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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Blacksburg, VA

May 8, 20254 counties in Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 8, 2025, 9:40 PM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 34 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, 9:40 PM EDT (01:40 UTC)
Expired: May 8, 2025, 10:14 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Amherst County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Lexington, VA, Rockbridge 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 May 8, 7:12 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 8, 7:12 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 8, 2:19 PM EDT, 7 hours 21 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
219 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

VAZ018>020-022>024-034-035-045>047-058-059-WVZ043-044-507-508-091830-
Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Bedford-Amherst-
Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-Summers-Monroe-
Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
219 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia, south
central Virginia, southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and
southeast West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

An isolated strong to severe thunderstorm is possible late this
afternoon and early this evening. The main threat is strong to
damaging wind gusts. Large hail is also possible.

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

The probability is low 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.

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>017-032-033-043-044-WVZ042-091830-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-
Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-
Carroll-Floyd-Patrick-Franklin-Henry-Pittsylvania-Mercer-
219 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

There is a slight risk of severe storms this afternoon and evening.
The primary threat is damaging winds and hail.

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

The probability is low 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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 8, 7:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 8, 7:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 8, 7:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 8, 7:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 8, 7:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 8, 7:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 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
May 8, 8:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	25 min
May 8, 8:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	33 min
May 8, 8:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke	40 min
May 8, 8:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	24 min
May 8, 8:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox	36 min
May 8, 8:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	49 min
May 8, 8:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	67 min
May 8, 8:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	35 min
May 8, 9:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst	29 min
May 8, 9:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski	24 min
May 8, 9:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	23 min
May 8, 9:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Mecklenburg	19 min
May 8, 9:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Roanoke and 3 more	2 hr
May 8, 11:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Watauga	30 min
May 8, 11:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	38 min
May 9, 3:54 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	RNK	Greenbrier	28 hr

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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.