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WWUS81 KRNK 041809
SPSRNK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
209 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
VAZ014-022-041845-
MONTGOMERY VA-ROANOKE VA-
209 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
SOUTHWESTERN ROANOKE AND NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...THE
SOUTHERN CITY OF SALEM AND THE WEST CENTRAL CITY OF ROANOKE THROUGH
245 PM EDT...
AT 208 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ELLISTON-LAFAYETTE, OR OVER SHAWSVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROANOKE...
SALEM...
BENT MOUNTAIN...
SHAWSVILLE...
GLENVAR...
MC DONALDS MILL...
AND ELLISTON-LAFAYETTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3726 7999 3711 8016 3711 8019 3719 8036
3736 8030 3734 8026 3736 8023
TIME...MOT...LOC 1808Z 208DEG 5KT 3721 8023
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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