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Special Weather Statement, NWS Blacksburg, VA

July 20, 2026Giles County, Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this special weather statement at Jul 20, 2026, 4:49 PM EDT for Giles County, Virginia. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 20, 2026, 4:49 PM EDT (20:49 UTC)
Expired: Jul 20, 2026, 5:15 PM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg, VA
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Giles County, VA

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 20, 1:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Galax	24 min
Jul 20, 2:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Galax	25 min
Jul 20, 3:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll	27 min
Jul 20, 5:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	34 min
Jul 20, 5:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig	34 min
Jul 20, 6:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry	39 min
Jul 20, 6:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	29 min
Jul 20, 7:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski	28 min
Jul 20, 7:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Danville	67 min
Jul 20, 2:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	28 min
Jul 20, 2:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wilkes	33 min
Jul 20, 3:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Wilkes	3 hr
Jul 20, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Yadkin	32 min
Jul 20, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Stokes	31 min

Nearby

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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.