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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 233, NWS Blacksburg, VA

September 21, 2026Stokes County, Surry County, Yadkin County, North Carolina

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 21, 2026, 4:24 PM EDT for Stokes County, Surry County, Yadkin County, North Carolina. It was in force for 36 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 21, 2026, 4:24 PM EDT (20:24 UTC)
Expired
Sep 21, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Yadkin County, NC

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 21, 12:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKPulaski, City of Radford30 min
Sep 21, 1:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKMontgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford51 min
Sep 21, 1:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAlleghany, Botetourt, Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Covington and 2 more31 min
Sep 21, 2:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCarroll, Floyd, Grayson, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski and 2 more52 min
Sep 21, 2:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAlleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, City of Covington and 2 more59 min
Sep 21, 2:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCarroll, Floyd, Patrick49 min
Sep 21, 3:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKRockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington38 min
Sep 21, 3:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKFranklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville40 min
Sep 21, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKTazewell27 min
Sep 21, 4:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKFranklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville63 min
Sep 21, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKSmyth29 min
Sep 21, 5:07 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKBland, Smyth, Tazewell3 hr
Sep 21, 5:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKHalifax, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville64 min
Sep 21, 5:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKGiles60 min
Sep 21, 6:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCraig, Giles31 min
Sep 21, 6:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKHalifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville44 min
Sep 21, 2:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKAlleghany, Ashe, Surry, Wilkes3 hr
Sep 21, 3:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKSurry30 min
Sep 21, 3:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKStokes, Surry, Yadkin49 min
Sep 21, 6:05 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKAshe, Watauga3 hr
Sep 21, 6:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAshe36 min
Sep 21, 12:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGreenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers23 min
Sep 21, 12:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGreenbrier24 min
Sep 21, 12:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGreenbrier, Monroe34 min
Sep 21, 1:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKGreenbrier66 min
Sep 21, 4:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKGreenbrier, Summers63 min
Sep 21, 4:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKMercer31 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.