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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
311 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2025
VAZ014-018-022-WVZ044-011945-
MONTGOMERY VA-CRAIG VA-ROANOKE VA-MONROE WV-
311 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN
ROANOKE...CRAIG...NORTH CENTRAL MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHEASTERN MONROE
COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...
AT 311 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
SIMMONSVILLE, OR NEAR SINKING CREEK, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 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...
NEW CASTLE...
PAINT BANK...
SINKING CREEK...
CATAWBA...
ABBOTT...
SWEET SPRINGS...
AND CRAIG SPRINGS.
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 AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3762 8020 3761 8017 3746 8004 3742 8007
3741 8006 3728 8034 3740 8047 3742 8048
3744 8050 3745 8050 3764 8025
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 233DEG 17KT 3740 8034
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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