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WWUS51 KRNK 122015
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
415 PM EDT TUE SEP 12 2023
VAC019-067-143-161-122100-
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ROANOKE VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-BEDFORD VA-FRANKLIN VA-
415 PM EDT TUE SEP 12 2023
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ROANOKE...NORTHWESTERN PITTSYLVANIA...SOUTHWESTERN
BEDFORD AND NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES...
AT 415 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BURNT CHIMNEY,
OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MONETA, MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BEDFORD...
ROCKY MOUNT...
HUDDLESTON...
MONETA...
PENHOOK...
BURNT CHIMNEY...
AND NORTHWEST SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATION THE NATIONAL D-DAY MEMORIAL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. FOR YOUR
SAFETY, MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS, STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS, AND
MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS, STREAMS, AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.
DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION TO AVOID
HYDROPLANING.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO, PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL OF ANY
SIZE, AS WELL AS REPORTS OF ANY WIND DAMAGE, INCLUDING DOWNED TREES
OR LARGE LIMBS, TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE
AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE
SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND
ON TWITTER.
LAT...LON 3701 7936 3697 7991 3721 7994 3735 7950
3711 7940 3706 7944 3707 7940 3709 7941
3709 7939
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 251DEG 13KT 3711 7977
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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