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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
122 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
VAZ009-010-012-041745-
BLAND VA-WYTHE VA-SMYTH VA-
122 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL
SMYTH...SOUTHWESTERN BLAND...AND WESTERN WYTHE COUNTIES THROUGH 145
PM EDT...
AT 121 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
RURAL RETREAT, MOVING NORTH 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...
WYTHEVILLE...
RURAL RETREAT...
CERES...
CROCKETT...
MARION WYTHEVILLE...
AND FAVONIA.
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 3706 8136 3702 8105 3677 8121 3680 8136
TIME...MOT...LOC 1721Z 194DEG 13KT 3687 8128
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
PW
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