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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 7, 2026Franklin County, Henry County, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2026, 7:06 PM EDT for Franklin County, Henry County, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. It was in force for 54 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: Jul 7, 2026, 7:06 PM EDT (23:06 UTC)
Expired: Jul 7, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Franklin County, VA, Henry County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 85 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 744 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -75 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 824 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 24 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jul 7, 3:11 PM EDT, 3 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 3:11 PM EDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 3:13 PM EDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
313 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009>020-022-023-032-033-043-WVZ042>044-507-
508-081915-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-
Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-
Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Patrick-
Franklin-Henry-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-
Western Greenbrier-
313 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,
northwest North Carolina, south central Virginia, 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.

VAZ024-034-035-044>047-058-059-081915-
Rockbridge-Bedford-Amherst-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-
Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-
313 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia, south
central Virginia and west central Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flood Watch.

Thunderstorms will through this evening will be capable of producing
damaging wind gusts and very heavy rain that may result in localized
flash flooding.

.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, Jul 7, 4:27 PM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 4:36 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 4:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 5:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
535 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026

VAZ058-059-072200-
Halifax VA-Charlotte VA-
535 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
SOUTHEASTERN CHARLOTTE AND CENTRAL HALIFAX COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM
EDT...

At 535 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Halifax, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
South Boston...
Halifax...
Redoak...
Clover...
Ingram...
Scottsburg...
and Hitesburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3670 7865 3669 7863 3668 7864 3669 7866
      3668 7870 3667 7870 3665 7871 3660 7872
      3675 7916 3693 7911 3686 7852
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 305DEG 21KT 3680 7898

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

WP

Local storm report, Jul 7, 6:35 PM EDT, 31 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
635 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0607 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 E Crystal Hill        36.84N 78.83W
07/07/2026                   Halifax            VA   Dept of Highways

            Tree down along Hundley Road.

&&

WP

Special weather statement, Jul 7, 6:45 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
645 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026

VAZ033-072330-
Franklin-
645 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT
CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY...

At 645 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Rocky Mount,
moving southeast at 10 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Rocky Mount...
Boones Mill...
Ferrum...
Callaway...
Wirtz...
and Burnt Chimney.

&&

LAT...LON 3701 8012 3702 8011 3712 8000 3708 7972
      3688 7989
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 296DEG 7KT 3702 7991

SH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 6, 8:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Lynchburg	21 min
Jul 6, 8:33 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	73 min
Jul 6, 8:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	23 min
Jul 6, 8:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt	38 min
Jul 6, 8:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox	33 min
Jul 6, 11:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	3 hr
Jul 7, 12:00 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Patrick	2 hr
Jul 7, 12:15 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Henry, Patrick	2 hr
Jul 7, 2:24 AM EDT	Flood Watch	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 7 more	20 hr
Jul 7, 3:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, City of Lynchburg	44 min
Jul 7, 4:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Lynchburg	27 min
Jul 7, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	32 min
Jul 7, 4:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell, City of Lynchburg	110 min
Jul 7, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox	39 min
Jul 7, 4:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	25 min
Jul 7, 5:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	25 min
Jul 7, 5:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	57 min
Jul 7, 6:20 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	3 hr
Jul 7, 6:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	38 min
Jul 7, 6:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	45 min
Jul 7, 7:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Franklin	2 hr
Jul 7, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Caswell	33 min
Jul 6, 8:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Mercer	5 hr
Jul 6, 8:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Summers	34 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.