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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 26, 2026Henry County, City of Martinsville, Virginia; Rockingham County, North Carolina

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2026, 9:22 PM EDT for Henry County, City of Martinsville, Virginia; Rockingham County, North Carolina. It was in force for 38 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 26, 2026, 9:22 PM EDT (01:22 UTC)
Expired: Jul 26, 2026, 10:00 PM EDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Rockingham County, NC, City of Martinsville, VA, Henry County, VA

The radar

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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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 26, 8:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 26, 9:02 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 26, 9:05 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

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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 26, 8:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	34 min
Jul 26, 8:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Franklin, Henry, City of Martinsville	58 min
Jul 26, 9:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	28 min
Jul 26, 9:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	25 min
Jul 26, 9:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	32 min
Jul 26, 9:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	30 min
Jul 26, 9:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Pittsylvania	47 min
Jul 26, 9:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Buckingham	51 min
Jul 26, 10:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	36 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 2026 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Carolina, 2026 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2026

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.