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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 40, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 8, 2025, 6:41 PM EDT for Alleghany County, Surry County, Wilkes County, North Carolina. It was in force for 37 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
- May 8, 2025, 6:41 PM EDT (22:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2025, 7:18 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Alleghany County, NC, Surry County, NC, Wilkes County, NC
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 12:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 29 min |
| May 8, 12:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski, Wythe | 39 min |
| May 8, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 32 min |
| May 8, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 62 min |
| May 8, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 28 min |
| May 8, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania | 67 min |
| May 8, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 24 min |
| May 8, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania | 63 min |
| May 8, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 30 min |
| May 8, 7:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 37 min |
| May 8, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 36 min |
| May 8, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell | 27 min |
| May 8, 7:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Wythe | 36 min |
| May 8, 7:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 33 min |
| May 8, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wilkes | 22 min |
| May 8, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Wilkes | 58 min |
| May 8, 4:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Wilkes | 3 hr |
| May 8, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Yadkin | 32 min |
| May 8, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Wilkes, Yadkin | 21 min |
| May 8, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wilkes | 25 min |
| May 8, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Surry | 23 min |
| May 8, 5:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Wilkes | 3 hr |
| May 8, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wilkes | 37 min |
| May 8, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Stokes | 35 min |
| May 8, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wilkes | 29 min |
| May 8, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Stokes, Surry | 28 min |
| May 8, 6:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Surry | 2 hr |
| May 8, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wilkes | 31 min |
| May 8, 7:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Stokes | 25 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.