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WWUS81 KRNK 012302
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
702 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2025
VAZ044>046-059-012330-
CAMPBELL VA-PITTSYLVANIA VA-CHARLOTTE VA-APPOMATTOX VA-
702 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN
APPOMATTOX...NORTHWESTERN CHARLOTTE...CAMPBELL AND NORTHEASTERN
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT...
AT 702 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER ALTAVISTA, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 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...
ALTAVISTA...
HURT...
RED HOUSE...
CONCORD...
RUSTBURG...
EVINGTON...
AND LEESVILLE.
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 3703 7928 3712 7941 3717 7938 3739 7903
3731 7879 3724 7868 3720 7869 3719 7868
3719 7864 3717 7863
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 228DEG 12KT 3712 7929
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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