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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
614 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
VAZ058-059-161100-
HALIFAX VA-CHARLOTTE VA-
614 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
SOUTHEASTERN CHARLOTTE AND SOUTHEASTERN HALIFAX COUNTIES THROUGH 700
AM EDT...
AT 612 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR ROXBORO, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. HEAVY RAIN.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADS AND FLOOD POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KEYSVILLE...
REDOAK...
SCOTTSBURG...
HITESBURG...
CLUSTER SPRINGS...
STAUNTON RIVER STATE PARK...
AND DRYBURG.
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 3689 7849 3670 7865 3664 7856 3664 7858
3669 7865 3669 7868 3668 7870 3654 7873
3654 7902 3707 7845
TIME...MOT...LOC 1012Z 223DEG 49KT 3648 7895
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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