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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
318 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2025
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ROCKBRIDGE VA-
318 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY
THROUGH 345 PM EDT...
AT 318 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ROCKBRIDGE BATHS, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...
GOSHEN...
ROCKBRIDGE BATHS...
CORNWALL...
BELLS VALLEY...
FAIRFIELD...
BROWNSBURG...
AND VESUVIUS.
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
CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3792 7919 3789 7915 3776 7936 3793 7957
3806 7943
TIME...MOT...LOC 1918Z 230DEG 29KT 3792 7937
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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