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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2026, 6:55 PM EDT for Watauga County, North Carolina. It was in force for 18 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
- Jun 30, 2026, 6:55 PM EDT (22:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2026, 7:13 PM EDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Watauga County, NC
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 153 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 Jun 30, 4:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 4:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 200 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2026 VAZ022>024-033>035-043>047-058-059-011800- Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry- Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte- 200 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2026 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia, south central Virginia and west central Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. Temperatures and heat indices are expected to increase to dangerous levels Wednesday into the Independence Day weekend. Heat indices may reach or exceed 105 degrees at times. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032-011800- Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Wilkes-Yadkin-Patrick- 200 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina, northwest North Carolina and southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Temperatures and heat indices are expected to increase to dangerous levels Wednesday into the Independence Day weekend. Heat indices may reach or exceed 105 degrees at times. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>044-507-508-011800- Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski- Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Mercer- Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier- 200 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest North Carolina, southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 1:44 PM EDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
144 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2026
VAZ012-301815-
Wythe VA-
144 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN WYTHE COUNTY
THROUGH 215 PM EDT...
At 143 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Max Meadows, moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Wytheville...
Max Meadows...
Gunton Park...
and Fort Chiswell.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3694 8110 3705 8100 3700 8088 3690 8102
TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 287DEG 7KT 3699 8102
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
RSSpecial weather statement, Jun 30, 5:58 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 1:44 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 14 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Watauga | 17 min |
| Jun 30, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Watauga | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 6:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Watauga | 113 min |
| Jun 30, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Watauga | 30 min |
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