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WWUS81 KRNK 122158
SPSRNK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
558 PM EDT FRI JUN 12 2026
VAZ010-012>014-017-122230-
PULASKI VA-BLAND VA-WYTHE VA-FLOYD VA-MONTGOMERY VA-
558 PM EDT FRI JUN 12 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
PULASKI...WEST CENTRAL FLOYD...EAST CENTRAL BLAND...NORTHEASTERN
WYTHE AND SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES AND THE SOUTHWESTERN CITY
OF RADFORD THROUGH 630 PM EDT...
AT 558 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
LONG SPUR, OR NEAR MAX MEADOWS, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RADFORD...
PULASKI...
DUBLIN...
INDIAN VALLEY...
MAX MEADOWS...
ALLISONIA...
AND CLAYTOR DAM.
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.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHEASTERN WEST
VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3709 8103 3708 8097 3715 8082 3712 8050
3690 8051 3692 8063 3693 8063 3692 8065
3699 8102
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 274DEG 30KT 3707 8093
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCB
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