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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
546 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
VAZ007-009-161030-
TAZEWELL VA-SMYTH VA-
546 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT
NORTHWESTERN SMYTH AND TAZEWELL COUNTIES THROUGH 630 AM EDT...
AT 545 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING GUSTY SHOWERS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTH OF GILBERT CREEK TO 10 MILES NORTH OF
BRISTOL VA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RICHLANDS...
TAZEWELL...
SALTVILLE...
CHILHOWIE...
CEDAR BLUFF...
RAVEN...
AND AMONATE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...AND
SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3717 8186 3720 8176 3724 8174 3720 8168
3721 8156 3724 8151 3726 8150 3725 8148
3727 8142 3732 8138 3674 8164 3674 8167
3679 8170 3693 8183 3695 8182 3696 8178
3703 8181 3711 8189 3714 8190
TIME...MOT...LOC 0945Z 256DEG 34KT 3746 8188 3677 8220
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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