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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
231 PM EDT THU AUG 14 2025
VAZ024-035-141900-
AMHERST VA-ROCKBRIDGE VA-
231 PM EDT THU AUG 14 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL ROCKBRIDGE AND
NORTHWESTERN AMHERST COUNTIES...THE CITY OF BUENA VISTA AND THE CITY
OF LEXINGTON THROUGH 300 PM EDT...
AT 230 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ROCKBRIDGE BATHS, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 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...
LEXINGTON...
BUENA VISTA...
ROCKBRIDGE BATHS...
CORNWALL...
ALTO...
FAIRFIELD...
AND ORONOCO.
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 3800 7939 3787 7915 3785 7915 3782 7916
3781 7917 3781 7913 3765 7933 3786 7954
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 313DEG 13KT 3789 7940
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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