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WWUS81 KRNK 011837
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
237 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2025
VAZ014-017-022-023-033-011915-
BOTETOURT VA-FRANKLIN VA-FLOYD VA-MONTGOMERY VA-ROANOKE VA-
237 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2025
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ROANOKE
NORTHEASTERN
FLOYD...SOUTHWESTERN BOTETOURT...NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN AND EAST
CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...THE CITY OF SALEM AND THE CITY OF
ROANOKE THROUGH 315 PM EDT...
AT 237 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER BENT MOUNTAIN, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROANOKE...
SALEM...
VINTON...
BOONES MILL...
COPPER HILL...
SHAWSVILLE...
AND BENT MOUNTAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
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.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL, CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3732 7984 3731 7985 3730 7984 3729 7985
3727 7986 3722 7985 3722 7983 3723 7982
3721 7980 3723 7979 3723 7978 3720 7978
3720 7976 3701 8012 3721 8027 3743 7993
TIME...MOT...LOC 1837Z 236DEG 22KT 3717 8013
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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