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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 100, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 8, 20265 counties in Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2026, 2:20 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
Jul 8, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT (18:20 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2026, 3:15 PM EDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties City of Martinsville, VA, Franklin County, VA, Henry County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 58 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2026-07-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 240 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2026-07-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -7 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
240 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-40 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
733 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jul 8, 6:38 AM EDT, 7 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 6:38 AM EDT, 7 hours 42 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 1:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
117 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

VAZ011-014-018-022-081745-
Giles VA-Montgomery VA-Craig VA-Roanoke VA-
117 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
NORTHWESTERN ROANOKE...EAST CENTRAL GILES...SOUTHWESTERN CRAIG AND
NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM EDT...

At 116 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Huffman, or near Blacksburg, moving east at 20
mph.

HAZARD...Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 30 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Loose objects may be knocked over by wind gusts.

Locations impacted include...
Blacksburg...
Sinking Creek...
Catawba...
Newport...
Abbott...
Glenvar...
and Mc Donalds Mill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in
ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and
minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.
Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid
hydroplaning.

&&

LAT...LON 3721 8048 3736 8052 3745 8017 3736 8010
      3722 8014
TIME...MOT...LOC 1716Z 254DEG 19KT 3730 8038

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

CDG
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 1:30 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
130 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

VAZ017-032-033-081800-
Franklin VA-Patrick VA-Floyd VA-
130 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
EAST CENTRAL FLOYD...SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHEASTERN PATRICK
COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM EDT...

At 129 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Floyd, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 30 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Loose objects may be knocked over by wind gusts.

Locations impacted include...
Floyd...
Ferrum...
Callaway...
Endicott...
Fairy Stone State Park...
and Charity.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in
ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and
minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.
Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid
hydroplaning.

&&

LAT...LON 3685 8038 3701 8035 3702 7999 3688 7996
      3679 8004 3679 8007 3678 8009
TIME...MOT...LOC 1729Z 276DEG 17KT 3692 8027

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

CDG
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 2:00 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
200 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

VAZ014-017-022-032-033-043-081830-
Henry VA-Franklin VA-Patrick VA-Floyd VA-Montgomery VA-Roanoke VA-
200 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
SOUTHERN ROANOKE...EASTERN FLOYD...NORTHWESTERN HENRY...WESTERN
FRANKLIN...PATRICK AND NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 230
PM EDT...

At 158 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from Elliston-Lafayette to
Ferrum to near Stuart. Movement was east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 30 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Loose objects may be knocked over by wind gusts.

Locations impacted include...
Rocky Mount...
Stuart...
Boones Mill...
Copper Hill...
Shawsville...
Ferrum...
and Bassett.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in
ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and
minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.
Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoid
hydroplaning.

&&

LAT...LON 3720 7991 3690 7983 3658 8010 3659 8051
      3699 8024 3729 8029
TIME...MOT...LOC 1758Z 282DEG 14KT 3723 8021 3692 8001 3663 8032

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

CDG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 8:56 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKCarroll, Floyd3 hr
Jul 7, 8:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKHenry, City of Martinsville3 hr
Jul 7, 9:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKAlleghany, Bath, Botetourt, City of Covington3 hr
Jul 7, 9:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKCarroll, Floyd115 min
Jul 7, 11:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKCarroll, Floyd3 hr
Jul 8, 1:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKRoanoke28 min
Jul 8, 1:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKFloyd30 min
Jul 8, 2:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKFranklin, Patrick30 min
Jul 8, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKPatrick30 min
Jul 8, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKPittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville46 min
Jul 8, 3:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKPatrick42 min
Jul 8, 3:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCarroll, Patrick65 min
Jul 8, 3:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKHalifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville65 min
Jul 8, 4:09 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKCarroll, Patrick8 hr
Jul 8, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKPulaski49 min
Jul 8, 5:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGrayson23 min
Jul 8, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGiles27 min
Jul 8, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGiles32 min
Jul 8, 5:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCraig, Giles, Montgomery, Roanoke61 min
Jul 8, 6:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKWythe23 min
Jul 8, 7:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKRockbridge36 min
Jul 7, 8:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKAshe, Wilkes3 hr
Jul 7, 11:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKStokes34 min
Jul 8, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCaswell46 min
Jul 8, 4:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCaswell, Rockingham41 min
Jul 8, 4:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKSurry51 min
Jul 8, 6:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAshe24 min
Jul 8, 7:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKWilkes32 min
Jul 8, 7:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKWilkes36 min
Jul 8, 7:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCaswell25 min
Jul 8, 3:14 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKSummers6 hr
Jul 8, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKMercer29 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.