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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 20, 2026, 3:26 PM EDT for Carroll County, Virginia; Alleghany County, Surry County, Wilkes County, North Carolina. It was in force for 27 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 20, 2026, 3:26 PM EDT (19:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 2026, 3:53 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Alleghany County, NC, Surry County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Carroll County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:25 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 1:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Galax | 24 min |
| Jul 20, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Galax | 25 min |
| Jul 20, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 26 min |
| Jul 20, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 34 min |
| Jul 20, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig | 34 min |
| Jul 20, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry | 39 min |
| Jul 20, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 29 min |
| Jul 20, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 28 min |
| Jul 20, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 67 min |
| Jul 20, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wilkes | 28 min |
| Jul 20, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wilkes | 33 min |
| Jul 20, 3:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Wilkes | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Yadkin | 32 min |
| Jul 20, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Stokes | 31 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.