748
WWUS81 KRNK 041558
SPSRNK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1158 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
VAZ010-011-013-041630-
GILES VA-PULASKI VA-BLAND VA-
1158 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN
PULASKI...SOUTHWESTERN GILES...AND EAST CENTRAL BLAND COUNTIES
THROUGH 1230 PM EDT...
AT 1158 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
MECHANICSBURG, OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF PULASKI, MOVING NORTHEAST AT
5 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...
LONG SPUR...
WHITE GATE...
AND MECHANICSBURG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
LAT...LON 3726 8094 3720 8071 3706 8088 3707 8091
3707 8092 3709 8100
TIME...MOT...LOC 1558Z 211DEG 6KT 3713 8092
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
PW
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page