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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
629 PM EDT FRI JUN 12 2026
VAZ016-017-032-122300-
PATRICK VA-FLOYD VA-CARROLL VA-
629 PM EDT FRI JUN 12 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
SOUTHWESTERN FLOYD...SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL AND CENTRAL PATRICK
COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT...
AT 628 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
LAUREL FORK, OR 7 MILES NORTH OF ARARAT, MOVING EAST AT 25 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...
STUART...
WOOLWINE...
LAUREL FORK...
MEADOWS OF DAN...
BUFFALO RIDGE...
MABRY MILL...
AND ROCKY KNOB RECREATION AREA.
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
SOUTH CENTRAL, SOUTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3662 8061 3680 8058 3685 8015 3657 8016
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 273DEG 21KT 3671 8050
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCB
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