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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
242 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
VAZ006-008-171930-
WASHINGTON VA-RUSSELL VA-
242 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN RUSSELL AND CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...
AT 241 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR RAVEN TO NEAR LEBANON TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF
CLEVELAND VA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ABINGDON, GLADE SPRING, HONAKER, LINDELL, DYE, HOLSTON,
EMORY-MEADOWVIEW, AND ROSEDALE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3711 8189 3704 8182 3696 8178 3695 8182
3693 8184 3682 8173 3670 8181 3670 8205
3674 8214 3688 8204 3713 8196 3713 8193
3714 8190
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 273DEG 32KT 3712 8189 3691 8197 3680 8218
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
BPH
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