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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
601 PM EDT WED APR 29 2026
VAZ011-018-WVZ044-292230-
GILES VA-CRAIG VA-MONROE WV-
601 PM EDT WED APR 29 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN GILES
WESTERN
CRAIG AND CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...
AT 600 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ZENITH, OR NEAR UNION, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
UNION...
PAINT BANK...
LAUREL BRANCH...
RAINES CORNER...
ZENITH...
HOLLYWOOD...
AND KIRE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
THIS STORM 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 3763 8023 3735 8034 3736 8035 3749 8069
3761 8067
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 280DEG 38KT 3751 8057
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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