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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 217, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 5, 2026, 10:50 AM EDT for Smyth County, Tazewell County, Virginia. It was in force for 55 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
- Sep 5, 2026, 10:50 AM EDT (14:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2026, 11:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 9:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Covington | 37 min |
| Sep 5, 10:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 31 min |
| Sep 5, 11:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski, Wythe | 31 min |
| Sep 5, 11:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, Pulaski and 4 more | 61 min |
| Sep 5, 12:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax | 59 min |
| Sep 5, 12:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Watauga | 29 min |
| Sep 5, 1:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin | 60 min |
| Sep 5, 1:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Rockingham | 56 min |
| Sep 5, 1:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Caswell, Rockingham | 65 min |
| Sep 5, 1:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Stokes | 20 min |
| Sep 5, 8:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 43 min |
| Sep 5, 9:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 23 min |
| Sep 5, 9:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Greenbrier | 39 min |
| Sep 5, 9:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Summers | 33 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.