680
WWUS81 KRNK 122258
SPSRNK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
658 PM EDT FRI JUN 12 2026
NCZ003-004-VAZ032-043-122345-
STOKES NC-SURRY NC-HENRY VA-PATRICK VA-
658 PM EDT FRI JUN 12 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
NORTHEASTERN SURRY...NORTHERN STOKES...CENTRAL HENRY AND PATRICK
COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE THROUGH 745 PM EDT...
AT 657 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM BUFFALO RIDGE TO NEAR DOBSON. MOVEMENT WAS EAST
AT 20 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...
MARTINSVILLE...
MOUNT AIRY...
FLAT ROCK...
STUART...
DANBURY...
FRANCISCO...
AND ARARAT.
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 THESE STORMS.
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, CENTRAL, SOUTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3644 8080 3678 8025 3679 7966 3677 7966
3654 7999 3654 8002 3652 8003 3639 8021
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 274DEG 19KT 3674 8024 3645 8072
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCB
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