943
WWUS81 KRNK 292238
SPSRNK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
638 PM EDT WED APR 29 2026
VAZ023-292315-
BOTETOURT VA-
638 PM EDT WED APR 29 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL BOTETOURT COUNTY
THROUGH 715 PM EDT...
AT 637 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ORISKANY, MOVING EAST AT 45 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...
BUCHANAN...
EAGLE ROCK...
ORISKANY...
FINCASTLE...
ARCADIA...
SPRINGWOOD...
AND LITHIA.
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 3764 7964 3760 7959 3745 7963 3748 7965
3748 7968 3744 7974 3752 7999 3755 7997
3761 8002 3764 8003 3768 7995
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 281DEG 40KT 3760 7993
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
RS
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