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WWUS81 KRNK 141822
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
222 PM EDT THU AUG 14 2025
NCZ019-141845-
WILKES NC-
222 PM EDT THU AUG 14 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN WILKES COUNTY
THROUGH 245 PM EDT...
AT 222 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
DOCKERY, OR OVER TRAPHILL, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RONDA...
TRAPHILL...
PLEASANT HILL...
BENHAM...
ROARING RIVER...
DOCKERY...
AND CLINGMAN.
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 3613 8099 3630 8116 3638 8103 3633 8087
3625 8087
TIME...MOT...LOC 1822Z 299DEG 7KT 3632 8106
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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