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WWUS81 KRNK 142104
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
504 PM EDT SUN JUN 14 2026
VAZ024-035-142145-
AMHERST VA-ROCKBRIDGE VA-
504 PM EDT SUN JUN 14 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
SOUTHEASTERN ROCKBRIDGE AND NORTHERN AMHERST COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF
BUENA VISTA THROUGH 545 PM EDT...
AT 504 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
GLASGOW, 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...
BUENA VISTA...
GLASGOW...
FORKS OF BUFFALO...
CLIFFORD...
PLEASANT VIEW...
LOWESVILLE...
AND ALTO.
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 1100 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3781 7917 3781 7914 3778 7911 3778 7908
3772 7907 3770 7899 3764 7895 3756 7937
3760 7939 3761 7941 3760 7943 3762 7944
3760 7946 3758 7945 3757 7943 3755 7948
3769 7954 3786 7915
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 248DEG 20KT 3765 7943
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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