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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 200, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 29, 2025Franklin County, Henry County, Patrick County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2025, 5:33 PM EDT for Franklin County, Henry County, Patrick County, Virginia. It was in force for 39 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 29, 2025, 5:33 PM EDT (21:33 UTC)
Expired: Jul 29, 2025, 6:12 PM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Franklin County, VA, Henry County, VA, Patrick County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:35 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 29, 1:59 PM EDT, 3 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 1:59 PM EDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 29, 2:11 PM EDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 29, 4:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute 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 28, 10:48 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Bland, Tazewell, Wythe	3 hr
Jul 28, 11:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	35 min
Jul 29, 12:37 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Henry, Patrick	3 hr
Jul 29, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	28 min
Jul 29, 7:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Pulaski, Wythe	46 min
Jul 29, 6:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry	34 min
Jul 29, 6:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Surry	31 min
Jul 29, 7:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin	59 min
Jul 29, 7:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Stokes	55 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.