 PM EDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties City of Radford, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 8 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:17 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 18, 2:31 PM EDT, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 2:31 PM EDT, 44 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 18, 2:36 PM EDT, 39 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 18, 12:14 PM EDT, 3 hours 1 minute before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
1214 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0408 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 SSW Montvale          37.37N 79.74W
07/17/2025                   Bedford            VA   Emergency Mngr

            Tree down.

&&

AB

Local storm report, Jul 18, 12:16 PM EDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
1216 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0412 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 S Thaxton             37.31N 79.63W
07/17/2025                   Bedford            VA   Emergency Mngr

            Tree down.

&&

AB

Local storm report, Jul 18, 12:17 PM EDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
1217 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0416 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 ESE Thaxton           37.33N 79.58W
07/17/2025                   Bedford            VA   Emergency Mngr

            Tree down.

&&

AB

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 12:51 PM EDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
1251 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

VAZ043-181715-
Henry VA-
1251 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTY AND THE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE THROUGH 115 PM
EDT...

At 1250 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Sanville, or near Bassett, moving northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Martinsville...
Bassett...
Sanville...
Stanleytown...
Villa Heights...
Collinsville...
and Fieldale.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3665 8006 3668 8008 3670 8008 3672 8009
      3675 8009 3681 7988 3680 7984 3674 7981
      3663 7984
TIME...MOT...LOC 1650Z 245DEG 8KT 3671 8002

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

AB

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 2:19 PM EDT, 56 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 18, 2:52 PM EDT, 23 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 17, 8:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth	33 min
Jul 17, 8:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth, Tazewell	23 min
Jul 17, 9:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Tazewell	41 min
Jul 17, 9:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Wythe	50 min
Jul 18, 2:53 AM EDT	Flood Watch	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more	21 hr
Jul 18, 12:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Martinsville	24 min
Jul 18, 1:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville	40 min
Jul 18, 2:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Patrick	24 min
Jul 18, 2:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Danville	26 min
Jul 18, 3:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Franklin	64 min
Jul 18, 3:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt, Roanoke, City of Roanoke	47 min
Jul 18, 3:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	26 min
Jul 18, 3:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, City of Galax	24 min
Jul 18, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	28 min
Jul 18, 3:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Patrick	64 min
Jul 18, 4:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	28 min
Jul 18, 4:11 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Carroll, City of Galax	3 hr
Jul 18, 4:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Franklin	63 min
Jul 18, 4:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, City of Buena Vista	39 min
Jul 18, 4:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	27 min
Jul 18, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	54 min
Jul 18, 5:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Franklin, Henry, Patrick	3 hr
Jul 18, 5:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	27 min
Jul 18, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox, Campbell	23 min
Jul 18, 5:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox, Campbell	30 min
Jul 18, 5:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte	46 min
Jul 18, 5:51 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Buckingham	3 hr
Jul 18, 5:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Appomattox, Campbell	3 hr
Jul 18, 6:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax	31 min
Jul 18, 6:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham	3 hr
Jul 18, 6:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski, City of Radford	29 min
Jul 18, 2:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry	23 min
Jul 18, 4:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Caswell	41 min
Jul 18, 5:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Caswell, Rockingham	64 min
Jul 18, 6:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Person	27 min
Jul 18, 7:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	37 min
Jul 18, 7:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Yadkin	31 min
Jul 18, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Monroe	33 min
Jul 18, 6:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Monroe	26 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.