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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 196, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 22, 2026, 6:54 PM EDT for 6 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 66 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
- Aug 22, 2026, 6:54 PM EDT (22:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Roanoke County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Aug 22, 1:52 PM EDT, 5 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 1:52 PM EDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 155 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 VAZ007-009>011-WVZ042>044-507-508-231800- Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier- Western Greenbrier- 155 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe storms this afternoon and evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ001>004-018>020-VAZ012>020-022>024-032>035-043-231800- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Wythe-Pulaski- Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke- Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry- 155 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, northwest North Carolina, central Virginia, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia and west central Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. There is a Marginal Risk (level 1 of 5) of severe storms this afternoon and evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ005-006-VAZ044>047-058-059-231800- Rockingham-Caswell-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham- Halifax-Charlotte- 155 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, central Virginia and south central Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 22, 5:55 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 35 min |
| Aug 22, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 29 min |
| Aug 22, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Pulaski | 29 min |
| Aug 22, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 35 min |
| Aug 22, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery, City of Radford | 37 min |
| Aug 22, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 61 min |
| Aug 22, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania | 58 min |
| Aug 22, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 26 min |
| Aug 22, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge | 59 min |
| Aug 22, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 25 min |
| Aug 22, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Patrick | 55 min |
| Aug 22, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 45 min |
| Aug 22, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick | 56 min |
| Aug 22, 7:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 25 min |
| Aug 22, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 37 min |
| Aug 22, 7:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 65 min |
| Aug 22, 6:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Surry | 33 min |
| Aug 22, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wilkes | 37 min |
| Aug 22, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mercer | 29 min |
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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.