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WWUS81 KRNK 292203
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
603 PM EDT WED APR 29 2026
VAZ019-020-024-292245-
BATH VA-ROCKBRIDGE VA-ALLEGHANY VA-
603 PM EDT WED APR 29 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN
ALLEGHANY...CENTRAL ROCKBRIDGE AND SOUTH CENTRAL BATH COUNTIES IN
WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE CITY OF BUENA VISTA AND THE CITY OF
LEXINGTON THROUGH 645 PM EDT...
AT 602 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
DOUTHAT STATE PARK, OR NEAR CLIFTON FORGE, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEXINGTON...
BUENA VISTA...
COLLIERSTOWN...
ROCKBRIDGE BATHS...
NIMROD HALL...
CORNWALL...
AND DOUTHAT STATE PARK.
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 3792 7920 3769 7932 3766 7935 3785 7984
3797 7980
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 283DEG 31KT 3790 7975
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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