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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 25, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 14, 2025, 8:50 PM EDT for 5 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 55 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
- Apr 14, 2025, 8:50 PM EDT (00:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2025, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Alleghany County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, Rockbridge County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
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 Apr 14, 8:48 PM EDT, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 8:48 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 645 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025 VAZ009-012-016-017-032>034-043>045-152245- Smyth-Wythe-Carroll-Floyd-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Henry- Pittsylvania-Campbell- 645 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia and west central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. There is a Marginal Risk of severe storms tonight. The main threat is damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. VAZ007-010-011-013-014-018>020-022>024-035-046-047-WVZ042>044-507- 508-152245- Tazewell-Bland-Giles-Pulaski-Montgomery-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath- Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Amherst-Appomattox-Buckingham-Mercer- Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier- 645 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 138 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia, southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. There is a low probability 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. NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ058-059-152245- Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Wilkes-Yadkin-Halifax-Charlotte- 645 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, northwest North Carolina and south central Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-152245- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Grayson- 645 PM EDT Mon Apr 14 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest North Carolina and southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 14, 7:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 8:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 28 min |
| Apr 14, 9:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 26 min |
| Apr 14, 9:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 66 min |
| Apr 14, 9:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 43 min |
| Apr 14, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers | 52 min |
| Apr 14, 9:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Summers | 26 min |
| Apr 14, 11:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 32 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.