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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
251 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
VAZ002-171930-
WISE VA-
251 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN WISE COUNTY AND THE
CITY OF NORTON THROUGH 330 PM EDT...
AT 250 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
WISE, MOVING EAST AT 20 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...
NORTON, WISE, COEBURN, AND ST. PAUL.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3699 8241 3698 8237 3696 8236 3697 8233
3693 8231 3689 8232 3690 8233 3689 8234
3690 8234 3688 8240 3689 8240 3688 8244
3690 8264 3700 8262 3702 8247
TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 271DEG 18KT 3696 8253
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
BPH
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