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WWUS81 KRNK 012324
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
724 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2025
VAZ018-022-023-020000-
BOTETOURT VA-CRAIG VA-ROANOKE VA-
724 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
NORTHEASTERN ROANOKE...SOUTHEASTERN CRAIG AND SOUTHWESTERN BOTETOURT
COUNTIES...THE CITY OF SALEM AND THE NORTHERN CITY OF ROANOKE THROUGH
800 PM EDT...
AT 724 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
CATAWBA, 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...
ROANOKE...
SALEM...
TROUTVILLE...
CATAWBA...
FINCASTLE...
ABBOTT...
AND NACE.
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.
LAT...LON 3744 7974 3741 7979 3740 7981 3738 7979
3738 7977 3737 7978 3735 7979 3734 7981
3726 8008 3742 8019 3761 7985
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 242DEG 19KT 3738 8006
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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