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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
708 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2025
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BUCKINGHAM VA-
708 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN BUCKINGHAM COUNTY
THROUGH 745 PM EDT...
AT 708 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
GOLD HILL, OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF DILLWYN, 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...
NEW CANTON...
GOLD HILL...
AND CENTENARY.
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 VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3764 7825 3756 7830 3776 7861 3775 7858
3776 7855 3776 7851 3777 7850 3779 7850
3780 7849 3776 7847 3775 7844 3773 7836
3772 7834 3771 7830 3769 7826 3769 7824
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 228DEG 14KT 3764 7835
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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