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WWUS81 KRNK 041918
SPSRNK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
318 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
WVZ044-041945-
MONROE WV-
318 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT
CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY THROUGH 345 PM EDT...
AT 317 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
LAUREL BRANCH, OR NEAR UNION, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 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...
UNION...
LAUREL BRANCH...
HOLLYWOOD...
PICKAWAY...
RAINES CORNER...
ZENITH...
AND GAP MILLS.
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 1000 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHEASTERN WEST
VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3763 8041 3755 8036 3747 8054 3747 8056
3746 8057 3745 8060 3756 8070 3769 8052
3770 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 232DEG 10KT 3754 8056
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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