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WWUS51 KRNK 041831
SVSRNK
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
231 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
VAC021-173-185-041900-
/O.CON.KRNK.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-260704T1900Z/
SMYTH VA-TAZEWELL VA-BLAND VA-
231 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT
FOR SMYTH...SOUTHEASTERN TAZEWELL AND SOUTHWESTERN BLAND COUNTIES...
AT 231 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BROADFORD, OR 7
MILES NORTHWEST OF MARION, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARION...
TAZEWELL...
CHILHOWIE...
CERES...
BURKES GARDEN...
NEBO...
AND HUNGRY MOTHER STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS. FOR YOUR SAFETY, MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY
FROM WINDOWS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO, PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF HAIL OF ANY
SIZE, AS WELL AS REPORTS OF ANY WIND DAMAGE, INCLUDING DOWNED TREES
OR LARGE LIMBS, TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE
AT 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4. REPORTS AND PICTURES CAN ALSO BE
SHARED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK PAGE AND
ON X.
LAT...LON 3707 8127 3697 8135 3697 8137 3695 8138
3694 8137 3668 8156 3673 8167 3678 8170
3684 8175 3717 8157
TIME...MOT...LOC 1831Z 207DEG 5KT 3692 8162
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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