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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
719 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
NCZ003-004-020-VAZ016-017-032-033-043-161200-
STOKES-YADKIN-SURRY-HENRY-FRANKLIN-PATRICK-FLOYD-CARROLL-
719 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...HEAVY RAIN WITH EMBEDDED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT
SURRY...STOKES...YADKIN...FLOYD...CARROLL...WESTERN HENRY...PATRICK
AND SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES...
AT 715 AM EDT, RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
BETWEEN HILLSVILLE, VIRGINIA, AND YADKINVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOUNT AIRY...
ELKIN...
FAIRVIEW...
FLAT ROCK...
YADKINVILLE...
HILLSVILLE...
AND JONESVILLE.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR
VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
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.
LAT...LON 3606 8088 3633 8088 3677 8080 3701 8052
3699 8049 3702 8045 3700 8042 3702 8041
3702 8035 3707 8030 3704 8000 3655 7995
3654 8003 3626 8004 3626 8045 3614 8044
3611 8051 3605 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 1115Z 237DEG 33KT 3619 8073
PM
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