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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

March 7, 2026Alleghany County, North Carolina

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Mar 7, 2026, 4:13 PM EST for Alleghany County, North Carolina. It was in force for 17 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 7, 2026, 4:13 PM EST (21:13 UTC)
Expired: Mar 7, 2026, 4:30 PM EST
In force: 17 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Alleghany County, NC

The radar

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 7, 1:10 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski, Wythe	35 min
Mar 7, 1:27 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford	33 min
Mar 7, 1:59 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski	31 min
Mar 7, 2:37 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	23 min
Mar 7, 3:55 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski	20 min
Mar 7, 3:41 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Watauga	19 min
Mar 7, 4:32 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany	13 min
Mar 7, 4:45 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	15 min
Mar 7, 4:48 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany	27 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in North Carolina, 2026 Every special weather statement in 2026

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.