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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 199, NWS Blacksburg, VA

August 22, 20264 counties in Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 22, 2026, 7:55 PM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 65 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, 7:55 PM EDT (23:55 UTC)
Expired: Aug 22, 2026, 9:00 PM EDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

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

NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 22, 1:52 PM EDT, 6 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 1:52 PM EDT, 6 hours 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 22, 1:55 PM EDT, 6 hours before

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, 6:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 22, 6:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 22, 6:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 22, 7:01 PM EDT, 54 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 22, 7:35 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 22, 7:38 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
738 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

VAZ035-230015-
Amherst VA-
738 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
NORTHERN AMHERST COUNTY THROUGH 815 PM EDT...

At 738 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Alto, or near Buena Vista, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Forks Of Buffalo...
Clifford...
Lowesville...
Alto...
and Oronoco.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3778 7911 3779 7909 3778 7907 3772 7907
      3770 7903 3770 7899 3765 7896 3766 7935
      3769 7932 3775 7930 3779 7927 3781 7923
      3779 7920 3781 7917 3781 7914
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 272DEG 20KT 3775 7925

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

CDG

The office that day

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, 6:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	66 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, 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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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.