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WWUS81 KRNK 122321
SPSRNK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
721 PM EDT FRI JUN 12 2026
VAZ045-046-059-122345-
CAMPBELL VA-CHARLOTTE VA-APPOMATTOX VA-
721 PM EDT FRI JUN 12 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
SOUTHERN APPOMATTOX...NORTH CENTRAL CHARLOTTE AND NORTHEASTERN
CAMPBELL COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT...
AT 721 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BOCOCK, OR NEAR RUSTBURG, 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...
APPOMATTOX...
RED HOUSE...
CONCORD...
RUSTBURG...
PAMPLIN CITY...
MADISONVILLE...
AND HIXBURG.
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
CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3727 7868 3720 7869 3719 7868 3719 7864
3712 7866 3731 7919 3740 7909 3739 7906
3741 7907 3742 7906 3734 7860
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 286DEG 22KT 3735 7909
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCB
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