315  
WWUS81 KRNK 012048  
SPSRNK  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
448 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2025  
 
NCZ001-002-019-012115-  
ASHE NC-WILKES NC-ALLEGHANY NC-  
448 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2025  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN  
ALLEGHANY...CENTRAL WILKES AND SOUTHEASTERN ASHE COUNTIES IN  
NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH 515 PM EDT...  
 
AT 447 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
MAPLE SPRINGS, OR NEAR WILBAR, 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...  
LAUREL SPRINGS...  
WILBAR...  
MC GRADY...  
GLENDALE SPRINGS...  
MULBERRY...  
BUCK...  
AND MILLERS CREEK.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3619 8147 3621 8146 3624 8148 3646 8128  
3627 8104 3609 8134  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 225DEG 16KT 3621 8137  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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