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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 11, NWS Blacksburg, VA

March 23, 2026Alleghany County, Bath County, Virginia; Greenbrier County, West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 23, 2026, 4:38 AM EDT for Alleghany County, Bath County, Virginia; Greenbrier County, West Virginia. 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
Mar 23, 2026, 4:38 AM EDT (08:38 UTC)
Expired
Mar 23, 2026, 5:15 AM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Alleghany County, VA, Bath County, VA, Greenbrier County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 23, 3:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAlleghany, Bath, City of Covington33 min
Mar 23, 5:04 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAlleghany, Amherst, Bath, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 2 more41 min
Mar 23, 2:56 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGreenbrier34 min
Mar 23, 4:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGreenbrier33 min

Nearby

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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.