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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
633 PM EDT FRI JUN 12 2026
VAZ015-016-122315-
GRAYSON VA-CARROLL VA-
633 PM EDT FRI JUN 12 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL AND SOUTHEASTERN GRAYSON COUNTIES AND THE CITY
OF GALAX THROUGH 715 PM EDT...
AT 633 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BAYWOOD, OR NEAR INDEPENDENCE, MOVING EAST AT 15 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...
GALAX...
INDEPENDENCE...
FRIES...
BAYWOOD...
WOODLAWN...
AND PIPERS GAP.
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 VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3658 8114 3666 8114 3676 8078 3656 8080
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 269DEG 11KT 3663 8108
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCB
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