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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

May 20, 2025Watauga County, North Carolina

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at May 20, 2025, 6:21 PM EDT for Watauga County, North Carolina. It was in force for 54 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
May 20, 2025, 6:21 PM EDT (22:21 UTC)
Expired
May 20, 2025, 7:15 PM EDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA
Hail
0.50 in
Wind
50

County Watauga County, NC

The radar

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 20, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKSmyth42 min
May 20, 6:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKSmyth31 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in North Carolina, 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.