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WWUS81 KRNK 161025
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
625 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCZ002-003-019-020-VAZ015-016-161115-
YADKIN NC-SURRY NC-WILKES NC-ALLEGHANY NC-GRAYSON VA-CARROLL VA-
625 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...HEAVY RAIN WITH EMBEDDED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
ALLEGHANY...SURRY...WILKES AND YADKIN COUNTIES IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA...CARROLL AND EASTERN GRAYSON COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN
VIRGINIA AND THE CITY OF GALAX THROUGH 715 AM EDT...
AT 618 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER WILKES COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH, PEA SIZE HAIL, AND HEAVY RAIN.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE POOR DRAINAGE
FLOODING.
THIS AREA OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS WILKES,
YADKIN, ALLEGHENY, SURRY, EASTERN GRAYSON AND CARROLL COUNTIES
BETWEEN NOW AND 800 AM EDT.
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.
STORMS MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO STATIONS
AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3607 8141 3608 8145 3676 8101 3681 8104
3685 8081 3693 8063 3670 8045 3665 8049
3664 8054 3666 8059 3660 8062 3656 8061
3655 8044 3624 8045 3625 8046 3626 8051
3605 8075 3604 8120 3600 8132
TIME...MOT...LOC 1018Z 223DEG 48KT 3609 8129
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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