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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

February 8, 20257 counties in Virginia; 4 counties in West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Feb 8, 2025, 11:48 PM EST for 7 counties in Virginia; 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Feb 8, 2025, 11:48 PM EST (04:48 UTC)
Expired
Feb 9, 2025, 12:30 AM EST
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
50

Counties Alleghany County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bland County, VA, City of Covington, VA, Giles County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Greenbrier County, WV, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV

The radar

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The text

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 9, 2:34 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchRNKAlleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 29 more12 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2025Special Weather Statements in West Virginia, 2025Every special weather statement in 2025

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.